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

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

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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.