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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

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

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 186▼ 194 vs year ago 399 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 81▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on limited comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for all classes.

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 $329.83/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −43.11 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$329.83

32 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.68

vs KY average

−8.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	329.83	1,807	32

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 sale32 hd

329.83

—

KY average25 barns · 1,599 hd

339.51

−9.68

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−8.91

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−43.11

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	—	Low	1,758	187.28	3,293	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	159.00	2,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	153.84	2,026	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	148.12	1,600	8thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	341.18/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,801	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,659	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,905	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	318.99/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,022	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,142	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	262.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,009	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,371	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,409	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	340.82/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,261	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,527	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,512	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,691	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	299.48/cwt	277.50–320.00	1,432	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	331.05/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,712	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	328.88/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,881	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,032	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,926	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	261.27/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,790	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	240.73/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,753	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	198.77/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,954	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	243	467.37/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,136	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,281	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	364.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,418	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	371.03/cwt	352.50–374.00	1,803	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	309.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,608	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	281.20/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,600	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	619	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,950	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,068	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	175.92/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,780	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	160.49/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,727	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	142.34/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,591	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	159.90/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,085	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	140.71/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,894	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,337	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,785	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	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 Jul 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 186Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 81Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on limited comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	478	277.50–320.00	299.48
2	650–700	685	260.00–262.50	261.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	340.00–342.50	340.82
3	400–450	432	345.00–355.00	350.06
7	450–500	476	350.00–360.00	355.32
14	500–550	517	327.50–332.50	331.05
18	550–600	572	310.00–337.50	328.88
2	600–650	642	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	728	235.00–252.50	240.73
2	950–1000	983	197.50–200.00	198.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	410	372.50	372.50
6	450–500	458	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
6	550–600	569	270.00–292.50	281.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00–480.00	467.37
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	619	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	382.50	382.50
8	350–400	389	360.00–375.00	364.45
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
15	450–500	486	352.50–374.00	371.03
20	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	309.15
1	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	625	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	695	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	572	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	765	250.00–275.00	262.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	450	382.50	382.50
10	500–550	528	332.50–350.00	341.18
3	550–600	586	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	634	302.50–322.50	318.99
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	720	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	171.00–181.00	175.92
1	—	2,115	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,076	154.00–166.00	160.49
3	—	1,118	141.00–144.00	142.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,304	151.00–169.00	159.90
6	—	1,346	130.00–149.00	140.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,688	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	845	192.50	192.50

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.