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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 30

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 23Oct 30Nov 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▼ 311 vs last sale 1,038▼ 1,069 vs year ago 1,796 · −59.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 139▼ 28 vs year ago 128 · −21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 5.00-10.00 lower, Good demand for the high quality part of the offering and moderate demand for the plainer part of the offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate 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 $344.02/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 10 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.60 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$344.02

84 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$53.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.52

vs KY average

−30.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	353.59	1,983	69
Medium and Large 2-3	566	300.01	1,699	15thin

One grade step is worth $53.59/cwt here — about $284 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 sale84 hd

344.02

—

KY average24 barns · 1,305 hd

335.50

+8.52

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−30.87

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−52.60

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	—	Average	1,652	175.72	2,903	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	151.98	2,427	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	147.13	1,944	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,051	129.19	1,358	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,106	220.00	2,433	3thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	319	444.35/cwt	440.00–457.50	1,417	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	437.56/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,623	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,618	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	426.51/cwt	417.50–430.00	1,817	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	408.28/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,919	11
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	391.76/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,888	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	334.40/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,625	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	318.70/cwt	305.00–332.00	1,635	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	396.15/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,096	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	389.46/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,200	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	371.90/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,176	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	336.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,053	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,361	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	363.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,434	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	351.50/cwt	351.50–351.50	2,548	31
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,619	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	872	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,712	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	888	346.30/cwt	346.30–346.30	3,075	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	299.35/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,763	16
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	751	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	381.40/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,175	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,433	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	342.04/cwt	337.00–347.50	1,283	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	400.85/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,515	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,623	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	367.51/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,584	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,486	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	355.61/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,693	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	489	331.77/cwt	287.50–339.00	1,622	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	355.72/cwt	352.50–359.00	1,836	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	330.67/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,719	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	292.15/cwt	264.00–312.50	1,528	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	330.88/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,836	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	301.97/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,742	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	364.50/cwt	364.50–364.50	2,110	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	263.72/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,630	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	351.15/cwt	342.00–359.00	2,181	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	299.83/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,865	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,854	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	332.14/cwt	331.00–334.00	2,199	51
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	334.64/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,379	82
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,699	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	782	222.11/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,737	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,804	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,877	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,151	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	937	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,705	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,531	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,337	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,677	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	389.68/cwt	382.50–395.00	2,046	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	364.30/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,978	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	290.91/cwt	281.00–301.00	1,673	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	366.70/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,116	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	290.42/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,792	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	336.96/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,096	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	305.71/cwt	292.50–307.50	2,073	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	288.83/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,051	17
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,849	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,240	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	913	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,981	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,106	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,433	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	180.55/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,880	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	169.53/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,758	5
Bulls	—	—	1,890	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,723	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	103.99/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,053	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	126.32/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,320	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	140.94/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,508	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,803	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	127.64/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	159.85/cwt	154.00–172.50	2,100	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	144.63/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,925	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	150.47/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,400	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,480	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 1,038Year ago 1,796

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 139Year ago 128

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	360.00–365.00	364.30
3	550–600	577	360.00–377.50	366.70
7	600–650	617	285.00–302.50	290.42
15	650–700	678	292.50–307.50	305.71
17	700–750	710	270.00–290.00	288.83
1	850–900	870	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	915	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	465	287.50	287.50
2	500–550	512	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	575	281.00–301.00	290.91
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	860	215.00	215.00
5	900–950	913	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	437.50	437.50
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
8	500–550	525	382.50–395.00	389.68
13	600–650	622	330.00–352.50	336.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	357.50	357.50
9	300–350	308	372.50–390.00	381.40
3	350–400	365	390.00–395.00	392.47
4	400–450	431	362.50–372.50	367.51
21	450–500	476	345.00–365.00	355.61
6	500–550	520	325.00–339.00	330.67
14	550–600	555	325.00–342.50	330.88
19	600–650	622	280.00–302.50	299.83
2	650–700	655	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	935	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	352.50–359.00	355.72
40	550–600	579	364.50	364.50
31	600–650	621	342.00–359.00	351.15
51	650–700	662	331.00–334.00	332.14
82	700–750	711	334.00–337.00	334.64
6	800–850	832	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	337.00–347.50	342.04
2	400–450	437	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	489	287.50–339.00	331.77
3	500–550	523	264.00–312.50	292.15
12	550–600	577	260.00–310.00	301.97
3	600–650	618	260.00–270.00	263.72
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	723	235.00	235.00
9	750–800	782	210.00–239.00	222.11
2	850–900	865	217.00	217.00
2	900–950	937	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	400.00–402.50	400.85
7	400–450	411	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	392.50–410.00	396.15
21	550–600	565	380.00–392.50	389.46
7	600–650	623	379.00	379.00
10	650–700	669	360.00–380.00	363.90
31	700–750	725	351.50	351.50
60	850–900	888	346.30	346.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	317.50	317.50
4	450–500	486	315.00–352.50	334.40
2	500–550	513	305.00–332.00	318.70
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
8	300–350	319	440.00–457.50	444.35
6	350–400	371	430.00–440.00	437.56
10	400–450	426	417.50–430.00	426.51
11	450–500	470	405.00–417.50	408.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	402	402.50	402.50
15	450–500	482	370.00–400.00	391.76
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	585	370.00–372.50	371.90
3	600–650	610	330.00–340.00	336.56
2	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	776	337.50	337.50
18	850–900	872	311.00	311.00
16	900–950	923	285.00–301.00	299.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	123.00–132.00	127.64
7	—	1,314	154.00–172.50	159.85
20	—	1,331	135.00–153.00	144.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,013	89.00–110.00	103.99
1	—	1,120	161.00	161.00
11	—	1,070	136.00–149.00	140.94
21	—	1,045	117.00–133.00	126.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	148.00–153.00	150.47
1	—	1,600	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,106	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	180.00–181.00	180.55
5	—	1,627	155.00–179.00	169.53
1	—	1,890	197.00	197.00

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.