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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

60 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 60 135 296
Feeder cattle 53 114 243
Slaughter cattle 7 18 53
Replacement cattle — 3 —

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
375 375 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,622 —
500 500 3 377.50 $377.50 $1,888 +2.50

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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 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 -40.00
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 -10.58
400–440 417 6 355.00–377.50 $362.86 $1,513 —
460–465 463 2 330.00–340.00 $335.03 $1,551 -36.80
500–520 510 2 327.50–347.50 $337.70 $1,722 -1.53
565 565 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 -40.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,688 —
551 551 4 305.00 $305.00 $1,681 —
630 630 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,100 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 -20.00
465–490 477 3 370.00–400.00 $389.41 $1,857 -14.76
530 530 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,961 -6.29
555–560 558 2 372.50–375.00 $373.74 $2,085 +11.24
655 655 1 322.50 $322.50 $2,112 +2.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,402 —
455–480 468 2 375.00–380.00 $377.57 $1,767 —
565–595 575 3 295.00–320.00 $311.38 $1,790 —
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,463 —
1360–1460 1410 80-85% 2 136.00–146.00 $141.18 $1,991 +6.14
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 192.50 $192.50 $2,194 —
1500 1500 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,000 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,096 —

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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.