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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

93 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 93 219 208
Feeder cattle 80 195 166
Slaughter cattle 11 24 42
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Comparison due to no sales during holiday season. However all classes sold with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,304 +42.50
410 fancy 410 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 +27.50
450 fancy 450 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 —
505–531 value added 527 6 315.00–355.00 $348.61 $1,837 +38.66
577 value added 577 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,933 +42.50
602 value added 602 7 333.00 $333.00 $2,005 —
663 value added 663 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,956 +17.88
815 815 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,874 -2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 —
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 fancy 365 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,195 +16.06
422–425 fancy 423 3 315.00–317.00 $316.33 $1,338 +13.30
465 fancy 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 -2.81
502–530 value added 514 7 290.00–300.00 $295.58 $1,519 +27.16
555–569 value added 567 6 282.50–290.00 $288.78 $1,637 +27.95
635 value added 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 +5.49
666–685 value added 671 4 247.00–250.00 $247.77 $1,663 +1.92
685 685 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 +12.83
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,266 -7.50
690 690 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,466 —
810–840 825 2 180.00–182.50 $181.27 $1,495 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,195 -10.00
450–465 fancy 458 2 312.50–357.50 $335.37 $1,536 +22.66
542 fancy 542 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,545 -31.90
615 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —
860 860 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,698 +17.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,345 —
1180–1325 1272 80-85% 3 139.00–148.00 $142.44 $1,812 +33.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1185 1127 85-90% 3 122.00–126.00 $124.34 $1,401 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–1795 1725 75-80% 2 149.00–163.00 $156.28 $2,696 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1935 1638 2 164.00–165.00 $164.59 $2,696 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1170–1245 1208 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,725.00–1,850.00 $1,789.44

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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.