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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 23

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 91▼ 24 vs year ago 144 · −16.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 26▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes mostly steady on a limited comparison. Good demand for all 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 $324.75/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −88.82 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$324.75

12 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$40.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.56

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	523	355.05	1,858	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	314.65	1,739	9thin

One grade step is worth $40.40/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale12 hd

324.75

—

KY average25 barns · 384 hd

332.31

−7.56

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−88.82

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	1,480	198.00	2,930	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	166.56	2,134	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	147.64	1,578	7thin

Every lot

44 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,937	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	504.90/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,212	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,357	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	417.91/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,275	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	343.84/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,128	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	394.98/cwt	392.50–397.50	1,351	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	365.95/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,398	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,484	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	358.78/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,715	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,670	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,742	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	309.37/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,813	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	299.18/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,885	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	294.18/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,956	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	258.66/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,883	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	450.50/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,297	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	401.28/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,336	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	379.50/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,423	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	385.73/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,674	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	380.61/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,781	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	342.12/cwt	307.50–355.00	1,656	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	360.07/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,836	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,737	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	557	312.37/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,740	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	282.30/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,793	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	278.48/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,869	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,223	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	140.07/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,468	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	166.56/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,865	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	166.56/cwt	155.00–173.00	2,134	6

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 91Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 26Year ago 21

Compared to last Monday: All classes mostly steady on a limited comparison. Good demand for all classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	204.00	204.00
1	—	1,380	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,281	155.00–173.00	166.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	130.00–147.00	140.07
2	—	1,120	163.00–170.00	166.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	422.50–480.00	450.50
2	300–350	333	400.00–402.50	401.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	484	307.50–355.00	342.12
4	500–550	547	317.50	317.50
5	550–600	557	280.00–322.50	312.37
2	600–650	635	270.00–295.00	282.30
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	367.50–392.50	379.50
7	400–450	434	372.50–397.50	385.73
9	450–500	468	365.00–390.00	380.61
2	500–550	510	352.50–367.50	360.07
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
5	650–700	671	277.50–280.00	278.48
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	335.00–337.50	336.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	342	392.50–397.50	394.98
3	350–400	382	352.50–372.50	365.95
3	450–500	478	352.50–372.50	358.78
2	500–550	510	327.50	327.50
4	550–600	586	307.50–310.00	309.37
3	600–650	630	297.50–300.00	299.18
3	650–700	665	285.00–310.00	294.18
2	700–750	728	250.00–267.50	258.66
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	340.00–347.50	343.84
1	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
2	450–500	460	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	500.00–510.00	504.90
1	250–300	295	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	305	405.00–422.50	417.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	520	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	555	365.00	365.00

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.