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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 24

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 210▼ 41 vs year ago 90 · −45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 50▼ 7 vs year ago 31 · −22.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

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 $296.54/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −117.02 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$296.54

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$80.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.37

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	525	320.00	1,680	3thin
Medium and Large 2	554	293.09	1,624	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	240.00	1,248	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.00/cwt here — about $432 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 sale8 hd

296.54

—

KY average22 barns · 432 hd

321.92

−25.37

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−117.02

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	1,820	195.00	3,549	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	146.13	1,894	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,718	145.80	2,505	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	104.21	1,148	5thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,622	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,676	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,726	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,753	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	273.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,295	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,433	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	850–900	Large 1-2	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium 1-2	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	331.37/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,584	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	295.11/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,558	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	291.06/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,688	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	284.88/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,746	3
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 2-3	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,549	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	119.23/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,312	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	94.19/cwt	85.00–109.00	1,039	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	134.30/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,722	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	152.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,979	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	144.29/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,897	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	144.25/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,435	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,797	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 Nov 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 49Last week 210Year ago 90

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 50Year ago 31

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. No trend on slaughter bulls due to low receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	512	275.00–285.00	279.97
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
4	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	273.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	595	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	615	280.00–290.00	285.08
1	650–700	665	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	478	320.00–342.50	331.37
2	500–550	528	287.50–302.50	295.11
2	550–600	580	280.00–302.50	291.06
3	600–650	613	277.50–295.00	284.88
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	143.00–148.00	144.25
1	—	1,840	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,282	133.00–135.00	134.30
3	—	1,315	142.00–146.00	144.29
6	—	1,294	150.00–157.00	152.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	115.00–124.00	119.23
3	—	1,103	85.00–109.00	94.19

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.