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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 14

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 36▼ 2 vs year ago 167 · −1.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 14▼ 22 vs year ago 52 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last monday: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $311.06/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −61.87 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$311.06

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$63.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs KY average

−10.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	330.88	1,739	11thin
Medium and Large 2	556	294.64	1,637	7thin
Large 1-2	565	281.32	1,589	2thin
Large 2	510	267.50	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.38/cwt here — about $375 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 sale21 hd

311.06

—

KY average25 barns · 1,238 hd

311.80

−0.74

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−10.12

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−61.87

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	1,757	171.77	3,018	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	147.37	2,281	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	139.67	1,725	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	119.25	1,082	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,001	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,910	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,987	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	341.38/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,970	5
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,876	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	333.47/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,061	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,099	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	894	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,234	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	371	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,391	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,546	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	459	371.72/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,706	10
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,557	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	312.49/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,494	6
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	333.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,728	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	303.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,595	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,783	2
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	565	281.32/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,589	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	291.01/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,653	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,907	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,057	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,518	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	407.93/cwt	397.50–420.00	950	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	391.21/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,252	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	371.23/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,225	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	399.12/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,505	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	381.54/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,614	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	397.60/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,722	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	381.67/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,737	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	377.20/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,977	8
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,956	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,705	163.94/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	176.99/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,172	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,074	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	147.64/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,726	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	138.36/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,637	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	122.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,793	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	149.43/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,283	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,248	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,001.17/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,001	2

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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 36Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 6

Compared to last monday: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	397.50	397.50
2	300–350	327	377.50	377.50
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	445	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	463	335.00–337.50	336.24
9	500–550	519	330.00–335.00	333.02
2	550–600	555	320.00–322.50	321.26
2	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	478	310.00–317.50	312.49
2	500–550	525	302.50–305.00	303.73
5	550–600	568	290.00–295.00	291.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	459	370.00–372.50	371.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	565	277.50–285.00	281.32
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	423	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	493	385.00–390.00	387.51
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	577	337.50–347.50	341.38
5	600–650	618	332.50–337.50	333.47
4	650–700	651	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00–372.50	371.23
5	400–450	423	380.00–382.50	381.54
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	397.50–420.00	407.93
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–392.50	391.21
5	350–400	377	385.00–407.50	399.12
3	400–450	433	392.50–402.50	397.60
3	450–500	455	370.00–387.50	381.67
8	500–550	524	365.00–387.50	377.20
2	550–600	555	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	118.00–126.00	122.83
7	—	1,169	143.00–154.00	147.64
4	—	1,183	134.00–141.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
2	—	870	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	910	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	142.00–153.00	149.43
1	—	1,665	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	173.00–185.00	176.99
2	—	1,705	163.00–165.00	163.94

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,001.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,775.00	1,775.00

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.