Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-08-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 14
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
918 head
▼ 935 vs last sale 1,853▼ 473 vs year ago 1,391 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 72▲ 30 vs year ago 70 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower, 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 $394.90/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −46.88 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$394.90
114 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,205
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.69
vs KY average
+7.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558396.512,213111
Medium and Large 2-3567335.091,9003thin
One grade step is worth $61.42/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale114 hd
394.90
—
KY average24 barns · 766 hd
392.20
+2.69
National average151 barns · 7,160 hd
387.49
+7.41
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−46.88
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—Average1,723195.373,36611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252165.392,07135
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,552163.672,5408thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,072152.781,63722

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 Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,265$3,6001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy175529.64/cwt497.50–560.009272
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333464.89/cwt460.00–470.001,5482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370399.59/cwt390.00–410.001,4782
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377432.07/cwt430.00–440.001,6295
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423382.43/cwt370.00–395.001,6182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424464.37/cwt420.00–485.001,96919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472421.52/cwt400.00–462.501,99016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,7761
Steers450–500Small 1-2490337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,6541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508436.89/cwt420.00–442.502,21919
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527396.04/cwt383.00–417.502,08715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567335.09/cwt320.00–342.501,9003
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572392.10/cwt380.00–400.002,24351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586375.93/cwt357.50–379.002,20326
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy609398.00/cwt395.00–400.002,42410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624363.07/cwt351.00–370.002,2665
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2647337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1842
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669355.93/cwt350.00–380.002,38121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671344.86/cwt342.00–349.002,31412
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1922
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,3022
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,44116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4402
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,94562
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added876340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,97860
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2899315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,83224
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added944320.70/cwt320.70–320.703,027116
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,7122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Fancy180515.00/cwt515.00–515.009271
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277449.74/cwt422.50–475.001,2463
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1541
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314388.93/cwt387.50–395.001,2215
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy389416.43/cwt402.50–420.001,62011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3410326.40/cwt320.00–332.501,3382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431400.02/cwt385.00–417.501,72412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443366.20/cwt362.50–375.001,6226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458389.63/cwt382.50–397.501,7857
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484363.52/cwt355.00–375.001,75920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486348.82/cwt343.00–352.501,6954
Heifers500–550Small 1-2515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524363.66/cwt350.00–375.001,90644
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530341.32/cwt335.00–345.001,8099
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570343.28/cwt330.00–347.501,95714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578322.58/cwt320.00–325.001,8652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582354.38/cwt350.00–365.002,06225
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614332.07/cwt330.00–333.002,03912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0352
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3633296.81/cwt247.50–307.001,87913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668320.71/cwt312.00–325.002,1426
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0162
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added691330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2808
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2701287.88/cwt285.00–292.502,0184
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3717270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9362
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752334.75/cwt334.75–334.752,51772
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3769272.86/cwt250.00–283.002,0984
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810283.73/cwt282.50–285.002,2982
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2863227.12/cwt219.00–235.001,9602
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5081
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910264.68/cwt252.50–277.002,4092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4591
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379413.60/cwt405.00–422.501,5685
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8921
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420426.47/cwt410.00–437.501,7914
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468421.70/cwt405.00–432.501,9749
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3470339.04/cwt310.00–370.001,5932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7821
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy529390.76/cwt387.50–397.502,0676
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535363.90/cwt360.00–372.501,9477
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3540310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6741
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565371.59/cwt365.00–375.002,0999
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8963
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3630287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy633341.17/cwt335.00–343.002,1607
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677305.75/cwt302.50–310.002,0703
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2828278.66/cwt272.50–285.002,3072
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3890212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,8911
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,2311
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030223.75/cwt220.00–227.502,3052
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,399179.22/cwt161.00–188.002,5074
Bulls——1,840210.49/cwt204.00–215.003,8734
Bulls——1,998196.73/cwt190.00–201.003,9313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047148.06/cwt136.00–158.001,55011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,088167.43/cwt161.00–174.001,8228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,118131.00/cwt130.00–132.001,4653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225172.31/cwt160.00–182.002,11125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320148.09/cwt139.00–156.001,95510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,546153.53/cwt148.00–156.002,3744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558173.80/cwt160.00–185.002,7084
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,138235.99/cwt232.50–240.002,6862
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2653,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105220.36/cwt210.00–247.502,4353

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.