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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 10, 2024

211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.93/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,616/hd at 624 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $302.59/cwt -4.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 482 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.44/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,383/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 211 292 324
Feeder cattle 164 251 276
Slaughter cattle 42 38 46
Replacement cattle 5 3 2

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 302.50 $302.50 $741 —
355 355 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,145 —
365 fancy 365 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,232 —
405–440 423 2 300.00–310.00 $304.79 $1,289 —
425–445 fancy 435 2 325.00–350.00 $337.21 $1,467 +10.59
450 450 2 298.00–310.00 $304.00 $1,368 +6.50
475 fancy 475 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,544 ±0.00
500 value added 500 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,738 +15.00
570 570 1 313.00 $313.00 $1,784 +6.34
795 795 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 285.00 $285.00 $955 +5.00
355 355 1 274.00 $274.00 $973 -13.23
406–440 425 9 271.00–275.00 $272.58 $1,158 -19.99
460–480 472 8 266.00–286.00 $278.81 $1,316 -9.84
500–533 519 17 264.00–280.00 $266.44 $1,383 -6.51
550–581 567 6 257.00–266.00 $262.91 $1,491 +2.23
600–648 624 19 250.00–269.00 $258.93 $1,616 +0.24
657 657 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,669 —
720 720 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,447 -17.00
733 value added 733 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,781 —
770 770 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,594 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 251.00 $251.00 $1,024 —
495 495 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,238 -15.00
545 545 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,313 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 240.00 $240.00 $864 +5.00
525 525 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,129 —
635 635 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,149 —
765 765 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 +6.00
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 281 4 297.50–317.50 $312.52 $878 +4.74
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 -7.62
420 fancy 420 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,334 -8.28
420–442 438 5 308.00–311.00 $308.58 $1,352 -7.50
470–490 481 16 292.50–310.00 $297.51 $1,431 -9.41
485–490 fancy 488 2 342.50–344.00 $343.25 $1,675 —
515–540 533 4 281.00–290.00 $287.82 $1,534 -1.14
540 fancy 540 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,742 +5.09
592–595 593 3 270.00–280.00 $276.66 $1,641 -13.47
630 630 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,613 +8.00
640 fancy 640 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,709 -10.00
690 690 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,704 +13.03
715 715 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,780 —
710–742 fancy 731 3 254.00–257.50 $256.37 $1,874 —
830 830 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,834 —
900 900 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,953 —
985 985 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 247.50–265.00 $256.25 $1,063 —
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 +40.00
580 580 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,305 —
690 690 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,535 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 282.50 $282.50 $791 —
480 480 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,380 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1435 1218 80-85% 5 133.00–145.00 $141.39 $1,722 -7.50
1150–1440 1248 80-85% 10 147.00–156.00 $150.76 $1,881 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1000 920 85-90% 4 103.00–113.00 $106.71 $982 +6.45
865–1190 995 85-90% 4 128.00–133.00 $130.77 $1,301 —
985–1160 1073 85-90% 2 139.00–140.00 $139.54 $1,497 +2.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1660 1522 75-80% 5 146.00–159.00 $149.81 $2,280 +14.90
1635 1635 75-80% 2 130.00–142.00 $136.00 $2,224 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,643 —
1460–2160 1782 7 155.00–166.00 $161.79 $2,883 —
2000–2035 2018 2 184.00–185.00 $184.50 $3,723 —

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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
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —
1265–1520 1378 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,600.00–2,875.00 $2,763.30 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1330 1330 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —

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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.