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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 21

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,026 head

▲ 108 vs last sale 918▼ 90 vs year ago 1,116 · −8.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 100▼ 68 vs year ago 124 · −54.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 10.00-12.00 higher with instances of 15.00-20.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers fully steady, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $407.18/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −34.59 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$407.18

16 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$74.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.08

vs KY average

+7.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	411.83	2,323	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	337.50	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.33/cwt here — about $568 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 sale16 hd

407.18

—

KY average24 barns · 563 hd

392.11

+15.08

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+7.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−34.59

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	—	Low	1,682	195.63	3,291	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	167.38	2,720	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	157.35	1,981	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	149.23	1,577	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	182.66	2,333	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	214.65	2,475	3thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,950	2thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,348	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,715	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	480.46/cwt	452.50–497.50	1,994	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	460.72/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,119	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	405.83/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,907	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	425.00/cwt	405.00–433.00	2,406	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	381.86/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,169	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	610	443.25/cwt	443.25–443.25	2,704	142
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	389.21/cwt	362.50–410.00	2,448	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	407.67/cwt	370.00–409.50	2,695	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	383.48/cwt	359.00–388.75	2,727	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	326.49/cwt	307.50–337.00	2,361	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	348.99/cwt	348.25–349.75	3,047	117
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,841	14
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	961	334.50/cwt	332.00–337.00	3,215	113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	243	483.36/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,175	3
Heifers	300–350	Small 1-2	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	377.35/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,264	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,328	1
Heifers	350–400	Small 1-2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	409.19/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,571	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	388.45/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,643	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	365.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,603	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	369.19/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,765	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	364.08/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,908	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	340.04/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,795	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	301.42/cwt	283.00–320.00	1,727	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	358.38/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,079	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	313.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,963	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,845	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,289	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	60
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	236.66/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,326	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,373	2
Bulls	250–300	Small 1-2	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,132	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	456.16/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,505	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	456.85/cwt	427.50–485.00	1,704	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,362	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	459.95/cwt	425.00–487.50	1,982	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	431.97/cwt	417.50–462.50	2,039	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	387.23/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,828	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	397.97/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,042	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,959	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	308.80/cwt	301.00–331.00	1,739	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	588	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,249	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	371.88/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,194	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	353.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,166	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,061	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	676	286.45/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,936	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	274.92/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,230	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3Value Added	1,089	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,788	41
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,153	214.65/cwt	190.00–237.50	2,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,277	182.66/cwt	156.00–220.00	2,333	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	178.88/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,683	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	193.62/cwt	193.00–194.00	3,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,892	213.73/cwt	208.00–218.00	4,044	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	131.43/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,318	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	166.90/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,752	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	149.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,608	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	149.34/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,813	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	167.15/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,166	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	172.79/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,778	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	156.55/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,599	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	216.13/cwt	180.00–257.50	2,092	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	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 Aug 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,026Last week 918Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 100Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
10	550–600	566	405.00–433.00	425.00
19	600–650	629	362.50–410.00	389.21
65	650–700	661	370.00–409.50	407.67
82	700–750	711	359.00–388.75	383.48
117	850–900	873	348.25–349.75	348.99
113	950–1000	961	332.00–337.00	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	415	452.50–497.50	480.46
7	450–500	460	445.00–465.00	460.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
142	600–650	610	443.25	443.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	425.00–430.00	426.68
3	450–500	470	397.50–410.00	405.83
4	550–600	568	360.00–389.00	381.86
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	723	307.50–337.00	326.49
14	850–900	885	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	367.50–382.50	377.35
1	350–400	355	374.00	374.00
5	400–450	438	360.00–370.00	365.94
8	450–500	478	355.00–377.50	369.19
2	500–550	528	332.50–347.50	340.04
6	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	336.74
10	600–650	626	300.00–325.00	313.54
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	825	277.50	277.50
3	950–1000	983	230.00–245.00	236.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	360.00–375.00	364.08
13	550–600	580	350.00–367.50	358.38
4	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
60	800–850	830	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	573	283.00–320.00	301.42
1	600–650	645	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	480.00–485.00	483.36
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
12	350–400	384	400.00–427.50	409.19
10	400–450	423	380.00–402.50	388.45
2	450–500	470	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
3	450–500	472	380.00–402.50	387.23
2	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.54
4	550–600	590	362.50–375.00	371.88
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.12
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	811	260.00–282.50	274.92
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	330	420.00–505.00	456.16
4	350–400	373	427.50–485.00	456.85
9	400–450	431	425.00–487.50	459.95
3	450–500	472	417.50–462.50	431.97
5	500–550	513	385.00–412.50	397.97
3	550–600	588	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	613	350.00–360.00	353.32
3	650–700	665	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	392	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	563	301.00–331.00	308.80
6	650–700	676	260.00–300.00	286.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	1050–1100	1,089	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,350.00	2,350.00

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	6	—	968	180.00–257.50	216.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	165.00–186.00	178.88
3	—	1,892	208.00–218.00	213.73
2	—	1,640	193.00–194.00	193.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	156.00–157.00	156.55
4	—	1,608	162.00–179.00	172.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	141.00–155.00	149.96
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,003	131.00–132.00	131.43
4	—	1,050	160.00–171.00	166.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,296	160.00–174.00	167.15
7	—	1,214	140.00–159.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	190.00–237.50	214.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	156.00–220.00	182.66

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.