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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.81/cwt +57.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 460 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	198	51	225
Feeder cattle	165	36	167
Slaughter cattle	30	14	52
Replacement cattle	3	1	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last monday: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,560	—
423	423	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,692	—
490–495	493	2	385.00–390.00	$387.51	$1,910	—
516 value added	516	3	385.00	$385.00	$1,987	—
545	545	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,894	—
560–590	577	5	337.50–347.50	$341.38	$1,970	—
600–623	618	5	332.50–337.50	$333.47	$2,061	—
651	651	4	322.50	$322.50	$2,099	—
820	820	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,442	—
495	495	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,708	—
672	672	2	300.00	$300.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,547	—
610	610	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,647	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,876	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	397.50	$397.50	$894	—
327	327	2	377.50	$377.50	$1,234	—
355	355	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,260	—
371 value added	371	6	375.00	$375.00	$1,391	—
445	445	2	347.50	$347.50	$1,546	+62.50
450–480 value added	459	10	370.00–372.50	$371.72	$1,706	—
460–465	463	2	335.00–337.50	$336.24	$1,557	+51.24
505–531	519	9	330.00–335.00	$333.02	$1,728	—
550–560	555	2	320.00–322.50	$321.26	$1,783	+41.26
620	620	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$1,906	+55.00
670	670	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,044	—
710	710	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,846	+47.50
810	810	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,843	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	340.00	$340.00	$884	—
415	415	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,349	—
473–495	478	6	310.00–317.50	$312.49	$1,494	—
515–535	525	2	302.50–305.00	$303.73	$1,595	—
566–575	568	5	290.00–295.00	$291.01	$1,653	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,346	—
555–575	565	2	277.50–285.00	$281.32	$1,589	—
690	690	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,794	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
855	855	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,518	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,364	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	1	302.50	$302.50	$2,057	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	3	397.50–420.00	$407.93	$950	—
255	255	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,020	—
260 fancy	260	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,131	—
310–330	320	2	390.00–392.50	$391.21	$1,252	—
365–395	377	5	385.00–407.50	$399.12	$1,505	—
415–445	433	3	392.50–402.50	$397.60	$1,722	—
455	455	3	370.00–387.50	$381.67	$1,737	+43.70
500–545	524	8	365.00–387.50	$377.20	$1,977	—
555	555	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,956	—
655	655	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,096	—
825	825	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	370.00–372.50	$371.23	$1,225	—
407–433	423	5	380.00–382.50	$381.54	$1,614	—
455	455	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,638	—
502–510	505	3	340.00	$340.00	$1,717	—
590	590	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,903	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	—
675	675	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,839	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,242	—
520	520	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1280	1169	80-85%	7	143.00–154.00	$147.64	$1,726	—
1000–1350	1183	80-85%	4	134.00–141.00	$138.36	$1,637	—
1330–1550	1460	80-85%	3	118.00–126.00	$122.83	$1,793	+16.97

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1630	1528	75-80%	6	142.00–153.00	$149.43	$2,283	—
1665	1665	75-80%	1	135.00	$135.00	$2,248	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–880	870	85-90%	2	123.00–124.00	$123.49	$1,074	—
910	910	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,092	—
980	980	85-90%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,078	-35.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1810	1705	2	163.00–165.00	$163.94	$2,795	—
1700–1890	1792	3	173.00–185.00	$176.99	$3,172	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00
1270–1290	1280	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,150.00	$2,001.17

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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.