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

Stanford, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 10, 2026

1,126 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $327.20/cwt +10.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,716/hd at 830 lb · 129 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $326.10/cwt +26.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,909/hd at 892 lb · 116 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $307.76/cwt ≈ $3,013/hd at 979 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,126 218 1,582
Feeder cattle 1,068 204 1,473
Slaughter cattle 55 13 105
Replacement cattle 3 1 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison to last week due to limited supply however feeder and yearling classes were met with much better demand and higher prices. No comparison on 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
375 375 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,650 —
433–445 438 8 412.50–415.00 $413.76 $1,812 +68.76
470–495 485 15 410.00–430.00 $416.25 $2,019 —
500–540 value added 526 4 387.50–420.00 $399.02 $2,099 —
527 527 2 373.00 $373.00 $1,966 +20.50
555–571 value added 569 7 397.50–410.00 $408.26 $2,323 +20.76
555–587 577 12 360.00–382.50 $366.89 $2,117 +21.89
601 value added 601 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,194 —
600–630 615 2 345.00–352.50 $348.66 $2,144 +2.72
650–692 658 21 330.00–343.00 $340.04 $2,237 +13.40
660 value added 660 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,409 —
708–720 711 4 330.00–332.50 $331.87 $2,360 +6.87
702–745 value added 743 69 345.00–364.50 $363.43 $2,700 —
765 765 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,410 ±0.00
780 value added 780 68 337.75 $337.75 $2,634 —
821–840 value added 830 129 325.25–329.25 $327.20 $2,716 —
892 value added 892 116 326.10 $326.10 $2,909 —
917 value added 917 60 319.25 $319.25 $2,928 —
975 975 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,754 —
979 value added 979 104 308.00 $308.00 $3,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357 357 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,428 —
402–431 419 5 340.00–392.50 $372.37 $1,560 +34.87
465–490 480 3 332.50–377.50 $361.38 $1,735 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,058 +40.00
355–395 fancy 375 5 437.50–452.50 $443.95 $1,665 —
375–395 388 4 395.00–420.00 $408.60 $1,585 +21.15
400–415 fancy 406 4 420.00–437.50 $430.51 $1,748 —
430–435 434 4 357.50–365.00 $360.61 $1,565 -18.03
455–497 471 22 340.00–371.00 $352.09 $1,658 +12.15
510–540 521 8 320.00–337.50 $328.66 $1,712 +12.20
517–526 value added 522 12 350.00–352.50 $351.26 $1,834 —
551–580 560 27 324.00–332.50 $328.09 $1,837 +13.09
606–640 614 25 302.50–325.00 $315.10 $1,935 +17.59
650–680 665 15 300.00–315.00 $307.67 $2,046 +27.61
668–679 value added 676 71 362.75–364.00 $363.06 $2,454 —
706–738 value added 710 86 317.00–319.75 $319.35 $2,267 —
710 710 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 +2.50
780 780 3 280.00–290.00 $284.00 $2,215 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,094 —
380 380 1 342.50 $342.50 $1,302 —
430 430 2 331.00 $331.00 $1,423 —
595 595 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,779 +4.00
611 611 9 247.50 $247.50 $1,512 —
660–680 670 2 285.00–295.00 $289.93 $1,943 —
770 770 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,002 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,032 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,325 +115.00
315 fancy 315 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,465 —
345 345 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,484 +55.00
350–395 fancy 373 2 465.00–480.00 $472.05 $1,761 —
380–382 381 3 417.50–445.00 $435.87 $1,661 +10.76
401–445 424 14 410.00–437.50 $426.41 $1,808 —
447 fancy 447 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,012 —
460–468 465 5 415.00–435.00 $421.43 $1,960 +31.89
517–545 528 6 367.50–377.50 $370.46 $1,956 +22.71
576 fancy 576 4 380.00 $380.00 $2,189 —
560–585 578 8 340.00–362.50 $351.97 $2,034 +0.70
600–630 620 3 325.00–332.50 $327.42 $2,030 +6.74
660–675 665 5 315.00–325.00 $320.98 $2,135 -11.88
720 720 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,232 +2.57
762 762 2 296.00 $296.00 $2,256 +18.50
810–815 813 2 267.50–270.00 $268.75 $2,185 —
960 960 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,352 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 —
360–370 365 2 367.50–407.50 $387.23 $1,413 +57.23
405–435 420 2 390.00–397.50 $393.88 $1,654 +83.88
450–475 460 5 380.00–397.50 $388.48 $1,787 +37.19
580 580 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 +25.00
680 680 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,006 —
715–720 718 2 277.50–290.00 $283.77 $2,037 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,225 +52.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,092 -46.52
880–1180 1074 85-90% 11 116.00–129.00 $122.18 $1,312 -0.88
1085–1175 1121 85-90% 4 133.00–150.00 $140.44 $1,574 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1370 1288 80-85% 7 133.00–150.00 $140.12 $1,805 —
1245–1430 1320 80-85% 3 115.00–128.00 $120.64 $1,592 —
1210–1495 1343 80-85% 6 154.00–167.00 $158.96 $2,135 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1610 1571 75-80% 5 140.00–152.00 $143.80 $2,259 +17.80
1645 1645 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,550 +4.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1810 1458 2 188.00–192.50 $189.71 $2,766 —
1860–1890 1875 2 194.00–203.00 $198.46 $3,721 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140–1430 1288 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 183.00–252.50 $217.57 $2,802

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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.