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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 1, 2026

135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 135 256 141
Feeder cattle 107 218 122
Slaughter cattle 24 35 19
Replacement cattle 4 3 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

There is no comparison available as the market was closed last week for Memorial Day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,113 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 400.00–430.00 $410.35 $1,366 —
365–395 381 4 322.50–380.00 $347.74 $1,325 —
400–430 418 4 400.00–420.00 $404.91 $1,693 —
455–495 475 2 400.00–415.00 $407.82 $1,937 —
580 580 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,059 -15.00
610 610 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,998 —
665–680 673 2 297.50–320.00 $308.62 $2,077 +11.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 fancy 225 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,305 —
350 350 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,558 —
415–445 430 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 —
483 483 3 412.50 $412.50 $1,992 —
515–545 530 2 387.50–400.00 $393.57 $2,086 -30.38
610–640 625 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,094 -55.02
695 695 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,294 -43.30
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,172 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 fancy 325 2 550.00–560.00 $555.15 $1,804 —
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 -46.83
355 355 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,828 —
375 fancy 375 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,969 —
400 fancy 400 1 520.00 $520.00 $2,080 —
400–425 417 3 490.00–495.00 $493.40 $2,057 -6.60
527 527 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,398 +4.59
565–595 576 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,506 -9.49
630 630 2 392.50–407.50 $400.00 $2,520 -12.47
685 685 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,637 —
700–702 701 3 372.50–382.50 $375.83 $2,635 —
760 760 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,622 —
850–860 856 4 290.00–310.00 $301.28 $2,579 —
975 975 1 302.50 $302.50 $2,949 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,106 —
325–345 335 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,206 —
380 380 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 —
405–445 425 2 410.00–435.00 $423.09 $1,798 —
450–495 474 8 400.00–450.00 $417.36 $1,978 —
500–535 517 4 410.00–420.00 $414.92 $2,145 +2.42
555–590 573 3 390.00–400.00 $396.57 $2,272 -10.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162 —
955–1020 982 85-90% 3 164.00–165.00 $164.68 $1,617 —
1140 1140 85-90% 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,927 +10.48
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1875 1694 75-80% 4 178.00–209.00 $189.32 $3,207 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1475 1388 80-85% 3 169.00–196.00 $181.37 $2,517 -12.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–2340 1720 3 214.00–217.50 $215.52 $3,707 —
1555–1895 1777 3 227.00 $227.00 $4,034 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770–980 879 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 247.50–282.50 $259.95 $2,285

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,534 —

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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.