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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 144 154 233
Feeder cattle 119 109 155
Slaughter cattle 22 34 55
Replacement cattle 3 11 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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
385 fancy 385 1 565.00 $565.00 $2,175 —
415–425 fancy 420 2 500.00–560.00 $529.64 $2,224 +9.64
420 420 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 —
460 460 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,208 —
510–540 value added 525 4 507.50–515.00 $510.61 $2,681 —
535 535 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,060 -75.00
551 value added 551 3 505.00 $505.00 $2,783 —
605 605 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,269 —
620 value added 620 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,480 —
660–662 value added 661 3 400.00–410.00 $403.33 $2,666 —
700 value added 700 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,695 —
910 910 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,821 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,231 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 462.50 $462.50 $1,503 —
355–360 358 2 480.00–485.00 $482.48 $1,727 —
355–385 fancy 365 4 487.50–495.00 $490.10 $1,789 —
425 fancy 425 1 472.50 $472.50 $2,008 +2.08
440 440 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,969 —
450–480 fancy 463 3 482.50–490.00 $485.79 $2,249 +13.29
480–495 488 4 437.50–450.00 $442.49 $2,159 -4.04
515 fancy 515 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,549 —
525–548 value added 542 4 412.50–422.50 $420.08 $2,277 -18.64
555–595 value added 570 4 411.00–432.50 $423.81 $2,416 +10.56
605–610 value added 608 2 382.50–400.00 $391.21 $2,379 -26.29
665 value added 665 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,494 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 452.50 $452.50 $1,538 —
460 460 1 412.50 $412.50 $1,898 +5.10
720–740 730 2 280.00–300.00 $290.14 $2,118 +0.14
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 fancy 290 2 745.00–770.00 $757.28 $2,196 —
385 385 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,848 —
380–392 fancy 388 3 562.50–565.00 $563.32 $2,186 +19.82
400–435 418 2 467.50–480.00 $474.01 $1,981 —
420 fancy 420 2 500.00–520.00 $510.00 $2,142 -5.71
455 fancy 455 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,275 -16.18
450–495 473 4 460.00–480.00 $473.45 $2,239 -2.85
502 fancy 502 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,510 -16.50
505–520 513 2 460.00–480.00 $470.15 $2,412 +10.15
555 fancy 555 1 492.50 $492.50 $2,733 +2.50
563 563 3 462.50 $462.50 $2,604 -5.73
625 625 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,062 —
625–645 fancy 638 3 392.50–400.00 $397.55 $2,536 -11.29
660 660 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,194 -2.50
835 835 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,547 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 405.00–445.00 $425.13 $1,650 -34.87
460–495 480 4 440.00–450.00 $444.90 $2,136 +4.90
500 500 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,000 -40.02
575–590 580 3 435.00 $435.00 $2,523 +31.59
935 935 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,847 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,250 -27.50
890–1090 990 85-90% 2 158.00–160.00 $159.10 $1,575 +4.10
960–1135 1081 85-90% 4 163.00–182.00 $174.96 $1,891 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800–2120 1931 75-80% 4 181.00–193.00 $187.49 $3,620 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 199.00 $199.00 $2,458 +39.00
1195–1380 1288 80-85% 2 139.00–141.00 $140.07 $1,804 -42.68

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,208 —
1175–2140 1717 9 211.00–236.00 $222.87 $3,827 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1015 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 200.00–235.00 $212.89 $2,082

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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.