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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 20

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 166▼ 165 vs year ago 274 · −60.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 50▼ 20 vs year ago 51 · −39.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. 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 $337.46/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −35.48 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$337.46

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$52.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.98

vs KY average

−53.36 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	341.81	1,850	33
Medium and Large 2-3	520	289.65	1,506	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.16/cwt here — about $343 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 sale36 hd

337.46

—

KY average26 barns · 1,402 hd

366.45

−28.98

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−53.36

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−35.48

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	—	Average	1,513	198.00	2,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	155.08	2,022	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	149.00	2,436	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	138.84	1,531	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	160	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,056	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	367.26/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,744	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	372.61/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,949	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,759	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	363.76/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,092	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	356.06/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,175	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	360.62/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,500	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	289.65/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,506	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	343.76/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,798	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	338.81/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,928	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	286.88/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,899	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,137	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	361.21/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,192	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,339	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	361.69/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,729	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	525	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,719	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	369.49/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,973	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,207	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,192	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,130	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	146.98/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,634	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,270	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,715	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	166.11/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,138	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	142.05/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,894	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,436	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	186.43/cwt	165.00–230.00	2,097	4

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 166Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 50Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	156.00–173.00	166.11
1	—	1,280	134.00	134.00
6	—	1,333	139.00–148.00	142.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,165	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,112	138.00–154.00	146.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,420	201.00	201.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	660.00	660.00
1	200–250	215	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	563	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	367.26
4	500–550	523	365.00–375.00	372.61
2	550–600	575	362.50–365.00	363.76
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	613	355.00–365.00	360.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–362.50	361.21
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	362	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	478	360.00–362.50	361.69
5	500–550	534	367.50–370.00	369.49
1	600–650	640	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	302.50	302.50
3	500–550	520	270.00–320.00	289.65
4	650–700	662	250.00–300.00	286.88
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–362.50	356.06
1	350–400	365	362.50	362.50
4	400–450	416	360.00–362.50	360.62
20	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	343.76
13	550–600	569	335.00–342.50	338.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,825.00	1,825.00

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	4	—	1,125	165.00–230.00	186.43

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.