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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.94/cwt ≈ $1,693/hd at 544 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $336.13/cwt ≈ $1,250/hd at 372 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $313.79/cwt ≈ $1,497/hd at 477 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 46 213
Feeder cattle 196 28 133
Slaughter cattle 49 16 66
Replacement cattle 11 2 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to lite supply last week. 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
345 345 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,061 —
361 fancy 361 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,318 —
365 365 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,058 —
428–435 429 6 300.00–310.00 $308.31 $1,323 —
440 fancy 440 8 347.00 $347.00 $1,527 —
485 485 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,394 +2.50
505 505 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,338 —
547 value added 547 15 314.00 $314.00 $1,718 —
570 value added 570 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,682 —
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —
625 value added 625 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,254 —
740 740 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,591 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–343 fancy 341 7 322.50–357.50 $347.67 $1,186 —
370 370 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,092 —
355–383 fancy 372 14 332.50–350.00 $339.07 $1,261 —
420 420 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,197 —
433–445 fancy 435 5 290.00–310.00 $305.91 $1,331 —
465–493 fancy 477 15 290.00–320.00 $313.79 $1,497 —
505 value added 505 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 —
510 510 2 267.50 $267.50 $1,364 —
570–573 572 7 255.00–272.50 $262.49 $1,501 +14.65
635–645 643 4 244.00–246.00 $244.49 $1,572 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 380.00 $380.00 $988 —
328–330 fancy 328 7 380.00–385.00 $384.28 $1,260 —
405 405 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,124 —
400–416 fancy 413 11 327.50–350.00 $346.26 $1,430 —
460 460 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,334 +7.50
460–479 fancy 477 8 325.00–327.50 $325.30 $1,552 —
520 520 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,482 —
550 fancy 550 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,609 —
610 fancy 610 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,769 —
650 650 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–440 418 3 232.50–257.50 $248.73 $1,040 —
590 590 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,401 —
750–795 764 5 215.00–217.50 $216.71 $1,656 —
870–880 875 2 188.00–190.00 $188.99 $1,654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1155 1046 85-90% 7 105.00–118.00 $114.51 $1,198 —
1010–1095 1053 85-90% 2 125.00–126.00 $125.52 $1,322 —
1050–1125 1089 85-90% 5 130.00–150.00 $137.13 $1,493 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1315 1280 80-85% 2 112.00–114.00 $113.03 $1,447 —
1255–1335 1305 80-85% 3 124.00–127.00 $126.04 $1,645 —
1110–1495 1334 80-85% 9 134.00–158.00 $145.09 $1,936 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1655 1583 75-80% 4 131.00–157.00 $143.21 $2,267 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,896 —
1130–1620 1375 2 159.00–167.00 $163.71 $2,251 —
1065–2025 1613 6 172.00–189.00 $177.16 $2,858 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1095 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 170.00–220.00 $190.58 $1,763

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00
1100–1580 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,375.00–2,150.00 $1,831.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–875 803 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,775.00 $1,649.92

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 230.00 $230.00 $586 —

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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.