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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $345.14/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 543 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $354.10/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,686/hd at 476 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $361.58/cwt -15.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 413 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 216 189 363
Feeder cattle 166 154 284
Slaughter cattle 50 25 79
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,213 —
480 480 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,824 —
505 505 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,730 —
666 666 4 327.50 $327.50 $2,181 —
710 710 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,219 —
830 830 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,635 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 407.50 $407.50 $1,752 —
548 548 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,165 —
692 692 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,439 —
725 725 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,519 —
880 880 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403–425 413 17 350.00–367.50 $361.58 $1,493 -12.48
462–480 476 22 347.50–367.50 $354.10 $1,686 -5.71
510–547 543 26 343.00–352.50 $345.14 $1,874 —
550 550 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,925 +12.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,121 —
405 405 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,336 +32.74
580 580 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,812 +4.64
605 605 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,694 —
780–795 788 2 242.50–257.50 $249.93 $1,969 -8.83
940 940 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 332.50–340.00 $336.25 $1,160 —
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 —
445 445 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,513 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,375 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
222 222 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,010 +75.00
412–435 422 5 385.00–390.00 $388.50 $1,639 —
470–485 479 5 380.00–395.00 $385.03 $1,844 +5.87
578 578 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,994 -13.10
605 fancy 605 3 352.50 $352.50 $2,133 —
645 645 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,080 —
750 750 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,250 +37.50
832 832 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,035 -55.00
365 365 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 +2.50
470 470 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,410 -6.48
615 615 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,614 -12.50
655 655 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,752 —
775 775 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,686 -22.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 —
515 515 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,700 —
560 560 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,876 —
640 640 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,936 —
815 815 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,658 —
475 475 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,769 —
667 667 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,801 —
820 820 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,030 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,500 —
565–590 578 2 272.50–275.00 $273.72 $1,582 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,358 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 80-85% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,862 —
1195–1445 1343 80-85% 5 155.00–161.00 $158.10 $2,123 -7.53
1110–1495 1364 80-85% 10 163.00–175.00 $167.97 $2,291 +14.97
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–930 903 85-90% 2 100.00–110.00 $104.85 $947 —
775–1195 960 85-90% 4 120.00–130.00 $126.16 $1,211 -33.84
870–1240 1082 85-90% 5 132.00–141.00 $137.76 $1,491 —
1140–1220 1183 85-90% 3 150.00–163.00 $155.52 $1,840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1650 1523 75-80% 5 164.00–165.00 $164.61 $2,507 +2.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620–1775 1698 2 184.00–195.00 $189.75 $3,222 —
1740 1740 1 174.00 $174.00 $3,028 —
1765–2155 1960 2 197.00–203.00 $199.70 $3,914 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 210.00 $210.00 $777 —
590 590 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,150 —
735 735 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,341 —

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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.