Blue Grass South Stockyards

Stanford, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Mon, Oct 12, 2026. 93 USDA reports in the last 12 months.

Receipts

156 head

Last reported: 197 (Oct 5, 2026)
Year ago: 216

500-599 lb steers

$412.05/cwt

16 head, M&L 1-2
▲ +$17.92 vs Oct 8, 2026
▲ +$17.05 vs Oct 13, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$295.00/cwt

1 head, M&L 1-2
▼ -$40.21 vs Oct 8, 2026
▼ -$52.50 vs Oct 13, 2025

Reports

93 in 12 mo

Since Oct 16, 2025

Prices, Oct 12, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	270270	505.00505.00	$1,364
1	320320	535.00535.00	$1,712
5	355355	500.00500.00	$1,775
14	448448	457.50457.50	$2,050
2	462462	457.50457.50	$2,114
6	520520	427.50427.50	$2,223	Fancy
9	537505-542	406.97380.00-412.50	$2,185
1	560560	365.00365.00	$2,044
3	605605	352.50352.50	$2,133	Fancy
3	638635-640	293.29285.00-310.00	$1,871
2	675660-690	318.67315.00-322.50	$2,151
1	760760	295.00295.00	$2,242
1	855855	315.00315.00	$2,693

Feeder steers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	360350-370	445.00445.00	$1,602
1	470470	380.00380.00	$1,786
1	515515	300.00300.00	$1,545
2	563550-575	333.61327.50-340.00	$1,878
1	645645	200.00200.00	$1,290

Feeder steers, Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	335335	435.00435.00	$1,457

Feeder steers, Small and Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	445445	380.00380.00	$1,691
1	565565	250.00250.00	$1,412

Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	295295	440.00440.00	$1,298
1	300300	455.00455.00	$1,365	Fancy
6	370363-395	391.49380.00-395.00	$1,449
6	434415-438	361.99360.00-372.50	$1,571
1	490490	347.50347.50	$1,703
1	510510	370.00370.00	$1,887	Fancy
1	525525	300.00300.00	$1,575
3	578570-595	305.93295.00-312.50	$1,768
12	612612-615	311.04295.00-312.50	$1,904
3	668660-672	295.85292.50-297.50	$1,976
1	720720	282.50282.50	$2,034

Feeder heifers, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	285285	310.00310.00	$884
1	490490	320.00320.00	$1,568
1	520520	277.50277.50	$1,443

Feeder heifers, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	630625-635	260.06252.50-267.50	$1,638

Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
3	260250-280	467.95450.00-500.00	$1,217
1	340340	500.00500.00	$1,700
3	473450-495	428.95420.00-440.00	$2,029
1	500500	395.00395.00	$1,975
2	573560-585	358.83355.00-362.50	$2,056
2	640640	303.75285.00-322.50	$1,944
6	725725	307.50307.50	$2,229

Feeder bulls, M&L 2-3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	400400	412.50412.50	$1,650
2	573565-580	320.00320.00	$1,834

Feeder bulls, Large 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	400400	320.00320.00	$1,280

Feeder bulls, Small and Medium 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	500500	302.50302.50	$1,512
1	590590	295.00295.00	$1,740
1	670670	200.00200.00	$1,340

Slaughter steers, Select and Choice 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,1451145	257.50257.50	$2,948	Average dressing

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,5401540	176.00176.00	$2,710	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	1,5501550	133.00133.00	$2,062	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
5	1,2381035-1325	135.55130.00-145.00	$1,678	Average dressing
7	1,3631155-1470	128.88128.00-129.00	$1,757	Low dressing
2	1,4481420-1475	153.51153.00-154.00	$2,223	High dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	1,028830-1225	112.57107.50-116.00	$1,157	Low dressing
1	1,0801080	128.00128.00	$1,382	Average dressing
1	1,0951095	133.00133.00	$1,456	High dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 49 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$412.05	$295.00
Oct 5, 2026	$390.88	$334.75
Sep 28, 2026	$402.64	$321.48
Sep 21, 2026	$410.14	$350.36
Sep 14, 2026	$388.27	$331.68
Sep 7, 2026	$384.10	$349.90
Aug 31, 2026	$362.50	$319.00
Aug 24, 2026	$388.58	$330.50
Aug 17, 2026	$423.31	-
Aug 10, 2026	$432.37	$361.75
Aug 3, 2026	$424.53	$361.83
Jul 27, 2026	$374.17	$338.33
Jul 20, 2026	$412.74	$343.34
Jul 13, 2026	$466.70	$388.59
Jul 6, 2026	$451.84	$382.69
Jun 22, 2026	$476.10	$366.08
Jun 15, 2026	$442.77	$398.95
Jun 8, 2026	$451.13	$411.00
Jun 1, 2026	$464.20	$347.99
May 25, 2026	$465.43	$367.06
May 18, 2026	$481.25	$373.20
May 11, 2026	$483.03	$378.24
May 4, 2026	$492.91	$384.50
Apr 27, 2026	$487.12	$389.04
Apr 20, 2026	$462.23	$370.19
Apr 13, 2026	$496.97	$377.02
Apr 6, 2026	$493.87	$378.72
Mar 30, 2026	$485.76	$364.34
Mar 23, 2026	$492.65	$367.88
Mar 16, 2026	$514.95	$372.05
Mar 9, 2026	$494.17	$364.53
Mar 2, 2026	$481.93	$397.07
Feb 23, 2026	$468.18	$368.94
Feb 16, 2026	$458.01	$386.22
Feb 9, 2026	$447.52	$389.42
Feb 2, 2026	$391.82	-
Jan 19, 2026	$446.41	$353.50
Jan 12, 2026	$431.37	$357.93
Jan 5, 2026	$416.65	$365.88
Dec 15, 2025	$396.52	$337.12
Dec 8, 2025	$394.82	$351.57
Dec 1, 2025	$377.09	$345.29
Nov 24, 2025	$320.00	-
Nov 17, 2025	$356.97	$326.94
Nov 10, 2025	$390.88	$362.32
Nov 3, 2025	$360.64	$307.19
Oct 27, 2025	$389.92	$348.31
Oct 20, 2025	$397.99	$357.81
Oct 13, 2025	$432.86	$379.03

Price slide, Oct 12, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$505.83	$400.56
400-499 lb	$457.50-48.33	$359.92-40.64
500-599 lb	$412.05-45.45	$317.56-42.36
600-699 lb	$321.84-90.21	$308.00-9.56
700-799 lb	$295.00-26.84	$282.50-25.50
800-899 lb	$315.00+20.00	-

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Blue Grass StockyardsRichmond, KY	24	Oct 9	$387.50
Lake Cumberland LivestockSomerset, KY	31	Oct 10	$385.46
Washington Co. Cattle SaleSpringfield, KY	33	Oct 13	$403.69
Blue Grass StockyardsLexington, KY	37	Oct 13	$383.55
Blue Grass StockyardsCampbellsville, KY	40	Oct 10	$407.00

Source

As of Mon, Oct 12, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY (USDA PDF, report date Oct 12, 2026)
Latest AMS_2190 report on ams.usda.gov

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