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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 15, 2024

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.66/cwt +35.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,192/hd at 844 lb · 307 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 307 191
Feeder cattle 399 234 160
Slaughter cattle 46 73 30
Replacement cattle 5 — 1

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 488 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,415 -8.00
525 525 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,507 +11.00
560–587 573 5 280.00–291.00 $286.58 $1,642 -4.93
690 690 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,742 +2.50
720–740 730 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,752 +10.00
841–846 value added 844 307 255.00–261.00 $259.66 $2,192 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 275.00 $275.00 $798 —
335 335 1 275.00 $275.00 $921 +5.00
377–395 383 3 270.00–290.00 $276.88 $1,060 -18.12
415–440 430 4 252.50–270.00 $262.00 $1,127 +9.50
490 490 5 250.00–266.00 $262.20 $1,285 —
505–520 517 5 258.00–262.00 $260.61 $1,347 —
552 552 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,457 -3.56
720–725 723 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 250.00 $250.00 $700 —
310 310 1 237.50 $237.50 $736 —
430 430 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,000 —
465 465 1 200.00 $200.00 $930 —
570 570 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,294 +17.00
720 720 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,332 —
770–780 775 2 186.00–188.00 $187.01 $1,449 —
815 815 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,312 —
900–945 923 2 155.00–162.50 $158.84 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 —
625 625 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,350 —
690 690 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,456 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 fancy 290 1 320.00 $320.00 $928 —
295 295 1 290.00 $290.00 $856 —
335 fancy 335 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,106 —
380–395 385 6 302.50–317.50 $313.26 $1,206 +33.26
415 fancy 415 2 317.50 $317.50 $1,318 -12.50
435 435 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,174 —
485 485 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,322 -9.12
508 508 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,448 —
588 588 3 273.00 $273.00 $1,605 —
705 705 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,572 —
975 975 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,852 —
1020 1020 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,391 —
550 550 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,416 —
645 645 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,374 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1380 1224 80-85% 6 116.00–128.00 $124.12 $1,519 —
1150–1465 1299 80-85% 9 130.00–141.00 $136.37 $1,771 +21.03
1105–1520 1313 80-85% 3 146.00–150.00 $148.12 $1,945 +2.37
1600–1705 1658 80-85% 3 100.00–108.00 $104.06 $1,725 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1185 926 85-90% 8 77.50–97.00 $90.62 $839 -21.38
845–1060 953 85-90% 2 103.00–110.00 $106.10 $1,011 —
935–1005 970 85-90% 2 141.00–142.50 $141.78 $1,375 —
1100 1100 85-90% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,364 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1550 1493 75-80% 2 114.00–122.00 $118.15 $1,764 —
1430–1585 1498 75-80% 3 132.00–134.00 $133.01 $1,992 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,396 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,724 —
1610–2095 1825 4 166.00–183.00 $176.49 $3,221 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 —
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
620 620 1 100.00 $100.00 $620 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
540 540 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,053 —
660 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —

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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.