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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 27

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Mar 20Mar 27Apr 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,627 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 1,570▲ 351 vs year ago 1,276 · +27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 90▼ 8 vs year ago 97 · −8.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 4▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $316.26/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −80.36 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$316.26

87 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$39.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.85

vs KY average

−5.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	316.71	1,765	86
Medium and Large 2-3	595	277.50	1,651	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale87 hd

316.26

—

KY average27 barns · 1,519 hd

306.41

+9.85

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−5.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−80.36

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	—	Average	1,726	176.18	3,041	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	140.85	2,242	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	136.76	1,807	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	123.68	1,319	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	208.00	2,517	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,075	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	426.66/cwt	407.50–437.50	1,216	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	416.52/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,345	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	408.30/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,560	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	415.03/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,706	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	340.49/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,624	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	381.80/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,833	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	352.72/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,827	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	310.52/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,699	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	363.99/cwt	321.00–381.00	2,053	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	303.28/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,759	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,744	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	328.67/cwt	301.00–337.50	2,051	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,482	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	319.31/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,133	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	292.37/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,108	20
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,116	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	281.65/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,208	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	281.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,288	101
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,230	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	867	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,994	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	263.14/cwt	263.00–265.00	2,339	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	902	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,462	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	956	260.43/cwt	250.00–261.50	2,490	65
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,500	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	286	402.10/cwt	362.50–417.50	1,150	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	385.89/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,250	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	997	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	391.09/cwt	367.50–397.00	1,459	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,209	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	301.35/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,230	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	369.51/cwt	332.50–390.00	1,582	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	353.44/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,679	58
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	293.49/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,415	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	323.07/cwt	307.50–341.00	1,680	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	314.96/cwt	303.00–327.50	1,833	49
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	291.50/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,734	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	298.63/cwt	277.50–307.00	1,854	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	260.67/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,642	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	295.85/cwt	284.75–305.50	1,982	220
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	267.66/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,799	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	263.34/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,883	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,577	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	801	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,163	80
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,064	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,174	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	898	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	2,270	61
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	412.73/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,114	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	377.54/cwt	362.50–391.00	1,201	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	394.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,469	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	400.59/cwt	347.50–422.50	1,727	33
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	357.85/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,696	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	533	338.88/cwt	322.50–382.00	1,806	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,621	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,666	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	333.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,901	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	628	306.08/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	682	290.05/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,978	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	763	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,060	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,243	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,517	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	178.98/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,152	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	111.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,108	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	141.74/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,573	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,469	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	139.29/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,815	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	123.61/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,753	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	143.22/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,259	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,148	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,065	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	176.55/cwt	157.50–210.00	1,649	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,570Year ago 1,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 90Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,761	174.00–186.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	135.00–152.00	143.22
1	—	1,665	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	138.00–146.00	141.74
2	—	1,180	123.00–126.00	124.47
1	—	970	97.00	97.00
4	—	990	105.00–119.00	111.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	121.00–126.00	123.61
26	—	1,303	130.00–154.00	139.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	397.50–415.00	412.73
2	300–350	318	362.50–391.00	377.54
6	350–400	372	370.00–400.00	394.96
33	400–450	431	347.50–422.50	400.59
14	450–500	474	335.00–382.50	357.85
14	500–550	533	322.50–382.00	338.88
5	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	333.54
2	600–650	628	297.50–315.00	306.08
3	650–700	682	280.00–295.00	290.05
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	763	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	538	300.00–302.50	301.24
2	550–600	560	295.00–300.00	297.54
3	1000–1050	1,015	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	340.00–342.50	340.49
5	500–550	547	292.50–315.00	310.52
7	550–600	580	292.50–307.50	303.28
3	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	279.89
2	700–750	700	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	775	273.00	273.00
4	850–900	861	259.00	259.00
14	1100–1150	1,134	220.50	220.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	407.50–437.50	426.66
7	300–350	323	385.00–427.50	416.52
14	350–400	382	380.00–422.50	408.30
24	400–450	411	370.00–425.00	415.03
27	450–500	480	365.00–390.00	381.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	518	325.00–368.00	352.72
27	550–600	564	321.00–381.00	363.99
72	600–650	624	301.00–337.50	328.67
21	650–700	668	302.50–330.00	319.31
20	700–750	721	280.00–302.00	292.37
29	750–800	784	280.00–297.50	281.65
101	800–850	814	280.00–287.50	281.06
29	850–900	889	263.00–265.00	263.14
59	900–950	902	273.00	273.00
65	950–1000	956	250.00–261.50	260.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	636	233.00	233.00
4	850–900	867	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
7	250–300	286	362.50–417.50	402.10
4	300–350	324	380.00–402.50	385.89
15	350–400	373	367.50–397.00	391.09
45	400–450	428	332.50–390.00	369.51
58	450–500	475	327.50–380.00	353.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.43
3	400–450	408	280.00–315.00	301.35
3	450–500	482	280.00–310.00	293.49
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	595	290.00–293.00	291.50
2	600–650	630	250.00–271.00	260.67
6	650–700	672	265.00–271.00	267.66
3	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	520	307.50–341.00	323.07
49	550–600	582	303.00–327.50	314.96
75	600–650	621	277.50–307.00	298.63
220	650–700	670	284.75–305.50	295.85
7	700–750	715	256.00–269.00	263.34
14	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
15	800–850	819	252.00	252.00
4	850–900	873	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	800–850	801	270.00	270.00
61	850–900	898	252.75	252.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,775.00	1,775.00

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	—	1,370	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	157.50–210.00	176.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	3,075.00	3,075.00

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.