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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 24

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,379 head

▼ 424 vs last sale 1,803▼ 145 vs year ago 1,524 · −9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 68▲ 0 vs year ago 95 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.59/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −75.19 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$366.59

112 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.40

vs KY average

−7.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	366.59	2,082	112

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 sale112 hd

366.59

—

KY average25 barns · 1,066 hd

364.19

+2.40

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−7.43

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−75.19

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,863	193.21	3,600	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	156.70	2,416	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	155.83	2,053	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	139.42	1,338	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,058	211.63	2,239	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,079	221.20	2,387	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,146	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	419.02/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,412	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	364	423.56/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,542	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	419.73/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,771	32
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	401.43/cwt	393.00–415.00	1,887	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	366.04/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,794	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	372.11/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,939	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,676	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,921	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	366.92/cwt	353.00–387.50	2,132	86
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	344.63/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,119	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,938	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	256.51/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,711	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	309.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,072	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,332	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	274.14/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,960	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	305.78/cwt	292.50–309.00	2,217	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	268.00/cwt	259.00–272.00	2,056	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	268.58/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,162	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,987	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	267.34/cwt	267.00–268.00	2,302	29
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	887	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	2,473	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	904	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,567	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	923	268.27/cwt	261.00–268.50	2,476	67
Steers	950–1000	Small 1-2	965	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,104	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	976	266.64/cwt	262.75–270.00	2,602	111
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	996	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,102	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,001	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,312	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	269	410.79/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,105	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	388.98/cwt	367.00–415.00	1,307	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	404.84/cwt	356.00–425.00	1,522	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	389.82/cwt	360.00–412.50	1,637	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	344.94/cwt	332.00–357.50	1,514	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	345.38/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,627	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	280.32/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,332	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	367.80/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,754	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	309.32/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,596	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	348.50/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,826	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	341.91/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,969	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	315.78/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,847	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	274.55/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,705	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	320.55/cwt	290.00–331.00	2,003	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	246.21/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,539	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	273.97/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,827	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	206.19/cwt	180.00–229.00	1,412	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	282.56/cwt	265.00–289.00	2,017	21
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	251.91/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,836	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	241.06/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,868	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,922	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	251.43/cwt	247.00–251.50	2,270	65
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,922	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	412.92/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,115	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	406.39/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,353	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	419.63/cwt	385.00–442.50	1,595	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	417.53/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,779	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	392.48/cwt	371.00–410.00	1,845	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	345.09/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,650	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	524	370.14/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,940	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	316.87/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,664	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	326.75/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,827	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	572	350.00/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,002	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	621	330.01/cwt	315.00–339.00	2,049	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,849	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,081	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,156	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,636	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	221.25/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,949	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,079	221.20/cwt	215.00–232.50	2,387	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,058	211.63/cwt	179.00–225.00	2,239	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,803	200.74/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	185.68/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,571	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	119.30/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,108	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	148.82/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,430	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	130.82/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,275	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	143.55/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,827	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	158.41/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,102	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	156.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,416	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	199.25/cwt	175.00–239.00	1,893	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,379Last week 1,803Year ago 1,524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	340.00–347.50	345.09
2	500–550	525	312.50–321.00	316.87
4	550–600	559	317.50–330.00	326.75
2	600–650	632	292.50	292.50
4	850–900	881	216.00–223.00	221.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	405.00–420.00	412.92
3	300–350	333	390.00–427.50	406.39
13	350–400	380	385.00–442.50	419.63
24	400–450	426	375.00–455.00	417.53
23	450–500	470	371.00–410.00	392.48
20	500–550	524	340.00–382.50	370.14
13	550–600	572	340.00–372.50	350.00
11	600–650	621	315.00–339.00	330.01
1	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	720	289.00	289.00
1	750–800	750	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	810	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	337	390.00–422.50	419.02
9	350–400	364	420.00–427.50	423.56
32	400–450	422	395.00–440.00	419.73
19	450–500	470	393.00–415.00	401.43
60	900–950	904	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	352.50	352.50
8	450–500	490	347.00–370.00	366.04
2	500–550	532	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	560	343.00	343.00
4	600–650	620	312.50	312.50
27	650–700	670	295.00–315.00	309.29
4	700–750	715	265.00–281.00	274.14
13	750–800	767	259.00–272.00	268.00
8	800–850	805	259.00–270.00	268.58
29	850–900	861	267.00–268.00	267.34
13	1000–1050	1,001	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	250.00–273.00	256.51
1	850–900	860	231.00	231.00
3	950–1000	996	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	965	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	521	350.00–387.50	372.11
86	550–600	581	353.00–387.50	366.92
9	600–650	615	332.50–360.00	344.63
9	650–700	672	347.00	347.00
8	700–750	725	292.50–309.00	305.78
63	850–900	887	278.75	278.75
67	900–950	923	261.00–268.50	268.27
111	950–1000	976	262.75–270.00	266.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	269	385.00–435.00	410.79
13	300–350	336	367.00–415.00	388.98
30	350–400	376	356.00–425.00	404.84
14	400–450	420	360.00–412.50	389.82
40	450–500	477	360.00–383.00	367.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–310.00	280.32
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	625	240.00–249.00	246.21
3	650–700	685	180.00–229.00	206.19
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	524	330.00–363.00	348.50
23	550–600	576	329.00–350.00	341.91
78	600–650	625	290.00–331.00	320.55
21	700–750	714	265.00–289.00	282.56
20	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
65	900–950	903	247.00–251.50	251.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
13	400–450	439	332.00–357.50	344.94
9	450–500	471	331.00–357.50	345.38
4	500–550	516	300.00–317.00	309.32
12	550–600	585	300.00–317.50	315.78
5	600–650	621	271.00–278.00	274.55
25	650–700	667	260.00–281.00	273.97
6	700–750	729	245.00–262.50	251.91
26	750–800	775	240.00–249.00	241.06
1	800–850	845	227.50	227.50
10	950–1000	961	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	179.00–225.00	211.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,923	183.00–189.00	185.68
4	—	1,803	190.00–209.00	200.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	215.00–232.50	221.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	154.00–159.00	156.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	961	140.00–159.00	148.82
6	—	929	110.00–124.00	119.30
10	—	975	126.00–138.00	130.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	138.00–147.00	143.55
19	—	1,327	150.00–172.00	158.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	950	175.00–239.00	199.25

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	—	1,375	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.