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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $373.07/cwt -8.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,735/hd at 465 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	138	198	193
Feeder cattle	116	165	152
Slaughter cattle	19	30	38
Replacement cattle	3	3	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	437.50	$437.50	$984	—
305–317 fancy	313	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,307	—
355–397 fancy	383	3	400.00–417.50	$405.41	$1,553	—
420–431 fancy	428	4	380.00–382.50	$381.89	$1,634	—
475 fancy	475	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,722	—
510–535 value added	523	2	340.00–355.00	$347.68	$1,818	-37.32
565–585 value added	575	2	342.50	$342.50	$1,969	—
750	750	1	287.50	$287.50	$2,156	—
975	975	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,413	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,696	—
1630	1630	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,967	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	330.00	$330.00	$858	—
360	360	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,170	-30.00
365–380 fancy	375	3	377.50–395.00	$389.32	$1,460	—
407–425 fancy	413	3	330.00–337.50	$334.93	$1,383	—
445	445	2	300.00–317.50	$308.75	$1,374	-38.75
455–480 fancy	466	4	325.00–330.00	$328.71	$1,532	—
465–495	478	3	295.00–305.00	$299.93	$1,434	-36.31
540 value added	540	1	317.50	$317.50	$1,714	—
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	-21.26
595 value added	595	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,859	—
640 value added	640	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,952	—
670 value added	670	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,926	—
735 value added	735	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,040	—
850	850	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,870	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–542	528	3	252.50–280.00	$261.18	$1,379	—
590	590	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,431	—
790	790	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,580	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,956	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 fancy	240	1	442.50	$442.50	$1,062	—
300–335 fancy	318	2	375.00–410.00	$393.46	$1,251	—
360 fancy	360	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,341	—
405–440 fancy	423	2	372.50–385.00	$379.01	$1,603	—
440	440	1	342.50	$342.50	$1,507	-55.10
450–490 fancy	463	17	360.00–380.00	$375.20	$1,737	—
480–485	483	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,715	-26.67
510–515 fancy	513	2	340.00–355.00	$347.46	$1,782	—
520–530	525	2	280.00–287.50	$283.79	$1,490	-93.41
550–556 fancy	555	5	340.00–360.00	$356.03	$1,976	—
615–640 fancy	629	5	327.50–335.00	$331.50	$2,085	—
660	660	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,964	-22.50
690 fancy	690	2	305.00–320.00	$312.50	$2,156	—
745	745	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,937	—
760 fancy	760	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,204	—
970	970	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1155–1365	1260	(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	2,850.00–2,975.00	$2,917.71	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1400	1309	80-85%	10	150.00–165.00	$157.22	$2,058	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	85-90%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,357	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,584	—
1180	1180	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,345	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1595	1593	75-80%	2	150.00–154.00	$152.00	$2,421	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1965	1681	5	182.00–186.00	$184.10	$3,095	—
1755	1755	1	178.00	$178.00	$3,124	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780	780	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,794

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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.