Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-03-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 20
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,570 head
▼ 340 vs last sale 1,910▼ 345 vs year ago 1,915 · −18.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 144▼ 14 vs year ago 104 · −13.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 24▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 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 $337.65/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −104.12 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$337.65
95 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$392
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$78.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.26
vs KY average
−19.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542341.451,85289
Medium and Large 2-3558285.001,5915thin
Small 1-2555263.001,4601thin
One grade step is worth $78.45/cwt here — about $392 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale95 hd
337.65
—
KY average24 barns · 1,133 hd
343.91
−6.26
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−19.51
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−104.12
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—Average1,767176.493,1189thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,562149.012,3278thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313137.771,80836
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074120.441,29310
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,043198.832,0742thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,255197.002,4721thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$2,1001thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245397.50/cwt397.50–397.509741
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330413.52/cwt390.00–435.001,3652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363418.68/cwt400.00–430.001,52010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378330.04/cwt320.00–335.001,2483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412389.05/cwt372.50–410.001,6033
Steers400–450Small 1-2440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442322.59/cwt310.00–347.501,4263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473366.36/cwt355.00–370.001,73316
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483342.26/cwt337.00–347.001,65313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519317.23/cwt300.00–325.001,64613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522346.57/cwt327.50–360.001,80933
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,0208
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy551372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,0525
Steers550–600Small 1-2555263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,4601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6054
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575352.18/cwt327.50–360.002,02515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581307.40/cwt291.00–318.001,78615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612281.49/cwt270.00–297.001,7233
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622326.33/cwt303.00–339.002,03038
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added674323.62/cwt300.00–330.002,181163
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696291.49/cwt290.00–297.502,0295
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722300.76/cwt280.00–310.002,17178
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779277.49/cwt277.00–278.002,16249
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785261.00/cwt259.00–265.002,0493
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825262.42/cwt259.00–271.002,16511
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3827221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,8282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834252.95/cwt242.50–257.002,1109
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added854259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,2125
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fancy861279.95/cwt279.95–279.952,41062
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866251.04/cwt235.00–257.002,1749
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1919
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,9252
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967258.65/cwt241.00–263.102,501119
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,077230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy211403.89/cwt367.50–417.508524
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265328.75/cwt325.00–330.008714
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291403.00/cwt403.00–403.001,1733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315307.50/cwt300.00–315.009692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324386.38/cwt337.50–401.001,2529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370383.37/cwt335.00–425.001,41827
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422294.21/cwt292.50–295.001,2423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426359.29/cwt322.50–389.001,53142
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1991
Heifers450–500Small 1-2465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468273.45/cwt270.00–280.001,2803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483338.45/cwt320.00–373.001,63569
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486306.89/cwt290.00–317.501,49110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519327.18/cwt307.00–337.501,69846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523292.64/cwt288.00–297.501,5315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562304.88/cwt300.00–315.001,71331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573264.97/cwt260.00–270.001,5183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582288.95/cwt275.00–298.001,68235
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615228.70/cwt222.50–235.001,4072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619281.52/cwt275.00–292.501,74323
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635262.49/cwt260.00–267.501,6676
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665261.42/cwt247.00–268.001,73815
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678243.68/cwt240.00–247.501,6522
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682286.32/cwt275.00–288.501,95358
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708273.59/cwt260.00–277.001,93720
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715236.58/cwt233.00–242.001,6924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3727210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,91336
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3754221.09/cwt220.00–225.001,6677
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758244.01/cwt243.00–249.001,8506
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added810245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9852
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3820210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7224
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2826222.88/cwt217.00–230.001,8417
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8791
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,8181
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881246.64/cwt240.00–248.002,17315
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295390.04/cwt385.00–395.001,1514
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008702
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341414.70/cwt400.00–425.001,4147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379401.67/cwt372.50–427.501,52213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3386296.47/cwt290.00–310.001,1443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2387328.72/cwt317.50–350.001,2723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3411284.36/cwt280.00–292.501,1693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426375.38/cwt339.00–415.001,59936
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430318.33/cwt300.00–332.501,3693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471352.18/cwt335.00–390.001,65928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485323.86/cwt312.50–332.501,5715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512340.40/cwt320.00–360.001,74335
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515264.18/cwt230.00–282.501,3613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528308.72/cwt302.50–315.001,6302
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy556345.93/cwt325.00–359.001,92314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582304.54/cwt302.50–317.501,7727
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy613312.71/cwt300.00–320.001,91713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620254.07/cwt250.00–262.501,5753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621292.65/cwt285.00–297.501,8177
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669292.42/cwt291.00–293.001,9567
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3669250.04/cwt247.50–257.501,6734
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,0271
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy707282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,9973
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3768233.76/cwt232.50–235.001,7952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,9694
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2826226.37/cwt215.00–230.001,8704
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3865207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7951
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0251
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3Value Added811232.80/cwt232.80–232.801,88863
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,255197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,4721
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,043198.83/cwt195.00–202.502,0742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440164.94/cwt164.00–166.002,3753
Bulls——1,930182.26/cwt171.00–190.003,5186
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016110.19/cwt107.00–117.501,1204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098133.90/cwt132.00–137.001,4704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,175128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,5041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267127.33/cwt122.00–131.001,6135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310115.08/cwt110.00–119.001,5083
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321142.06/cwt132.00–158.001,87728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,564153.30/cwt144.00–169.002,3987
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2361
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.