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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 17

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 96▼ 166 vs year ago 194 · −85.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 35 vs year ago 51 · −68.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −166.49 against this barn's trailing median of $451.49.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.88

vs KY average

−86.25 vs national

Price by quality 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	470	285.00	1,340	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

KY average18 barns · 178 hd

320.88

−35.88

National average109 barns · 2,975 hd

371.25

−86.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

451.49

−166.49

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

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	145.65	1,609	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	141.33	1,921	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	140.00	2,149	1thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,825	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

13 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	709	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,418	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	247.84/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,403	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	145.65/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,609	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,484	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	147.92/cwt	130.00–164.00	2,062	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 96Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 6

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	709	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	566	247.50–248.00	247.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	119.00–120.00	119.35
10	—	1,394	130.00–164.00	147.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	143.00–148.00	145.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00

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.