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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▼ 915 vs last sale 1,577▼ 919 vs year ago 1,581 · −58.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 96 vs last sale 147▼ 5 vs year ago 56 · −8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 36▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 800 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.80/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −109.83 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$286.80

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs KY average

−18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	288.56	1,567	39
Medium and Large 2-3	580	252.50	1,465	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $103 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

286.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,895 hd

287.07

−0.27

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−18.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−109.83

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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	1,662	164.79	2,739	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	138.52	1,783	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	129.61	2,163	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	121.03	1,330	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,867	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$1,666	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,450	1thin

Every lot

88 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	202	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	667	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	334	374.05/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,249	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	391.66/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,696	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	383.40/cwt	362.50–402.50	1,775	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	329.06/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,603	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	331.46/cwt	311.00–342.50	1,710	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	317.81/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,840	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	307.76/cwt	273.00–315.00	1,914	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	255.28/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,675	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	284.97/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,918	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	273.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,970	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	248.78/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,841	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	263.75/cwt	262.50–264.00	1,981	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Steers	750–800	Small and Medium 1-2	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	235.77/cwt	234.00–237.50	1,917	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	263.34/cwt	263.00–263.50	2,157	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	859	228.65/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,964	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,371	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	236.27/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,275	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	330.04/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,073	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	344.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,294	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	291.27/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,188	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	328.95/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,428	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	330.16/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,558	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	275.59/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,417	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	302.02/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,564	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	295.84/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,689	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	278.71/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,591	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	276.54/cwt	257.00–289.00	1,742	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	634	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,883	44
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	285.80/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,895	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	240.82/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,626	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,669	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	257.55/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,885	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	191.09/cwt	167.50–215.00	1,452	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	767	251.15/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,926	77
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,786	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,873	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	375.15/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,594	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	354.60/cwt	342.50–382.50	1,663	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,498	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,659	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	601	300.12/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,804	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	265.13/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,787	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,849	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,836	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,758	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,360	148.25/cwt	134.00–157.00	2,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,876	175.68/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,296	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	122.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,342	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	111.50/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,242	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	141.42/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,799	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,013	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,708	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,266	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,174	1,866.97/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,867	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	1,666.48/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,666	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,142	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,842	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 1,577Year ago 1,581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 147Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 36Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
2	400–450	425	362.50–387.50	375.15
4	450–500	469	342.50–382.50	354.60
3	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	601	297.50–301.00	300.12
2	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	570	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	674	257.50–272.50	265.13
2	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	787	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	825	222.50	222.50
2	850–900	868	200.00–205.00	202.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	327.50–332.50	330.04
8	350–400	376	330.00–355.00	344.22
17	400–450	434	312.50–347.50	328.95
16	450–500	472	317.00–345.00	330.16
44	600–650	634	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	408	287.50–295.00	291.27
7	500–550	514	265.00–287.50	275.59
13	550–600	571	267.50–286.00	278.71
3	650–700	675	240.00–242.50	240.82
4	700–750	708	235.00–236.00	235.75
1	750–800	780	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	850	228.00	228.00
2	900–950	925	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	518	292.50–306.00	302.02
6	550–600	571	295.00–297.50	295.84
14	600–650	630	257.00–289.00	276.54
81	650–700	663	270.00–286.00	285.80
20	700–750	732	257.00–258.00	257.55
77	750–800	767	250.00–261.00	251.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	760	167.50–215.00	191.09
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	202	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	334	372.50–375.00	374.05
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	433	370.00–415.00	391.66
8	450–500	463	362.50–402.50	383.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	311.00–342.50	331.46
9	550–600	579	309.00–323.00	317.81
29	600–650	622	273.00–315.00	307.76
6	650–700	673	284.00–290.00	284.97
12	700–750	721	265.00–275.00	273.26
6	750–800	751	262.50–264.00	263.75
23	800–850	819	263.00–263.50	263.34
59	900–950	939	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	487	325.00–332.50	329.06
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	656	252.50–256.00	255.28
2	700–750	740	245.00–252.50	248.78
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	813	234.00–237.50	235.77
4	850–900	859	227.50–232.00	228.65
7	950–1000	963	225.00–245.00	236.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,272	130.00–156.00	141.42
1	—	1,475	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	140.00–142.00	140.97
5	—	1,095	120.00–127.00	122.58
5	—	1,114	108.00–114.00	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	130.00–135.00	132.67
2	—	1,610	124.00–126.00	125.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,876	172.00–181.00	175.68
1	—	1,500	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,360	134.00–157.00	148.25

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,666.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,866.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	209.00	209.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	163.00	163.00

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.