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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 29

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 243▲ 147 vs year ago 140 · +105.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 53▲ 23 vs year ago 41 · +56.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $333.78/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −39.16 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$333.78

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$39.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.22

vs KY average

−35.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	341.13	1,844	35
Medium and Large 2-3	539	301.60	1,626	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.54/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale43 hd

333.78

—

KY average25 barns · 1,868 hd

363.00

−29.22

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−35.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−39.16

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	—	Low	1,766	191.89	3,388	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	159.53	2,570	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	150.54	1,898	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	138.09	1,390	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	198.04	2,248	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,937	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,725	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	415.63/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,737	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,227	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	365.15/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,078	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	364.31/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,230	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,529	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	331.30/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,070	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	310.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,024	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	320.81/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,225	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	355.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,521	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,649	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,338	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	358.78/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,647	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	290.38/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,362	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	291.50/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,513	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	340.08/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,830	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	345.35/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,903	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	559	311.69/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,742	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,152	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	317.38/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,968	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	288.79/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,059	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,100	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,309	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	384.13/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,567	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	407.90/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,705	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	334.76/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,423	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	409.55/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,909	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	333.78/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,562	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	368.77/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,800	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	401.01/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,057	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	329.21/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,748	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	562	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,248	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	368.50/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,152	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	291.40/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,792	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	334.46/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,100	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	297.25/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,992	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	265.80/cwt	252.50–285.00	2,047	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	808	256.12/cwt	242.50–270.00	2,069	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	918	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,077	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	198.04/cwt	174.00–222.50	2,248	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,727	195.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,371	8
Bulls	—	—	1,756	179.46/cwt	165.00–187.00	3,151	4
Bulls	—	—	2,115	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,547	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	876	96.58/cwt	82.50–110.00	846	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,349	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	146.60/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,526	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	157.40/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,643	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	159.44/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,910	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	147.86/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,901	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,812	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	161.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,544	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,680	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,149.87/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,937.06/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 243Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 53Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	388	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	400–450	425	315.00–355.00	334.76
2	450–500	468	327.50–340.00	333.78
10	500–550	531	305.00–342.50	329.21
1	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	615	275.00–300.00	291.40
10	650–700	670	275.00–302.50	297.25
3	750–800	770	252.50–285.00	265.80
2	800–850	808	242.50–270.00	256.12
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	918	225.00–227.50	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–415.00	407.50
3	400–450	408	382.50–385.00	384.13
2	450–500	488	367.50–370.00	368.77
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
10	550–600	584	360.00–372.50	368.50
5	600–650	628	320.00–342.50	334.46
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	402.50–420.00	407.90
7	450–500	466	405.00–417.50	409.55
13	500–550	513	380.00–410.00	401.01
2	550–600	562	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–320.00	310.45
3	350–400	382	317.50–325.00	320.81
1	400–450	435	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	469	275.00–302.50	290.38
4	500–550	519	277.50–307.50	291.50
4	550–600	559	285.00–322.50	311.69
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	330.00–332.50	331.30
10	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	355.48
4	450–500	459	355.00–362.50	358.78
28	500–550	538	337.50–347.50	340.08
7	550–600	551	340.00–347.50	345.35
2	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	317.38
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	713	277.50–300.00	288.79
2	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	602	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	432.50	432.50
4	600–650	612	355.00–367.50	364.31
13	650–700	678	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
20	550–600	569	362.50–375.00	365.15
1	650–700	680	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	415.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	131.00	131.00
4	—	876	82.50–110.00	96.58
5	—	1,044	156.00–159.00	157.40
9	—	1,041	139.00–153.00	146.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	154.00–175.00	161.23
1	—	1,775	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	144.00–152.00	147.86
2	—	1,388	127.00–135.00	130.56
6	—	1,198	154.00–165.00	159.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	174.00–222.50	198.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	165.00–187.00	179.46
1	—	2,115	215.00	215.00
8	—	1,727	190.00–199.00	195.21

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)	3	—	1,295	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,149.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	210.00	210.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.