Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-11-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 13
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
978 head
▼ 596 vs last sale 1,574▼ 234 vs year ago 1,212 · −19.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 111▼ 80 vs year ago 154 · −51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 2 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 lower, over 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 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 $388.54/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −53.24 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$388.54
102 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,270
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$570
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$68.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.66
vs KY average
−36.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2587391.912,29997
Medium and Large 2-3535323.061,7295thin
One grade step is worth $68.85/cwt here — about $570 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd
388.54
—
KY average25 barns · 921 hd
370.87
+17.66
National average177 barns · 31,012 hd
424.87
−36.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−53.24
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
Beef/Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,190210.002,4991thin
Bulls—Average1,645181.102,9797thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,674153.862,5768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,322139.951,85027
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048126.071,32216
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,095200.492,1952thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$1,9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,252$1,7813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,5001thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265423.00/cwt423.00–423.001,1211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,0691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369427.37/cwt417.50–437.501,57717
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430424.60/cwt413.00–437.501,82613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5591
Steers450–500Small 1-2470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479388.59/cwt372.50–400.001,86113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3479320.93/cwt290.00–333.001,5376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510325.10/cwt312.00–333.001,6583
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525358.21/cwt350.00–362.501,8814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589397.48/cwt377.50–398.752,34183
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597356.04/cwt340.00–358.002,1269
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612330.60/cwt323.00–342.502,02310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8543
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641351.70/cwt345.00–360.002,25417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658372.68/cwt372.50–377.002,45274
Steers650–700Small 1-2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662334.96/cwt320.00–342.502,2175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675294.56/cwt280.00–310.001,9882
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718362.32/cwt342.50–369.002,601160
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3763305.12/cwt280.00–317.502,32811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6331
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810298.74/cwt297.50–300.002,4202
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added827340.50/cwt340.50–340.502,81664
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3893310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7683
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2911326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,9706
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220385.00/cwt385.00–385.008471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy247420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3342295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353406.28/cwt402.50–410.001,4342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3367320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374376.28/cwt375.00–380.001,4076
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414364.00/cwt362.50–367.501,5075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436372.45/cwt370.00–375.001,62412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473316.77/cwt300.00–335.001,4985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485359.66/cwt342.50–365.001,7448
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515356.01/cwt350.00–363.001,8339
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561332.45/cwt322.50–342.501,8658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3576300.48/cwt285.00–317.501,7316
Heifers550–600Small 1-2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632302.65/cwt297.00–307.501,9138
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3674243.73/cwt220.00–271.001,6434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685303.05/cwt290.00–321.002,07611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2711290.17/cwt280.00–311.002,0633
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added719330.75/cwt321.75–338.752,378148
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730240.00/cwt222.50–275.001,7523
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,6041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3840205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2292382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,1175
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320389.18/cwt375.00–402.501,2452
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0831
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388426.47/cwt415.00–437.501,6552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415425.63/cwt410.00–455.001,7663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8862
Bulls450–500Small 1-2465280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473379.52/cwt362.00–390.001,79510
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,6291
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,9553
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2529348.55/cwt341.00–360.001,8446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533304.27/cwt272.50–320.001,6223
Bulls500–550Small 1-2540233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572356.84/cwt342.50–365.002,0419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577313.15/cwt280.00–332.501,8078
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy582382.00/cwt380.00–382.502,2235
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2624334.25/cwt322.50–340.002,0864
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3673280.26/cwt272.50–302.501,8867
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675315.08/cwt310.00–330.002,1275
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735292.48/cwt290.00–295.002,1502
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,3031
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765252.40/cwt237.50–260.001,9313
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2833292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,4362
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3603272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,64025
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1641
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,095200.49/cwt177.50–225.002,1952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,542181.51/cwt180.00–183.002,7993
Bulls——1,550167.04/cwt160.00–175.002,5892
Bulls——1,895194.55/cwt194.00–195.003,6872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028145.55/cwt138.00–152.501,4962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044125.37/cwt120.00–132.001,3099
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079110.06/cwt100.00–116.001,1884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230127.92/cwt120.00–133.001,5733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283105.79/cwt94.00–118.001,3574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334146.39/cwt135.00–153.001,95317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400161.04/cwt158.00–165.002,2553
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645147.54/cwt143.00–153.002,4274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703160.18/cwt155.00–165.002,7284
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select1,190210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,4991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,871.02/head1,775.00–1,950.001,8712
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020194.61/cwt160.00–230.001,9853
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1341

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.