Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-01-16

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,021 head
▲ 1,427 vs last sale 594▲ 1,861 vs year ago 160 · +1,163.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 50▲ 96 vs year ago 30 · +320.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Very Good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $314.48/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −127.30 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$314.48
101 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.79
vs KY average
−27.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551314.481,734101
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale101 hd
314.48
—
KY average21 barns · 1,207 hd
315.27
−0.79
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−27.97
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−127.30
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

32 sales
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,522165.692,52218
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,651136.762,25711
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,299135.531,76024
CowsLean 85-90%High1,027118.461,21717

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,135$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)985$2,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,2501thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228350.25/cwt342.50–357.507992
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275310.00/cwt310.00–310.008531
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368356.91/cwt345.00–370.001,3136
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0761
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413308.64/cwt305.00–312.501,2752
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425364.58/cwt342.50–385.001,54913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483311.92/cwt297.50–316.001,50710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485338.63/cwt320.00–375.001,64252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523315.44/cwt307.00–327.501,65040
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571318.57/cwt300.00–335.001,81948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578283.93/cwt270.00–295.001,64111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy619321.52/cwt320.00–335.001,99041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620292.87/cwt275.00–305.001,81632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661284.90/cwt278.50–296.001,88396
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680257.52/cwt255.00–260.001,7512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy702310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713255.96/cwt252.00–260.001,8252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714283.63/cwt273.00–290.002,02544
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733227.37/cwt220.00–235.001,6672
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774270.30/cwt270.00–275.002,092128
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2782252.58/cwt242.50–257.001,97516
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3792225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8431
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813247.36/cwt245.50–260.002,01116
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865232.71/cwt227.50–234.002,0135
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,2733
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added929247.23/cwt242.25–257.502,297227
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930228.50/cwt228.50–228.502,12516
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2962222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1365
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3963204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9653
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,017240.75/cwt240.75–240.752,44857
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,022216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,2082
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,164229.75/cwt229.75–229.752,67460
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy228370.00/cwt370.00–370.008444
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265302.64/cwt300.00–305.008022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319321.55/cwt300.00–345.001,0265
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345281.25/cwt267.50–295.009702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368322.55/cwt302.50–340.001,18715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423311.13/cwt300.00–321.001,31614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485310.35/cwt290.00–315.001,505115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490283.79/cwt280.00–287.501,3912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520263.84/cwt250.00–275.001,3725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522300.54/cwt280.00–307.501,56969
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569265.19/cwt251.00–275.001,5098
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573283.98/cwt280.00–291.001,62774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631252.82/cwt247.00–261.001,59553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631234.22/cwt227.50–242.501,47819
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674240.39/cwt230.00–242.501,62011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694264.41/cwt255.00–267.501,83586
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,4942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724237.10/cwt230.00–250.001,71716
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728224.08/cwt210.00–229.001,6317
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3764194.30/cwt185.00–201.001,4844
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8003
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769224.83/cwt220.00–227.501,72914
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860231.82/cwt229.00–237.501,9946
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6651
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884215.67/cwt214.00–219.001,90724
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2914216.79/cwt215.00–217.001,98110
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added945224.75/cwt224.75–224.752,12460
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8341
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,098181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,98713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335336.25/cwt322.50–350.001,1262
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3476253.27/cwt240.00–257.501,2064
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485319.65/cwt307.50–337.501,5505
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1744
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520292.37/cwt280.00–297.501,5209
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy528304.88/cwt300.00–315.001,61015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568317.42/cwt307.50–322.501,8036
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616287.65/cwt275.00–292.501,77210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy685272.86/cwt270.00–290.001,8697
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730261.62/cwt255.00–265.001,9103
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813214.02/cwt213.00–215.001,7402
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3977145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4172
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3Value Added785224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,76264
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,8341
Bulls——1,406156.00/cwt151.00–158.002,1936
Bulls——1,609172.86/cwt163.00–183.002,78111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95790.27/cwt85.00–93.008643
Cows—Lean 85-90%993105.49/cwt100.00–110.001,0484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061139.11/cwt130.00–152.501,4765
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063125.10/cwt120.00–129.001,3305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282128.28/cwt127.00–129.001,6453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288140.27/cwt130.00–158.001,80719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428101.36/cwt100.00–103.001,4472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,654144.88/cwt130.00–159.002,3968
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,673112.14/cwt109.00–115.001,8762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878167.02/cwt161.00–172.501,4663

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.