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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 12

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,106 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 1,181▲ 89 vs year ago 1,017 · +8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 68▼ 40 vs year ago 74 · −54.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▼ 17 vs year ago 20 · −85.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for a mostly high quality feeder and yearling offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $381.13/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −60.65 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$381.13

14 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.85

vs KY average

+0.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	381.13	2,098	14thin

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 sale14 hd

381.13

—

KY average23 barns · 946 hd

380.28

+0.85

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+0.12

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−60.65

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	1,781	205.45	3,658	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	159.87	2,034	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	159.82	2,631	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,096	148.99	1,633	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,185	153.00	3,343	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,675	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,427	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,678	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,533	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	409.51/cwt	409.00–410.00	1,945	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,886	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	390.21/cwt	386.00–399.00	2,107	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,132	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	366.70/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,065	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,350	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	638	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,552	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	658	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,573	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	365.75/cwt	353.00–370.00	2,414	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,078	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	342.51/cwt	337.50–343.00	2,370	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	328.94/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,414	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,265	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	770	329.68/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,539	57
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,291	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	317.01/cwt	304.00–320.00	2,568	14
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	310.48/cwt	298.00–316.75	2,710	178
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	304.33/cwt	303.50–304.80	2,779	240
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	977	287.09/cwt	284.10–290.25	2,805	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	268	421.38/cwt	407.50–435.00	1,129	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	318	361.30/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,149	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,219	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	419.08/cwt	402.50–425.00	1,500	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,572	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,601	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	374.36/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,572	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	361.48/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,695	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	343.29/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,658	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,490	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	346.71/cwt	332.50–353.00	1,789	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	331.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,882	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	320.47/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,839	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	286.53/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,656	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	287.48/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,768	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,046	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	291.94/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,974	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,897	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	308.05/cwt	307.75–315.00	2,326	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,033	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	825	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,648	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	381.82/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,630	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	412.57/cwt	402.50–437.50	1,770	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	368.88/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,748	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	1
Bulls	450–500	Small and Medium 1-2	495	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,646	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,798	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	367.00/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,919	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	557	381.11/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,123	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	359.27/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,023	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	346.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,994	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	344.95/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,132	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	333.74/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,103	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,921	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,879	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,969	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	973	192.72/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,875	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	935	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,221	57
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	195.62/cwt	194.00–197.00	3,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	211.35/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,916	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	162.48/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,755	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,277	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	159.87/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,034	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	163.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,674	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,455	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	2,185	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	3,343	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,178	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	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 Jun 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,106Last week 1,181Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 68Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	825	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	516	332.50–353.00	346.71
9	550–600	567	330.00–340.00	331.93
8	650–700	662	309.00	309.00
75	750–800	755	307.75–315.00	308.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	325	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	398	395.00	395.00
8	400–450	420	362.50–377.50	374.36
19	450–500	469	350.00–375.00	361.48
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
16	550–600	574	300.00–328.00	320.47
3	600–650	615	285.00–292.50	287.48
15	650–700	676	277.50–298.00	291.94
1	700–750	700	271.00	271.00
1	800–850	805	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	360.00–362.50	361.30
3	450–500	483	340.00–345.00	343.29
1	500–550	505	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	578	270.00–295.00	286.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	407.50–435.00	421.38
8	350–400	358	402.50–425.00	419.08
3	400–450	418	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	540	386.00–399.00	390.21
3	550–600	551	387.00	387.00
4	600–650	635	365.00–375.00	370.06
16	650–700	660	353.00–370.00	365.75
33	700–750	734	320.00–332.00	328.94
57	750–800	770	327.00–330.00	329.68
14	800–850	810	304.00–320.00	317.01
178	850–900	873	298.00–316.75	310.48
240	900–950	913	303.50–304.80	304.33
111	950–1000	977	284.10–290.25	287.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	375	447.50	447.50
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	475	409.00–410.00	409.51
4	600–650	638	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	658	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	393.00	393.00
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
6	450–500	481	392.00	392.00
5	550–600	563	357.50–375.00	366.70
2	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
11	650–700	692	337.50–343.00	342.51
1	700–750	745	304.00	304.00
2	750–800	782	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	935	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	352.50	352.50
5	550–600	576	340.00–350.00	346.11
1	650–700	680	282.50	282.50
1	750–800	775	242.50	242.50
1	850–900	875	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	973	180.00–205.00	192.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
6	400–450	429	402.50–437.50	412.57
1	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	557	380.00–385.00	381.11
3	600–650	618	342.50–350.00	344.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	427	370.00–395.00	381.82
6	450–500	474	360.00–380.00	368.88
14	500–550	523	357.50–377.50	367.00
7	550–600	563	355.00–360.00	359.27
4	600–650	630	332.50–337.50	333.74
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,185	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	153.00–166.00	159.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,080	157.00–169.00	162.48
1	—	1,050	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,205	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	147.00	147.00
4	—	1,640	155.00–170.00	163.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,660	194.00–197.00	195.62
5	—	1,853	203.00–220.00	211.35

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	1	—	1,025	212.50	212.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.