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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 16

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 162▼ 45 vs year ago 136 · −33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 23▼ 8 vs year ago 34 · −23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , 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 $362.70/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −50.86 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$362.70

13 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$41.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.21

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	372.25	1,994	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	330.87	1,777	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $217 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 sale13 hd

362.70

—

KY average25 barns · 410 hd

346.49

+16.21

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−50.86

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	1,658	195.90	3,248	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	151.98	2,419	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	147.58	1,892	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	147.30	1,588	5thin

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	362.06/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,093	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	365.07/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,307	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	339.30/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,297	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	291.21/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,149	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	345.69/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,853	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	314.26/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,961	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	276.34/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,838	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Bulls	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	379.32/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,787	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	336.30/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	381.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,994	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,009	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	309.83/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,961	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,164	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	195.90/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	160.50/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,631	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,374	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	140.32/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,807	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	157.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,039	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	138.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,112	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,643	161.97/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,661	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jun 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 162Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	130.00–146.00	140.32
1	—	1,195	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,292	150.00–166.00	157.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	135.00–145.00	138.65
4	—	1,643	156.00–165.00	161.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	154.00–165.00	160.50
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,125	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	193.00–199.00	195.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	665	270.00–282.50	276.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	330.00–355.00	345.69
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	367.50	367.50
7	600–650	624	307.50–317.50	314.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	367.50–385.00	379.32
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	566	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	633	300.00–322.50	309.83
1	650–700	660	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	518	325.00–347.50	336.30
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	995	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	380.00–387.50	381.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	578	357.50–367.50	362.06
7	600–650	632	350.00–367.50	365.07
3	650–700	677	332.50–342.50	339.30
2	700–750	738	287.50–295.00	291.21

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	1	—	1,245	3,100.00	3,100.00

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.