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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

139 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $332.04/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 139 1,934 544
Feeder cattle 113 1,859 515
Slaughter cattle 26 75 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: All classes steady on a lite test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 2 490.00 $490.00 $980 —
265 fancy 265 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,259 +22.89
325 fancy 325 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,438 +38.95
350 fancy 350 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,452 —
437 437 2 387.50 $387.50 $1,693 —
455 455 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,695 +18.20
515–537 534 7 362.50–367.50 $366.81 $1,959 +14.91
555 555 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 +9.76
700 700 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,380 +34.12
810–840 value added 822 6 330.00–340.00 $334.55 $2,750 +4.80
1000 1000 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 347.50–350.00 $348.74 $1,196 -1.26
455 455 2 335.00–337.50 $336.25 $1,530 -3.75
555 555 2 330.00–337.50 $333.75 $1,852 +33.35
770 770 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,829 -40.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1330 1260 2 242.50–250.00 $246.46 $3,105 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
212 fancy 212 2 445.00 $445.00 $943 -25.00
295 295 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,121 —
310 310 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,170 -17.50
390 fancy 390 2 392.50 $392.50 $1,531 -7.50
405 405 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,468 -6.83
470 470 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,704 +1.04
515–535 526 11 327.50–337.50 $332.04 $1,747 +5.44
635–645 638 4 280.00–302.50 $296.81 $1,894 -15.13
651–660 653 4 295.00–310.00 $306.21 $2,000 +2.49
730 730 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,026 —
890 890 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,203 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 —
480 480 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,392 -50.03
505–525 515 2 305.00–310.00 $307.45 $1,583 +1.50
585 585 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,799 +23.01
610–630 620 2 235.00–260.00 $247.70 $1,536 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 222.50 $222.50 $2,659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 fancy 335 1 442.50 $442.50 $1,482 +18.78
477 477 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,825 +15.50
585 585 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,843 -7.71
602 fancy 602 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,956 —
600–635 615 3 287.50–312.50 $303.90 $1,869 -23.19
653 fancy 653 3 322.50 $322.50 $2,106 —
660–683 677 4 287.50–300.00 $296.95 $2,010 -22.35
745 fancy 745 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,291 —
777 777 2 302.50 $302.50 $2,350 +37.50
975 975 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,535 —
1030 1030 1 217.50 $217.50 $2,240 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 265.00–310.00 $287.61 $1,418 -34.08
515 515 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,545 -6.07
643 643 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,768 -19.68

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1110 1035 85-90% 2 157.50–161.00 $159.38 $1,650 +3.05
1070–1160 1105 85-90% 3 118.00–125.00 $120.64 $1,333 —
1165–1180 1173 85-90% 2 136.00–147.00 $141.46 $1,659 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1355 1253 80-85% 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,842 —
1075–1465 1295 80-85% 5 153.00–175.00 $164.53 $2,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1680 1640 75-80% 2 137.00–148.00 $142.63 $2,339 -24.39
1945 1945 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $3,015 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1780 1507 3 202.00–222.50 $210.48 $3,172 +60.48
2390 2390 1 189.00 $189.00 $4,517 —

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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.