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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 13, 2025

2,078 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $301.74/cwt +40.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,329/hd at 772 lb · 196 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $308.12/cwt +24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 572 lb · 120 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.16/cwt +9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,414/hd at 921 lb · 115 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,078 725 2,017
Feeder cattle 1,910 662 1,919
Slaughter cattle 144 51 98
Replacement cattle 24 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, 0ver 500 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, over 500 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
207 fancy 207 2 442.50 $442.50 $916 +112.50
265–295 fancy 278 4 387.50–425.00 $403.66 $1,122 —
290 290 1 330.00 $330.00 $957 —
310–340 fancy 331 4 395.00–400.00 $398.72 $1,320 +24.67
355–382 fancy 375 8 392.50–450.00 $422.58 $1,585 +82.58
395 395 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,422 +60.00
415 415 2 330.00–342.50 $336.25 $1,395 +3.75
405–435 fancy 418 25 365.00–445.00 $416.53 $1,741 +24.87
460 460 2 317.50–342.50 $330.00 $1,518 +0.94
450–495 fancy 474 36 355.00–395.00 $380.81 $1,805 -2.59
500–548 value added 522 30 322.50–367.50 $346.26 $1,807 +14.80
550–580 565 2 273.00–297.50 $284.92 $1,610 +19.92
550–594 value added 588 95 327.50–367.50 $356.03 $2,093 +38.22
605–648 value added 624 29 301.00–324.00 $317.03 $1,978 +9.27
616–640 625 5 260.00–281.00 $275.50 $1,722 +15.50
665–691 value added 683 8 291.00–295.00 $292.10 $1,995 +7.13
683–690 686 5 282.50–285.00 $283.51 $1,945 +28.23
700 value added 700 2 284.00 $284.00 $1,988 +10.74
751–776 value added 772 196 271.00–304.50 $301.74 $2,329 +37.99
805 805 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,912 +1.73
822 value added 822 70 269.50 $269.50 $2,215 +6.16
852–889 value added 866 71 254.00–260.00 $258.56 $2,239 —
918–925 value added 921 115 254.75–269.25 $262.16 $2,414 +9.66
956–982 value added 968 108 254.00–256.95 $255.54 $2,474 —
1025–1048 1042 4 210.00–224.00 $220.56 $2,298 —
1076–1085 1077 15 223.00–225.00 $224.73 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,346 —
510 510 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 —
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 —
790 790 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,817 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 fancy 283 2 357.50–397.00 $378.12 $1,070 +48.12
305–346 fancy 326 13 367.50–417.50 $401.31 $1,308 +71.27
365 365 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,215 +20.50
355–398 fancy 384 23 360.00–410.00 $386.97 $1,486 +42.75
400–445 fancy 417 40 330.00–410.00 $369.59 $1,541 +40.64
435–445 442 3 302.00–324.00 $316.78 $1,400 +25.51
453–482 fancy 460 88 329.00–369.50 $355.02 $1,633 +24.86
450–495 477 10 300.00–321.00 $312.25 $1,489 —
507–546 value added 523 51 300.00–335.00 $318.98 $1,668 +16.96
533–545 537 6 285.00–290.00 $288.31 $1,548 +12.72
552–592 value added 571 100 300.00–327.50 $311.00 $1,776 +15.16
552–595 574 20 280.00–299.00 $293.73 $1,686 +15.02
600–648 value added 615 39 261.00–305.00 $288.46 $1,774 +11.92
625 625 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,578 —
660–683 value added 672 31 262.50–288.00 $280.39 $1,884 -5.41
650–695 676 7 239.00–257.00 $246.08 $1,664 +5.26
707–745 722 15 230.00–250.00 $238.39 $1,721 +2.64
757–790 768 3 237.50–238.00 $237.83 $1,827 +8.83
770 value added 770 70 266.75 $266.75 $2,054 +15.60
868 868 4 239.00 $239.00 $2,075 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–472 470 3 280.00–290.00 $283.30 $1,332 —
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 +7.50
660–690 670 6 220.00–235.00 $229.61 $1,538 +9.61
770–793 785 6 199.00–223.00 $203.60 $1,598 +12.51
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,232 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 fancy 223 2 387.50–412.50 $400.14 $892 —
250 fancy 250 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,000 +15.00
300–335 fancy 321 8 352.50–400.00 $390.65 $1,254 —
340 340 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,122 —
350–395 fancy 377 9 385.00–403.00 $395.37 $1,491 -17.13
390 390 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,264 —
402–446 fancy 428 26 350.00–427.50 $388.37 $1,662 +13.22
460–485 473 4 300.00–320.00 $310.38 $1,468 +3.38
463–492 fancy 473 21 331.00–382.50 $360.93 $1,707 +6.33
505 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 —
505–536 fancy 526 21 308.00–337.00 $322.61 $1,697 +15.11
553–590 fancy 567 42 305.00–342.50 $330.97 $1,877 —
552–581 568 10 281.00–292.50 $284.69 $1,617 -6.31
615–645 627 12 250.00–272.00 $265.32 $1,664 +5.32
605–646 fancy 639 17 282.00–305.00 $297.94 $1,904 —
650–680 fancy 664 6 270.00–292.50 $280.74 $1,864 -4.26
670–690 678 6 245.00–267.50 $259.25 $1,758 -5.88
705–730 fancy 719 6 260.00–281.00 $270.64 $1,946 +0.64
775 775 3 231.00–239.00 $236.33 $1,832 +1.33
810 fancy 810 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,928 —
825–830 828 2 201.00–212.50 $206.73 $1,712 -15.77
865–868 867 4 205.00–213.00 $206.99 $1,795 +4.47
910 910 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,956 —
960 960 1 223.00 $223.00 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,328 —
395 395 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,126 —
455–460 458 2 280.00–282.50 $281.24 $1,288 +26.24
550 550 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,480 —
635 635 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,540 —
655–665 660 2 235.00–241.00 $238.02 $1,571 +8.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1360 1360 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1315 1295 80-85% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $1,502 -25.40
1225–1445 1338 80-85% 8 123.00–128.00 $125.36 $1,677 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,233 —
1195–1495 1361 80-85% 22 133.00–156.00 $141.60 $1,927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1160 963 85-90% 3 115.00–117.00 $116.39 $1,121 —
885–1170 1037 85-90% 9 120.00–130.00 $125.39 $1,300 —
865–1125 1047 85-90% 6 131.00–142.00 $135.80 $1,422 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1840 1615 75-80% 11 130.00–155.00 $143.59 $2,319 +18.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1855 1631 4 156.00–163.00 $159.42 $2,600 —
1175–2090 1700 13 166.00–178.00 $173.10 $2,943 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1035 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 191.00–232.50 $208.64 $1,878

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1415 1223 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,100.00–2,250.00 $2,206.27
1095–1460 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,500.00–2,700.00 $1,989.57
995–1510 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,425.00–2,300.00 $1,918.71
1145–1420 1293 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,550.00–2,800.00 $2,692.33
1295–1385 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,925.00–2,025.00 $1,973.32

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
897 897 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —
1255 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.