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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 4

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 92▲ 4 vs year ago 107 · +3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 16 vs year ago 43 · −37.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $337.34/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −76.23 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$337.34

11 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$306

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

$59.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

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	539	353.44	1,906	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	294.39	1,600	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.05/cwt here — about $306 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 sale11 hd

337.34

—

KY average23 barns · 441 hd

341.29

−3.95

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−76.23

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	1,893	205.03	3,882	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	174.14	2,706	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	158.68	2,054	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	143.86	1,454	11

Every lot

58 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,640	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,552	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	373.79/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,888	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	353.74/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,910	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,801	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	356.39/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,024	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,504	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,516	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	416.90/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,563	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,078	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	390.65/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,840	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	351.18/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,668	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	372.02/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,912	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	340.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,825	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	338.30/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,871	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,987	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	308.03/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,904	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,964	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	423.36/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,655	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	411.58/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,749	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	335.35/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,425	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	457	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,817	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	369.73/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,719	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	301.59/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,568	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	368.35/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,938	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	328.74/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,785	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,953	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,679	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	354.99/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,173	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	338.15/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,151	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,306	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,232	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	211.04/cwt	207.00–215.00	4,200	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	144.82/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,434	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	164.20/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,658	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,362	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,734	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	178.38/cwt	171.00–186.00	2,244	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	125.18/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,737	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,554	174.14/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,706	4

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 92Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 43

Compared to last Monday: Feeder heifers and steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	540	345.00–365.00	353.74
2	550–600	568	350.00–362.50	356.39
1	750–800	795	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	805	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	431	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
1	550–600	550	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	370.00–377.50	373.79
1	550–600	555	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	390	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	425	320.00–350.00	335.35
2	500–550	520	292.50–310.00	301.59
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	605	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	790	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	465	362.50–380.00	369.73
2	500–550	543	327.50–330.00	328.74
3	550–600	550	350.00–357.50	355.00
4	600–650	636	335.00–340.00	338.15
1	750–800	775	297.50	297.50
1	950–1000	955	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
3	350–400	391	410.00–430.00	423.36
3	400–450	425	407.50–417.50	411.58
2	450–500	457	397.50	397.50
3	500–550	526	367.50–370.00	368.35
3	600–650	612	350.00–357.50	354.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	475	345.00–357.50	351.18
4	500–550	536	330.00–345.00	340.56
3	550–600	553	320.00–347.50	338.30
3	600–650	618	295.00–317.50	308.03
1	650–700	660	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	720	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	355.00–377.50	372.02
2	600–650	602	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	402.50–422.50	416.90
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	471	385.00–392.50	390.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,103	123.00–124.00	123.49
5	—	1,010	155.00–172.50	164.20
3	—	990	142.00–148.00	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	171.00–186.00	178.38
1	—	1,230	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,388	121.00–130.00	125.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	165.00–185.00	174.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,990	207.00–215.00	211.04
1	—	1,700	193.00	193.00

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.