Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-10-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 2
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
951 head
▼ 231 vs last sale 1,182▼ 335 vs year ago 1,286 · −26.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 49▼ 74 vs year ago 148 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 16 vs year ago 27 · −59.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-600 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $393.49/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −48.29 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$393.49
34 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+10.64
vs KY average
−29.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553393.492,17634
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
393.49
—
KY average23 barns · 911 hd
382.85
+10.64
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−29.16
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−48.29
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—Low1,575181.162,8545thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648151.232,4926thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,314148.881,95731
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047130.391,36523
HeifersChoiceAverage1,238230.582,8557thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,125217.502,4471thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,365237.483,2422thin
SteersSelectAverage1,365220.003,0031thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,1062thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,6001thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1133
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,2022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330430.00/cwt427.50–432.501,4192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,3032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373428.96/cwt422.50–435.001,6002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425422.64/cwt415.00–452.501,79619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478423.49/cwt423.00–425.002,0244
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528399.16/cwt397.50–400.002,1083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,2871
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540372.49/cwt362.50–377.502,0118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy553432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,3923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562407.01/cwt395.00–415.002,28713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567364.19/cwt362.50–365.002,0656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,4472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608335.82/cwt332.50–337.502,0423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617379.34/cwt361.00–387.502,34118
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666357.71/cwt350.00–363.002,3825
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680338.88/cwt331.00–340.002,30417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8861
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723383.34/cwt359.00–386.002,77265
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy737303.33/cwt295.00–305.002,2366
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,6064
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy772293.78/cwt280.00–300.002,26813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3782317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,4832
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9926
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy855297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7504
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added915339.63/cwt339.50–339.753,108121
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy915299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,7365
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2986314.00/cwt314.00–314.003,0963
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025281.93/cwt272.50–285.002,8904
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,5451
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384356.99/cwt355.00–357.501,3715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388319.94/cwt310.00–330.001,2412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425371.57/cwt370.00–375.001,5793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,68315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473344.76/cwt339.00–350.001,6318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475315.12/cwt262.50–330.001,49721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527332.87/cwt320.00–340.001,75414
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529358.05/cwt355.00–367.501,8944
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3532309.01/cwt300.00–315.001,6446
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569303.11/cwt285.00–314.001,7254
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582334.99/cwt330.00–337.501,9506
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,11213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624326.66/cwt322.50–335.002,0386
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630282.60/cwt267.50–299.001,7805
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654356.50/cwt356.50–356.502,33274
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1627
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3671284.06/cwt260.00–301.001,9066
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711325.50/cwt325.50–325.502,31470
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726308.97/cwt307.00–311.002,2436
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3753265.02/cwt260.00–270.001,9962
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,63730
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy816242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,9793
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,6576
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4817
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7313
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,5942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3491
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330338.75/cwt325.00–352.501,1182
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380423.66/cwt407.50–435.001,6109
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382394.39/cwt392.50–400.001,5074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425421.65/cwt403.00–452.501,7927
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458386.20/cwt375.00–395.001,7694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0236
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490355.61/cwt320.00–367.001,7424
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522365.93/cwt352.00–377.501,9109
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530325.34/cwt320.00–331.001,7242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540396.74/cwt380.00–405.002,1423
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3567319.93/cwt297.00–342.501,8149
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,2481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582364.97/cwt355.00–373.002,12417
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy614365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2415
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3623289.50/cwt282.00–305.001,8043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624334.19/cwt322.50–345.002,0854
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674313.95/cwt310.00–317.002,11610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690285.48/cwt275.00–297.501,9705
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775275.35/cwt275.00–277.502,1347
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3850225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9131
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,4731
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3925195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8041
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2972250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,4302
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,5021
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,365237.48/cwt231.00–246.003,2422
Steers—Select1,365220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,0031
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,125217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,4471
Heifers—Choice1,238230.58/cwt230.00–232.002,8557
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508191.65/cwt190.00–193.002,8902
Bulls——1,620174.16/cwt170.00–178.002,8213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%996104.09/cwt90.00–117.001,0376
Cows—Lean 85-90%997126.16/cwt122.50–132.001,2585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090142.88/cwt135.00–153.001,55710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105157.47/cwt156.00–159.001,7402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,311157.87/cwt154.00–163.002,07011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317145.20/cwt139.00–151.001,91219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,633159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,5962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655147.34/cwt144.00–151.002,4384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,105.78/head1,825.00–2,450.002,1062
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011179.24/cwt157.00–215.001,8127

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.