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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 63▼ 421 vs year ago 636 · −66.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 42▼ 2 vs year ago 47 · −4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 12 · −41.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a lite test of limited comparison, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 4.00-8.00 lower, Moderate 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 $353.96/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −59.60 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$353.96

31 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	518	368.79	1,911	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	330.48	1,829	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

353.96

—

KY average25 barns · 854 hd

358.57

−4.61

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−59.60

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	1,679	195.02	3,274	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	157.30	2,133	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	156.67	2,460	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	130.01	1,398	6thin

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)	955	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,593	$2,354	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,550	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,864	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	388.06/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,041	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	373.87/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,135	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	348.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,146	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	341.49/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,476	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	469.91/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,353	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,304	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	373.67/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,401	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	367.51/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,540	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	341.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,595	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	360.46/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,716	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	356.97/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,871	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	333.75/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,749	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,027	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,980	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	325.25/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,997	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	694	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,856	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	251.28/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,809	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	446.22/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,664	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	422.41/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,732	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	392.02/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,717	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	391.00/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,803	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	311.37/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,448	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	390.00/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,958	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	359.96/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,879	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	330.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,769	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	330.22/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,912	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	332.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,054	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	353.30/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,201	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	291.28/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,853	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	325.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,179	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	674	296.32/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,997	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	292.23/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,127	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	290.66/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,247	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	2,072	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	923	216.24/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,996	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	180.55/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,724	197.88/cwt	193.00–202.00	3,411	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	205.73/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,833	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,065	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	147.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,612	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	132.66/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	147.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,955	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	134.32/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,813	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	166.57/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,282	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	150.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,353	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,568	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,383	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,593	2,354.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,354	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 63Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	373	430.00–467.50	446.22
4	400–450	410	417.50–427.50	422.41
6	500–550	502	387.50–392.50	390.00
3	600–650	623	350.00–355.00	353.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	307.50–315.00	311.37
7	500–550	535	320.00–345.00	330.67
5	550–600	579	300.00–340.00	330.22
5	600–650	636	255.00–310.00	291.28
4	650–700	674	287.50–310.00	296.32
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	923	212.50–220.00	216.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	438	377.50–400.00	392.02
8	450–500	461	372.50–402.50	391.00
12	500–550	522	352.50–377.50	359.96
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	618	325.00–340.00	332.29
7	650–700	669	320.00–335.00	325.67
7	700–750	728	282.50–297.50	292.23
4	750–800	773	277.50–300.00	290.66
2	850–900	868	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	900–950	935	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	475	392.50	392.50
9	550–600	571	367.50–377.50	373.87
2	600–650	615	342.50–355.00	348.90
2	700–750	725	332.50–350.00	341.49
2	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	895	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	380.00–395.00	388.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	337.50–347.50	341.48
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	694	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	720	247.50–255.00	251.28
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	367.50–380.00	373.67
5	400–450	419	360.00–377.50	367.51
8	450–500	476	350.00–372.50	360.46
12	500–550	524	332.50–340.00	333.75
3	550–600	588	330.00–340.00	336.77
9	600–650	614	310.00–332.50	325.25
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	352.50–370.00	356.97
6	550–600	573	350.00–357.50	353.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	460.00–480.00	469.91
1	300–350	320	407.50	407.50
5	450–500	477	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	129.00–136.00	132.66
2	—	1,090	143.00–153.00	147.91
2	—	973	109.00–110.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	162.00–163.00	162.51
2	—	1,560	148.00–154.00	150.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	145.00–152.00	147.91
2	—	1,350	133.00–136.00	134.32
8	—	1,370	161.00–180.00	166.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	204.00–207.00	205.73
9	—	1,724	193.00–202.00	197.88
4	—	1,438	169.00–187.00	180.55

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,593	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,354.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	—	1,330	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	232.50	232.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.