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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 2, 2025

141 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $380.71/cwt +25.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,980/hd at 520 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $335.85/cwt ≈ $1,740/hd at 518 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 141 127 289
Feeder cattle 122 84 251
Slaughter cattle 19 43 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sale last week because of Memorial Day Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,327 —
345 345 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 +7.72
360 fancy 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 —
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 —
430 430 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 —
465 fancy 465 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,872 —
465–490 478 2 377.50–390.00 $383.91 $1,835 +11.41
505–510 value added 508 2 380.00–392.50 $386.22 $1,962 —
520–535 529 6 360.00–375.00 $372.11 $1,968 —
550–580 561 4 365.00–372.50 $369.41 $2,072 +49.41
615 value added 615 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,045 —
655 655 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,096 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,058 —
260–280 fancy 270 2 425.00–450.00 $437.04 $1,180 —
350 fancy 350 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,409 +2.14
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 —
405–425 415 2 347.50–360.00 $353.60 $1,467 +20.27
450–465 458 5 345.00–360.00 $354.98 $1,626 +12.56
514–535 value added 517 10 320.00–352.50 $340.44 $1,760 —
530 530 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,537 —
590 value added 590 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,918 —
590 590 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,858 +5.00
600–605 value added 603 2 320.00–332.50 $326.22 $1,967 +8.88
680 value added 680 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,227 —
705–720 713 2 230.00–245.00 $237.42 $1,693 —
875 875 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 +80.00
445 445 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,491 —
475–495 485 2 322.50–332.50 $327.60 $1,589 —
725 725 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,613 —
845 845 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,268 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,292 —
365–385 378 3 380.00–385.00 $381.61 $1,442 —
420–440 427 3 360.00–382.50 $367.73 $1,570 -18.32
452–480 467 9 380.00–392.50 $384.76 $1,797 —
508–515 fancy 509 5 397.50–417.50 $413.46 $2,105 +43.46
505–540 527 8 350.00–365.00 $360.24 $1,898 +12.69
553–595 569 7 355.00–372.50 $361.88 $2,059 +14.38
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -7.50
650–691 680 5 290.00–305.00 $297.44 $2,023 -2.54
830 830 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,992 —
995 995 1 212.50 $212.50 $2,114 —
1000 1000 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,225 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
445 445 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,513 —
465–490 478 2 325.00–337.50 $331.41 $1,584 -21.09
530 530 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,484 -17.73
575 575 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,969 —
650 650 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,836 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,757 —
1235–1365 1292 80-85% 5 155.00–168.00 $161.98 $2,093 +27.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 122.00 $122.00 $982 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1405 1280 2 196.00–202.50 $198.93 $2,546 —

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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.