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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

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

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 272▲ 37 vs year ago 154 · +24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 48▼ 3 vs year ago 37 · −8.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower, 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 $292.02/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −80.91 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$292.02

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs KY average

−22.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	296.00	1,605	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	256.25	1,441	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

292.02

—

KY average25 barns · 1,499 hd

290.12

+1.90

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−80.91

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	1,553	164.62	2,557	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	133.88	1,758	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	132.74	1,423	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,687	131.37	2,217	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	153.00	1,943	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	190.00	2,109	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 Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

73 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,661	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	334.95/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,789	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,970	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,622	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	726	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	296.08/cwt	290.00–302.50	823	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	351.12/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,169	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,234	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	308.94/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,307	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	352.90/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,503	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	344.98/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,608	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	316.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,608	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,515	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	284.11/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,628	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,536	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,580	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,533	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	211.65/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,503	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,481	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,630	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	190.01/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,577	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	852	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,043	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	377.40/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,404	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	372.66/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,539	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	362.23/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,670	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	330.28/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,701	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	583	308.67/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,800	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	295.01/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,720	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,345	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	245.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,495	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	285.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,872	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	235.82/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,721	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,889	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,849	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,652	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3Fleshy	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3Fleshy	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	164.03/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,106	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	138.80/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,437	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,395	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	137.21/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,775	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	125.54/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,707	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,794	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,743	135.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,368	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	155.09/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,628	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 272Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	478	345.00–350.00	347.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	312.50–347.50	334.95
4	550–600	567	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	290.00–302.50	296.08
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	423	292.50–320.00	308.94
2	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	314.81
3	500–550	541	270.00–285.00	280.01
8	550–600	573	280.00–292.50	284.11
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	227.50–230.00	228.77
3	700–750	710	207.50–215.00	211.65
2	750–800	795	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	800–850	830	189.00–191.00	190.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	310.00–320.00	316.44
2	600–650	608	250.00–270.00	259.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	322.50	322.50
6	300–350	333	322.50–367.50	351.12
1	350–400	350	352.50	352.50
8	400–450	426	330.00–362.50	352.90
9	450–500	466	332.50–352.50	344.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	583	292.50–297.50	295.01
3	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	245.01
3	700–750	730	232.50–237.50	235.82
2	750–800	763	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	608	220.00–222.50	221.23
1	900–950	905	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	362.50	362.50
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	300	347.50	347.50
11	350–400	372	345.00–390.00	377.40
3	400–450	413	365.00–377.50	372.66
9	450–500	461	342.50–375.00	362.23
4	500–550	515	310.00–337.50	330.28
6	550–600	583	302.50–322.50	308.67
3	650–700	655	280.00–290.00	285.85
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	705	173.00	173.00

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	2	—	1,050	139.00–170.00	155.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,743	130.00–139.00	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	132.00–143.00	137.21
2	—	1,360	125.00–126.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	135.00–147.50	138.80
2	—	1,128	120.00–127.00	123.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,235	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,582	163.00–167.00	164.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	153.00	153.00

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.