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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 180 vs last sale 276▼ 18 vs year ago 114 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 44▼ 19 vs year ago 39 · −48.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply today.

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 $272.27/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −100.67 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$272.27

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs KY average

−24.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	276.83	1,518	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	243.40	1,310	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about $208 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

272.27

—

KY average25 barns · 1,550 hd

269.75

+2.52

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−24.73

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−100.67

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	—	Low	1,095	145.00	1,588	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	127.00	2,184	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,355	124.40	1,685	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	111.99	1,147	7thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,436	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	301.67/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,005	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	208.72/cwt	185.00–230.00	772	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	280.39/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,164	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,301	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	284.91/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,521	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	276.12/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,477	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	272.50/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,575	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,454	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	290.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,242	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	291.74/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,403	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	291.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,654	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	284.50/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,624	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,626	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,589	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,588	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	801	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	105.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,088	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,256	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	122.95/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,651	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	136.82/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,847	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,320	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,386	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 276Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 5

No comparison due to limited supply today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,038	120.00–122.00	121.05
3	—	1,027	103.00–108.00	105.94
1	—	910	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,343	122.00–124.00	122.95
1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,350	132.00–143.00	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	370	185.00–230.00	208.72
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	750	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	290.00–312.50	301.67
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	415	270.00–287.00	280.39
9	500–550	535	265.00–280.00	276.12
6	550–600	578	270.00–277.50	272.50
2	600–650	612	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	445	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	282.50–290.00	284.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	555	250.00–267.50	258.75
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	427	280.00–300.00	290.76
9	450–500	481	285.00–297.50	291.74
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	571	282.50–287.50	284.50
2	600–650	642	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	730	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	290.00–292.50	291.23
6	600–650	608	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	845	164.00	164.00

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.