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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 28

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 113▼ 289 vs year ago 381 · −75.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 26▼ 14 vs year ago 57 · −24.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 26 vs year ago 2 · +1,300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to weak, Feeder heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter 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 $335.35/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −37.59 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$335.35

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$48.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs KY average

−12.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	342.27	1,814	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	293.86	1,557	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.41/cwt here — about $257 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 sale14 hd

335.35

—

KY average25 barns · 691 hd

331.68

+3.67

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−12.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−37.59

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	—	Average	1,890	207.21	3,916	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,752	170.69	2,990	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	163.95	2,241	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	141.87	1,631	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	181.00	2,109	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,426	$3,470	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,640	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,587	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,590	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

49 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 1-2	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,089	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	391.27/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,518	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	386.18/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,641	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	366.29/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,575	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,679	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	354.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,832	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	293.86/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,557	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	333.49/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,794	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	296.21/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,834	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,242	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,424	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	362.47/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,519	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	324.78/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,374	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,706	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	341.80/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,760	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,846	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,312	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,231	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,165	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,109	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	210.61/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,812	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	164.33/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,901	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,162	143.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,669	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,452	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	166.67/cwt	153.00–177.00	2,252	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	142.20/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,126	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,752	170.69/cwt	161.00–184.00	2,990	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	2,589.74/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,590	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,426	3,469.88/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,470	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,498	2,587.06/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,587	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 113Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,875	210.00–212.00	210.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	161.00–184.00	170.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	141.00–145.00	143.66
1	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,157	162.00–168.00	164.33
1	—	1,200	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	137.00–147.00	142.20
16	—	1,351	153.00–177.00	166.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	3	—	1,170	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,589.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,498	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,587.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,426	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,469.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	423	290.00–347.50	324.78
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	419	355.00–367.50	362.47
3	450–500	491	347.50	347.50
10	500–550	515	332.50–357.50	341.80
2	550–600	570	320.00–327.50	323.82
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	816	280.00–285.00	283.34
1	950–1000	970	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	430	362.50–370.00	366.29
3	450–500	473	345.00–360.00	354.93
5	500–550	538	317.50–340.00	333.49
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	619	295.00–300.00	296.21
2	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	790	282.50–285.00	283.75
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	530	290.00–297.50	293.86
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	350.00–365.00	354.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	390.00–392.50	391.27
4	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	386.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	610	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

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.