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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $492.25/cwt +24.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 485 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 163 179
Feeder cattle 109 124 140
Slaughter cattle 34 37 24
Replacement cattle 11 2 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 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
240 fancy 240 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,440 -5.00
300 300 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,500 —
420 fancy 420 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,184 —
460 fancy 460 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,415 —
530 530 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,438 —
710 710 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,556 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,349 —
845 845 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,514 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 fancy 210 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,071 —
290 fancy 290 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,595 ±0.00
327–345 fancy 336 4 487.50–500.00 $493.58 $1,658 —
417–425 fancy 418 6 470.00–472.50 $470.42 $1,966 -37.08
455 fancy 455 1 472.50 $472.50 $2,150 —
475–490 485 3 440.00–460.00 $446.53 $2,166 +7.81
505–530 value added 518 2 437.50–440.00 $438.72 $2,273 +12.88
565–575 572 3 385.00–397.50 $389.12 $2,226 -2.03
575–595 value added 585 3 400.00–425.00 $413.25 $2,418 -1.77
605 value added 605 1 417.50 $417.50 $2,526 +57.50
765 765 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,505 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 387.50 $387.50 $1,395 —
457–495 476 4 377.50–435.00 $407.40 $1,939 -8.95
590 590 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,918 —
695 695 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,259 —
730 730 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,117 +7.21
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 620.00 $620.00 $1,426 +55.00
318–327 fancy 322 5 560.00–570.00 $564.07 $1,816 -35.93
330 330 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,666 —
370–395 fancy 380 4 525.00–550.00 $543.50 $2,065 -11.43
405–445 fancy 425 2 500.00–530.00 $515.71 $2,192 +32.25
460–495 fancy 475 4 495.00–530.00 $516.18 $2,452 +28.68
480–498 492 6 457.50–480.00 $476.30 $2,343 +18.80
500–540 fancy 518 6 495.00–525.00 $516.50 $2,675 +24.00
535 535 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,461 +1.19
560 fancy 560 1 490.00 $490.00 $2,744 —
560–580 568 3 460.00–480.00 $468.23 $2,660 +13.79
615–635 fancy 623 3 375.00–427.50 $408.84 $2,547 +18.96
675 fancy 675 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,565 —
680 680 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,278 —
770 fancy 770 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 —
490 490 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,156 +10.67
505–510 508 2 435.00–445.00 $440.02 $2,235 —
585–595 592 3 390.00–410.00 $403.41 $2,388 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,517 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,936 —
1140–1400 1271 80-85% 8 172.00–199.00 $182.75 $2,323 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,527 —
1005–1010 1008 85-90% 2 162.00–177.50 $169.77 $1,711 +42.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1715 1615 75-80% 2 165.00–183.00 $173.44 $2,801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1700 1438 2 184.00–186.00 $184.82 $2,658 -28.54
1175–2005 1551 4 205.00–230.00 $217.89 $3,379 —
1520–1605 1563 2 189.00–192.00 $190.46 $2,977 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885–1290 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 190.00–227.50 $208.27 $2,412
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,548
1660 1660 (<2 yrs)Open 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,420

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
885–1090 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,650.00 $2,605.19
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1015 1015 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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.