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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 26, 2025

629 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $317.70/cwt +35.95 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 722 lb · 142 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $312.10/cwt +0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,150/hd at 689 lb · 74 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $304.29/cwt -1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,321/hd at 763 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 629 1,411 2,130
Feeder cattle 607 1,313 1,997
Slaughter cattle 22 89 133
Replacement cattle — 9 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady on a limited comparison, Feeder heifers steady yearling heifers 700-800 lbs were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a limited comparison, 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
225 fancy 225 1 405.00 $405.00 $911 —
260 fancy 260 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,274 —
300 fancy 300 1 432.50 $432.50 $1,298 —
360 fancy 360 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,476 —
385 385 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,473 +20.00
476–488 fancy 482 8 402.50–410.00 $406.30 $1,958 +6.30
560 560 1 362.50 $362.50 $2,030 +0.35
600–640 613 3 300.00–315.00 $309.78 $1,899 -25.88
657 value added 657 17 341.00 $341.00 $2,240 +0.03
655–675 670 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 -6.36
715 715 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,091 -34.50
778 778 3 297.50 $297.50 $2,315 +6.50
827 827 2 287.50 $287.50 $2,378 -13.24
872 value added 872 63 291.25 $291.25 $2,540 -17.49
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 —
595 595 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,964 +17.50
690 690 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,018 —
780 780 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,008 —
910 910 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,138 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 fancy 215 1 450.00 $450.00 $968 -37.58
305–340 328 3 380.00–387.50 $385.18 $1,263 —
380 fancy 380 3 402.50 $402.50 $1,530 -5.00
385 385 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,521 -2.50
435–445 438 3 350.00–365.00 $355.08 $1,555 -16.49
460–485 470 4 347.50–352.50 $350.62 $1,648 +4.04
520 value added 520 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,716 -3.73
510–540 521 5 312.50–320.00 $316.98 $1,651 -3.52
555–590 585 25 305.00–320.00 $312.51 $1,828 -0.75
610 value added 610 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,922 +1.87
610 610 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,784 -11.47
655–678 672 4 292.50–297.50 $296.28 $1,991 +5.40
690 value added 690 70 313.00 $313.00 $2,160 -3.00
722 value added 722 142 317.70 $317.70 $2,294 +28.46
761 value added 761 66 306.25 $306.25 $2,331 +0.35
790 790 4 272.00 $272.00 $2,149 -10.50
835 value added 835 60 299.20 $299.20 $2,498 +15.82
875–887 883 3 240.00 $240.00 $2,119 -10.00
915 915 2 227.50 $227.50 $2,082 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 324 5 330.00–342.50 $339.58 $1,100 —
485–495 492 3 320.00–330.00 $326.71 $1,607 +6.71
500–543 527 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,528 -2.50
627–643 639 8 220.00–270.00 $256.47 $1,639 +22.47
660–685 676 5 250.00–262.50 $259.55 $1,755 -0.45
712 712 2 207.50 $207.50 $1,477 -10.00
865–875 870 2 202.50–215.00 $208.79 $1,816 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 2 262.50 $262.50 $1,811 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,492 -41.31
415 fancy 415 1 417.50 $417.50 $1,733 +7.53
420–425 423 2 377.50–380.00 $378.76 $1,602 -2.88
455–495 471 4 367.50–382.50 $377.49 $1,778 +3.62
500–520 fancy 512 3 395.00 $395.00 $2,022 —
520–532 528 3 340.00–360.00 $353.43 $1,866 +3.43
550–565 555 4 350.00–365.00 $361.25 $2,005 +3.75
610 610 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,830 -22.50
665 665 3 285.00–312.50 $303.33 $2,017 -6.67
745 745 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,123 —
802 802 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,125 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,083 +5.00
405–445 425 2 325.00–340.00 $332.85 $1,415 -7.15
470 470 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,680 —
730 730 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1660 1600 75-80% 4 150.00–177.00 $163.92 $2,623 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,708 —
1360–1370 1365 80-85% 2 161.00–173.00 $167.02 $2,280 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 85-90% 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,357 -23.66
1100 1100 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,375 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1355 1127 3 180.00–182.50 $181.15 $2,042 —
1420 1420 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,698 —
1835–2000 1908 3 212.00–222.00 $218.10 $4,161 —

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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.