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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $354.53/cwt +13.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,864/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 105 119 145
Feeder cattle 63 100 99
Slaughter cattle 42 18 46
Replacement cattle — 1 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last monday: All classes fully steady, Good demand for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 fancy 325 2 415.00–530.00 $468.96 $1,524 —
380 fancy 380 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,805 —
430–442 fancy 438 3 430.00–447.50 $435.73 $1,908 +8.23
455 fancy 455 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,956 —
475–495 488 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,903 +2.02
505–520 value added 513 2 380.00–395.00 $387.39 $1,987 +2.37
580 value added 580 3 387.50 $387.50 $2,248 —
662 value added 662 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,602 —
450–460 456 4 342.50–357.50 $349.35 $1,593 -14.90
515–535 525 2 327.50–340.00 $333.63 $1,752 +1.13
500–532 value added 526 9 352.50–360.00 $359.17 $1,889 +9.17
565 565 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 —
611 value added 611 3 347.50 $347.50 $2,123 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,102 -5.00
385 385 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,040 —
400–435 fancy 410 6 440.00–455.00 $450.67 $1,848 —
435 435 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,642 -18.74
455–480 fancy 466 4 400.00–410.00 $402.44 $1,875 —
520–540 fancy 530 2 380.00–400.00 $390.19 $2,068 —
565–580 572 3 370.00–375.00 $371.65 $2,126 +1.91
615 fancy 615 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,245 +3.34
630 630 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,158 —
945 945 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —
975 975 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,730 +55.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,312 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1145 995 85-90% 3 160.00–174.00 $169.31 $1,685 —
895–1120 1008 85-90% 2 120.00–127.00 $123.89 $1,249 —
915–1135 1008 85-90% 9 137.00–158.00 $149.75 $1,509 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1445 1286 80-85% 7 161.00–188.00 $176.45 $2,269 —
1285–1375 1321 80-85% 4 153.00–158.00 $155.75 $2,057 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,869 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1450 1355 2 169.00–175.00 $171.79 $2,328 —
1150–1855 1458 5 190.00–206.00 $200.45 $2,923 —
1100–2155 1735 9 211.00–250.00 $222.00 $3,852 —

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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.