Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 23
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
▲ 231 vs last sale 807▼ 295 vs year ago 1,333 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 109▼ 9 vs year ago 148 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 7▲ 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, 400-600 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 10.00--15.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 10.00-12.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $388.53/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.25 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$388.53
45 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$446
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$76.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.97
vs KY average
−69.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557403.802,25036
Medium and Large 2-3551327.461,8049thin
One grade step is worth $76.34/cwt here — about $446 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 sale45 hd
388.53
—
KY average26 barns · 1,146 hd
405.50
−16.97
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−69.61
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−53.25
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—Low1,512187.052,82810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,614165.702,67420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321159.732,11142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,056146.951,55227

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,790$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,366$2,2508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0214thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,3052thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)838$2,0362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,670$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,2001thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372464.68/cwt450.00–472.501,7294
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443427.16/cwt412.50–437.501,8929
Steers450–500Small 1-2450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461424.84/cwt412.50–445.001,9595
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3508336.19/cwt332.50–340.001,7082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528414.68/cwt397.50–427.502,19012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563324.97/cwt305.00–342.501,8307
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573402.30/cwt385.00–419.002,30522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620306.25/cwt293.00–317.501,8994
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622331.02/cwt321.00–340.002,0596
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630381.39/cwt367.50–402.502,4037
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662367.20/cwt350.00–400.002,43111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665336.27/cwt322.50–347.002,2366
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723335.34/cwt330.00–341.002,4258
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774337.58/cwt335.00–341.002,61312
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,88064
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6931
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added813358.34/cwt354.50–360.002,91372
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873347.25/cwt345.50–348.003,03127
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added907349.80/cwt349.80–349.803,17358
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950344.50/cwt344.50–344.503,27356
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3975293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,8571
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2999310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0978
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3200320.00/cwt320.00–320.006401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy273438.32/cwt435.00–440.001,1973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323412.79/cwt400.00–452.501,3336
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323391.39/cwt370.00–397.501,26413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373385.58/cwt370.00–395.001,43812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431388.77/cwt380.00–403.001,67615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440365.34/cwt357.00–375.001,6075
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468360.59/cwt350.00–370.001,68814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484336.62/cwt330.00–350.001,62912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527358.13/cwt350.00–375.001,88732
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528339.94/cwt330.00–349.001,79518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3534322.03/cwt310.00–327.501,7206
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560355.73/cwt350.00–357.501,99213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574335.00/cwt330.00–349.001,92332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3578313.27/cwt300.00–327.501,81115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621308.50/cwt300.00–325.001,91618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3666278.23/cwt260.00–286.001,8535
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674299.41/cwt299.00–300.002,01814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,62276
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2717281.13/cwt270.00–300.002,0165
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2772231.43/cwt225.00–257.001,7875
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7091
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3667
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,2441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2275408.30/cwt400.00–415.001,1233
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3290302.50/cwt302.50–302.508771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330460.58/cwt440.00–485.001,5205
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368462.88/cwt447.50–477.501,7037
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4442
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415400.80/cwt400.00–402.501,6633
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433447.42/cwt429.00–482.501,93714
Bulls400–450Small 1-2435327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2471392.71/cwt382.00–407.501,85014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477421.22/cwt410.00–430.002,00911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483375.04/cwt357.50–381.001,8115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy524409.53/cwt385.00–433.002,14614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533317.75/cwt300.00–335.001,6942
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537371.01/cwt365.00–375.001,9925
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570399.48/cwt382.50–407.002,27712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572314.51/cwt300.00–322.501,7993
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581372.11/cwt360.00–375.002,1625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3617311.11/cwt300.00–320.001,9207
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy623373.23/cwt357.50–397.002,3255
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627346.92/cwt332.00–349.002,1758
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3Fancy635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3Fancy670317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1272
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673299.93/cwt291.00–302.502,0196
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677336.51/cwt335.00–337.002,2784
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0231
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy708329.65/cwt320.00–333.002,3344
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3763266.65/cwt265.00–270.002,0353
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2771289.23/cwt287.50–291.002,2304
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0451
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6546
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3918233.52/cwt213.00–257.502,1443
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,436180.44/cwt170.00–187.002,5917
Bulls——1,495193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,8851
Bulls——1,785207.21/cwt205.00–210.003,6992
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%952110.98/cwt105.00–117.001,0573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042133.21/cwt129.00–135.001,3883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044147.42/cwt140.00–152.501,53911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105161.34/cwt155.00–177.001,78310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262146.15/cwt139.00–154.001,84410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340163.97/cwt155.00–176.002,19732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,568149.45/cwt145.00–154.002,3432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,619167.51/cwt160.00–173.002,71218
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6703,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29081,305.30/head1,125.00–1,475.001,3052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,021.31/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3662,250.26/head1,850.00–2,650.002,2508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993198.66/cwt174.00–227.501,9732
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28382,036.04/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0362
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.