Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-04-17

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 17
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,803 head
▲ 719 vs last sale 1,084▲ 149 vs year ago 1,654 · +9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 92▼ 45 vs year ago 113 · −39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 12 vs year ago 19 · −63.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 8.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $373.19/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −68.58 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$373.19
36 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+14.09
vs KY average
+8.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543373.192,02736
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 sale36 hd
373.19
—
KY average23 barns · 1,155 hd
359.10
+14.09
National average169 barns · 11,281 hd
364.76
+8.43
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−68.58
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—Average1,612172.592,7823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,588158.002,5096thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,303153.652,00224
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,050140.781,47819
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,135228.002,5882thin

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)1,010$1,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$1,7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,6251thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy297435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370314.80/cwt310.00–320.001,1652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373396.52/cwt372.50–430.001,4798
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430421.88/cwt375.00–450.001,8149
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472346.02/cwt341.00–360.001,6337
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479405.95/cwt382.50–420.001,94520
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518322.33/cwt317.50–327.501,6702
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526387.73/cwt355.00–405.002,03920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571359.69/cwt345.00–380.002,05414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621340.20/cwt320.00–355.002,11356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9692
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678296.12/cwt289.00–299.002,0087
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687317.08/cwt315.00–322.502,17822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710310.59/cwt295.00–315.002,20513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,9951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781274.89/cwt273.00–280.002,1478
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789301.53/cwt292.00–302.502,37973
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,8831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815266.28/cwt253.00–269.002,17017
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added816279.64/cwt275.00–280.002,28248
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1382
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added887285.32/cwt273.00–288.752,531298
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,0201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2919251.93/cwt244.00–253.002,31517
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added921272.10/cwt257.00–285.002,506239
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1391
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2957235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,24914
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967265.07/cwt256.75–271.502,563234
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275374.82/cwt365.00–390.001,0313
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280345.00/cwt345.00–345.009661
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325406.67/cwt390.00–415.001,3223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378372.61/cwt361.00–392.501,4089
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383344.80/cwt340.00–347.501,3213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426360.33/cwt352.50–402.501,53521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435338.41/cwt335.00–340.001,4723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481352.58/cwt342.50–370.001,69625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488331.89/cwt325.00–339.001,6202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,3132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524340.48/cwt321.00–352.501,78440
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532310.19/cwt290.00–318.001,6504
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569306.45/cwt290.00–317.501,74412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582330.29/cwt320.00–341.001,922146
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582270.26/cwt245.00–285.001,5733
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3623240.04/cwt227.50–247.501,4954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630282.00/cwt262.50–287.501,77722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632314.17/cwt295.00–325.001,98680
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3657246.70/cwt240.00–250.001,6213
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666276.45/cwt261.00–285.001,84119
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9723
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708277.37/cwt273.00–280.001,9649
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720222.94/cwt210.00–242.001,6053
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729263.76/cwt257.50–267.001,92330
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2759257.58/cwt252.50–258.001,95513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added761271.78/cwt270.00–273.002,06817
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8061
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810198.93/cwt193.00–205.001,6112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,9934
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement840254.00/cwt254.00–254.002,1348
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889239.52/cwt239.00–247.002,12915
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement890260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3145
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Replacement929255.50/cwt255.50–255.502,37413
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3970198.00/cwt193.00–203.001,9212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,0931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326406.07/cwt392.50–427.501,3244
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372414.30/cwt371.00–432.501,5415
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2291
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428420.79/cwt380.00–445.001,80124
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465321.16/cwt312.50–330.001,4932
Bulls450–500Small 1-2470247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475400.07/cwt360.00–440.001,90018
Bulls500–550Small 1-2510242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529378.16/cwt357.00–393.002,0009
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2548320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7544
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569354.45/cwt347.00–360.002,0177
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614334.52/cwt332.50–342.502,0547
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8271
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy669304.71/cwt300.00–307.502,0395
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683284.16/cwt277.50–290.001,9413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy713288.75/cwt287.50–290.002,0592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy780280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3780245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9111
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965222.50/cwt222.50–222.502,1471
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,135228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,5882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,503164.38/cwt163.00–166.002,4712
Bulls——1,830189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,4591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037133.83/cwt125.00–139.001,3888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069148.51/cwt141.00–155.001,58810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,7681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303154.42/cwt140.00–169.002,01223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,588158.00/cwt150.00–167.002,5096
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,3661

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.