Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) Market Report, Stanford, KY

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 5, 2026

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $337.75/cwt +36.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,591/hd at 767 lb · 75 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $346.50/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $3,063/hd at 884 lb · 64 head

light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $342.75/cwt +9.75 vs last sale · ≈ $3,208/hd at 936 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	291	1,053	884
Feeder cattle	273	985	827
Slaughter cattle	18	66	57
Replacement cattle	—	2	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Thursday: No trend due to being closed for inclement weather last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	3	522.50	$522.50	$1,886	+117.04
515	515	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,163	—
557	557	5	418.00	$418.00	$2,328	+33.28
884 value added	884	64	346.50	$346.50	$3,063	—
936 value added	936	58	342.75	$342.75	$3,208	+9.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,106	—
1050	1050	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,678	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,099	+10.00
655	655	1	322.50	$322.50	$2,112	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	467.50	$467.50	$1,613	—
405–410	406	6	450.00–460.00	$451.68	$1,834	—
466–470	467	4	420.00–430.00	$427.48	$1,996	+43.30
615	615	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,999	-5.00
650	650	1	327.00	$327.00	$2,126	-11.20
717	717	2	292.50	$292.50	$2,097	-22.50
767 value added	767	75	337.75	$337.75	$2,591	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	325.00	$325.00	$764	—
283	283	3	345.00	$345.00	$976	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,964	—
775	775	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,248	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	2	302.50–312.50	$307.50	$1,953	—
690	690	1	307.50	$307.50	$2,122	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,930	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	3	502.50	$502.50	$1,739	—
420–430	425	2	477.50–492.50	$485.09	$2,062	—
517–540	522	5	402.50–415.00	$412.41	$2,153	—
600–625	613	2	350.00–360.00	$354.90	$2,176	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	362.50	$362.50	$1,794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1225	1163	85-90%	2	110.00–114.00	$112.11	$1,304	-59.96
1095–1405	1250	85-90%	2	133.00–135.00	$133.88	$1,674	—
1235–1265	1250	85-90%	2	126.00–127.00	$126.51	$1,581	—
1375	1375	85-90%	1	148.00	$148.00	$2,035	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1405	1333	80-85%	3	149.00–160.00	$155.34	$2,071	-11.80
1180–1755	1453	80-85%	3	163.00–174.00	$170.04	$2,471	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	153.00	$153.00	$2,150	—
1650–1660	1655	75-80%	2	173.00–176.00	$174.50	$2,888	+9.52
1730	1730	75-80%	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,422	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	1	196.00	$196.00	$2,969	—

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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.