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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

52 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 52 135 185
Feeder cattle 43 107 162
Slaughter cattle 8 24 23
Replacement cattle 1 4 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to limited supply.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 —
485 485 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,182 —
550 550 2 465.00 $465.00 $2,558 —
630 value added 630 2 412.50 $412.50 $2,599 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 2 470.00–480.00 $474.80 $1,804 +29.80
500–530 515 2 365.00–400.00 $381.99 $1,967 -11.58
565–595 580 2 350.00–370.00 $359.74 $2,086 —
660–678 672 5 330.00–345.00 $339.00 $2,278 +9.00
720 720 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,250 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–482 478 3 385.00–400.00 $389.92 $1,864 -17.90
545 545 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,703 —
940 940 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,162 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,462 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 520.00 $520.00 $1,940 +5.00
485–495 490 2 457.50–460.00 $458.74 $2,248 —
638 fancy 638 3 417.50 $417.50 $2,664 —
655 fancy 655 1 402.50 $402.50 $2,636 —
710 710 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,645 -3.33
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 —
665 665 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,145 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,723 +9.32
1000 1000 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,400 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1490 1380 80-85% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.54 $2,478 -1.83
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 1 228.00 $228.00 $3,705 —
1785 1785 1 206.00 $206.00 $3,677 -21.00

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840 840 (<2 yrs)Open 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,415

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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.