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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 31

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 140▲ 12 vs year ago 143 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 24▲ 16 vs year ago 39 · +41.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 15▲ 18 vs year ago 5 · +360.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.04/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −86.53 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$327.04

25 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$64.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.76

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	536	332.22	1,782	23
Medium and Large 2-3	548	267.50	1,465	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.72/cwt here — about $317 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd

327.04

—

KY average26 barns · 652 hd

322.28

+4.76

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−86.53

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	—	High	1,587	165.22	2,622	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	148.17	2,348	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	135.22	1,726	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	124.71	1,247	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,033	187.87	1,941	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,233	$3,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,377	$3,070	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,178	$2,407	2thin

Every lot

60 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	366.17/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,366	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	497	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,826	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,798	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,614	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,883	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	308.49/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,141	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,128	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	326.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,268	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,441	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	329.90/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,564	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	301.76/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,464	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	294.42/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,519	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	322.85/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,682	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,733	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	291.23/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,715	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,605	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	276.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,800	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,658	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,651	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	356.82/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,095	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	366.35/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,355	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	362.82/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,560	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,387	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	360.61/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,698	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,326	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	531	336.58/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,787	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	325.85/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,831	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,610	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	645	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,919	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	717	279.92/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,007	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,033	187.87/cwt	174.00–202.50	1,941	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,198	153.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	165.08/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,790	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	177.40/cwt	176.00–179.00	3,323	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	112.34/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,076	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	123.29/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,223	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	135.93/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,412	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	126.29/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,608	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	141.83/cwt	131.00–152.00	1,823	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	148.17/cwt	142.00–156.00	2,348	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,407.01/head	1,875.00–2,850.00	2,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,765.38/head	1,950.00–3,200.00	2,765	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,359	2,965.46/head	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,965	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,441	3,253.84/head	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,254	9

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 140Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 24Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 15Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	295	382.50	382.50
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	388	320.00–330.00	326.78
1	400–450	440	327.50	327.50
4	450–500	474	327.50–337.50	329.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	485	300.00–307.50	301.76
9	500–550	516	290.00–295.00	294.42
4	550–600	589	285.00–295.00	291.23
1	600–650	600	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	740	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	310.00–325.00	322.85
2	550–600	573	300.00–305.00	302.53
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
9	650–700	652	275.00–285.00	276.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	209.00	209.00
1	800–850	830	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	655	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	342.50	342.50
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
5	650–700	694	307.50–310.00	308.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	362.50–370.00	366.17
2	450–500	497	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	342.50–367.50	356.82
2	350–400	370	362.50–370.00	366.35
7	400–450	430	330.00–372.50	362.82
14	450–500	471	347.50–365.00	360.61
18	500–550	531	325.00–352.50	336.58
3	550–600	562	322.50–330.00	325.85
1	600–650	645	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	717	270.00–287.50	279.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	850	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	252.50	252.50
1	550–600	570	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,273	124.00–129.00	126.29
11	—	1,285	131.00–152.00	141.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	105.00–115.00	112.34
7	—	1,039	133.00–140.00	135.93
3	—	992	122.00–125.00	123.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	142.00–156.00	148.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	174.00–202.50	187.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,873	176.00–179.00	177.40
2	—	1,198	150.00–156.00	153.17
2	—	1,690	164.00–166.00	165.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	1,441	2,850.00–3,550.00	3,253.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,359	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,965.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,950.00–3,200.00	2,765.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,875.00–2,850.00	2,407.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	3,200.00	3,200.00

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.