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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 9, 2025

702 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $344.25/cwt +32.85 vs last sale · ≈ $3,043/hd at 884 lb · 62 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $353.37/cwt -3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,953/hd at 836 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $360.37/cwt +6.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 672 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 702 1,036 850
Feeder cattle 630 951 784
Slaughter cattle 69 74 64
Replacement cattle 3 11 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 400-600 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 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
240 fancy 240 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,104 —
280 280 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,148 +30.00
308–320 fancy 311 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,306 -10.00
335–340 338 2 400.00–405.00 $402.48 $1,360 +13.48
395 395 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 +20.00
400–434 fancy 422 13 417.00–425.00 $421.07 $1,777 -1.57
425–437 428 9 404.00–407.00 $406.32 $1,739 —
456 fancy 456 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,870 -13.49
480 480 2 401.00 $401.00 $1,925 —
505–545 fancy 516 10 421.00–431.00 $425.21 $2,194 -2.29
515–544 value added 540 8 392.50–409.00 $407.03 $2,198 +7.87
557–595 562 7 367.50–379.00 $377.26 $2,120 +13.07
555–586 value added 584 34 382.00–395.00 $387.39 $2,262 -19.62
605 605 1 321.00 $321.00 $1,942 -14.82
615–625 value added 618 3 360.00–367.50 $362.53 $2,240 -16.81
655–685 668 3 325.00–341.00 $331.94 $2,217 -6.94
700–712 704 6 343.00–347.00 $344.35 $2,424 +41.02
725 value added 725 13 358.00 $358.00 $2,596 -25.34
831 831 3 329.00 $329.00 $2,734 —
827–842 value added 836 45 352.00–360.00 $354.99 $2,968 -2.01
884 value added 884 62 344.25 $344.25 $3,043 —
1066 1066 5 296.00 $296.00 $3,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,628 +10.00
505–535 520 2 322.00–330.00 $326.12 $1,696 —
550 550 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 —
750–772 765 3 271.00–315.00 $285.39 $2,183 -32.11
890 890 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 267 3 360.00–390.00 $377.00 $1,007 —
272–275 fancy 273 3 415.00–417.50 $415.84 $1,135 —
300 fancy 300 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,215 —
305–318 315 4 365.00–381.00 $368.88 $1,162 —
371–398 380 11 371.00–380.00 $375.30 $1,426 +18.31
405–440 422 3 352.50–362.50 $355.70 $1,501 +5.70
412–444 fancy 429 12 380.00–387.00 $382.96 $1,643 +11.39
457–495 469 17 357.00–375.00 $365.80 $1,716 +21.04
515–535 525 2 347.00 $347.00 $1,822 +14.13
520–545 value added 537 11 352.00–373.00 $365.83 $1,965 +7.78
555–560 558 3 330.00–349.00 $341.98 $1,908 +6.99
557–564 value added 563 11 359.00–365.00 $363.92 $2,049 —
645 645 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,112 +0.84
671 value added 671 42 362.00 $362.00 $2,429 +5.50
686 686 3 337.50 $337.50 $2,315 +7.50
723–745 736 7 317.00–323.00 $320.47 $2,359 +11.50
758 758 9 320.00 $320.00 $2,426 —
807 807 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,421 +57.50
853 853 10 338.00 $338.00 $2,883 +20.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 12 305.00–350.00 $338.99 $1,288 +19.05
400–445 424 4 310.00–337.50 $329.35 $1,396 —
450–465 460 3 317.50–349.00 $332.33 $1,529 +17.21
515 515 1 281.00 $281.00 $1,447 -28.01
550–595 575 5 263.00–325.00 $299.05 $1,720 -4.06
635 635 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 -2.60
655 655 1 313.00 $313.00 $2,050 +28.94
703–705 703 5 270.00–295.00 $289.99 $2,039 —
752 752 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,880 -15.02
800–835 823 3 225.00–251.00 $235.82 $1,941 —
883 883 3 230.00 $230.00 $2,031 —
925 925 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,044 —
960 960 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,544 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,550 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 432.50 $432.50 $995 —
270–295 fancy 283 2 422.50–437.50 $430.33 $1,218 —
302–305 fancy 303 6 420.00–435.00 $425.03 $1,288 -9.97
325 325 3 382.00 $382.00 $1,242 +7.00
365 365 1 407.00 $407.00 $1,486 +12.61
367–385 fancy 374 10 411.00–430.00 $421.78 $1,577 -1.88
418–430 fancy 420 5 415.00–416.50 $415.31 $1,744 -6.34
400–445 436 6 387.00–391.00 $390.39 $1,702 —
455–478 fancy 465 10 410.00–430.00 $420.63 $1,956 -14.37
460–490 470 3 370.00–393.00 $381.58 $1,793 -4.62
505 fancy 505 4 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 +13.26
505–545 528 5 342.50–367.50 $355.92 $1,879 -10.01
557–588 581 15 355.00–370.00 $360.26 $2,093 -4.71
612–625 616 3 310.00–317.00 $312.37 $1,924 -21.82
617–635 fancy 623 3 351.00–370.00 $357.46 $2,227 -7.54
675–685 680 2 315.00 $315.00 $2,142 +1.05
735 735 4 313.00–314.00 $313.75 $2,306 +26.25
755–760 758 2 309.00–313.00 $310.99 $2,357 +35.64
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,083 +16.25
415–435 427 3 325.00–362.00 $342.04 $1,461 —
455–495 465 4 315.00–357.50 $329.31 $1,531 -26.30
500–545 524 13 300.00–355.00 $310.76 $1,628 -14.58
570–595 583 6 320.00–339.00 $329.28 $1,920 +9.35
660–697 678 5 305.00–307.00 $305.40 $2,071 +19.92
705 705 2 272.50 $272.50 $1,921 —
750–795 781 4 221.00–287.00 $248.38 $1,940 —
897 897 2 261.00 $261.00 $2,341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1405 1265 80-85% 5 143.00–146.00 $144.57 $1,829 —
1200–1485 1337 80-85% 18 156.00–171.00 $165.02 $2,206 +19.82
1385 1385 80-85% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,005 —
800–1150 1027 85-90% 6 119.00–133.00 $127.14 $1,306 —
860–1125 1041 85-90% 4 156.00–166.00 $161.04 $1,676 —
805–1165 1067 85-90% 6 143.00–152.00 $146.96 $1,568 +4.08
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1765 1575 75-80% 8 167.00–174.00 $171.36 $2,699 —
1520–1765 1672 75-80% 3 139.00–145.00 $141.46 $2,365 -5.88

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1760 1563 2 185.00–188.00 $186.31 $2,912 —
1595–1980 1838 3 194.00–198.00 $196.27 $3,607 —
1700–2115 1844 6 200.00–210.00 $204.02 $3,762 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–1015 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 225.00–240.00 $231.77 $2,144

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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.