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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $330.00/cwt +20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,713/hd at 519 lb · 13 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $333.89/cwt +47.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,041/hd at 611 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $382.53/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,600/hd at 418 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 350 467
Feeder cattle 198 277 362
Slaughter cattle 30 52 94
Replacement cattle 4 21 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sharply higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 fancy 288 2 420.00–470.00 $445.65 $1,283 —
310 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 —
323–340 fancy 326 5 490.00–510.00 $494.17 $1,611 —
355 fancy 355 3 470.00 $470.00 $1,668 —
375 375 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,453 —
410 410 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,589 —
400–432 fancy 421 3 402.50–410.00 $404.87 $1,705 —
460 460 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,748 +37.50
485 fancy 485 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,940 —
515–547 535 7 365.00–377.50 $373.61 $1,999 +53.61
570–575 572 3 355.00–362.50 $359.99 $2,059 —
641 641 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,051 —
940 940 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,773 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,150 —
495 495 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 +27.50
575 575 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,610 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,007 —
326–345 332 5 367.50–392.50 $375.65 $1,247 -4.95
375 fancy 375 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,528 —
350–390 378 4 380.00–395.00 $389.29 $1,472 +25.79
413–417 415 9 350.00–375.00 $361.17 $1,499 -5.10
460–495 478 7 342.50–360.00 $351.12 $1,678 —
519 519 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,713 +20.00
550–568 value added 564 4 350.00–360.00 $357.56 $2,017 —
555–595 577 3 340.00–345.00 $341.60 $1,971 +15.82
605–647 629 7 315.00–325.00 $318.59 $2,004 +18.59
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 —
745 745 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,160 —
840 840 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,268 —
965 965 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,412 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 -26.14
410–420 415 2 307.50–320.00 $313.67 $1,302 -1.63
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 -11.76
790 790 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 fancy 415 5 400.00–412.50 $404.58 $1,679 —
410–425 421 6 360.00–367.50 $364.16 $1,533 -15.84
455–492 476 4 380.00–392.50 $384.21 $1,829 +41.71
501–545 520 10 345.00–362.50 $355.21 $1,847 +42.71
561–590 580 11 340.00–355.00 $350.32 $2,032 —
605–635 610 7 310.00–332.50 $326.31 $1,990 +40.06
613–615 fancy 613 5 342.50–345.00 $344.50 $2,112 —
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 —
713–730 719 9 285.00–297.50 $296.09 $2,129 —
800 800 1 262.50 $262.50 $2,100 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,504 +10.00
540 540 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,660 ±0.00
570 570 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,724 +22.50
605–620 613 2 270.00–285.00 $277.59 $1,702 —
675 675 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,806 —
700 700 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —
755–790 773 2 255.00–267.50 $261.11 $2,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,989 +10.80
1155–1490 1320 80-85% 9 157.00–170.00 $163.06 $2,152 +20.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–895 858 85-90% 3 105.00–118.00 $113.48 $974 —
985 985 85-90% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,566 —
1030 1030 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,545 -8.77
980–1095 1054 85-90% 4 121.00–131.00 $127.66 $1,346 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1725 1703 75-80% 2 179.00–183.00 $180.97 $3,082 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,736 —
1915 1915 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,290 —
1800–2155 1948 4 194.00–202.00 $199.19 $3,880 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 -1,050.00
1310–1480 1395 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,950.00–3,900.00 $3,453.94 +453.94

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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.