Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 27, 2025

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.61/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,763/hd at 522 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $347.59/cwt ≈ $1,627/hd at 468 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $306.79/cwt ≈ $1,908/hd at 622 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	312	146	304
Feeder cattle	256	109	246
Slaughter cattle	52	31	57
Replacement cattle	4	6	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady on the high quality weaned and vaccinated part of the offering, Plainer ,fleshier off colored part of the offering faced steep discounts. Feeder heifers steady on the high quality weaned and vaccinated part of the offering, Plainer, fleshier, off colored part of the offering faced steep discounts. Good demand for the high quality end of the offering and Lite demand for the plainer quality end of the offering. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,131	—
340	340	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,360	—
375–395	385	2	387.50–407.50	$397.24	$1,529	—
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	—
467–470 fancy	469	5	387.50–392.50	$389.49	$1,827	—
460–480	475	4	362.50–380.00	$375.58	$1,784	+8.32
500–526 value added	520	8	380.00–410.00	$404.50	$2,103	+19.50
570 value added	570	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,194	—
560–582	575	3	372.50–375.00	$374.19	$2,152	+10.43
617–630 value added	621	10	367.50–375.00	$369.27	$2,293	—
667–680	672	7	320.00–337.50	$332.84	$2,237	—
705–720	713	2	300.00–330.00	$315.16	$2,247	-4.84
855	855	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,800	—
910	910	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,457	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	2	272.50–340.00	$304.45	$1,288	-28.05
460	460	1	357.50	$357.50	$1,644	—
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	—
560	560	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,638	-20.00
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 fancy	205	1	405.00	$405.00	$830	—
335	335	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,273	+23.94
365–395	383	3	360.00–380.00	$368.50	$1,411	+6.00
400–445	429	7	340.00–367.50	$347.76	$1,492	-12.86
415–440 fancy	432	3	372.50–377.50	$375.90	$1,624	—
450–485	468	12	335.00–360.00	$347.59	$1,627	—
514–517 value added	516	11	350.00–355.00	$352.73	$1,820	—
502–545	526	17	320.00–340.00	$327.83	$1,724	-15.93
555–568	564	5	325.00–334.00	$330.44	$1,864	-8.37
605–630	622	12	302.00–312.50	$306.79	$1,908	—
650	650	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,885	—
700–740	727	3	260.00–275.00	$270.18	$1,964	—
980	980	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,960	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	268	3	300.00–320.00	$310.50	$832	—
365	365	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,186	-15.00
430–445	438	2	300.00–310.00	$305.09	$1,336	+2.59
460–495	478	3	327.50–330.00	$329.14	$1,573	—
553–560	555	4	295.00–310.00	$306.21	$1,699	—
650–655	652	3	260.00–285.00	$276.62	$1,804	-10.26
745	745	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,788	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	1	203.00	$203.00	$2,142	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330 fancy	318	2	425.00–445.00	$435.39	$1,385	—
385–390	386	4	360.00–380.00	$369.97	$1,428	-0.03
405 fancy	405	1	377.50	$377.50	$1,529	—
410–425	418	2	360.00–362.50	$361.23	$1,510	—
460–490	474	6	340.00–360.00	$346.31	$1,642	-15.38
472–495 fancy	480	3	375.00–385.00	$381.56	$1,831	—
525–538	534	6	342.50–372.50	$362.66	$1,937	-6.83
580	580	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,160	—
605	605	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,876	-32.50
617 fancy	617	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,129	-15.02
661–670	663	4	267.50–280.00	$270.66	$1,794	—
727–745	733	3	270.00–285.00	$275.08	$2,016	—
750	750	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,175	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	320.00	$320.00	$762	—
355–375	365	3	327.50–350.00	$340.67	$1,243	-4.33
410–445	425	5	312.50–347.50	$325.86	$1,385	—
450–486	477	7	322.50–340.00	$328.57	$1,567	-21.43
555–595	580	5	262.50–312.50	$293.81	$1,704	—
628	628	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,633	-35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1345	1237	80-85%	9	136.00–153.00	$144.33	$1,785	—
1275–1480	1391	80-85%	8	155.00–168.00	$159.29	$2,216	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–895	893	85-90%	2	93.00–102.50	$97.76	$873	—
1015	1015	85-90%	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,624	—
945–1130	1034	85-90%	4	137.00–151.00	$144.65	$1,496	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–1790	1692	75-80%	6	157.00–166.00	$162.80	$2,755	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495	1495	1	183.00	$183.00	$2,736	—
1625	1625	1	191.00	$191.00	$3,104	-4.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–1165	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	172.50–222.50	$195.89	$1,906

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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.