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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 10, 2025

120 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $291.56/cwt -17.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,277/hd at 438 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.82/cwt -13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 535 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 120 324 158
Feeder cattle 96 276 114
Slaughter cattle 20 44 39
Replacement cattle 4 4 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 240.00 $240.00 $972 —
450 450 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 —
505 505 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 —
555 555 2 250.00–267.50 $258.75 $1,436 —
855 855 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,582 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,174 —
515 515 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,416 —
670 670 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 290.00–312.50 $301.67 $1,005 —
353 fancy 353 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,130 -8.93
390 390 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 -15.00
400–430 415 4 270.00–287.00 $280.39 $1,164 -8.26
445 fancy 445 13 295.00 $295.00 $1,313 -17.38
505–545 value added 534 4 282.50–290.00 $284.91 $1,521 -12.31
525–540 535 9 265.00–280.00 $276.12 $1,477 -7.84
577–578 578 6 270.00–277.50 $272.50 $1,575 -11.08
612 612 2 237.50 $237.50 $1,454 -2.50
675 675 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,603 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 —
350–390 370 2 185.00–230.00 $208.72 $772 -38.78
425 425 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,020 —
500–520 510 2 250.00–260.00 $255.10 $1,301 —
595 595 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,309 -41.03
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 +17.50
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 -10.00
745 745 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,471 -2.55
750 750 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,331 -15.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 +5.00
390 390 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,092 -32.50
420–430 427 3 280.00–300.00 $290.76 $1,242 -6.74
460–498 481 9 285.00–297.50 $291.74 $1,403 -13.25
540 540 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 +2.50
560–575 fancy 568 2 290.00–292.50 $291.23 $1,654 -0.25
555–585 571 5 282.50–287.50 $284.50 $1,624 +0.21
608 fancy 608 6 267.50 $267.50 $1,626 -4.97
642 642 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,589 -6.69
675 675 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,704 +2.50
730 730 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,661 -3.23
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,409 +26.00
1280–1405 1343 80-85% 2 122.00–124.00 $122.95 $1,651 —
1250–1445 1350 80-85% 4 132.00–143.00 $136.82 $1,847 —
1535 1535 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,320 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $801 +9.90
975–1075 1027 85-90% 3 103.00–108.00 $105.94 $1,088 -3.63
985–1090 1038 85-90% 2 120.00–122.00 $121.05 $1,256 +11.48
1100 1100 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,496 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,184 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,588 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,386

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.