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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 63▼ 24 vs year ago 124 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 30▼ 20 vs year ago 38 · −52.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00- higher, Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for all 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 $364.17/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −49.40 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$364.17

14 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$54.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.11

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	560	371.95	2,084	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	317.50	1,762	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.45/cwt here — about $322 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

364.17

—

KY average23 barns · 479 hd

351.06

+13.11

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−49.40

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	—	Average	1,599	210.34	3,363	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	161.00	2,528	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	156.45	2,114	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	129.11	1,194	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,475	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,783	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	387.98/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,804	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	385.02/cwt	382.50–387.50	1,979	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	366.93/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,989	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	373.00/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,279	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	325.06/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,318	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,259	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	417.63/cwt	412.50–420.00	1,387	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	416.26/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,573	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,530	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,549	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	331.51/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,442	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	364.25/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,712	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,746	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	353.76/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,016	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,969	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	331	462.37/cwt	452.50–467.50	1,530	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	393.97/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,430	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	422.32/cwt	417.50–432.50	1,596	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	348.88/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,483	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	396.24/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,755	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	385.46/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,862	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	371.23/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,997	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	369.74/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,096	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	627	361.66/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,268	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,037	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	201.03/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,036	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	219.65/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,708	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	119.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,103	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,379	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,653	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,744	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	170.75/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,402	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 63Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 30Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00- higher, Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	363	387.50–400.00	393.97
2	400–450	443	395.00–397.50	396.24
5	450–500	483	370.00–390.00	385.46
4	500–550	538	367.50–372.50	371.23
6	550–600	567	360.00–376.00	369.74
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	337.50–360.00	348.88
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	970	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
3	300–350	331	452.50–467.50	462.37
3	350–400	378	417.50–432.50	422.32
2	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	627	357.50–365.00	361.66
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	412.50–420.00	417.63
2	350–400	378	415.00–417.50	416.26
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	435	320.00–342.50	331.51
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	685	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	535	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	570	350.00–357.50	353.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	387.50	387.50
1	350–400	385	397.50	397.50
13	450–500	470	357.50–370.00	364.25
1	500–550	525	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	465	372.50–397.50	387.98
4	500–550	542	360.00–372.50	366.93
3	700–750	713	322.50–330.00	325.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	382.50–387.50	385.02
5	600–650	611	372.50–375.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	427.50	427.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,407	166.00–179.00	170.75
1	—	1,140	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	115.00–125.00	119.92
1	—	935	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	195.00–205.00	201.03
2	—	1,688	216.00–222.00	219.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00

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.