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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 21

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 165▼ 36 vs year ago 152 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 30▼ 19 vs year ago 38 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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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 3.00-5.00 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 $338.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −75.49 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$338.07

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.79

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	539	338.07	1,822	9thin

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 sale9 hd

338.07

—

KY average23 barns · 527 hd

337.28

+0.79

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−75.49

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	—	Average	1,693	183.08	3,100	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	157.22	2,058	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	152.00	2,421	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	131.00	1,434	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	163.00	1,956	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	237.50	2,696	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,630	182.00	2,967	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$2,918	2thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	984	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,307	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	405.41/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,553	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	381.89/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,634	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,818	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,156	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	389.32/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,460	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	334.93/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,383	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	308.75/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,374	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	328.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,434	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	261.18/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,379	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,926	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	393.46/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,251	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,341	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	379.01/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,603	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	375.20/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,737	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,782	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	283.79/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,490	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	356.03/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,976	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	629	331.50/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,085	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,964	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	690	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,156	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,696	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,681	184.10/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,345	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	157.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,058	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,421	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,917.71/head	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,918	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 165Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

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
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	735	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	377.50–395.00	389.32
3	400–450	413	330.00–337.50	334.93
4	450–500	466	325.00–330.00	328.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	445	300.00–317.50	308.75
3	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	299.93
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	252.50–280.00	261.18
1	550–600	590	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	437.50	437.50
3	300–350	313	417.50	417.50
3	350–400	383	400.00–417.50	405.41
4	400–450	428	380.00–382.50	381.89
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	347.68
2	550–600	575	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	287.50	287.50
1	950–1000	975	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–287.50	283.79
1	650–700	660	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	442.50	442.50
2	300–350	318	375.00–410.00	393.46
1	350–400	360	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	423	372.50–385.00	379.01
17	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	375.20
2	500–550	513	340.00–355.00	347.46
5	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	356.03
5	600–650	629	327.50–335.00	331.50
2	650–700	690	305.00–320.00	312.50
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	150.00–154.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	157.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,020	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	178.00	178.00
5	—	1,681	182.00–186.00	184.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,260	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,917.71

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	—	780	230.00	230.00

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.