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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 5

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 116▼ 100 vs year ago 140 · −71.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 44▼ 33 vs year ago 56 · −58.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

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 $360.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −12.94 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$360.00

1 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+29.11

vs KY average

+27.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	360.00	1,818	1thin

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 sale1 hd

360.00

—

KY average24 barns · 1,295 hd

330.89

+29.11

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+27.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−12.94

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	1,455	186.00	2,706	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,648	160.62	2,647	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	155.91	2,019	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	143.69	1,571	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	181.00	2,208	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$2,352	5

Every lot

30 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,678	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	302	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,170	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	389.38/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,437	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	397.54/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,821	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	378.40/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,638	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	367.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,771	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,881	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,823	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,123	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,023	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,220	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,208	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,706	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	156.34/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,696	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	122.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,477	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	155.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,019	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	160.62/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,647	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,351.82/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,352	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,244	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 116Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 44Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
1	600–650	610	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	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	302	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	369	387.50–395.00	389.38
1	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
6	450–500	458	387.50–407.50	397.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	370.00–385.00	378.40
3	450–500	482	360.00–375.00	367.45
1	500–550	510	357.50	357.50
1	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	765	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	870	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	500–550	505	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	402	417.50	417.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	154.00–160.00	155.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,648	155.00–165.00	160.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,085	148.00–161.00	156.34
2	—	1,203	120.00–125.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	186.00	186.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,388	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,351.82

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	1	—	1,275	176.00	176.00

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.