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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 277▼ 164 vs year ago 362 · −45.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 52▼ 64 vs year ago 94 · −68.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 21▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sharply higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good 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 $348.51/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −65.06 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$348.51

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$47.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

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	551	352.65	1,945	21
Medium and Large 2-3	555	305.00	1,693	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.65/cwt here — about $252 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 sale23 hd

348.51

—

KY average24 barns · 480 hd

349.92

−1.41

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−65.06

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	—	Average	1,799	196.79	3,540	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	180.97	3,082	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	162.05	2,136	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	128.90	1,261	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$3,454	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	445.65/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,283	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	494.17/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,611	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,589	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	404.87/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,705	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	373.61/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,999	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	359.99/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,059	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,051	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	375.65/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,247	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,528	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	389.29/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,472	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	361.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,499	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	313.67/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,302	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	351.12/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,678	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,713	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	357.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,017	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,971	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	318.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,004	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	404.58/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,679	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	364.16/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,533	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	384.21/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,829	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	355.21/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,847	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,661	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	350.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,032	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	326.31/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,990	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	344.50/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,112	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	277.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,702	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,806	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	296.09/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,129	9
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	261.11/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,018	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	199.19/cwt	194.00–202.00	3,880	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	113.48/cwt	105.00–118.00	974	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	127.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,346	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,989	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	163.06/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,152	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,703	180.97/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,082	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,453.94/head	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,454	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 277Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 52Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	332	367.50–392.50	375.65
4	350–400	378	380.00–395.00	389.29
9	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	361.17
7	450–500	478	342.50–360.00	351.12
13	500–550	519	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	577	340.00–345.00	341.60
7	600–650	629	315.00–325.00	318.59
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	307.50–320.00	313.67
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	357.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	420.00–470.00	445.65
5	300–350	326	490.00–510.00	494.17
3	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	421	402.50–410.00	404.87
3	450–500	485	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	410	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	535	365.00–377.50	373.61
3	550–600	572	355.00–362.50	359.99
3	600–650	641	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	540	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	613	270.00–285.00	277.59
1	650–700	675	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	773	255.00–267.50	261.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	400.00–412.50	404.58
5	600–650	613	342.50–345.00	344.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	360.00–367.50	364.16
4	450–500	476	380.00–392.50	384.21
10	500–550	520	345.00–362.50	355.21
11	550–600	580	340.00–355.00	350.32
7	600–650	610	310.00–332.50	326.31
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
9	700–750	719	285.00–297.50	296.09
1	800–850	800	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	153.00	153.00
9	—	1,320	157.00–170.00	163.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	105.00–118.00	113.48
4	—	1,054	121.00–131.00	127.66
1	—	985	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,030	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	179.00–183.00	180.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,948	194.00–202.00	199.19
1	—	1,915	224.00	224.00
1	—	1,085	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,453.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,825.00	1,825.00

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.