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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 19, 2025

1,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.35/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,799/hd at 964 lb · 203 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $308.74/cwt -1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,723/hd at 882 lb · 182 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $296.32/cwt -8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,761/hd at 932 lb · 177 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,411 1,143 1,643
Feeder cattle 1,313 1,106 1,585
Slaughter cattle 89 34 55
Replacement cattle 9 3 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was 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
385 385 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,396 -30.50
400–425 415 5 391.00–392.00 $391.61 $1,625 +6.61
435 fancy 435 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,816 -7.50
470 fancy 470 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,880 -9.51
475–490 483 2 390.00–395.00 $392.46 $1,896 +0.46
521 fancy 521 5 402.00 $402.00 $2,094 —
537–542 540 5 345.00–355.00 $349.82 $1,889 —
515–549 value added 544 13 371.00–389.00 $373.34 $2,031 -16.87
581 value added 581 4 371.00 $371.00 $2,156 -16.00
565–597 585 5 349.00–367.50 $362.15 $2,119 -4.55
620–640 628 5 327.50–343.00 $335.66 $2,108 +0.66
640–645 value added 642 3 341.00–347.50 $343.68 $2,206 -26.38
650–676 value added 672 7 340.00–347.00 $340.97 $2,291 -24.78
665–682 673 13 321.00–337.50 $326.36 $2,196 -16.15
700 700 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,289 —
715–748 value added 744 74 343.00–344.00 $343.88 $2,558 +14.94
751 value added 751 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,328 -19.68
754 754 5 291.00 $291.00 $2,194 -2.00
805–818 816 7 290.00–302.50 $300.74 $2,454 —
835 fancy 835 10 333.00 $333.00 $2,781 —
846 value added 846 60 308.00 $308.00 $2,606 —
873–899 value added 882 182 307.00–309.75 $308.74 $2,723 -1.74
920 920 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,346 —
902–947 value added 932 176 289.00–303.75 $296.55 $2,764 -7.78
953–989 value added 964 201 269.00–297.90 $290.69 $2,802 +3.60
955–990 973 2 236.00–277.50 $256.38 $2,495 —
1020 1020 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,346 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,859 —
860 860 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,892 —
985 985 1 204.00 $204.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 fancy 243 2 480.00–495.00 $487.58 $1,185 —
295 fancy 295 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,328 +28.62
370 fancy 370 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,508 -11.58
370 370 1 397.50 $397.50 $1,471 +2.50
405 fancy 405 6 391.00 $391.00 $1,584 +8.00
415–445 440 8 362.50–375.00 $371.57 $1,635 -2.79
460–480 476 5 337.50–350.00 $346.58 $1,650 -14.90
480 fancy 480 2 383.00 $383.00 $1,838 —
525–530 value added 528 2 330.00–337.50 $333.73 $1,762 -12.98
525–530 529 4 317.50–322.50 $320.50 $1,695 -2.00
551–597 569 23 307.50–325.00 $313.26 $1,782 -7.21
563–593 value added 581 15 328.00–330.00 $329.22 $1,913 -2.71
600–645 622 8 297.50–315.00 $303.97 $1,891 +16.49
630–645 value added 645 35 313.00–317.50 $313.13 $2,020 —
650–660 657 3 282.50–295.00 $290.88 $1,911 -1.06
669 value added 669 14 316.00 $316.00 $2,114 +7.00
705–716 value added 713 12 288.00–293.00 $289.24 $2,062 —
718–741 728 7 267.50–277.50 $268.91 $1,958 -2.09
757 757 2 282.50 $282.50 $2,139 —
770 value added 770 135 305.90 $305.90 $2,355 -2.15
812–828 value added 820 131 283.00–283.75 $283.38 $2,324 —
835 835 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,150 -63.50
880 880 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
442 442 2 322.50 $322.50 $1,425 —
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 -23.29
535 535 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,565 -2.50
625 625 1 234.00 $234.00 $1,462 —
695 695 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,807 —
740 740 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,610 —
750 750 1 241.00 $241.00 $1,808 —
825 825 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,826 —
763 763 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,984 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 fancy 240 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,200 —
280 fancy 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
315–335 fancy 325 2 427.50 $427.50 $1,389 —
345 345 2 402.50–415.00 $408.75 $1,410 —
370–375 373 2 415.00–432.50 $423.81 $1,581 +43.81
395 fancy 395 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,778 +37.50
415–440 428 3 380.00–382.50 $381.64 $1,633 -0.18
440–445 fancy 443 2 405.00–415.00 $409.97 $1,816 -2.60
455–475 464 4 372.50–375.00 $373.87 $1,735 +4.99
485 fancy 485 1 402.50 $402.50 $1,952 -12.50
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,768 -17.00
570–580 575 2 357.50 $357.50 $2,056 -1.77
610 610 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,967 -11.24
690 690 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,139 —
745 fancy 745 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,216 —
796 796 3 280.00 $280.00 $2,229 —
800 fancy 800 1 291.00 $291.00 $2,328 —
845 845 1 269.00 $269.00 $2,273 +19.00
860 fancy 860 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,365 —
1185 1185 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,785 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,083 —
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,170 —
415–425 420 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 +5.00
555 555 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,734 -33.61
835 835 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,920 —
1095 1095 1 191.00 $191.00 $2,091 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,494 —
462 462 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,640 —
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1405 1201 80-85% 5 131.00–147.00 $141.18 $1,696 —
1020–1295 1206 80-85% 10 150.00–159.00 $153.81 $1,855 —
1055–1490 1259 80-85% 19 161.00–189.00 $171.36 $2,157 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,095 —
815–1030 923 85-90% 2 117.50–118.00 $117.72 $1,087 —
890–1110 982 85-90% 6 135.00–145.00 $140.55 $1,380 —
915–1190 1035 85-90% 8 153.00–169.00 $156.66 $1,621 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1580 1540 75-80% 2 159.00–167.00 $163.10 $2,512 —
1390–1660 1547 75-80% 5 173.00–189.00 $177.82 $2,751 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,458 +2.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1740 1461 7 185.00–198.00 $191.11 $2,792 —
1265–1900 1583 2 180.00–182.00 $180.80 $2,862 —
1050–2170 1720 14 200.00–227.50 $214.16 $3,684 —

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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
885–1445 1168 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,275.00–3,600.00 $3,440.55 —

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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.