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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.82/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 496 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $224.95/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 571 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $258.58/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 573 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 695 395
Feeder cattle 272 636 326
Slaughter cattle 43 47 69
Replacement cattle — 12 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate 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
405–420 413 2 260.00–270.00 $265.09 $1,095 +6.30
457–498 475 9 260.00–270.00 $264.51 $1,256 +8.36
530–545 535 3 255.00–270.00 $261.60 $1,400 -1.11
550–595 573 16 250.00–275.00 $258.58 $1,482 -3.29
600 600 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 -7.05
675–695 685 2 225.00–240.00 $232.39 $1,592 -6.71
760 760 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,680 —
815–840 828 2 190.00–205.00 $197.61 $1,636 —
905–920 913 2 180.00–190.00 $184.96 $1,689 —
980 980 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 2 241.00 $241.00 $1,258 +28.50
570 570 2 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,168 —
650 650 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,284 —
825 825 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,246 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 220.00 $220.00 $810 -25.37
485–498 496 24 225.00–237.50 $230.82 $1,145 -7.42
500–545 520 10 230.00–250.00 $235.81 $1,226 +4.81
555–583 571 18 220.00–242.50 $224.95 $1,284 -4.14
600–635 613 5 207.50–215.00 $209.77 $1,286 -17.98
702 702 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,264 -25.00
755 755 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,378 -7.10
800–805 804 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,343 -25.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 371 4 200.00–215.00 $209.43 $777 —
425–442 435 4 200.00–209.00 $204.58 $890 -5.97
470 470 1 202.50 $202.50 $952 -20.00
555–590 570 4 192.50–215.00 $205.69 $1,172 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 267.50–275.00 $271.39 $890 —
395 395 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,007 -5.00
410–445 428 3 250.00–270.00 $261.89 $1,121 +2.35
450 450 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,192 +13.74
530–540 535 2 230.00–240.00 $235.05 $1,258 -0.60
550–595 577 7 222.50–240.00 $231.70 $1,337 +6.79
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 -7.06
665 665 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,347 —
800–830 817 3 160.00–178.00 $170.90 $1,396 -19.10
890 890 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,335 -31.32
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 386 8 230.00–242.50 $236.49 $913 —
460–495 484 4 212.50–242.50 $223.80 $1,083 -2.14
555 555 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,179 +4.18
650 650 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,089 -21.88
750 750 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 —
880 880 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,074 -28.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1330 1246 80-85% 4 92.00–94.00 $92.98 $1,159 —
1080–1415 1285 80-85% 5 115.00–122.00 $119.50 $1,536 -13.04
1225–1425 1298 80-85% 4 125.00–130.00 $127.95 $1,661 —
1280–1575 1453 80-85% 6 102.00–112.00 $107.47 $1,562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,928 —
1495–1640 1584 75-80% 6 127.00–137.00 $131.01 $2,075 —
1760–1800 1780 75-80% 2 107.00–110.00 $108.48 $1,931 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1190 1060 85-90% 2 85.00–94.00 $90.05 $955 -34.77
1045–1100 1073 85-90% 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,234 -9.82
1095 1095 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,478 +10.18
1100 1100 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,243 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1155 1113 2 121.00–135.00 $128.27 $1,428 —
2015 2015 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,942 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,096 —
860 860 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,548 —
910 910 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,502 —

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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.