Bluegrass Stockyards  - ( Stanford, KY )  - April 30, 2026

Frankfort, KY Thu Apr, 30 2026 Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY Weighted Average Report for 4/30/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 1104 1158 1085 Feeder Cattle 1012 1075 960 Slaughter Cattle 90 67 120 Replacement Cattle 2 16 5 Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-10.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 770.00 770.00 Fancy 3 335-342 340 600.00-645.00 614.79 Fancy 3 353 353 587.00 587.00 Fancy 1 385 385 550.00 550.00 15 400-434 418 515.00-547.50 537.22 Fancy 1 425 425 485.00 485.00 8 450-475 461 510.00-542.50 530.76 Fancy 6 470-487 481 480.00-495.00 487.87 3 500-535 520 467.50-472.50 469.94 29 500-547 528 481.00-515.00 506.30 Value Added 18 550-577 565 475.00-485.00 477.36 Value Added 7 550-590 577 450.00-469.00 460.87 7 606 606 462.50 462.50 Fancy 50 610-641 633 400.00-450.00 445.03 Value Added 2 635-640 638 370.00-382.50 376.27 2 665-670 668 387.50-392.50 389.99 8 651-692 677 430.00-432.50 431.60 Value Added 31 710-735 726 377.50-402.50 395.04 Value Added 1 740 740 342.50 342.50 27 751-772 757 382.00-389.00 386.67 Value Added 1 790 790 350.00 350.00 60 870 870 366.50 366.50 Value Added 18 883-890 884 339.00-340.00 339.94 121 922-931 924 349.00-359.25 355.75 Value Added 72 952-961 954 340.00-346.85 345.32 Value Added Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 480-487 485 407.50-465.00 447.26 3 555-595 580 412.50-445.00 425.91 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 200 200 660.00 660.00 Fancy 1 265 265 600.00 600.00 Fancy 4 315-340 330 520.00-590.00 547.67 Fancy 2 375 375 517.50 517.50 Fancy 2 377 377 495.00 495.00 14 400-447 415 482.50-520.00 503.56 Fancy 4 410-435 416 460.00-475.00 469.85 4 450 450 482.50 482.50 Fancy 22 450-497 480 457.50-475.00 464.50 29 500-547 518 420.00-450.00 438.12 Value Added 5 540-545 541 392.50-395.00 394.50 10 555-596 583 370.00-397.50 386.75 95 560-598 591 400.00-426.00 415.31 Value Added 28 600-641 623 382.50-408.00 391.01 Value Added 2 680 680 340.00 340.00 4 686 686 370.00 370.00 Value Added 3 728 728 349.00 349.00 Value Added 15 755-763 762 327.50-340.00 339.17 129 794 794 355.75 355.75 Value Added 22 821 821 343.00 343.00 Replacement Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 375 375 450.00 450.00 3 415-445 425 371.00-420.00 398.82 5 475-497 488 340.00-440.00 415.99 3 575-590 583 353.00-365.00 359.31 4 890 890 285.00 285.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 261-295 270 635.00-660.00 641.84 Fancy 3 320-340 333 592.50-625.00 602.90 Fancy 2 370-375 373 462.50-490.00 476.34 4 392 392 565.00 565.00 Fancy 2 450-480 465 510.00-517.50 513.63 Fancy 3 465-495 485 497.50-507.50 500.70 6 515-535 520 477.50-517.50 504.48 Fancy 4 510-545 531 452.50-470.00 462.08 2 560-565 563 457.50 457.50 3 635-645 638 380.00-389.00 385.97 Fancy 7 657-697 668 383.00-392.50 389.67 Fancy 5 700-712 705 375.00-383.00 379.77 Fancy 1 805 805 293.00 293.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 435 435 451.00 451.00 2 455-475 465 410.00-442.50 426.60 4 510-545 523 367.50-425.00 407.95 2 560-580 570 350.00-377.50 363.99 1 625 625 340.00 340.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 1215-1235 1225 202.50-203.00 202.75 2 1790-1845 1818 215.00-239.00 226.82 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 920-1035 978 136.00-137.00 136.47 Low Dressing, Lean 7 900-1175 1055 167.00-207.50 177.24 High Dressing, Lean 6 975-1280 1076 144.00-162.50 150.96 Lean 7 1130-1460 1301 143.00-165.00 157.41 Boner 31 1175-1490 1332 168.00-200.00 177.57 High Dressing, Boner 4 1490-1710 1549 168.00-182.00 174.28 High Dressing, Breaker 1 1640 1640 161.00 161.00 Breaker Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1095 1095 2,850.00 2,850.00 Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 1 1330 1330 4,100.00 4,100.00 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf