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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 3

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 196▲ 53 vs year ago 219 · +24.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 49▲ 9 vs year ago 39 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.59/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −102.97 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$310.59

29 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.32

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	310.59	1,737	29

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

310.59

—

KY average25 barns · 746 hd

298.27

+12.32

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−102.97

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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $344.79, median $413.57 across 15 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	1,621	162.82	2,640	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	140.19	2,360	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	138.10	1,834	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	114.06	1,230	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,649	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	308.83/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,606	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,761	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	758	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,649	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	257.74/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,985	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	135	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	554	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	305.15/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,022	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	249.95/cwt	212.50–275.00	925	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	295.90/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,110	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	343.87/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,307	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	328.34/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,376	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,472	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	279.35/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,321	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	274.25/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,451	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	297.47/cwt	287.50–299.50	1,577	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	276.72/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,572	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	607	261.96/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,590	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	243.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,511	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,398	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,738	2
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	728	229.97/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,674	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,757	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,705	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	351.60/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,125	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	370.23/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,385	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	360.67/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,518	11
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	341.22/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,614	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	301.14/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,433	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	320.94/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,691	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	576	315.59/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,818	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	282.01/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,644	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	616	298.54/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,839	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	251.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,606	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	707	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,821	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	207.50/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,504	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	232.51/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,693	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	796	217.17/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,729	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	224.50/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,825	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,632	2
Bulls	—	—	2,200	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,190	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,427	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	992	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	143.68/cwt	133.00–164.00	1,876	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	113.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,638	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	143.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,405	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,176	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,005	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,848.50/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,849	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,044	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 196Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	530	287.50–299.50	297.47
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	607	257.50–270.00	261.96
2	650–700	662	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	295.00–315.00	305.15
2	350–400	375	287.50–305.00	295.90
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	473	270.00–290.00	279.35
13	500–550	529	257.50–282.50	274.25
4	550–600	568	267.50–285.00	276.72
6	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	243.34
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	728	222.50–237.50	229.97
2	750–800	768	227.50–230.00	228.77
2	800–850	812	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	370	212.50–275.00	249.95
3	400–450	422	250.00–255.00	251.70
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	625	222.50–225.00	223.74
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	820	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	410.00	410.00
14	350–400	380	320.00–352.50	343.87
7	400–450	419	302.50–337.50	328.34
4	450–500	471	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	300.00–317.50	308.83
2	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.04
2	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	770	257.00–260.00	257.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	758	212.50–222.50	217.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	476	282.50–312.50	301.14
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	583	277.50–285.00	282.01
3	600–650	638	245.00–255.00	251.71
3	700–750	728	225.00–237.50	232.51
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
6	800–850	813	210.00–227.50	224.50
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	202.50	202.50
3	700–750	725	182.50–220.00	207.50
3	750–800	796	217.00–217.50	217.17
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	320	340.00–362.50	351.60
10	350–400	374	350.00–377.50	370.23
11	400–450	421	347.50–372.50	360.67
14	450–500	473	322.50–352.50	341.22
10	500–550	527	290.00–342.50	320.94
13	550–600	576	295.00–327.50	315.59
9	600–650	616	262.50–310.00	298.54
4	650–700	664	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	707	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	192.50	192.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,848.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	110.00–118.00	113.22
15	—	1,306	133.00–164.00	143.68
1	—	1,295	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	125.00–127.00	125.94
1	—	1,225	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,027	110.00–120.00	115.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	126.00–130.00	128.00
8	—	1,679	135.00–150.00	143.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	156.00–157.00	156.54
1	—	2,200	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,645	160.00	160.00

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.