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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 27

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 226▲ 28 vs year ago 151 · +18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 14▲ 18 vs year ago 22 · +81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.31/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −90.63 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$282.31

28 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$51.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs KY average

−22.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	287.87	1,584	25
Medium and Large 2-3	547	235.92	1,290	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.95/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

282.31

—

KY average25 barns · 2,199 hd

282.93

−0.63

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−22.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−90.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,922	163.67	3,146	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	134.48	2,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	133.32	1,755	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	108.56	1,110	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	172.50	1,837	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	191.03	3,037	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,163	2thin

Every lot

67 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	357.91/cwt	327.50–375.00	1,514	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,716	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	328.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,827	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,490	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	299.50/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,839	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,945	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	246.25/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,879	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	986	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	322.33/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,331	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	301.96/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,404	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	278.73/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,341	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	300.87/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,555	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	233.88/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,251	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	287.44/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,630	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	273.76/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,719	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	236.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,581	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,796	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	115	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	725	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	160	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	832	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	313.40/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,144	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	358.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,402	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	313.38/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,448	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	335.54/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,624	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	301.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,576	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	563	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,678	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	669	254.98/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,706	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	237.55/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,627	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,590	191.03/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,037	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,798	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,967	2
Bulls	—	—	2,170	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	83.19/cwt	80.00–87.00	830	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	122.32/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,281	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	116.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,485	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	142.52/cwt	131.00–160.00	1,880	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	121.53/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,669	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	138.58/cwt	131.00–152.00	2,184	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,864	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Select	1,065	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,837	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,302	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 27, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 226Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	320.00–327.50	323.82
5	550–600	557	320.00–330.00	328.01
4	600–650	614	291.00–302.50	299.50
3	700–750	723	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
4	750–800	763	243.00–247.50	246.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	571	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	327.50–375.00	357.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	337	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	481	272.50–287.50	278.73
4	500–550	538	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	236.98
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	845	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	287.00–312.50	300.87
15	550–600	567	282.50–292.50	287.44
12	600–650	628	250.00–282.50	273.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	220.00–247.50	233.88
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	413	312.50–340.00	322.33
9	450–500	465	295.00–310.00	301.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	312.50–315.00	313.40
3	450–500	462	312.50–315.00	313.38
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	685	232.50–240.00	237.55
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	760	239.00	239.00
1	850–900	890	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	630.00	630.00
1	150–200	160	520.00	520.00
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	391	355.00–365.00	358.48
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
8	450–500	484	322.50–360.00	335.54
6	500–550	522	295.00–315.00	301.93
4	550–600	563	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	612	250.00	250.00
12	650–700	669	250.00–261.00	254.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	790	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	172.50	172.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,170	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,576	131.00–152.00	138.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	80.00–87.00	83.19
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,047	122.00–123.00	122.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	131.00–160.00	142.52
2	—	1,373	121.00–122.00	121.53
3	—	1,273	113.00–119.00	116.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	189.00–193.00	191.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	172.50	172.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.