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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 16

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 9Oct 16Oct 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

807 head

▲ 177 vs last sale 630▼ 900 vs year ago 1,707 · −52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 69▼ 36 vs year ago 145 · −24.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers sharply Higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sharply Higher, over 700 lbs steady, Most increase on the weaned pre-conditioned and high quality part of the offering. Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.30/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −5.32 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$391.30

146 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$72.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.49

vs KY average

−6.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	393.78	2,253	141
Medium and Large 2-3	545	321.40	1,752	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $501 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 sale146 hd

391.30

—

KY average25 barns · 1,350 hd

365.81

+25.49

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−6.56

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−5.32

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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	—	High	1,827	200.13	3,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	165.17	2,780	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	157.42	2,045	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	140.36	1,456	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	193.51	2,322	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	220.00	2,871	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,300	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	992	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	331	402.26/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,331	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	455.52/cwt	452.50–457.00	1,517	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	437.03/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,634	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	402.33/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,509	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,755	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	443.35/cwt	415.00–461.00	2,115	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	453.24/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,375	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	423.88/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,429	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	409.45/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,534	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	383.15/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,605	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,768	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	379.45/cwt	360.00–379.75	3,001	64
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	300.87/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,891	8
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,677	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	340.35/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,099	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	383.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,257	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	377.77/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,413	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,534	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	343.13/cwt	317.50–360.00	1,311	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	401.11/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,689	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	338.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,435	4
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	394.17/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,809	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	352.64/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,675	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	336.35/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,625	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	404.66/cwt	367.50–411.00	2,116	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	346.60/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,844	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	321.75/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,737	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	342.63/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,946	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	406.24/cwt	367.50–412.00	2,368	101
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,264	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	327.35/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,049	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	661	296.66/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,961	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	389.43/cwt	382.50–396.00	2,617	155
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	326.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,231	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	287.18/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,059	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	754	298.83/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,253	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	792	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,099	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	879	277.18/cwt	269.00–282.50	2,436	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,597	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	313	346.16/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,083	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	458.58/cwt	447.50–470.00	1,536	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	369	339.83/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,254	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	370.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,380	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	391.08/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,643	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	343.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,459	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	418.16/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,815	8
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	452	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,458	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	343.87/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,616	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	394.12/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,888	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	413.80/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,999	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	417.05/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,114	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	362.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,845	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	324.68/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,692	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	572	411.97/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,356	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	604	403.83/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,439	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	353.13/cwt	351.00–357.50	2,172	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	316.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,001	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	337.00/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,207	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	322.13/cwt	322.00–322.50	2,126	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,981	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	319.06/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,304	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	273.10/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,721	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,377	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,806	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	193.51/cwt	181.00–207.00	2,322	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	176.73/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,686	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.32/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,277	4
Bulls	—	—	2,018	212.46/cwt	203.00–219.00	4,287	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	104.48/cwt	92.50–111.00	980	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	147.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,545	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	157.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,663	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	130.57/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,385	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	148.72/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,921	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	160.74/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,093	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	165.17/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,780	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	193.96/cwt	160.00–220.00	1,769	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 807Last week 630Year ago 1,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 69Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	400.00–407.50	402.26
2	350–400	375	390.00–415.00	402.33
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
8	950–1000	961	300.00–301.00	300.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	410.00–467.50	453.24
18	550–600	573	405.00–435.00	423.88
8	600–650	619	380.00–425.00	409.45
23	650–700	680	379.00–390.00	383.15
3	700–750	748	370.00	370.00
64	750–800	791	360.00–379.75	379.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	995	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	472.50	472.50
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	333	452.50–457.00	455.52
5	350–400	374	425.00–440.00	437.03
3	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	415.00
18	450–500	477	415.00–461.00	443.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00–395.00	383.17
7	350–400	374	370.00–392.50	377.77
7	450–500	475	350.00–357.50	352.64
11	500–550	532	340.00–357.50	346.60
17	550–600	568	333.00–355.00	342.63
4	600–650	626	312.50–332.50	327.35
3	650–700	683	320.00–340.00	326.63
4	700–750	717	283.00–300.00	287.18
4	750–800	754	292.50–315.00	298.83
5	850–900	879	269.00–282.50	277.18
4	900–950	908	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	523	367.50–411.00	404.66
101	550–600	583	367.50–412.00	406.24
5	600–650	622	364.00	364.00
155	650–700	672	382.50–396.00	389.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	331.00–350.00	340.35
9	350–400	382	317.50–360.00	343.13
4	400–450	424	320.00–355.00	338.47
2	450–500	483	332.50–340.00	336.35
4	500–550	540	315.00–330.00	321.75
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	661	287.50–300.00	296.66
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	792	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	402.50	402.50
13	400–450	421	380.00–415.00	401.11
10	450–500	459	382.50–402.50	394.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	370.07
6	400–450	420	380.00–401.00	391.08
6	450–500	479	380.00–403.00	394.12
4	500–550	509	360.00–370.00	362.48
1	550–600	565	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	615	351.00–357.50	353.13
3	650–700	655	330.00–351.00	337.00
7	700–750	722	315.00–322.50	319.06
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	313	342.50–350.00	346.16
4	350–400	369	325.00–362.50	339.83
5	400–450	425	330.00–355.00	343.38
6	450–500	470	315.00–365.00	343.87
4	500–550	521	300.00–345.00	324.68
2	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.87
4	600–650	633	310.00–325.00	316.16
4	650–700	660	322.00–322.50	322.13
1	700–750	705	281.00	281.00
1	900–950	940	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	447.50–470.00	458.58
8	400–450	434	405.00–437.50	418.16
5	450–500	483	407.50–427.50	413.80
7	500–550	507	390.00–430.00	417.05
8	550–600	572	390.00–430.00	411.97
4	600–650	604	390.00–417.50	403.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	267.50–285.00	273.10
1	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	812	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,292	145.00–154.00	148.72
21	—	1,302	155.00–171.00	160.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	155.00–160.00	157.16
12	—	1,045	140.00–154.00	147.81
3	—	938	92.50–111.00	104.48
5	—	1,061	127.00–134.00	130.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,683	159.00–173.00	165.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,018	203.00–219.00	212.46
4	—	1,695	191.00–199.00	193.32
2	—	1,520	168.00–186.00	176.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	181.00–207.00	193.51

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	6	—	912	160.00–220.00	193.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	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.