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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $463.09/cwt +13.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 529 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $530.74/cwt +8.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,277/hd at 429 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 189 138
Feeder cattle 167 125 116
Slaughter cattle 55 56 19
Replacement cattle 8 8 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, 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
240 fancy 240 1 670.00 $670.00 $1,608 +90.00
250 250 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,150 —
295 fancy 295 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,711 —
325–327 fancy 326 3 595.00 $595.00 $1,940 +25.85
337 337 4 492.50 $492.50 $1,660 —
370 370 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,850 —
390 fancy 390 3 565.00 $565.00 $2,204 —
425 fancy 425 1 517.50 $517.50 $2,199 -39.80
455 fancy 455 1 527.50 $527.50 $2,400 —
480 480 1 460.00 $460.00 $2,208 —
525 value added 525 2 507.50 $507.50 $2,664 —
527 527 2 472.50 $472.50 $2,490 +32.50
610 610 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,242 —
747 747 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,820 —
750 750 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,163 —
595 595 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,380 +72.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 1 235.00 $235.00 $3,266 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,976 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 1 530.00 $530.00 $1,166 -10.00
290 fancy 290 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,522 -50.00
315–340 328 2 460.00–477.50 $469.08 $1,539 —
320–345 fancy 328 3 515.00–525.00 $521.50 $1,711 +21.50
361 fancy 361 3 505.00 $505.00 $1,823 -3.29
360–390 376 4 465.00–490.00 $473.49 $1,780 -15.28
403–440 fancy 412 6 485.00–505.00 $497.28 $2,049 -5.10
436 436 3 470.00 $470.00 $2,049 —
455–475 468 8 440.00–450.00 $444.66 $2,081 -1.18
500–515 508 2 357.50–367.50 $362.57 $1,842 +2.57
510–515 value added 513 2 422.00–427.50 $424.76 $2,179 +1.01
550 value added 550 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,338 +3.14
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 -24.93
620 620 1 347.50 $347.50 $2,154 +7.50
662 662 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,383 -2.95
705 705 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,274 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,428 -10.00
425 425 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,838 -7.50
460 460 1 422.50 $422.50 $1,944 +2.50
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 —
615–635 625 2 300.00–330.00 $314.76 $1,967 —
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
760–770 765 2 282.50–292.50 $287.53 $2,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 fancy 336 5 540.00–615.00 $566.92 $1,905 +51.92
355–395 fancy 372 3 552.50–570.00 $563.80 $2,097 +20.28
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 +2.02
420 420 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,079 +5.00
410–434 fancy 430 9 500.00–545.00 $534.71 $2,299 +5.56
450–465 fancy 458 3 500.00–507.50 $502.54 $2,302 —
475–495 488 3 490.00–495.00 $493.31 $2,407 +13.37
525–529 529 13 440.00–465.00 $463.09 $2,450 +13.09
615 fancy 615 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,429 —
630–645 638 2 362.50–370.00 $366.29 $2,337 -26.21
785 785 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,748 —
950 950 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,755 —
1025 1025 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 —
470–490 482 3 415.00–470.00 $448.15 $2,160 -12.70
535 535 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,993 -57.50
565 565 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,288 —
735 735 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,389 —
755 755 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,359 —
890–895 893 3 252.50–307.50 $276.71 $2,471 —
930 930 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,325 —
990 990 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,980 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 85-90% 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,195 —
740–1145 951 85-90% 18 138.00–163.00 $150.02 $1,427 —
825–1150 1032 85-90% 19 169.00–205.00 $180.15 $1,859 +48.20
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,556 -64.61
1195–1375 1285 80-85% 2 152.00–163.00 $157.11 $2,019 -4.25
1265–1490 1351 80-85% 8 167.00–193.00 $180.17 $2,434 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1730 1635 75-80% 2 160.00–163.00 $161.41 $2,639 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1845–2070 1923 3 224.00–232.00 $228.16 $4,388 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910–1020 947 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 210.00–230.00 $221.99 $2,102
880–1060 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 207.00–220.00 $211.75 $2,012

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00

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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.