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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 4

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,113 head

▲ 192 vs last sale 921▼ 525 vs year ago 1,638 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 69▲ 11 vs year ago 96 · +11.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. However all classes sold with increased demand.

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 $378.67/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −63.10 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$378.67

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.15

vs KY average

−50.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	378.67	2,058	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

378.67

—

KY average23 barns · 1,033 hd

387.82

−9.15

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−50.48

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−63.10

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	1,926	206.07	3,970	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	166.64	2,685	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,316	151.00	1,987	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	135.28	1,458	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	210.00	2,426	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	235.00	2,609	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	441.67/cwt	430.00–455.00	994	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,124	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	488.13/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,562	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	402.55/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,485	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	436.70/cwt	422.50–467.50	1,646	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	422.06/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,785	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	377.40/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,770	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	411.25/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,966	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	330.50/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,586	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	399.79/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,071	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	364.67/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,889	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	392.16/cwt	387.00–397.50	2,216	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	366.65/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,116	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	370.71/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,347	42
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	308.67/cwt	272.50–322.50	1,963	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	333.86/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,133	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	340.63/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,265	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	667	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,101	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	354.09/cwt	353.75–359.00	2,461	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	290.86/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,071	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	325.76/cwt	317.50–328.00	2,359	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	355.25/cwt	355.25–355.25	2,643	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	777	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,156	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	347.66/cwt	339.50–350.50	2,733	162
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	803	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,342	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,563	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	333.38/cwt	331.75–335.00	2,797	132
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	922	326.00/cwt	324.50–327.50	3,006	123
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	299.54/cwt	299.50–301.00	2,870	35
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	349.61/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,119	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	405.58/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,399	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	412.90/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,511	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,463	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	395.51/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,677	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,434	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	365.31/cwt	362.50–371.00	1,564	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	386.28/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,808	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	339.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,606	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	367.53/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,764	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	358.91/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,856	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	347.26/cwt	347.00–347.50	1,799	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	355.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,043	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	342.08/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,001	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	323.05/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,996	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,153	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	321.75/cwt	316.00–327.50	2,140	15
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	296.00/cwt	283.00–302.50	2,182	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	288.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,238	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	258.96/cwt	255.00–261.00	2,098	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	253.19/cwt	239.00–267.50	2,165	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,583	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,434	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,687	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	394.66/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,748	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	402.22/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,866	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	389.98/cwt	382.50–393.00	1,899	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	382.08/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,949	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	361.12/cwt	354.00–375.00	1,867	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	363.64/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,095	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	335.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,930	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	314.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,977	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	313.30/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,115	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	684	279.00/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,908	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	281.73/cwt	281.00–282.50	2,014	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	262.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,883	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	314.97/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,268	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	273.06/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,113	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,345	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	238.62/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,957	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	179.57/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	216.58/cwt	211.00–220.00	4,284	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	158.06/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,601	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	113.16/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,181	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	129.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,374	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	145.30/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,624	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	132.69/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,694	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	145.67/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,916	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	163.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,158	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,611	166.64/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,685	8

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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 921Year ago 1,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 69Year ago 96

No Comparison due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. However all classes sold with increased demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	518	385.00–410.00	399.79
2	550–600	565	387.00–397.50	392.16
42	600–650	633	355.00–379.00	370.71
76	650–700	695	353.75–359.00	354.09
40	700–750	744	355.25	355.25
162	750–800	786	339.50–350.50	347.66
132	800–850	839	331.75–335.00	333.38
123	900–950	922	324.50–327.50	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	369	390.00–417.50	402.55
6	450–500	469	360.00–387.50	377.40
8	500–550	518	360.00–367.50	364.67
14	550–600	577	355.00–375.00	366.65
17	600–650	639	325.00–347.50	333.86
5	650–700	665	330.00–347.50	340.63
13	700–750	724	317.50–328.00	325.76
14	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	312.50	312.50
12	850–900	860	325.00	325.00
35	950–1000	958	299.50–301.00	299.54
1	1000–1050	1,000	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	321.00–340.00	330.50
4	600–650	636	272.50–322.50	308.67
2	650–700	667	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	712	280.00–302.50	290.86
3	800–850	803	290.00–295.00	291.67
1	850–900	885	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	777	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	430.00–455.00	441.67
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	320	450.00–530.00	488.13
8	350–400	377	422.50–467.50	436.70
8	400–450	423	410.00–427.50	422.06
6	450–500	478	402.50–420.00	411.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	368	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	428	362.50–371.00	365.31
25	450–500	480	360.00–377.50	367.53
2	500–550	518	347.00–347.50	347.26
5	550–600	585	337.50–347.50	342.08
15	600–650	618	320.00–327.00	323.05
15	650–700	665	316.00–327.50	321.75
10	700–750	737	283.00–302.50	296.00
2	750–800	775	280.00–297.50	288.81
3	800–850	810	255.00–261.00	258.96
6	850–900	855	239.00–267.50	253.19
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	350.00–367.50	358.91
15	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	355.94
3	600–650	638	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00–375.00	349.61
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–345.00	337.32
4	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.47
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	402.50–415.00	405.58
8	350–400	366	400.00–437.50	412.90
4	400–450	424	392.50–400.00	395.51
2	450–500	468	380.00–392.50	386.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	443	390.00–397.00	394.66
7	450–500	487	382.50–393.00	389.98
6	500–550	517	354.00–375.00	361.12
10	550–600	576	352.50–370.00	363.64
4	600–650	628	300.00–320.00	314.86
10	650–700	675	305.00–329.00	313.30
2	700–750	715	281.00–282.50	281.73
4	750–800	774	265.00–282.50	273.06
3	800–850	806	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	965	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	576	325.00–340.00	335.01
5	650–700	684	277.50–280.00	279.00
3	700–750	717	250.00–275.00	262.59
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	820	222.50–252.50	238.62
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	472.50	472.50
1	350–400	390	432.50	432.50
4	450–500	464	400.00–403.00	402.22
6	500–550	510	380.00–382.50	382.08
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	720	312.50–317.50	314.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,277	131.00–134.00	132.69
19	—	1,322	155.00–175.00	163.26
18	—	1,315	135.00–154.00	145.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	157.00–159.00	158.06
12	—	1,118	135.00–154.00	145.30
5	—	1,044	104.00–118.00	113.16
10	—	1,059	120.00–134.00	129.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	159.00–174.00	166.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	171.00–188.00	179.57
6	—	1,978	211.00–220.00	216.58
1	—	1,920	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	210.00	210.00

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.