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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 13, 2024

177 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $280.86/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,309/hd at 466 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $303.50/cwt ≈ $1,628/hd at 536 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 177 196 273
Feeder cattle 126 140 221
Slaughter cattle 46 56 44
Replacement cattle 5 — 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 350.00 $350.00 $910 -7.50
420 420 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,250 -2.50
407–447 fancy 434 6 315.00–342.00 $333.55 $1,448 —
470 470 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,434 +25.00
520–537 531 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,487 —
520–545 value added 538 9 294.00–321.00 $311.34 $1,675 —
575–585 582 3 262.50–280.00 $274.23 $1,596 +3.23
580–595 value added 588 4 290.00–296.00 $293.04 $1,723 —
655 value added 655 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,821 —
710 710 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,740 —
711 value added 711 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,870 —
755–780 768 2 235.00–257.00 $245.82 $1,888 —
916 916 4 218.00 $218.00 $1,997 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 240.00–250.00 $244.89 $1,151 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 290.00 $290.00 $754 -15.00
300 300 2 292.50–300.00 $296.25 $889 +14.07
380 380 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,087 +8.50
405–440 fancy 423 8 290.00–301.00 $299.57 $1,267 +22.07
445 445 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 +15.00
454–497 466 12 267.00–286.00 $280.86 $1,309 +30.42
516 value added 516 4 278.00 $278.00 $1,434 +15.95
510–545 526 5 259.00–271.00 $267.54 $1,407 +15.78
560–565 value added 564 7 274.00–277.00 $276.57 $1,560 +11.00
560–570 565 2 251.00–265.00 $257.94 $1,457 +5.43
630 value added 630 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,600 —
675 675 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,526 -6.00
715 715 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,530 -1.00
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 -9.61
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,379 —
730 730 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,241 —
775 775 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,434 -18.00
1005 1005 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,437 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,764 —
1550 1550 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,310 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 332.50 $332.50 $898 -24.47
295 295 1 280.00 $280.00 $826 -28.74
415 fancy 415 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,370 —
460–495 475 3 286.00–307.50 $299.74 $1,424 +6.15
515–530 fancy 523 2 301.00–311.00 $305.93 $1,600 —
505–545 525 2 281.00–290.00 $285.67 $1,500 +20.50
570 570 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,596 +6.16
610–640 625 2 253.00–260.00 $256.42 $1,603 +19.03
680 680 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,673 +15.11
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 242.50 $242.50 $837 —
355 355 1 240.00 $240.00 $852 -7.50
535 535 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,297 +2.50
840 840 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,285 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1695 1695 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,336 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–965 897 85-90% 3 88.00–97.00 $91.90 $824 +5.90
1095 1095 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,150 —
1055–1240 1140 85-90% 3 121.00–136.00 $126.30 $1,440 —
980–1625 1163 85-90% 8 109.00–119.00 $113.62 $1,321 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1680 1602 75-80% 5 126.00–139.00 $131.74 $2,110 —
1465–2070 1660 75-80% 5 118.00–125.00 $122.89 $2,040 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1335 1270 80-85% 2 109.00–119.00 $113.74 $1,444 +27.74
1270–1355 1313 80-85% 2 92.00–94.00 $93.03 $1,221 -26.20
1100–1515 1323 80-85% 5 123.00–137.00 $133.21 $1,762 +40.07

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,586 —
1870–1880 1875 2 149.00–153.00 $150.99 $2,831 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,316

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,116 —
725 725 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,204 —

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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.