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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 6

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 287▲ 70 vs year ago 84 · +83.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 64▼ 21 vs year ago 46 · −45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 1 · +900.0%

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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 $312.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −60.40 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$312.54

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$49.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.42

vs KY average

−71.85 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	346.88	1,876	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	297.28	1,660	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.59/cwt here — about $216 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 sale13 hd

312.54

—

KY average25 barns · 1,017 hd

346.96

−34.42

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−71.85

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−60.40

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

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	—	High	1,659	198.45	3,293	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	161.61	2,144	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	155.00	2,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	136.67	1,280	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,614	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,244	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

61 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	935	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	418.07/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,430	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	421.01/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,920	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	392.01/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,191	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,243	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	354.64/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,255	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	306.60/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,144	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	297.26/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,234	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	374.06/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,597	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	359.81/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,695	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	329.99/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,581	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	276.13/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,477	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	307.86/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,755	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	758	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,961	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	312	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,108	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,360	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,671	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	413.79/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,982	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	379.16/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,831	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	306.48/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,496	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	547	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,147	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	358.10/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,070	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,418	194.44/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	208.69/cwt	204.00–212.00	4,065	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	165.63/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,175	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,081	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,896	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,487	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,294	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	2,244.03/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,244	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	2,614.13/head	2,050.00–3,225.00	2,614	5

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 287Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 64Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	204.00–212.00	208.69
2	—	1,418	194.00–195.00	194.44
1	—	1,565	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,535	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	160.00	160.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,313	162.00–169.00	165.63
1	—	1,360	153.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	370	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	488	280.00–320.00	306.48
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	418.33
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	407.50	407.50
6	450–500	479	412.50–415.00	413.79
2	500–550	547	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	377.50–380.00	379.16
4	550–600	578	350.00–362.50	358.10
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
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
3	350–400	373	280.00–320.00	306.60
2	400–450	415	287.50–307.50	297.26
4	450–500	479	320.00–342.50	329.99
3	500–550	535	260.00–300.00	276.13
6	550–600	570	292.50–315.00	307.86
2	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	758	257.50–260.00	258.76
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	344	360.00–365.00	361.26
8	350–400	354	350.00–357.50	354.64
3	400–450	427	367.50–377.50	374.06
4	450–500	471	350.00–367.50	359.81
1	550–600	585	337.50	337.50
3	750–800	758	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	342	417.50–427.50	418.07
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
14	450–500	456	402.50–422.50	421.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	559	382.50–397.50	392.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,244.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,403	2,050.00–3,225.00	2,614.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.