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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $286.69/cwt +11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 530 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $330.67/cwt +9.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,567/hd at 474 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $306.26/cwt +13.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 578 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 325 256 258
Feeder cattle 272 196 219
Slaughter cattle 48 49 39
Replacement cattle 5 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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
355 fancy 355 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,296 ±0.00
515–525 value added 520 2 300.00–317.50 $308.83 $1,606 -5.17
565–570 value added 568 2 300.00–320.00 $310.04 $1,761 +15.04
640 value added 640 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 +15.00
760–773 value added 770 4 257.00–260.00 $257.74 $1,985 —
840 840 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,848 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–760 758 2 212.50–222.50 $217.52 $1,649 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 fancy 135 1 410.00 $410.00 $554 —
330–340 335 2 295.00–315.00 $305.15 $1,022 —
360–390 375 2 287.50–305.00 $295.90 $1,110 +0.90
355–395 fancy 380 14 320.00–352.50 $343.87 $1,307 +4.80
400–435 fancy 419 7 302.50–337.50 $328.34 $1,376 +22.43
430 430 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,161 -15.00
467–475 fancy 471 4 310.00–315.00 $312.52 $1,472 -1.27
465–495 473 4 270.00–290.00 $279.35 $1,321 —
500–547 529 13 257.50–282.50 $274.25 $1,451 +6.75
500–536 value added 530 15 287.50–299.50 $297.47 $1,577 +7.47
560 value added 560 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,610 —
550–590 568 4 267.50–285.00 $276.72 $1,572 +14.23
600–625 value added 607 4 257.50–270.00 $261.96 $1,590 —
605–640 621 6 240.00–250.00 $243.34 $1,511 -1.15
655 655 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 —
662 value added 662 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,738 —
725–730 728 2 222.50–237.50 $229.97 $1,674 —
755–780 768 2 227.50–230.00 $228.77 $1,757 —
812 812 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,705 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 260.00 $260.00 $819 —
350–395 370 3 212.50–275.00 $249.95 $925 —
405–430 422 3 250.00–255.00 $251.70 $1,062 —
465 465 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,046 —
525 525 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,260 —
620–630 625 2 222.50–225.00 $223.74 $1,398 —
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 +9.00
820 820 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,292 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 360.00 $360.00 $918 -20.00
310–330 fancy 320 2 340.00–362.50 $351.60 $1,125 -32.68
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,168 —
352–390 fancy 374 10 350.00–377.50 $370.23 $1,385 —
400–445 fancy 421 11 347.50–372.50 $360.67 $1,518 +14.41
450–495 fancy 473 14 322.50–352.50 $341.22 $1,614 +15.92
460–490 476 5 282.50–312.50 $301.14 $1,433 +11.14
500–540 fancy 527 10 290.00–342.50 $320.94 $1,691 —
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 ±0.00
550–595 fancy 576 13 295.00–327.50 $315.59 $1,818 +23.09
555–598 583 5 277.50–285.00 $282.01 $1,644 —
603–645 fancy 616 9 262.50–310.00 $298.54 $1,839 +8.54
630–642 638 3 245.00–255.00 $251.71 $1,606 —
658–680 fancy 664 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,892 —
707 fancy 707 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,821 —
715–740 728 3 225.00–237.50 $232.51 $1,693 —
795 795 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,828 —
808–835 813 6 210.00–227.50 $224.50 $1,825 —
855 855 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,796 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 202.50 $202.50 $992 —
725 725 3 182.50–220.00 $207.50 $1,504 —
795–797 796 3 217.00–217.50 $217.17 $1,729 +0.46
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 232.50 $232.50 $988 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,671 +15.97
1160–1475 1306 80-85% 15 133.00–164.00 $143.68 $1,876 +17.64
1285–1585 1447 80-85% 3 110.00–118.00 $113.22 $1,638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2145 1679 75-80% 8 135.00–150.00 $143.24 $2,405 —
1700 1700 75-80% 2 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $2,176 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1200 1027 85-90% 5 110.00–120.00 $115.92 $1,190 +1.41
1065–1200 1133 85-90% 2 125.00–127.00 $125.94 $1,427 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 81.00 $81.00 $992 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1415 1308 2 156.00–157.00 $156.54 $2,048 —
1600–1690 1645 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,632 -17.16
2200 2200 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,982 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
985 985 (<2 yrs)Open 1 207.50 $207.50 $2,044

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1240 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,825.00–1,875.00 $1,848.50
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 192.50 $192.50 $587 —

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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.