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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.51/cwt -18.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 539 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $311.25/cwt -24.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,488/hd at 478 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $268.71/cwt -20.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 587 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 93 58
Feeder cattle 226 80 39
Slaughter cattle 14 11 19
Replacement cattle — 2 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good 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
380 fancy 380 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,264 —
490 490 2 297.50 $297.50 $1,458 —
510–540 value added 525 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 -48.61
550–570 value added 563 6 300.00–303.00 $300.99 $1,695 -34.01
580 580 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,668 —
670–692 685 3 232.50–247.50 $237.39 $1,626 —
690 value added 690 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,842 -28.00
718–740 value added 721 8 250.00–263.00 $261.33 $1,884 —
741 741 8 245.00 $245.00 $1,815 —
765 765 6 241.00 $241.00 $1,844 —
860 860 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,952 —
930 930 1 227.00 $227.00 $2,111 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 fancy 330 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,106 —
402–435 fancy 416 7 305.00–310.00 $307.24 $1,278 -9.09
425–436 433 4 282.50–288.00 $286.65 $1,241 —
455–477 fancy 461 18 296.00–301.00 $297.44 $1,371 +7.44
465 465 2 265.00–272.50 $268.75 $1,250 —
500–548 527 6 260.00–272.50 $267.97 $1,412 —
500–544 value added 542 20 280.00–288.00 $280.37 $1,520 -15.21
586 value added 586 3 287.00 $287.00 $1,682 -1.78
585–588 587 18 265.00–267.00 $265.66 $1,559 —
611 611 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,344 —
650 650 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,511 -7.50
651–676 value added 658 14 255.00–271.00 $259.70 $1,709 +11.93
751 751 15 219.00 $219.00 $1,645 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,498 —
750–795 764 4 197.50–210.00 $204.98 $1,566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 fancy 323 2 339.00–345.00 $342.02 $1,105 —
382 fancy 382 4 349.00 $349.00 $1,333 —
468–483 fancy 478 21 307.50–319.00 $311.25 $1,488 -24.12
530 530 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,471 —
537 fancy 537 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,557 +5.00
568–571 fancy 569 13 289.00–290.00 $289.23 $1,646 —
592 592 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,628 —
605 fancy 605 2 252.00 $252.00 $1,525 —
662–670 fancy 663 8 258.00–265.00 $258.88 $1,716 —
687–695 690 3 226.00–227.00 $226.66 $1,564 —
700 700 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,673 —
808–820 811 4 210.00–221.00 $218.22 $1,770 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $1,501 +14.50
1265 1265 80-85% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,442 -28.44
1355–1425 1390 80-85% 3 133.00–149.00 $141.62 $1,969 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,918 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,257 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 85-90% 1 87.00 $87.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1685 1595 2 163.00–164.00 $163.47 $2,607 —
1590–1850 1720 2 145.00–151.00 $148.23 $2,550 —
1775 1775 1 177.00 $177.00 $3,142 —

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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.