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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

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

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,109 head

▼ 750 vs last sale 1,859▼ 892 vs year ago 2,001 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 75▼ 26 vs year ago 85 · −30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 20 · −95.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steer steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. 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 $365.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −76.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$365.27

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs KY average

−10.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	373.86	2,057	22
Medium and Large 2-3	573	318.02	1,822	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale26 hd

365.27

—

KY average23 barns · 535 hd

366.99

−1.72

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−10.47

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−76.51

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	1,661	208.07	3,455	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	168.44	2,624	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	163.28	2,097	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	129.27	1,334	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	195.00	2,009	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	265.00	3,008	1thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	279	436.94/cwt	417.00–452.50	1,219	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,143	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,454	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	384.42/cwt	371.00–389.00	1,492	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	367.45/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,631	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	373.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	350.51/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,658	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	366.59/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,906	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,012	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	318.02/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,822	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,003	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	293.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,806	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	363.03/cwt	348.00–378.00	2,240	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	325.54/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,194	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	348.53/cwt	342.50–352.00	2,377	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,823	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	764	301.85/cwt	284.00–309.00	2,306	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	794	327.37/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,599	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	305.96/cwt	299.50–319.00	2,558	41
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	868	327.01/cwt	326.50–327.50	2,838	120
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,639	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	914	322.27/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,946	241
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,790	27
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,959	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	390.79/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,028	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	435.68/cwt	405.00–467.50	1,198	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	350.09/cwt	340.00–360.00	991	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	372.15/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,209	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	374.13/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,347	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,168	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	345.41/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,530	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	354.24/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,711	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	340.75/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,734	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	300.01/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,710	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	328.72/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,890	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	333.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,070	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	308.33/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,921	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	279.88/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,864	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	326.71/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,179	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	310.93/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,083	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	739	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,415	63
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,421	60
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	288.89/cwt	279.00–298.00	2,233	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	286.89/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,361	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	440.16/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,378	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	328.39/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,208	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	392.56/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,452	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	418.14/cwt	409.00–437.50	1,572	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,636	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	382.79/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,573	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	376.81/cwt	361.00–389.00	1,745	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	334.77/cwt	302.50–356.00	1,583	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	283.12/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,430	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	342.33/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,804	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	343.13/cwt	327.50–346.00	1,918	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	316.71/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,789	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,062	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	301.96/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,017	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	280.31/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,906	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	282.10/cwt	272.50–287.00	2,045	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	728	303.48/cwt	303.00–305.00	2,209	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	271.75/cwt	261.00–282.50	2,174	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,222	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	279.00/cwt	271.00–287.00	2,525	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,748	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,506	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3Value Added	800	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	2,178	58
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	196.33/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	211.42/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,715	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	97.19/cwt	90.00–103.00	887	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	141.13/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,441	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	119.76/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,275	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	161.42/cwt	153.00–171.00	1,759	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,828	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	165.48/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,131	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	168.44/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,624	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,527	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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 1,859Year ago 2,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 75Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	263	387.50–397.50	390.79
2	300–350	325	365.00–380.00	372.15
2	350–400	360	365.00–383.00	374.13
8	400–450	443	332.00–351.00	345.41
10	450–500	483	340.00–362.50	354.24
8	500–550	509	330.00–347.00	340.75
9	550–600	575	320.00–333.00	328.72
8	600–650	623	300.00–317.50	308.33
5	650–700	670	300.00–322.00	310.93
11	750–800	773	279.00–298.00	288.89
4	800–850	823	275.00–291.00	286.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	333.81
16	650–700	667	326.00–328.00	326.71
63	700–750	739	326.75	326.75
60	750–800	759	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	275	405.00–467.50	435.68
2	400–450	412	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–360.00	350.09
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	400	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	465	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	570	285.00–310.00	300.01
5	650–700	666	265.00–287.00	279.88
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	368	310.00–350.00	328.39
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
9	450–500	473	302.50–356.00	334.77
2	500–550	505	271.00–295.00	283.12
2	550–600	565	312.50–321.00	316.71
2	650–700	680	272.00–289.00	280.31
1	800–850	845	263.00	263.00
1	900–950	915	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	385.00–397.00	392.56
20	400–450	411	365.00–392.00	382.79
14	450–500	463	361.00–389.00	376.81
11	500–550	527	327.50–355.00	342.33
7	550–600	559	327.50–346.00	343.13
1	600–650	610	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	668	300.00–304.00	301.96
3	700–750	725	272.50–287.00	282.10
2	800–850	800	261.00–282.50	271.75
2	900–950	905	271.00–287.00	279.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	313	432.50–445.00	440.16
5	350–400	376	409.00–437.50	418.14
1	400–450	410	399.00	399.00
2	600–650	625	325.00–335.00	329.96
3	650–700	660	327.50	327.50
4	700–750	728	303.00–305.00	303.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	350.00–351.00	350.51
4	550–600	573	310.00–342.50	318.02
3	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	293.65
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
6	750–800	764	284.00–309.00	301.85
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	379.00	379.00
7	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
39	600–650	617	348.00–378.00	363.03
12	650–700	682	342.50–352.00	348.53
30	750–800	763	370.00	370.00
120	850–900	868	326.50–327.50	327.01
241	900–950	914	320.00–323.00	322.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	363.00	363.00
4	350–400	388	371.00–389.00	384.42
6	400–450	444	362.50–387.50	367.45
5	450–500	470	365.00–385.00	373.56
5	500–550	520	365.00–369.00	366.59
2	550–600	582	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	331.00	331.00
8	650–700	674	310.00–335.00	325.54
6	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
33	750–800	794	320.00–329.00	327.37
41	800–850	836	299.50–319.00	305.96
8	850–900	868	304.00	304.00
27	950–1000	962	290.00	290.00
7	1050–1100	1,080	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	417.00–452.50	436.94
1	300–350	340	427.50	427.50
2	350–400	365	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	800–850	800	272.25	272.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	109.00–129.00	119.76
2	—	1,090	153.00–171.00	161.42
4	—	1,021	136.00–148.00	141.13
2	—	913	90.00–103.00	97.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	162.00–172.00	168.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	145.00–147.00	145.69
24	—	1,288	154.00–179.00	165.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	191.00–200.00	196.33
7	—	1,757	204.00–218.00	211.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	265.00	265.00

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	—	1,270	199.00	199.00

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.