Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-03-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 13
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,910 head
▲ 1,248 vs last sale 662▼ 9 vs year ago 1,919 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 51▲ 46 vs year ago 98 · +46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, 0ver 500 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, over 500 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully 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 $351.74/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −90.04 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$351.74
128 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$783
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$110.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.99
vs KY average
−6.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572352.602,017127
Medium and Large 2-3510242.001,2341thin
One grade step is worth $110.60/cwt here — about $783 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 sale128 hd
351.74
—
KY average24 barns · 1,307 hd
340.74
+10.99
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−6.93
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−90.04
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—Average1,684169.882,86017
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,615143.592,31911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,351134.581,81833
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028127.361,30918
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175190.002,2331thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,293$2,6923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$2,2063thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,277$1,9905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$1,9732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$1,9194thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,7251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)897$1,6752thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy207442.50/cwt442.50–442.509162
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278403.66/cwt387.50–425.001,1224
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331398.72/cwt395.00–400.001,3204
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375422.58/cwt392.50–450.001,5858
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415336.25/cwt330.00–342.501,3952
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418416.53/cwt365.00–445.001,74125
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,3461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460330.00/cwt317.50–342.501,5182
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474380.81/cwt355.00–395.001,80536
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2341
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522346.26/cwt322.50–367.501,80730
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565284.92/cwt273.00–297.501,6102
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588356.03/cwt327.50–367.502,09395
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624317.03/cwt301.00–324.001,97829
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625275.50/cwt260.00–281.001,7225
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683292.10/cwt291.00–295.001,9958
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686283.51/cwt282.50–285.001,9455
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,9882
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7041
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772301.74/cwt271.00–304.502,329196
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8172
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,9121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822269.50/cwt269.50–269.502,21570
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866258.56/cwt254.00–260.002,23971
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921262.16/cwt254.75–269.252,414115
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added968255.54/cwt254.00–256.952,474108
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,042220.56/cwt210.00–224.002,2984
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,077224.73/cwt223.00–225.002,42015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283378.12/cwt357.50–397.001,0702
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326401.31/cwt367.50–417.501,30813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,2151
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384386.97/cwt360.00–410.001,48623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417369.59/cwt330.00–410.001,54140
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442316.78/cwt302.00–324.001,4003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460355.02/cwt329.00–369.501,63388
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470283.30/cwt280.00–290.001,3323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477312.25/cwt300.00–321.001,48910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523318.98/cwt300.00–335.001,66851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537288.31/cwt285.00–290.001,5486
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571311.00/cwt300.00–327.501,776100
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574293.73/cwt280.00–299.001,68620
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615288.46/cwt261.00–305.001,77439
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5783
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670229.61/cwt220.00–235.001,5386
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672280.39/cwt262.50–288.001,88431
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676246.08/cwt239.00–257.001,6647
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722238.39/cwt230.00–250.001,72115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768237.83/cwt237.50–238.001,8273
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770266.75/cwt266.75–266.752,05470
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785203.60/cwt199.00–223.001,5986
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2868239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,0754
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223400.14/cwt387.50–412.508922
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321390.65/cwt352.50–400.001,2548
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377395.37/cwt385.00–403.001,4919
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,2642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428388.37/cwt350.00–427.501,66226
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458281.24/cwt280.00–282.501,2882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473360.93/cwt331.00–382.501,70721
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473310.38/cwt300.00–320.001,4684
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526322.61/cwt308.00–337.001,69721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3550269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy567330.97/cwt305.00–342.501,87742
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568284.69/cwt281.00–292.501,61710
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627265.32/cwt250.00–272.001,66412
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy639297.94/cwt282.00–305.001,90417
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660238.02/cwt235.00–241.001,5712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy664280.74/cwt270.00–292.501,8646
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678259.25/cwt245.00–267.501,7586
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy719270.64/cwt260.00–281.001,9466
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775236.33/cwt231.00–239.001,8323
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy810238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,92811
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828206.73/cwt201.00–212.501,7122
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2867206.99/cwt205.00–213.001,7954
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9571
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,1411
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,631159.42/cwt156.00–163.002,6004
Bulls——1,700173.10/cwt166.00–178.002,94313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%963116.39/cwt115.00–117.001,1213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037125.39/cwt120.00–130.001,3009
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047135.80/cwt131.00–142.001,4226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295116.02/cwt115.00–117.001,5022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338125.36/cwt123.00–128.001,6778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361141.60/cwt133.00–156.001,92722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615143.59/cwt130.00–155.002,31911
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,206.27/head2,100.00–2,250.002,2063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,989.57/head1,500.00–2,700.001,9905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2911,918.71/head1,425.00–2,300.001,9194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2932,692.33/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,973.32/head1,925.00–2,025.001,9732
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28971,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900208.64/cwt191.00–232.501,8782
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.