Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-07-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 10
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,709 head
▲ 1,102 vs last sale 607▼ 568 vs year ago 2,277 · −24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 22▼ 24 vs year ago 127 · −18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $365.79/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −75.99 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$365.79
111 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$51.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.27
vs KY average
−13.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2572367.642,104107
Medium and Large 2-3561316.261,7744thin
One grade step is worth $51.38/cwt here — about $330 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale111 hd
365.79
—
KY average22 barns · 899 hd
366.06
−0.27
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−13.34
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−75.99
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—High1,708204.553,49312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,625169.352,7529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268158.432,00933
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,027143.561,47521

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,340$2,2851thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)840$1,5751thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy155590.00/cwt590.00–590.009151
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy223541.18/cwt505.00–575.001,2072
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy261462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,2073
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,4412
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405410.00/cwt405.00–415.001,6612
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413363.74/cwt362.50–365.001,5022
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466396.83/cwt395.00–402.501,8494
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468372.26/cwt362.50–380.001,74216
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,6211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513394.15/cwt385.00–400.002,0225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529341.29/cwt330.00–347.501,8059
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3561316.26/cwt312.50–325.001,7744
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572390.91/cwt370.00–398.002,23633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584356.59/cwt335.00–367.002,08260
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614324.83/cwt315.00–329.001,9944
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623381.28/cwt375.00–383.002,37524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627352.71/cwt340.00–360.002,21117
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy661375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,47914
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675325.55/cwt312.50–333.002,19711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683354.77/cwt345.00–357.502,42322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3691300.84/cwt281.00–307.502,0794
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy706361.17/cwt360.00–365.002,55065
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3093
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2341
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,1531
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777330.81/cwt322.50–331.002,57043
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2781302.92/cwt290.00–310.002,36617
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830303.57/cwt290.00–310.002,5203
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added831334.08/cwt334.00–337.502,776128
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884324.43/cwt324.25–324.802,868180
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2901284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,55922
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added913325.70/cwt325.70–325.702,974124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,2911
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,6501
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3990240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy185485.00/cwt485.00–485.008971
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200455.00/cwt455.00–455.009101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy271431.13/cwt400.00–445.001,1687
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330416.36/cwt405.00–442.501,3743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353402.69/cwt402.50–403.001,4218
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368384.74/cwt372.50–395.001,4165
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380358.77/cwt357.50–360.001,3632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426355.33/cwt342.50–367.501,51417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429371.81/cwt371.00–375.001,5957
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430311.38/cwt307.50–315.001,3392
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467353.92/cwt340.00–364.001,65323
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3477328.37/cwt300.00–339.001,5665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503336.24/cwt335.00–337.501,6912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523327.13/cwt320.00–332.501,71113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,96611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579317.87/cwt300.00–326.001,84026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580275.29/cwt265.00–295.001,59714
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618326.63/cwt326.50–330.002,01929
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620314.03/cwt310.00–316.001,9476
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy635359.25/cwt359.25–359.252,28185
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy658354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,32934
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3667227.98/cwt220.00–240.001,5215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686305.61/cwt290.00–310.002,09611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730250.10/cwt245.00–255.001,8262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731322.83/cwt318.00–330.502,360248
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added763319.22/cwt305.00–319.852,43672
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3788234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8443
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2796288.47/cwt275.00–289.002,29625
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818262.88/cwt245.00–267.502,1505
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295454.22/cwt447.50–457.501,3403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313434.24/cwt412.50–450.001,3593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423381.29/cwt375.00–387.501,6132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3438340.06/cwt330.00–350.001,4892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465373.94/cwt370.00–382.501,7395
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3472344.51/cwt335.00–350.001,62610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3513315.90/cwt307.50–320.001,6213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523334.32/cwt327.50–342.501,7488
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3569292.76/cwt270.00–322.501,6665
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581348.13/cwt342.50–350.002,0234
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615300.06/cwt290.00–310.001,8458
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3627270.76/cwt250.00–277.501,6984
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3676272.19/cwt267.50–282.501,84010
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715261.17/cwt260.00–262.501,8673
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720284.54/cwt270.00–292.502,0495
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,1231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9441
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8341
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,4342
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 3526340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7883
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3Value Added831252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,09448
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,591194.26/cwt189.00–199.003,0915
Bulls——1,791211.90/cwt206.00–216.003,7957
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933113.52/cwt113.00–114.001,0592
Cows—Lean 85-90%965126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2161
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006139.82/cwt130.00–147.001,4078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069154.32/cwt150.00–163.001,65010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265162.14/cwt150.00–180.002,05128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284137.68/cwt131.00–145.001,7685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625169.35/cwt162.00–175.002,7529
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,999.58/head1,950.00–2,050.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,285.00/head2,285.00–2,285.002,2851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.