Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 7
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,853 head
▲ 896 vs last sale 957▲ 266 vs year ago 1,587 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 48▼ 21 vs year ago 93 · −22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 12▲ 13 vs year ago 4 · +325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 Higher with instances of 15.00-25.00 Higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.84/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −61.94 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$379.84
27 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.25
vs KY average
−10.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544389.532,12023
Medium and Large 2-3581324.141,8834thin
One grade step is worth $65.39/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd
379.84
—
KY average22 barns · 815 hd
387.09
−7.25
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−10.18
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−61.94
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—Low1,646207.063,40713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576178.192,8089thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292171.032,21017
CowsLean 85-90%High961153.931,47916

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,160$2,9512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,068$2,5664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)780$2,6001thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0011
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,5832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378404.02/cwt390.00–417.501,5272
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385457.09/cwt427.50–475.001,7604
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3417349.44/cwt340.00–357.501,4573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419424.24/cwt412.50–435.001,7785
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422386.38/cwt384.00–387.501,6313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466391.54/cwt381.00–405.001,8257
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472425.98/cwt412.50–437.502,01111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,1131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528394.90/cwt382.50–402.502,08514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558394.98/cwt390.00–400.002,2042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3581324.14/cwt320.00–337.501,8834
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585369.67/cwt360.00–375.002,1636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616368.69/cwt350.00–377.502,27119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635328.77/cwt327.50–330.002,0882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658332.23/cwt322.50–343.002,18612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673384.68/cwt354.00–389.002,58992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738363.09/cwt360.50–367.502,680114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748324.99/cwt322.00–340.002,4316
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4588
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added776364.78/cwt349.50–370.502,831208
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,79662
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2832308.79/cwt300.00–312.502,56911
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added882330.47/cwt325.50–333.252,915246
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2897315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334365.02/cwt360.00–370.001,2194
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366401.96/cwt392.50–407.501,4715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380373.64/cwt365.00–385.001,4208
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3391352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415396.24/cwt382.00–411.001,6446
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3415332.07/cwt325.00–347.001,3783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432370.36/cwt362.50–375.001,60016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3466336.52/cwt320.00–355.001,56814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477366.72/cwt360.00–377.501,74913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523355.18/cwt350.00–367.501,85810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530342.23/cwt330.00–349.001,8144
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534314.04/cwt300.00–322.501,6776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573334.78/cwt330.00–342.501,9187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574356.27/cwt350.00–357.502,04516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3582317.37/cwt300.00–328.001,84710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629323.04/cwt310.00–332.502,03213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy644365.25/cwt365.25–365.252,35269
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668341.72/cwt336.50–348.002,283129
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676313.43/cwt300.00–325.002,11914
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3686272.11/cwt252.50–290.001,8677
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724308.98/cwt280.00–312.502,2379
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725336.49/cwt323.50–343.002,440326
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,9252
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773287.59/cwt280.00–291.002,2235
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815301.66/cwt300.00–302.502,4593
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,66665
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,5321
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288422.70/cwt415.00–430.001,2172
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2313420.03/cwt410.00–422.501,3157
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322475.25/cwt432.50–495.001,5303
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3379363.18/cwt340.00–382.501,3764
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2413391.91/cwt390.00–397.501,6194
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419421.69/cwt415.00–437.501,76710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428323.00/cwt280.00–350.001,3823
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470352.28/cwt315.00–365.001,65611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473387.21/cwt372.50–395.001,83212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,9561
Bulls450–500Small 1-2480267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509391.81/cwt387.50–405.001,9946
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3528328.08/cwt300.00–340.001,7328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535361.68/cwt350.00–369.001,9355
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553391.21/cwt382.50–400.002,1632
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553365.65/cwt355.00–371.002,0223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3556338.11/cwt302.50–345.001,88010
Bulls600–650Small 1-2615313.65/cwt307.50–320.001,9292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1754
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617332.91/cwt320.00–342.502,0548
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3662288.29/cwt280.00–300.001,9083
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2681324.93/cwt317.50–332.502,21310
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2729312.95/cwt305.00–320.002,2817
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778297.25/cwt297.00–297.502,3132
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2808290.02/cwt287.50–292.502,3432
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4531
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1743
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,6351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3405317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583194.35/cwt194.00–195.003,0773
Bulls——1,605175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8091
Bulls——1,671214.86/cwt203.00–228.003,5909
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
Cows—Lean 85-90%958145.01/cwt137.50–159.001,3898
Cows—Lean 85-90%989169.98/cwt162.00–184.001,6817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283173.32/cwt165.00–190.002,22415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360153.88/cwt148.00–159.002,0932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,576178.19/cwt166.00–191.002,8089
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,095240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,951.29/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,566.04/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5664
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873172.54/cwt166.00–180.001,5062

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.