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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $273.52/cwt -7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,289/hd at 471 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 196 253 516
Feeder cattle 140 209 479
Slaughter cattle 56 38 37
Replacement cattle — 6 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Lite weight feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs were sharply higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 337.50 $337.50 $776 —
250 fancy 250 1 357.50 $357.50 $894 +30.00
305 fancy 305 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 —
415 415 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 +10.90
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 —
495 fancy 495 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,549 -4.50
590 590 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,599 -2.73
605–645 625 2 250.00–265.00 $257.26 $1,608 -7.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 fancy 228 2 320.00–340.00 $329.67 $752 —
250 250 1 305.00 $305.00 $762 —
257 fancy 257 4 320.00 $320.00 $822 —
310–345 325 5 265.00–287.50 $282.18 $917 +12.18
345 fancy 345 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,104 —
385 385 2 267.50–287.50 $277.50 $1,068 -10.44
405 fancy 405 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,124 -9.30
430 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 -3.61
457–488 fancy 471 10 273.00–283.00 $278.14 $1,310 -7.86
470–475 473 2 240.00–261.00 $250.44 $1,185 -20.84
505–535 value added 511 5 261.00–266.00 $262.05 $1,339 -0.55
533–545 536 4 251.00–254.00 $251.76 $1,349 +3.64
570–575 573 2 251.00–254.00 $252.51 $1,447 +6.79
578–595 value added 581 5 260.00–267.00 $265.57 $1,543 +4.37
660 660 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,531 -7.22
700 700 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,505 —
750–757 756 5 214.00–221.00 $219.61 $1,660 —
921 921 3 205.00 $205.00 $1,888 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
790 790 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,604 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 355.00 $355.00 $870 +35.00
265–295 fancy 275 3 352.50–365.00 $356.97 $982 —
280–285 283 2 307.50–310.00 $308.74 $874 —
335 fancy 335 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
340 340 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,071 —
350–380 fancy 362 8 322.50–367.50 $338.16 $1,224 +25.66
400–430 415 2 270.00–288.00 $279.33 $1,159 -15.67
455–485 469 5 290.00–305.00 $293.59 $1,377 +19.62
450–495 fancy 473 2 315.00–317.50 $316.19 $1,496 +6.34
500–535 518 2 260.00–270.00 $265.17 $1,374 -15.58
550–590 568 6 265.00–283.00 $273.84 $1,555 -2.36
605 fancy 605 1 271.00 $271.00 $1,640 —
600–640 620 2 234.00–241.00 $237.39 $1,472 -16.35
670–695 683 2 225.00–237.00 $230.89 $1,577 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 247.50 $247.50 $891 —
505 505 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,212 -11.28

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1380 1256 80-85% 4 100.00–110.00 $105.36 $1,323 -11.92
1275 1275 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,096 -31.28
1230–1395 1308 80-85% 7 115.00–126.00 $119.23 $1,560 —
1220–1500 1332 80-85% 3 90.00–96.00 $93.14 $1,241 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $770 +9.97
925–1075 966 85-90% 7 103.00–114.00 $107.81 $1,041 —
900–1115 986 85-90% 6 116.00–118.00 $117.35 $1,157 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 75-80% 1 87.50 $87.50 $1,527 —
1515–2000 1758 75-80% 2 129.00–143.00 $136.97 $2,408 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1810 1555 4 132.00–141.00 $134.98 $2,099 —
1565–2055 1838 7 150.00–156.00 $152.37 $2,801 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.