Bluegrass Stockyards  - ( Stanford, KY )  - April 9, 2026

Frankfort, KY Thu Apr, 09 2026 Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY Weighted Average Report for 4/09/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 1362 881 1183 Feeder Cattle 1222 787 1084 Slaughter Cattle 135 91 92 Replacement Cattle 5 3 7 Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, 800 lbs and up 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 800 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Very good demand for slaughter classes. Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 200-210 205 680.00-770.00 738.37 Fancy 13 250-295 283 650.00-750.00 699.79 Fancy 4 305-338 330 680.00-690.00 682.31 Fancy 29 357-398 368 540.00-685.00 640.15 Fancy 3 370-390 382 517.50-532.50 524.16 1 430 430 500.00 500.00 21 405-445 430 530.00-595.00 570.16 Fancy 14 454-490 465 523.00-555.00 546.01 Fancy 3 460-495 480 510.00-517.50 514.18 65 505-541 523 490.00-545.00 503.60 Value Added 3 500-540 527 467.50-472.50 470.92 11 550-561 560 482.50-505.00 502.99 Value Added 14 551-595 564 450.00-460.00 457.32 5 615-617 616 399.00-404.00 401.00 119 601-640 625 410.00-472.50 431.85 Value Added 1 665 665 377.00 377.00 103 650-675 670 417.50-441.00 424.44 Value Added 15 700-742 731 370.00-392.50 377.61 Value Added 2 735 735 350.00-360.00 355.00 9 757 757 400.00 400.00 Value Added 5 762-770 764 351.00-363.00 360.58 13 804-840 812 350.00-361.00 358.38 Value Added 7 861 861 345.00 345.00 16 909-930 918 325.00-336.50 331.58 121 907-945 926 343.00-348.50 345.63 Value Added 4 955-960 958 311.00-326.00 320.51 Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 335 335 502.50 502.50 1 475 475 485.00 485.00 1 545 545 407.50 407.50 5 565-572 569 420.00-445.00 432.01 5 663 663 360.00 360.00 4 700-735 721 320.00-340.00 333.02 1 790 790 329.00 329.00 1 805 805 310.00 310.00 1 870 870 284.00 284.00 Steers Small 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 525 525 375.00 375.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 210-235 220 575.00-680.00 640.37 Fancy 14 273-290 281 545.00-670.00 628.47 Fancy 17 320-347 332 532.50-585.00 563.85 Fancy 1 340 340 495.00 495.00 4 373-390 377 485.00-490.00 486.29 26 357-397 385 517.50-527.50 521.62 Fancy 36 400-449 427 480.00-527.50 496.35 Fancy 2 435-440 438 460.00-477.50 468.70 24 467 467 484.00 484.00 Fancy 16 455-492 474 452.50-472.50 459.97 27 500-540 522 415.00-457.50 436.48 Value Added 2 520-540 530 400.00-402.50 401.27 8 554-582 561 381.00-397.00 385.15 38 555-595 578 410.00-435.00 421.85 Value Added 21 600-645 613 372.50-420.00 407.02 Value Added 23 655-694 687 372.50-417.50 396.43 Value Added 3 685-695 692 355.00-367.50 361.20 16 705-738 722 343.00-407.50 361.89 Value Added 63 780-799 799 339.75-350.00 339.91 Value Added 1 835 835 337.00 337.00 2 882 882 320.00 320.00 1 960 960 317.50 317.50 Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 375-395 385 445.00-455.00 450.13 3 420-435 430 395.00-430.00 418.60 11 470-498 487 412.50-442.50 432.32 2 530 530 372.50 372.50 4 555-590 568 355.00-367.50 361.88 2 635-645 640 350.00-359.00 354.46 1 735 735 310.00 310.00 2 965 965 257.50 257.50 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 240 240 660.00 660.00 Fancy 7 305-345 336 615.00-700.00 674.55 Fancy 1 355 355 670.00 670.00 Fancy 2 380-385 383 505.00-525.00 515.07 28 405-447 432 540.00-602.50 566.07 Fancy 3 425-445 435 505.00-520.00 515.00 7 451-485 470 522.50-540.00 537.45 Fancy 10 455-497 483 495.00-517.50 504.62 5 502-525 510 482.50-507.50 492.55 Fancy 13 505-545 522 440.00-460.00 447.69 15 555-580 565 439.00-460.00 449.83 12 610-630 626 380.00-402.50 399.31 Fancy 2 645 645 352.50 352.50 5 650-695 668 375.00-379.00 377.60 Fancy 3 655-690 672 350.00-367.50 358.26 3 715-722 720 363.00-367.00 364.32 Fancy 2 715-740 728 337.50-342.50 339.96 11 810-837 823 319.00-327.00 324.53 1 855 855 310.00 310.00 2 1015 1015 259.00 259.00 1 1280 1280 2,950.00 2,950.00 Young Bulls Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 445 445 445.00 445.00 4 460-463 462 460.00-465.00 461.24 4 530-540 533 410.00-417.50 415.60 5 550-595 575 377.50-430.00 397.05 1 605 605 327.50 327.50 1 810 810 282.50 282.50 1 875 875 287.50 287.50 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1160-1595 1361 200.00-209.00 205.97 1 1560 1560 188.00 188.00 Low Dressing 21 1200-2300 1670 211.00-240.00 224.29 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 920-1100 1025 131.00-143.00 138.69 Low Dressing, Lean 5 850-1170 1027 144.00-160.00 148.98 Lean 22 840-1180 1050 168.00-205.00 185.08 High Dressing, Lean 1 1065 1065 90.00 90.00 Very Low Dressing, Lean 10 1185-1470 1321 159.00-173.00 169.52 Boner 2 1225-1425 1325 148.00 148.00 Low Dressing, Boner 35 1190-1490 1326 175.00-215.00 188.01 High Dressing, Boner 15 1500-1770 1573 174.00-204.00 186.53 High Dressing, Breaker 1 1695 1695 140.00 140.00 Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 930 930 2,650.00 2,650.00 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 1 1215 1215 2,200.00 2,200.00 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage 1 1240 1240 2,600.00 2,600.00 Young, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 845 845 2,750.00 2,750.00 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage