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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 28

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,636 head

▲ 610 vs last sale 1,026▲ 1,486 vs year ago 150 · +990.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 56▲ 0 vs year ago 61 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady on the high quality offering and 3.00-5.00 lower on the average to plain quality calves, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower except 400-500 lbs and 600-700 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for plainer fleshier calves, 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 $384.01/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.77 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$384.01

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$52.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs KY average

−25.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	388.21	2,114	80
Medium and Large 2-3	575	336.02	1,932	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.19/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale87 hd

384.01

—

KY average25 barns · 1,136 hd

396.90

−12.89

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−25.29

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−57.77

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	1,694	194.44	3,293	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	166.49	2,682	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	154.71	2,088	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	144.75	1,567	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	250.00	3,018	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,284	3thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	264	535.88/cwt	460.00–590.00	1,415	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,829	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	472.58/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,027	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	423.06/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,853	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	440.51/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,062	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	417.20/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,990	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	421.65/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,193	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	365.99/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,943	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	362.46/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,052	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,233	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	336.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,932	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	375.15/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,326	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	307.70/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,923	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	338.51/cwt	333.00–351.00	2,126	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	391.31/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,587	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	340.26/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,297	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	317.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,169	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	698	413.25/cwt	413.25–413.25	2,884	64
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	386.14/cwt	355.00–391.00	2,765	103
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	332.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,442	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	734	285.90/cwt	247.00–300.00	2,099	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	738	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	3,007	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,322	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	355.67/cwt	353.00–358.00	2,799	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	799	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,557	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	813	307.39/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,499	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	327.36/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,681	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	826	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	3,044	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	337.59/cwt	321.50–347.75	3,072	236
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,648	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	970	335.78/cwt	325.50–340.00	3,257	196
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	491.68/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,416	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	329	454.63/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,496	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	346.22/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,309	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	382.26/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,460	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	388.43/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,639	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	371.72/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,610	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,432	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	307.87/cwt	277.50–332.50	1,450	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	386.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,845	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	366.79/cwt	359.00–377.50	1,808	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	366.70/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,929	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	302.38/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,600	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	334.79/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,808	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	299.76/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,700	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	366.33/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,084	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	330.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,889	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	265.38/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,645	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	332.43/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,071	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	354.46/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,230	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	335.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,200	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	363.09/cwt	357.50–364.00	2,440	46
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	297.00/cwt	263.00–310.00	2,005	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	345.95/cwt	336.00–354.75	2,467	143
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	308.27/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,229	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	327.38/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,482	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,350	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	816	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,770	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	470.40/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,769	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	471.25/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,984	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	347.36/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,476	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	422.82/cwt	407.50–442.50	1,970	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	344.99/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,659	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	382.24/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,865	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	326.89/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,651	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	382.76/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,002	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	365.72/cwt	353.00–377.50	1,927	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,995	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	578	388.92/cwt	383.00–401.00	2,248	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	329.91/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,910	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,761	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	334.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,081	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,091	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	328.86/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,256	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	312.44/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,256	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,377	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,964	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	269.55/cwt	267.00–280.00	2,229	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,207	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,018	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	194.29/cwt	189.00–203.00	3,311	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	210.46/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	126.91/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,300	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	149.91/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,634	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	166.30/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,879	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,605	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	151.93/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,893	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	164.48/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,322	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,188	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,656	169.86/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,813	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,276.67/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,277	2

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,636Last week 1,026Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 56Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 7

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
33	500–550	520	390.00–440.00	421.65
3	550–600	571	391.00	391.00
23	600–650	620	355.00–393.00	375.15
27	650–700	661	360.00–405.00	391.31
103	700–750	716	355.00–391.00	386.14
32	750–800	787	353.00–358.00	355.67
31	800–850	826	368.50	368.50
236	900–950	910	321.50–347.75	337.59
196	950–1000	970	325.50–340.00	335.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	422.50–425.00	423.06
18	450–500	477	400.00–422.50	417.20
6	500–550	531	357.00–375.00	365.99
38	550–600	566	350.00–377.50	362.46
15	600–650	628	333.00–351.00	338.51
21	650–700	675	330.00–352.50	340.26
12	700–750	734	332.00–340.00	332.65
5	750–800	799	320.00	320.00
8	800–850	819	320.00–339.00	327.36
1	850–900	880	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	336.02
3	600–650	625	282.50–320.00	307.70
2	650–700	683	310.00–325.00	317.64
5	700–750	734	247.00–300.00	285.90
1	750–800	755	307.50	307.50
5	800–850	813	295.00–311.00	307.39
1	900–950	910	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	460.00–590.00	535.88
2	350–400	350	522.50	522.50
7	400–450	429	455.00–495.00	472.58
3	450–500	468	432.50–457.50	440.51
64	650–700	698	413.25	413.25
40	700–750	738	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	488	372.50–395.00	382.24
20	500–550	527	353.00–377.50	365.72
2	550–600	558	355.00–360.00	357.53
12	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	334.06
7	650–700	686	321.00–337.50	328.86
3	700–750	722	300.00–322.50	312.44
1	750–800	795	299.00	299.00
5	800–850	827	267.00–280.00	269.55
1	850–900	885	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	307.50–365.00	347.36
6	450–500	481	327.50–360.00	344.99
7	500–550	505	280.00–337.50	326.89
6	550–600	579	317.50–342.50	329.91
3	600–650	605	291.00	291.00
2	650–700	680	300.00–315.00	307.50
1	800–850	815	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	376	420.00–500.00	470.40
13	400–450	421	425.00–510.00	471.25
15	450–500	466	407.50–442.50	422.82
2	500–550	523	382.50–383.00	382.76
3	550–600	578	383.00–401.00	388.92
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	382	377.50–392.50	382.26
19	400–450	433	350.00–377.50	371.72
11	450–500	493	359.00–377.50	366.79
18	500–550	540	320.00–338.00	334.79
13	550–600	571	320.00–345.00	330.75
11	600–650	623	325.00–337.50	332.43
3	650–700	655	335.00–337.50	335.85
3	700–750	723	302.50–320.00	308.27
10	750–800	758	325.00–328.00	327.38
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	526	352.50–372.50	366.70
26	550–600	569	360.00–374.00	366.33
25	600–650	629	343.00–365.00	354.46
46	650–700	672	357.50–364.00	363.09
143	700–750	713	336.00–354.75	345.95
23	800–850	816	339.50	339.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	330.00–361.00	346.22
7	400–450	434	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	471	277.50–332.50	307.87
9	500–550	529	285.00–307.00	302.38
9	550–600	567	280.00–307.50	299.76
2	600–650	620	250.00–281.00	265.38
4	650–700	675	263.00–310.00	297.00
1	700–750	705	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	790	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	490.00–495.00	491.68
5	300–350	329	442.50–457.50	454.63
9	400–450	422	380.00–397.50	388.43
30	450–500	477	380.00–395.00	386.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	189.00–203.00	194.29
1	—	1,420	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,810	210.00–211.00	210.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	160.00–172.00	166.30
4	—	1,024	123.00–135.00	126.91
1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,090	142.00–157.00	149.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	165.00–179.00	169.86
1	—	1,430	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	143.00–159.00	151.93
2	—	1,245	126.00–132.00	128.92
1	—	1,285	110.00	110.00
11	—	1,412	160.00–173.00	164.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,276.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,300.00	3,300.00

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.