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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 137 196 228
Feeder cattle 114 125 191
Slaughter cattle 21 43 34
Replacement cattle 2 28 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 fancy 232 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,276 +35.00
275 275 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,320 —
290 fancy 290 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,464 —
350–390 fancy 377 3 492.50–497.50 $494.05 $1,863 —
400–408 fancy 406 5 470.00–475.00 $474.02 $1,925 -25.25
635–645 value added 638 3 370.00–395.00 $381.74 $2,436 -45.76
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1160 1140 2 235.00–257.50 $246.05 $2,805 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 420.00–440.00 $429.71 $1,130 +0.92
300–345 323 2 427.50–435.00 $430.99 $1,392 -9.01
315–331 fancy 325 5 467.50–475.00 $470.41 $1,529 —
375 375 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,575 -40.00
393 fancy 393 3 515.00 $515.00 $2,024 +31.25
400–440 fancy 415 5 450.00–485.00 $472.39 $1,960 -6.34
425–430 428 2 422.50–440.00 $431.30 $1,846 —
455–475 fancy 465 2 450.00–465.00 $457.34 $2,127 -5.65
450–495 473 3 435.00–440.00 $438.33 $2,073 -1.60
535–547 value added 544 6 425.00–442.50 $436.73 $2,376 +14.48
565 565 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 -9.15
585 value added 585 8 425.00 $425.00 $2,486 +28.11
615 value added 615 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,276 +4.20
635 635 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,032 -20.00
661–667 value added 663 7 365.00–375.00 $367.88 $2,439 —
670 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -7.50
740 740 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 +30.00
861 861 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,583 +5.47
923 923 6 288.00 $288.00 $2,658 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,280 —
760 760 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,824 —
815 815 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,936 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
297 fancy 297 2 502.50 $502.50 $1,492 +2.50
320 fancy 320 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 —
350–390 366 4 450.00–477.00 $465.63 $1,704 —
420 fancy 420 1 472.50 $472.50 $1,984 +7.50
450–480 462 3 420.00–450.00 $436.97 $2,019 —
483 fancy 483 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,306 —
515 515 1 467.50 $467.50 $2,408 +70.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,053 —
300 300 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,230 —
515–520 518 2 345.00–380.00 $362.58 $1,878 -17.42
565–570 568 2 382.50–390.00 $386.27 $2,194 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1370 1276 80-85% 4 161.00–174.00 $165.18 $2,108 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,294 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1615 1599 75-80% 4 145.00–154.00 $150.97 $2,414 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1110 1038 85-90% 3 140.00–150.00 $146.44 $1,520 +59.61

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,762 —
2120 2120 1 216.00 $216.00 $4,579 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
930–1085 1008 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 212.50–232.50 $221.73 $2,235

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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.