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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

85 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 85 80 105
Feeder cattle 77 64 63
Slaughter cattle 6 16 42
Replacement cattle 2 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, No trend on slaughter classes 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
480 480 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,728 -25.00
570–572 571 6 367.50–372.50 $370.84 $2,117 —
660 660 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,376 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,086 -25.00
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
360–395 378 4 370.00–400.00 $384.83 $1,455 +37.33
400 fancy 400 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,560 —
400–445 424 7 347.50–367.50 $360.01 $1,526 -7.49
457 457 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,600 -2.87
510 510 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,645 -35.79
925 925 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 310.00 $310.00 $868 —
385 385 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,348 —
420 420 1 337.50 $337.50 $1,418 —
600 600 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,725 —
655–695 678 3 220.00–272.50 $241.17 $1,635 —
770–795 782 3 220.00–275.00 $244.71 $1,914 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 3 277.50 $277.50 $2,853 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 —— 3 400.00–430.00 $411.93 $1,351 —
440–445 443 —— 2 380.00–415.00 $397.60 $1,761 -22.40
450 fancy 450 —— 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,115 —
480 480 —— 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 -32.23
530–545 538 —— 2 360.00–382.50 $371.41 $1,998 -7.60
550–585 565 —— 3 350.00–380.00 $369.40 $2,087 -14.37
600–610 605 —— 2 345.00–350.00 $347.48 $2,102 -8.77
683 683 —— 6 332.50 $332.50 $2,271 -22.50
700 700 —— 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,328 -1.12
755 755 —— 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,227 -15.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 280.00 $280.00 $3,248 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,215 —
505 505 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,313 —
567 567 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,814 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 80-85% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,644 -23.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1840 1680 2 204.00–207.00 $205.64 $3,455 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,848

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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.