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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

138 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 138 163 150
Feeder cattle 111 92 107
Slaughter cattle 27 43 43
Replacement cattle — 28 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 fancy 405 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,640 —
430–440 435 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,696 +40.00
500–510 value added 505 2 370.00–377.50 $373.79 $1,888 —
535–545 540 4 345.00–365.00 $353.74 $1,910 +13.74
555 value added 555 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
555–580 568 2 350.00–362.50 $356.39 $2,024 —
795 795 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,504 —
805 805 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,516 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–440 431 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,552 —
500 500 1 332.50 $332.50 $1,662 —
550 550 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,801 +17.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,238 —
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 ±0.00
370–385 fancy 375 5 402.50–422.50 $416.90 $1,563 +25.63
445 fancy 445 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,780 +13.82
465–473 fancy 471 4 385.00–392.50 $390.65 $1,840 —
470–480 475 2 345.00–357.50 $351.18 $1,668 -3.75
500–522 value added 514 4 355.00–377.50 $372.02 $1,912 +17.06
520–545 536 4 330.00–345.00 $340.56 $1,825 +7.07
552–555 553 3 320.00–347.50 $338.30 $1,871 +28.30
602 value added 602 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,987 —
600–645 618 3 295.00–317.50 $308.03 $1,904 +11.82
660 660 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,964 +17.50
720 720 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,034 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,078 —
590 590 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,740 —
725 725 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,885 —
860 860 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,978 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,176 —
345 fancy 345 1 427.50 $427.50 $1,475 —
390–392 fancy 391 3 410.00–430.00 $423.36 $1,655 +23.36
410–440 fancy 425 3 407.50–417.50 $411.58 $1,749 —
457 fancy 457 2 397.50 $397.50 $1,817 —
455–480 465 5 362.50–380.00 $369.73 $1,719 +22.23
522–535 fancy 526 3 367.50–370.00 $368.35 $1,938 —
540–545 543 2 327.50–330.00 $328.74 $1,785 -13.06
550 550 3 350.00–357.50 $355.00 $1,952 +31.18
610–615 fancy 612 3 350.00–357.50 $354.99 $2,173 —
620–647 636 4 335.00–340.00 $338.15 $2,151 —
775 775 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,306 —
940 940 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,598 —
955 955 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,388 +20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 +35.00
415–435 425 2 320.00–350.00 $335.35 $1,425 +10.57
500–540 520 2 292.50–310.00 $301.59 $1,568 -8.41
590 590 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,652 —
605 605 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,679 —
790 790 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,232 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $712 —
925–1105 990 85-90% 3 142.00–148.00 $144.82 $1,434 —
850–1125 1010 85-90% 5 155.00–172.50 $164.20 $1,658 +74.20
1085–1120 1103 85-90% 2 123.00–124.00 $123.49 $1,362 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,734 —
1135–1355 1258 80-85% 6 171.00–186.00 $178.38 $2,244 —
1325–1470 1388 80-85% 3 121.00–130.00 $125.18 $1,737 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1610 1554 75-80% 4 165.00–185.00 $174.14 $2,706 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,281 —
1970–2010 1990 2 207.00–215.00 $211.04 $4,200 —

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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.