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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 24, 2025

73 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 73 265 121
Feeder cattle 49 210 90
Slaughter cattle 24 50 31
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,622 —
545 545 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,676 —
595 595 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,726 —
605–625 615 2 280.00–290.00 $285.08 $1,753 —
665 665 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,912 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,744 -20.05
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,609 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,357 -18.97
505–520 512 3 275.00–285.00 $279.97 $1,433 -52.41
550 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 -57.16
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 -19.19
455–480 473 4 270.00–280.00 $273.78 $1,295 -34.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 —
475 475 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,378 —
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 210.00 $210.00 $892 —
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,584 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,556 —
450–495 478 3 320.00–342.50 $331.37 $1,584 —
520–535 528 2 287.50–302.50 $295.11 $1,558 —
570–590 580 2 280.00–302.50 $291.06 $1,688 —
600–635 613 3 277.50–295.00 $284.88 $1,746 —
910 910 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,638 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 525 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,680 -44.61
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 —
Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,404 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,248 -56.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1345 1282 80-85% 3 133.00–135.00 $134.30 $1,722 —
1115–1475 1294 80-85% 6 150.00–157.00 $152.96 $1,979 —
1245–1350 1315 80-85% 3 142.00–146.00 $144.29 $1,897 -13.17
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1165 1100 85-90% 2 115.00–124.00 $119.23 $1,312 -33.77
1040–1180 1103 85-90% 3 85.00–109.00 $94.19 $1,039 -58.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605–1860 1688 75-80% 4 143.00–148.00 $144.25 $2,435 +1.54
1840 1840 75-80% 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,797 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,549 —

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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.