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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 9

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 951▼ 154 vs year ago 784 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 74▲ 5 vs year ago 64 · +7.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 400-600 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, 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 $391.82/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −49.96 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$391.82

62 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$71.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

vs KY average

−54.03 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	395.26	2,229	59
Medium and Large 2-3	530	324.08	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.18/cwt here — about $511 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale62 hd

391.82

—

KY average23 barns · 561 hd

385.06

+6.76

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−54.03

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−49.96

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	1,791	198.69	3,559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	163.21	2,614	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,324	157.26	2,082	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	141.54	1,464	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	217.00	2,550	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,306	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,360	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	421.07/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,777	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	406.32/cwt	404.00–407.00	1,739	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,925	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	425.21/cwt	421.00–431.00	2,194	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	326.12/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,696	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	407.03/cwt	392.50–409.00	2,198	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	377.26/cwt	367.50–379.00	2,120	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	387.39/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,262	34
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,942	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	362.53/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,240	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	331.94/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,217	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	344.35/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,424	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,596	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	285.39/cwt	271.00–315.00	2,183	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,734	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	354.99/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,968	45
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	884	344.25/cwt	344.25–344.25	3,043	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,155	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	377.00/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,007	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	415.84/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,135	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	368.88/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,162	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	375.30/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,426	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	338.99/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,288	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	355.70/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,501	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	329.35/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,396	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	382.96/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,643	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	332.33/cwt	317.50–349.00	1,529	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	365.80/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,716	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,822	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	365.83/cwt	352.00–373.00	1,965	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	341.98/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,908	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	363.92/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,049	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	299.05/cwt	263.00–325.00	1,720	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,112	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,050	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,429	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,315	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	289.99/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,039	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	320.47/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,359	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	752	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,880	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	807	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,421	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	823	235.82/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,941	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	853	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,883	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,031	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,044	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	995	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	430.33/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,218	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	425.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,288	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,242	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,486	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	421.78/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,577	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	415.31/cwt	415.00–416.50	1,744	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	342.04/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,461	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	390.39/cwt	387.00–391.00	1,702	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	420.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,956	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	329.31/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,531	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	381.58/cwt	370.00–393.00	1,793	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	310.76/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,628	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	355.92/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,879	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	360.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,093	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	329.28/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,920	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	312.37/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,924	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	357.46/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,227	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	678	305.40/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,071	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,921	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	313.75/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,306	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	310.99/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,357	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	781	248.38/cwt	221.00–287.00	1,940	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	897	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,341	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,175	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	186.31/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	196.27/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,607	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	204.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,762	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,027	127.14/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,306	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	161.04/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,676	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	146.96/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,568	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	144.57/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,829	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	165.02/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,206	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	171.36/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,699	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,672	141.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,365	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	231.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,144	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 951Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	432.50	432.50
2	250–300	283	422.50–437.50	430.33
6	300–350	303	420.00–435.00	425.03
10	350–400	374	411.00–430.00	421.78
5	400–450	420	415.00–416.50	415.31
10	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	420.63
4	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	623	351.00–370.00	357.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	427	325.00–362.00	342.04
4	450–500	465	315.00–357.50	329.31
13	500–550	524	300.00–355.00	310.76
6	550–600	583	320.00–339.00	329.28
5	650–700	678	305.00–307.00	305.40
2	700–750	705	272.50	272.50
4	750–800	781	221.00–287.00	248.38
2	850–900	897	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	382.00	382.00
1	350–400	365	407.00	407.00
6	400–450	436	387.00–391.00	390.39
3	450–500	470	370.00–393.00	381.58
5	500–550	528	342.50–367.50	355.92
15	550–600	581	355.00–370.00	360.26
3	600–650	616	310.00–317.00	312.37
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	735	313.00–314.00	313.75
2	750–800	758	309.00–313.00	310.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	360.00–390.00	377.00
4	300–350	315	365.00–381.00	368.88
11	350–400	380	371.00–380.00	375.30
3	400–450	422	352.50–362.50	355.70
17	450–500	469	357.00–375.00	365.80
2	500–550	525	347.00	347.00
3	550–600	558	330.00–349.00	341.98
1	600–650	645	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	686	337.50	337.50
7	700–750	736	317.00–323.00	320.47
9	750–800	758	320.00	320.00
8	800–850	807	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	537	352.00–373.00	365.83
11	550–600	563	359.00–365.00	363.92
42	650–700	671	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	853	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	380	305.00–350.00	338.99
4	400–450	424	310.00–337.50	329.35
3	450–500	460	317.50–349.00	332.33
1	500–550	515	281.00	281.00
5	550–600	575	263.00–325.00	299.05
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	313.00	313.00
5	700–750	703	270.00–295.00	289.99
2	750–800	752	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	823	225.00–251.00	235.82
3	850–900	883	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	925	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	960	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	415.00–417.50	415.84
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
12	400–450	429	380.00–387.00	382.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	540	392.50–409.00	407.03
34	550–600	584	382.00–395.00	387.39
3	600–650	618	360.00–367.50	362.53
13	700–750	725	358.00	358.00
45	800–850	836	352.00–360.00	354.99
62	850–900	884	344.25	344.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	338	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	428	404.00–407.00	406.32
2	450–500	480	401.00	401.00
7	550–600	562	367.50–379.00	377.26
1	600–650	605	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	668	325.00–341.00	331.94
6	700–750	704	343.00–347.00	344.35
3	800–850	831	329.00	329.00
5	1050–1100	1,066	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	322.00–330.00	326.12
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	765	271.00–315.00	285.39
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	311	420.00	420.00
13	400–450	422	417.00–425.00	421.07
4	450–500	456	410.00	410.00
10	500–550	516	421.00–431.00	425.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	117.50	117.50
6	—	1,027	119.00–133.00	127.14
4	—	1,041	156.00–166.00	161.04
6	—	1,067	143.00–152.00	146.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	81.00	81.00
18	—	1,337	156.00–171.00	165.02
5	—	1,265	143.00–146.00	144.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	139.00–145.00	141.46
8	—	1,575	167.00–174.00	171.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	185.00–188.00	186.31
6	—	1,844	200.00–210.00	204.02
3	—	1,838	194.00–198.00	196.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	925	225.00–240.00	231.77

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.