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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 15

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 198▼ 76 vs year ago 195 · −39.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 30▼ 17 vs year ago 24 · −70.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $304.58/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 3 of 9 comparable sales and sits −54.93 against this barn's trailing median of $359.52.

Average price

$304.58

6 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.01

vs KY average

−48.94 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	317.50	1,911	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	670	240.00	1,608	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

304.58

—

KY average26 barns · 1,556 hd

332.60

−28.01

National average166 barns · 11,860 hd

353.52

−48.94

This barn, trailing median9 sales

359.52

−54.93

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 600–700 lb

9 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $406.92, low $299.55, median $359.52 across 9 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	152.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	142.00	1,758	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	212.50	2,263	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	284.97	3,229	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,985	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,172	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	984	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,323	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,911	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,389	74
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,762	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,756	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,014	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,133	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	3,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,065	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,263	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,853	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,789	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,611	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 198Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	602	317.50	317.50
9	950–1000	967	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	734	325.50	325.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	280.00–290.00	284.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,180	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,225	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	152.00	152.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.