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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 9, 2025

185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $346.18/cwt +19.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,126/hd at 614 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $352.18/cwt +16.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 185 141 206
Feeder cattle 162 122 164
Slaughter cattle 23 19 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly fancy supply of feeder calves. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 fancy 160 1 525.00 $525.00 $840 —
425 425 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,626 +12.50
520 520 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,950 +2.89
560 560 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,086 +3.09
603 value added 603 3 362.50 $362.50 $2,186 +30.00
615 615 1 337.50 $337.50 $2,076 —
680 value added 680 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,550 —
717 717 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,079 —
725–732 value added 730 3 312.50–325.00 $320.86 $2,342 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,683 —
670–690 680 2 287.50–292.50 $290.04 $1,972 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,188 +15.00
250–270 fancy 258 3 442.50–485.00 $460.52 $1,188 +23.48
330 330 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,213 —
335 fancy 335 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,323 —
370–390 378 3 370.00–380.00 $373.30 $1,411 -16.70
435 fancy 435 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 —
436 436 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,646 +23.90
465 fancy 465 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,790 —
465–475 470 2 370.00–375.00 $372.53 $1,751 +17.55
510–538 value added 529 10 350.00–370.00 $352.18 $1,863 +11.74
560 560 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,652 -20.00
550–566 value added 561 5 335.00–355.00 $349.08 $1,958 +24.08
600–645 value added 613 18 320.00–355.00 $347.77 $2,132 +21.55
635 635 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,016 —
650–665 value added 654 4 320.00–345.00 $330.62 $2,162 +3.12
700 value added 700 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,082 —
755 755 2 262.50–267.50 $265.00 $2,001 —
815 815 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,078 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 +15.00
462 462 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,617 +22.40
705–730 718 2 190.00–232.50 $211.62 $1,519 -10.88
790 790 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,758 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 188.00 $188.00 $2,106 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 fancy 245 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,090 —
260–295 fancy 280 3 427.50–460.00 $447.04 $1,252 -22.96
320 fancy 320 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
350–360 fancy 355 2 410.00–422.50 $416.34 $1,478 —
395 395 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,550 +10.89
415–440 425 3 382.50–397.50 $390.93 $1,661 +23.20
430–440 fancy 435 2 400.00–402.50 $401.24 $1,745 —
450–467 fancy 456 6 402.50 $402.50 $1,835 —
490 490 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 -9.76
515–535 521 4 365.00–372.50 $370.65 $1,931 +10.41
565 fancy 565 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,175 —
570–590 582 5 355.00–377.50 $367.94 $2,141 +6.06
615 615 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,091 +40.00
655–660 658 2 302.50–335.00 $318.81 $2,098 +21.37
730 730 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,044 —
715–743 fancy 736 6 300.00–322.50 $308.22 $2,268 —
840 840 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 -10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 432 3 345.00–367.50 $355.16 $1,534 +15.16
485 485 1 367.50 $367.50 $1,782 +36.09
560 560 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 -17.50
675–695 688 6 250.00–292.50 $277.81 $1,911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–890 863 85-90% 2 139.00–141.00 $139.97 $1,208 —
845–1110 962 85-90% 3 125.00–137.50 $129.03 $1,241 —
935–1155 1038 85-90% 3 153.00–165.00 $159.80 $1,659 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1330 1233 80-85% 4 153.00–165.00 $159.38 $1,965 —
1250–1470 1343 80-85% 3 137.00–146.00 $142.45 $1,913 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1525 1520 75-80% 2 147.00–148.00 $147.50 $2,242 —
1500–1755 1628 75-80% 2 173.00–174.00 $173.46 $2,824 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2105 2105 1 167.00 $167.00 $3,515 —

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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.