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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 26

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 19Jun 26Jul 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

607 head

▼ 706 vs last sale 1,313▼ 1,390 vs year ago 1,997 · −69.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 89▼ 111 vs year ago 133 · −83.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady on a limited comparison, Feeder heifers steady yearling heifers 700-800 lbs were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a limited comparison, 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 $311.02/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −85.61 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$311.02

37 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$24.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs KY average

−24.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	314.30	1,794	32
Medium and Large 2-3	527	290.00	1,528	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale37 hd

311.02

—

KY average23 barns · 787 hd

327.44

−16.43

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−24.89

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−85.61

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	—	High	1,504	198.25	2,981	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,600	163.92	2,623	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	160.01	2,080	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	129.00	1,367	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,298	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	406.30/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,958	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,030	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	309.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,899	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,240	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,018	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,091	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,315	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,009	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,378	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	291.25/cwt	291.25–291.25	2,540	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,139	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	324	339.58/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,100	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	385.18/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,263	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,530	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	355.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,555	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	350.62/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,648	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	326.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,607	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	316.98/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,651	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	312.51/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,828	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,784	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	639	256.47/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,639	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	296.28/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,991	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	676	259.55/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,755	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	690	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,160	70
Heifers	650–700	Small 1-2	690	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,811	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,477	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	317.70/cwt	317.70–317.70	2,294	142
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	306.25/cwt	306.25–306.25	2,331	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	835	299.20/cwt	299.20–299.20	2,498	60
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	208.79/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,816	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,119	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,082	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,492	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	378.76/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,602	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	332.85/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,415	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,680	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	377.49/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,778	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	512	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,022	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	353.43/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,866	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	361.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,005	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	303.33/cwt	285.00–312.50	2,017	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,125	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,127	181.15/cwt	180.00–182.50	2,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	218.10/cwt	212.00–222.00	4,161	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,357	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,708	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	2,280	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	163.92/cwt	150.00–177.00	2,623	4

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 607Last week 1,313Year ago 1,997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 89Year ago 133

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	423	377.50–380.00	378.76
4	450–500	471	367.50–382.50	377.49
3	500–550	528	340.00–360.00	353.43
4	550–600	555	350.00–365.00	361.25
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	665	285.00–312.50	303.33
1	700–750	745	285.00	285.00
2	800–850	802	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–340.00	332.85
2	450–500	470	357.50	357.50
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	417.50	417.50
3	500–550	512	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	380.00–387.50	385.18
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	438	350.00–365.00	355.08
4	450–500	470	347.50–352.50	350.62
5	500–550	521	312.50–320.00	316.98
25	550–600	585	305.00–320.00	312.51
2	600–650	610	292.50	292.50
4	650–700	672	292.50–297.50	296.28
4	750–800	790	272.00	272.00
3	850–900	883	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	915	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
70	650–700	690	313.00	313.00
142	700–750	722	317.70	317.70
66	750–800	761	306.25	306.25
60	800–850	835	299.20	299.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	330.00–342.50	339.58
3	450–500	492	320.00–330.00	326.71
5	500–550	527	290.00	290.00
8	600–650	639	220.00–270.00	256.47
5	650–700	676	250.00–262.50	259.55
2	700–750	712	207.50	207.50
2	850–900	870	202.50–215.00	208.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	560	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	613	300.00–315.00	309.78
4	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	292.50	292.50
3	750–800	778	297.50	297.50
2	800–850	827	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	657	341.00	341.00
63	850–900	872	291.25	291.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	780	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	910	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	300	432.50	432.50
2	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	482	402.50–410.00	406.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,020	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	150.00–177.00	163.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,365	161.00–173.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,908	212.00–222.00	218.10
1	—	1,420	190.00	190.00
3	—	1,127	180.00–182.50	181.15

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.