Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-01-30

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 30
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,214 head
▲ 868 vs last sale 1,346▲ 615 vs year ago 1,599 · +38.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 46▲ 34 vs year ago 78 · +43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 lower except 600-700 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $319.14/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −122.64 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$319.14
141 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$64.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.55
vs KY average
−29.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552320.981,771137
Medium and Large 2-3547256.001,4004thin
One grade step is worth $64.98/cwt here — about $371 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale141 hd
319.14
—
KY average24 barns · 1,672 hd
323.69
−4.55
National average177 barns · 23,098 hd
348.66
−29.52
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−122.64
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—High1,667163.192,72022
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,612134.912,17513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,353128.581,73928
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028116.601,19928

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 Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)895$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,495$1,9751thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260330.00/cwt330.00–330.008581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270297.50/cwt297.50–297.508031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2312280.00/cwt280.00–280.008742
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332384.80/cwt375.00–390.001,2783
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381385.79/cwt377.50–397.501,47014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385309.81/cwt295.00–325.001,1932
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425355.81/cwt337.50–380.001,51235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471341.28/cwt327.50–369.001,60734
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484313.36/cwt310.00–317.501,5176
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3493285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,91510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3572
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524330.45/cwt300.00–352.501,73238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538288.21/cwt280.00–297.501,55113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573322.66/cwt300.00–337.501,84961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578281.25/cwt270.00–290.001,62615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613262.75/cwt259.00–272.501,61117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy616315.74/cwt315.00–316.001,94531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620236.13/cwt232.50–240.001,4642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628295.70/cwt275.00–312.501,85754
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666261.25/cwt252.00–274.001,74016
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676291.24/cwt277.50–299.001,969114
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3693234.45/cwt220.00–249.001,6252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy702295.50/cwt295.50–295.502,07412
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715275.16/cwt250.00–285.001,96792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718241.88/cwt235.00–249.001,7372
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766265.05/cwt250.00–279.002,03070
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770239.39/cwt237.50–240.001,8434
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822264.10/cwt255.00–270.502,17154
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,11710
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added865260.77/cwt250.00–265.002,25636
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,29820
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,1002
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added979249.56/cwt249.00–250.002,44334
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,3281
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,2901
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,076239.02/cwt239.00–240.002,57251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245345.00/cwt345.00–345.008451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268326.63/cwt322.50–330.008753
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3273247.50/cwt247.50–247.506762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318286.59/cwt280.00–292.509112
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3325237.50/cwt237.50–237.507721
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333349.18/cwt320.00–367.501,1639
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374330.47/cwt310.00–352.501,23629
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3378239.42/cwt222.50–257.509052
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387299.54/cwt297.50–302.501,1595
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416287.96/cwt283.00–295.001,1987
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417315.33/cwt300.00–322.501,31522
Heifers400–450Small 1-2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472310.45/cwt300.00–317.501,46590
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473292.48/cwt285.00–297.501,3837
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510300.18/cwt290.00–310.001,53126
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535280.24/cwt265.00–285.001,49927
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3539236.19/cwt202.50–257.001,2734
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555288.01/cwt287.00–290.001,59815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573276.97/cwt260.00–282.501,587104
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575236.85/cwt220.00–252.501,3628
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622262.17/cwt250.00–271.001,63167
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627242.54/cwt240.00–247.501,52111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663261.33/cwt250.00–289.001,73376
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670237.99/cwt230.00–247.001,5958
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675211.57/cwt200.00–220.001,4286
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy701276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,93575
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716228.52/cwt220.00–234.001,63613
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724254.15/cwt245.00–259.001,84072
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3727208.71/cwt200.00–213.001,5173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755209.98/cwt207.50–212.501,5852
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769253.94/cwt251.00–256.001,95311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771227.42/cwt217.00–230.001,7535
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7423
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822249.19/cwt240.00–252.002,04836
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added861240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0664
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3885196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7351
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990194.76/cwt192.50–195.001,92810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2155560.00/cwt560.00–560.008681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2273298.30/cwt285.00–310.008142
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330302.50/cwt302.50–302.509981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331338.34/cwt330.00–362.501,1204
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372366.70/cwt352.00–405.001,36412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1691
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431360.76/cwt355.00–375.001,5557
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438309.95/cwt307.50–315.001,3583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472332.95/cwt320.00–355.001,57219
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480303.98/cwt290.00–312.001,45915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520315.07/cwt295.00–332.501,63814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520277.46/cwt275.00–280.001,4434
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,2471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567278.00/cwt270.00–287.501,57613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569261.13/cwt247.50–265.001,48613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570296.94/cwt292.50–307.501,69313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607252.74/cwt247.00–260.001,5345
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy631274.36/cwt265.00–302.501,73117
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy657271.25/cwt265.00–275.001,7826
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663251.03/cwt247.50–253.001,6643
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731234.69/cwt222.50–240.001,7167
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788235.00/cwt230.00–241.001,8524
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8231
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0201
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0931
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2978205.84/cwt199.00–212.502,0132
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293148.74/cwt147.00–150.001,9232
Bulls——1,645159.70/cwt153.00–164.002,62711
Bulls——1,777170.67/cwt165.00–178.003,0339
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004136.80/cwt131.00–144.001,3734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007125.83/cwt120.00–129.001,2677
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02092.40/cwt88.00–99.009423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048111.39/cwt100.00–118.001,16714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343139.21/cwt132.00–151.001,87012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350125.79/cwt121.00–129.001,69812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387110.91/cwt104.00–117.001,5383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39587.50/cwt87.50–87.501,2211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6011
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,601140.21/cwt130.00–149.002,24510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720122.84/cwt121.00–125.002,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2953165.26/cwt154.00–179.001,5755

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.