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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 21

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 113 vs last sale 0▼ 402 vs year ago 515 · −78.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes steady on a lite test.

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 $326.77/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −46.16 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$326.77

14 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs KY average

−13.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	332.04	1,747	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	307.47	1,655	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

326.77

—

KY average24 barns · 1,240 hd

339.24

−12.46

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−13.41

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−46.16

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	1,728	205.11	3,544	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	159.52	2,047	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	146.75	2,556	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	137.66	1,520	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	222.50	2,659	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	246.46	3,105	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,438	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,196	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,693	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,695	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,530	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	366.81/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,959	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,852	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	334.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,750	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	212	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	943	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,170	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,583	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	332.04/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,747	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,799	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	247.70/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,536	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	296.81/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,894	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	306.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,000	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,026	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,203	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,482	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,825	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	287.61/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,418	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	602	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,957	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	303.90/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,869	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	296.95/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,010	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	745	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,291	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,350	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	246.46/cwt	242.50–250.00	3,105	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,659	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	210.48/cwt	202.00–222.50	3,172	3
Bulls	—	—	2,390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	159.38/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,650	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	120.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,333	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	141.46/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,659	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,842	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	164.53/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,131	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	142.63/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,339	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,015	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 29

Compared to last Monday: All classes steady on a lite test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	310	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	470	362.50	362.50
11	500–550	526	327.50–337.50	332.04
4	600–650	638	280.00–302.50	296.81
4	650–700	653	295.00–310.00	306.21
1	700–750	730	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	890	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	515	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	550–600	585	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	620	235.00–260.00	247.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	390	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	615	287.50–312.50	303.90
4	650–700	677	287.50–300.00	296.95
2	750–800	777	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	265.00–310.00	287.61
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	643	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	442.50	442.50
2	600–650	602	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	653	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	745	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	822	330.00–340.00	334.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	325	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	455	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	534	362.50–367.50	366.81
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	347.50–350.00	348.74
2	450–500	455	335.00–337.50	336.25
2	550–600	555	330.00–337.50	333.75
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	153.00–175.00	164.53
2	—	1,253	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	136.00–147.00	141.46
3	—	1,105	118.00–125.00	120.64
2	—	1,035	157.50–161.00	159.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	137.00–148.00	142.63
1	—	1,945	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	242.50–250.00	246.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	202.00–222.50	210.48
1	—	2,390	189.00	189.00

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.