Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-04-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
507 head
▼ 1,120 vs last sale 1,627▼ 892 vs year ago 1,399 · −63.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 89▲ 17 vs year ago 50 · +34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 9▲ 49 vs year ago 1 · +4,900.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $333.33/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −108.45 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$333.33
38 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−20.30
vs KY average
−35.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2567333.331,88938
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale38 hd
333.33
—
KY average23 barns · 878 hd
353.63
−20.30
National average168 barns · 11,835 hd
369.01
−35.68
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−108.45
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—High1,351161.412,18122
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,558151.652,3633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,285139.651,7959thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,044128.331,3394thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,002$2,3123thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$2,2056
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,186$2,0999
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,9162thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)860$1,6812thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)655$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,078$1,4922thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$2,5087
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$2,3027
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,150$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,1501thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392411.73/cwt397.50–421.001,6145
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438391.94/cwt377.50–400.001,7175
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476367.19/cwt357.00–381.001,74810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534339.09/cwt320.00–352.501,8114
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6081
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563311.30/cwt307.00–317.501,75312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576346.64/cwt322.50–364.001,99721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6591
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634318.92/cwt307.50–323.002,02214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685281.92/cwt272.50–285.001,9314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692299.81/cwt299.00–305.002,0757
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711290.89/cwt282.00–295.002,06811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840263.88/cwt261.00–267.002,21720
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added858266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,2824
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0502
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912268.25/cwt250.00–270.802,44666
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,2562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343309.93/cwt300.00–320.001,0632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372355.15/cwt332.50–380.001,3217
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420354.77/cwt322.50–370.001,49019
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463291.43/cwt280.00–302.501,3492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476332.88/cwt323.00–340.001,5857
Heifers500–550Small 1-2515265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3651
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518302.44/cwt300.00–307.501,5676
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521324.63/cwt315.00–330.001,69118
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3522271.15/cwt260.00–280.001,4155
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566300.44/cwt290.00–305.001,7005
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569316.88/cwt312.50–324.001,8037
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617298.49/cwt280.00–303.501,84222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3629211.89/cwt207.50–225.001,3334
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640262.40/cwt260.00–263.001,67910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653277.99/cwt275.00–280.001,8155
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730263.43/cwt255.00–268.001,92318
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3736200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4724
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7021
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3781217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6995
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784224.28/cwt222.00–225.001,7584
Heifers800–850Small 1-2810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865195.92/cwt180.00–207.501,6953
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878225.42/cwt220.00–231.001,9792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372408.09/cwt360.00–430.001,5186
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426398.26/cwt352.50–425.001,69714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471376.91/cwt360.00–385.001,7755
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528308.54/cwt300.00–317.501,6292
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529339.62/cwt320.00–352.501,79710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,8641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574304.51/cwt295.00–315.001,7485
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612326.68/cwt320.00–327.501,9999
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy657307.99/cwt302.50–315.002,0235
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673289.49/cwt287.50–290.001,9485
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy720287.34/cwt280.00–295.002,0692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy805253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,0371
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7604
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,212152.10/cwt140.00–159.001,84313
Bulls——1,478163.10/cwt160.00–165.002,4114
Bulls——1,611184.27/cwt173.00–197.002,9695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010127.10/cwt125.00–129.001,2843
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277141.11/cwt134.00–156.001,8028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558151.65/cwt141.00–165.002,3633
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28232,178.64/head1,950.00–2,525.002,1793
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29542,394.07/head2,125.00–2,675.002,3944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,343.69/head1,825.00–2,625.002,3443
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,4122,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,681.10/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,205.06/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2056
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0022,311.61/head1,975.00–2,525.002,3123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,492.29/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1862,098.64/head1,500.00–2,500.002,0999
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,915.95/head1,775.00–2,050.001,9162
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2701176.04/cwt141.00–235.001,2347
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.