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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 10, 2025

1,183 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $272.48/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,510/hd at 921 lb · 123 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.66/cwt +15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 782 lb · 76 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $297.45/cwt +10.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 625 lb · 71 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,183 624 1,187
Feeder cattle 1,084 507 1,107
Slaughter cattle 92 67 79
Replacement cattle 7 50 1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 8.00-12.00 higher on a high quality offering, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00--4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 higher, Very 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
250–280 fancy 265 2 402.50–420.00 $410.75 $1,088 —
325–331 fancy 330 5 427.50–437.50 $432.52 $1,427 —
363–390 373 9 380.00–389.00 $385.18 $1,437 —
380–386 fancy 385 5 402.00–412.50 $404.07 $1,556 -7.66
403–425 fancy 414 9 392.50–417.50 $403.25 $1,669 +11.31
410–435 428 4 369.00–377.50 $372.56 $1,595 —
458–487 fancy 466 18 387.50–409.00 $402.33 $1,875 +35.14
480–495 490 3 350.00–357.50 $355.05 $1,740 —
500–535 value added 513 21 343.00–371.00 $355.82 $1,825 +16.73
550–588 value added 563 42 345.00–367.50 $359.98 $2,027 +13.34
585–595 592 3 320.00–330.00 $323.30 $1,914 +12.00
611–647 value added 631 34 300.00–335.00 $320.97 $2,025 +2.05
640 640 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,824 +17.50
650 650 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,901 +10.58
650–693 value added 669 27 301.00–330.00 $317.42 $2,124 +17.61
705–720 value added 717 19 290.00–307.50 $297.03 $2,130 +6.14
781 value added 781 62 297.50 $297.50 $2,323 —
765–796 786 14 267.00–277.50 $271.23 $2,132 -6.27
800 value added 800 6 269.00 $269.00 $2,152 —
800–845 820 8 240.00–260.00 $250.08 $2,051 —
858 value added 858 61 272.50 $272.50 $2,338 +6.50
855–875 865 2 249.00–257.00 $252.95 $2,188 +15.45
920 920 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,208 —
906–935 value added 921 121 268.75–277.50 $273.02 $2,515 +4.77
995 995 1 248.00 $248.00 $2,468 —
995 value added 995 58 255.00 $255.00 $2,537 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,518 —
495 495 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,609 —
670 670 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,742 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,462 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 fancy 283 3 372.50–380.00 $375.10 $1,062 —
335–340 339 4 345.00–357.50 $348.09 $1,180 +38.16
340–345 fancy 342 3 362.50–397.50 $376.60 $1,288 -15.90
355–373 369 4 355.00–359.00 $358.04 $1,321 —
367–380 fancy 373 11 372.50–380.00 $376.53 $1,404 +21.38
400–445 fancy 419 21 350.00–375.00 $361.33 $1,514 +6.56
415–445 426 7 330.00–345.00 $337.15 $1,436 —
451–497 465 37 322.50–347.50 $339.13 $1,577 +47.70
450–482 fancy 467 4 357.50–372.50 $361.11 $1,686 +28.23
515 515 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,530 -5.44
500–545 value added 534 57 310.00–352.50 $331.69 $1,771 +7.06
550–590 value added 573 64 300.00–345.00 $326.76 $1,872 +9.88
560–595 578 2 280.00–284.00 $281.94 $1,630 -18.50
620 620 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,488 -22.40
605–647 value added 625 70 280.00–314.00 $298.27 $1,864 -0.22
652–695 value added 670 28 270.00–290.00 $280.30 $1,878 +2.31
670–695 688 7 240.00–260.00 $246.37 $1,695 -18.63
705–720 712 7 246.00–252.50 $249.01 $1,773 +19.01
716–742 value added 726 5 260.00–275.00 $268.87 $1,952 +5.44
757–790 773 14 235.00–255.00 $249.93 $1,932 +25.65
830 830 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 275.00 $275.00 $921 —
370 370 2 323.00 $323.00 $1,195 +43.00
460–497 485 6 300.00–315.00 $305.31 $1,481 —
570 570 1 264.00 $264.00 $1,505 +21.50
670 670 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,357 —
742 742 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,614 +17.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–170 fancy 165 2 535.00–595.00 $564.09 $931 —
275–280 fancy 278 2 365.00–405.00 $384.82 $1,070 —
305–325 fancy 318 3 382.50–445.00 $425.04 $1,352 +25.04
330–340 335 2 345.00–362.50 $353.88 $1,185 —
370 370 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,341 +27.50
385 fancy 385 2 385.00–387.50 $386.25 $1,487 -21.84
400 400 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,320 —
405–435 fancy 418 5 351.00–402.50 $380.30 $1,590 -17.96
465–468 467 4 330.00–334.00 $333.00 $1,555 +13.00
458–490 fancy 474 13 367.00–390.00 $380.33 $1,803 +3.42
507–526 fancy 517 11 347.00–405.00 $366.32 $1,894 +26.70
510–525 518 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,580 -3.54
550–563 fancy 560 11 337.50–357.50 $355.01 $1,988 +28.01
570–592 585 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,872 +15.49
605–640 fancy 625 4 291.00–299.00 $296.59 $1,854 -30.09
670 670 2 257.50–261.00 $259.25 $1,737 -30.24
665–680 fancy 671 4 292.50–317.00 $301.14 $2,021 -6.85
702–725 fancy 710 3 287.50–293.00 $291.13 $2,067 +3.79
730 730 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,934 —
760 fancy 760 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,181 —
765–770 767 3 267.50–277.50 $270.85 $2,077 +39.85
982 982 2 229.00 $229.00 $2,249 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–595 590 2 282.50–285.00 $283.76 $1,674 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1205 1192 80-85% 3 124.00–131.00 $128.33 $1,530 —
1135–1470 1302 80-85% 22 136.00–157.00 $145.94 $1,900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1175 966 85-90% 7 110.00–119.00 $113.91 $1,100 —
810–1185 998 85-90% 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,048 —
925–1140 1043 85-90% 6 133.00–167.00 $145.56 $1,518 +18.46
965–1195 1054 85-90% 6 124.00–128.00 $126.24 $1,331 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1730 1553 75-80% 6 135.00–157.00 $145.64 $2,262 -6.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1850 1579 7 164.00–172.50 $168.01 $2,653 —
1615–2110 1870 12 175.00–190.00 $183.22 $3,426 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1280–1480 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,050.00 $1,980.43

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–930 860 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,854.07

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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
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —

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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.