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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 11

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 111▼ 76 vs year ago 139 · −54.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 33 · −9.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

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 $342.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −71.26 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$342.31

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	536	350.11	1,876	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	315.00	1,756	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd

342.31

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

349.78

−7.47

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−71.26

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	—	Low	1,614	192.19	3,102	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	169.00	2,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	160.38	2,055	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	141.51	1,396	7thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,600	1thin

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	382.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,816	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,963	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,005	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	328.68/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,495	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	346.22/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,676	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	514	284.62/cwt	255.00–302.50	1,463	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	338.43/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,784	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,868	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,279	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	343.71/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,523	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	328.75/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,611	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	356.56/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,833	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	341.51/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,930	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	333.92/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,057	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	327.46/cwt	315.00–347.50	2,214	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	868	203.70/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,768	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	252.57/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,210	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	172.49/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	211.29/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,873	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	780	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,578	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	149.01/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,536	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	171.79/cwt	163.00–181.00	2,101	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,657	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	151.85/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,067	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,173	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 111Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 6

No comparison due to limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	160.00–178.00	172.49
1	—	1,765	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,833	210.00–212.00	211.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	147.00–159.00	151.85
6	—	1,223	163.00–181.00	171.79
1	—	1,315	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	167.00	167.00
1	—	800	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,031	143.00–157.00	149.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	169.00	169.00

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	285	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	484	342.50–350.00	346.22
3	500–550	527	322.50–347.50	338.43
1	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	765	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	455	322.50–335.00	328.68
4	500–550	514	255.00–302.50	284.62
1	550–600	550	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	514	345.00–370.00	356.56
3	550–600	565	330.00–347.50	341.51
4	600–650	616	327.50–347.50	333.92
7	650–700	676	315.00–347.50	327.46
2	850–900	875	240.00–265.00	252.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	337.50–350.00	343.71
2	450–500	490	317.50–340.00	328.75
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	575	307.50	307.50
2	850–900	868	187.50–220.00	203.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	475	375.00–390.00	382.34
1	500–550	520	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,600.00	3,600.00

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	—	1,060	205.00	205.00

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.