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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 20

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Nov 13Nov 20Dec 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

921 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 978▼ 669 vs year ago 1,590 · −42.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 74▼ 20 vs year ago 89 · −22.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $320.70/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −121.08 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$320.70

5 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$40.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.11

vs KY average

−89.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	337.00	1,695	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	296.25	1,607	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.75/cwt here — about $88 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 sale5 hd

320.70

—

KY average24 barns · 778 hd

360.81

−40.11

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−89.38

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−121.08

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	1,678	178.47	2,994	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,845	150.00	2,768	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	135.30	1,769	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	120.50	1,254	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	215.00	2,322	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$3,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$3,438	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,091	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,469	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,651	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Steers	400–450	Small 1-2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	416.29/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,740	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	313.01/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,355	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,695	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	347.52/cwt	341.00–348.00	2,214	58
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	320.51/cwt	317.50–325.00	2,064	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	313.30/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,130	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,373	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,256	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	761	287.41/cwt	272.50–295.00	2,187	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	818	279.95/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,290	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	327.81/cwt	325.00–330.75	2,727	132
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,657	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	323.26/cwt	321.00–325.50	2,822	125
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	927	325.25/cwt	322.75–327.75	3,015	176
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	953	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	2,990	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	310.47/cwt	290.00–320.00	978	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	383.55/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,438	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	419	294.41/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,234	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	367.86/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,563	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	281.89/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,328	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	524	279.85/cwt	255.00–301.00	1,466	10
Heifers	500–550	Small 1-2	526	248.14/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,305	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	318.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,682	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	322.65/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,833	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	283.02/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,625	13
Heifers	600–650	Small 1-2	600	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,485	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	305.37/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,930	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	293.89/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,007	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	250.80/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,818	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,708	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	264.99/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,229	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,444	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	297	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,381	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	423.71/cwt	412.50–432.50	1,407	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	396.14/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,454	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	361.28/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,373	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	393.33/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,691	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	384.90/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,794	6
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,551	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	350.47/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,833	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	382.96/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,011	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	383.68/cwt	377.50–395.00	2,179	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	350.50/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,019	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	276.66/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,737	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	317.98/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,006	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,017	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	289.97/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,102	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,331	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,080	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,666	166.30/cwt	148.00–176.00	2,771	5
Bulls	—	—	1,667	182.60/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,044	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	196.52/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,416	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	139.40/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,388	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	104.91/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,070	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	125.39/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,461	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,955	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	130.44/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,693	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,459	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	141.45/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,864	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,768	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,278	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,104	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,434	3,397.82/head	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,398	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,565	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 Nov 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 978Year ago 1,590

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 74Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	367	382.50–402.50	396.14
8	400–450	430	385.00–400.00	393.33
6	450–500	466	375.00–392.50	384.90
7	500–550	523	340.00–365.00	350.47
5	550–600	576	340.00–360.00	350.50
5	600–650	631	310.00–335.00	317.98
3	650–700	656	307.50	307.50
3	700–750	725	280.00–295.00	289.97
3	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	825	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	360.00–362.50	361.28
3	500–550	517	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	276.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	332	412.50–432.50	423.71
7	500–550	525	375.00–389.00	382.96
15	550–600	568	377.50–395.00	383.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	380.00–387.50	383.55
5	400–450	425	362.50–372.50	367.86
14	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	318.57
6	550–600	568	310.00–335.00	322.65
9	600–650	632	285.00–310.00	305.37
13	650–700	683	280.00–297.50	293.89
4	800–850	841	255.00–275.00	264.99
1	900–950	940	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	290.00–320.00	310.47
1	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
11	400–450	419	285.00–301.00	294.41
10	450–500	471	265.00–325.00	281.89
10	500–550	524	255.00–301.00	279.85
13	550–600	574	250.00–305.00	283.02
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	235.00–267.50	250.80
3	750–800	765	220.00–230.00	223.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	225.00–260.00	248.14
1	600–650	600	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	503	337.00	337.00
15	600–650	644	317.50–325.00	320.51
3	650–700	680	312.50–315.00	313.30
6	750–800	752	300.00	300.00
3	850–900	871	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	600–650	637	341.00–348.00	347.52
21	700–750	702	338.00	338.00
132	800–850	832	325.00–330.75	327.81
125	850–900	873	321.00–325.50	323.26
176	900–950	927	322.75–327.75	325.25
58	950–1000	953	313.75	313.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	295.00–330.00	313.01
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
5	750–800	761	272.50–295.00	287.41
2	800–850	818	275.00–285.00	279.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	355	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	418	415.00–417.50	416.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,298	125.00–134.00	130.44
11	—	1,318	135.00–149.00	141.45
1	—	1,245	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,303	110.00–116.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	122.00–128.00	125.39
5	—	996	135.00–150.00	139.40
7	—	1,020	90.00–110.00	104.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,666	148.00–176.00	166.30
2	—	1,738	194.00–199.00	196.52
6	—	1,667	180.00–186.00	182.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	215.00	215.00

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	—	1,125	202.50	202.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	165.00	165.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,434	2,600.00–3,750.00	3,397.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	3,725.00	3,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,565	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.