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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $369.97/cwt -20.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 515 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $341.49/cwt -13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,789/hd at 524 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $367.98/cwt +18.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 476 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	267	105	695
Feeder cattle	215	63	636
Slaughter cattle	45	42	47
Replacement cattle	7	—	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a lite test of limited comparison, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 4.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,196	—
320	320	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,280	—
395	395	1	412.50	$412.50	$1,629	—
425 fancy	425	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,806	-10.73
445	445	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,758	—
475	475	1	392.50	$392.50	$1,864	+2.50
520–540 value added	526	4	380.00–395.00	$388.06	$2,041	+0.67
550–578	571	9	367.50–377.50	$373.87	$2,135	—
600–630	615	2	342.50–355.00	$348.90	$2,146	—
705–745	725	2	332.50–350.00	$341.49	$2,476	—
775	775	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,674	—
895	895	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,819	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,148	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290 fancy	288	2	460.00–480.00	$469.91	$1,353	—
320 fancy	320	1	407.50	$407.50	$1,304	—
370–380	375	2	367.50–380.00	$373.67	$1,401	—
410–440	419	5	360.00–377.50	$367.51	$1,540	+7.51
450–495	476	8	350.00–372.50	$360.46	$1,716	+11.11
475–485 fancy	477	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,813	—
505–537 value added	524	6	352.50–370.00	$356.97	$1,871	-2.20
522–524	524	12	332.50–340.00	$333.75	$1,749	+0.12
555–582 value added	573	6	350.00–357.50	$353.75	$2,027	—
570–597	588	3	330.00–340.00	$336.77	$1,980	-3.23
600–640	614	9	310.00–332.50	$325.25	$1,997	—
665	665	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,995	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	467	5	337.50–347.50	$341.48	$1,595	—
595	595	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,934	—
694	694	7	267.50	$267.50	$1,856	—
715–725	720	2	247.50–255.00	$251.28	$1,809	—
775	775	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,054	—
900	900	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,070	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 fancy	280	—	—	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,414	—
285	285	—	—	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,140	+35.00
310	310	—	—	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,256	—
310 fancy	310	—	—	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,380	—
355–395 fancy	373	—	—	6	430.00–467.50	$446.22	$1,664	—
375–395	385	—	—	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,463	—
402–417 fancy	410	—	—	4	417.50–427.50	$422.41	$1,732	-28.26
400–448	438	—	—	7	377.50–400.00	$392.02	$1,717	+14.52
453–485	461	—	—	8	372.50–402.50	$391.00	$1,803	—
500–505 fancy	502	—	—	6	387.50–392.50	$390.00	$1,958	-0.19
500–530	522	—	—	12	352.50–377.50	$359.96	$1,879	—
570	570	—	—	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,981	-24.15
600–635	618	—	—	2	325.00–340.00	$332.29	$2,054	-10.21
600–635 fancy	623	—	—	3	350.00–355.00	$353.30	$2,201	-11.70
657–675	669	—	—	7	320.00–335.00	$325.67	$2,179	—
700–747	728	—	—	7	282.50–297.50	$292.23	$2,127	—
765–785	773	—	—	4	277.50–300.00	$290.66	$2,247	—
865–870	868	—	—	2	237.50–240.00	$238.75	$2,072	—
935	935	—	—	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,361	+2.50
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	232.50	$232.50	$2,383	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	465	2	307.50–315.00	$311.37	$1,448	—
515–548	535	7	320.00–345.00	$330.67	$1,769	—
550–597	579	5	300.00–340.00	$330.22	$1,912	—
615–643	636	5	255.00–310.00	$291.28	$1,853	—
650–695	674	4	287.50–310.00	$296.32	$1,997	—
710	710	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,775	—
875	875	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,488	—
920–925	923	2	212.50–220.00	$216.24	$1,996	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1380	1380	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–1560	1264	80-85%	9	161.00–180.00	$166.92	$2,110	-9.53
1180–1480	1322	80-85%	3	145.00–152.00	$147.91	$1,955	-7.84
1190–1510	1350	80-85%	2	133.00–136.00	$134.32	$1,813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1040	973	85-90%	2	109.00–110.00	$109.47	$1,065	-59.84
1070–1110	1090	85-90%	2	143.00–153.00	$147.91	$1,612	—
1110–1215	1163	85-90%	2	129.00–136.00	$132.66	$1,543	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1655	1560	75-80%	2	148.00–154.00	$150.82	$2,353	—
1535–1625	1580	75-80%	2	162.00–163.00	$162.51	$2,568	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1805	1438	4	169.00–187.00	$180.55	$2,596	—
1240–2070	1724	9	193.00–202.00	$197.88	$3,411	-24.12
1750–1985	1863	3	204.00–207.00	$205.73	$3,833	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
1465–1720	1593	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,354.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1330	1330	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,550.00	$3,550.00	—

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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.