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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 11, 2026

92 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 92 112 192
Feeder cattle 68 98 148
Slaughter cattle 23 8 41
Replacement cattle 1 6 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,596 —
775 775 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,441 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–535 533 2 470.00–485.00 $477.54 $2,545 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,209 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,400 —
315–340 325 3 510.00–527.50 $517.74 $1,683 —
425–437 433 3 492.50–495.00 $493.32 $2,136 +43.32
471 471 5 500.00 $500.00 $2,355 +23.77
505–535 518 3 422.50–450.00 $433.09 $2,243 +35.64
610 610 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,135 +10.00
670 670 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,278 —
735 735 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,315 -27.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,916 —
410–430 423 3 450.00–465.00 $455.08 $1,925 —
540 540 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,174 —
735 735 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,058 —
895 895 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,416 —
990 990 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,574 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 2 467.50 $467.50 $1,646 —
545 545 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,153 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 —
665 665 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 -20.00
815 815 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,874 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 447.50 $447.50 $1,432 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 850.00 $850.00 $1,912 —
295 295 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,652 —
350–375 363 4 530.00–537.50 $533.88 $1,938 +8.88
415–420 418 2 470.00–500.00 $484.91 $2,027 +24.91
460 460 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,185 +3.52
517–545 526 3 440.00–450.00 $443.45 $2,333 -34.05
600–630 617 3 417.50–425.00 $421.64 $2,602 -5.86
765 765 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,678 —
805 805 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,355 —
930 930 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,232 —
965 965 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,485 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,960 -38.81
505 505 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,045 -42.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,352 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1080 975 85-90% 3 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $1,380 -23.44
1020–1295 1115 85-90% 4 157.00–165.00 $162.68 $1,814 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1295 1203 80-85% 4 171.00–177.00 $173.95 $2,093 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1830 1630 3 209.00–219.00 $215.03 $3,505 —
1845–2045 1957 3 225.00–235.00 $228.82 $4,478 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1520 1520 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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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.