Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-12-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 11
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,433 head
▲ 320 vs last sale 1,113▼ 441 vs year ago 1,874 · −23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 107▼ 22 vs year ago 122 · −18.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes and good demand for 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 $400.72/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.06 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$400.72
37 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$41.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.82
vs KY average
−29.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552401.852,21836
Small 1-2575360.002,0701thin
One grade step is worth $41.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale37 hd
400.72
—
KY average27 barns · 1,478 hd
396.90
+3.82
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−29.91
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−41.06
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—Low1,518174.662,65214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625164.172,66711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,301149.551,94619
CowsLean 85-90%High1,077134.201,44525
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,206159.801,9276thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100210.412,3152thin

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)1,208$2,4162thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy218467.70/cwt450.00–485.001,0202
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278497.45/cwt450.00–565.001,3836
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300411.25/cwt405.00–417.501,2342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340505.37/cwt480.00–530.001,7182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,2871
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365413.11/cwt405.00–417.501,5086
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy377522.88/cwt475.00–550.001,9716
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426482.14/cwt467.50–505.002,0546
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445399.65/cwt392.00–410.001,7788
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,9831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495444.76/cwt440.00–462.502,20210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2503372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513406.68/cwt397.50–419.002,08611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3181
Steers550–600Small 1-2575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585402.75/cwt387.50–415.002,35620
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616391.38/cwt386.00–407.002,41162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635331.18/cwt322.50–340.002,1032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656378.50/cwt378.50–378.502,48376
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,31416
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3746299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,2314
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765299.33/cwt299.00–300.002,2903
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774326.33/cwt319.00–328.002,52626
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779356.50/cwt356.50–356.502,777133
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806339.75/cwt339.75–339.752,73868
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3806302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,4385
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3869285.96/cwt282.50–300.002,4855
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,91860
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3923217.65/cwt212.50–223.002,0092
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933318.75/cwt318.00–319.752,974105
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added980313.75/cwt313.75–313.753,07556
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3243345.00/cwt345.00–345.008384
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280427.54/cwt425.00–430.001,1972
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324369.31/cwt365.00–380.001,1974
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4793
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355324.79/cwt310.00–340.001,1532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368430.74/cwt425.00–435.001,5857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419417.59/cwt405.00–422.501,75022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467399.52/cwt382.50–413.001,86612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484371.28/cwt365.00–377.501,79712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500369.00/cwt369.00–369.001,8453
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6071
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539329.52/cwt322.50–340.001,7766
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568292.53/cwt285.00–300.001,6622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582358.11/cwt352.50–360.002,0848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589324.24/cwt320.00–337.501,91027
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612343.91/cwt341.50–350.002,10547
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630307.05/cwt303.00–320.001,9344
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9182
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651350.11/cwt349.75–356.002,279154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681288.01/cwt285.00–291.001,9616
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3718232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6693
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3658
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764314.30/cwt310.50–316.752,40197
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2803259.88/cwt255.00–284.002,0876
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3850242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0611
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915251.56/cwt245.00–255.002,3023
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,6811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2205410.00/cwt410.00–410.008411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy341480.53/cwt457.00–530.001,6393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Bulls400–450Small 1-2405310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413366.78/cwt357.50–377.001,5154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425421.07/cwt417.50–425.001,7902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426459.64/cwt447.50–495.001,9588
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,8311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462375.20/cwt352.00–383.001,7335
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy498442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,2044
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518417.97/cwt390.00–437.502,1655
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3518336.88/cwt329.00–345.001,7452
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528355.95/cwt354.00–360.001,8793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3566325.63/cwt325.00–330.001,8438
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8763
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625356.65/cwt345.00–385.002,2298
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2636318.41/cwt310.00–330.002,02513
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3681278.43/cwt270.00–287.501,8968
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7981
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2741300.00/cwt290.00–305.002,2239
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760290.50/cwt290.50–290.502,2081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870259.87/cwt250.00–275.002,2613
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905238.74/cwt237.50–240.002,1612
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3967185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7892
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100210.41/cwt200.00–220.002,3152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,337169.45/cwt156.00–182.002,26610
Bulls——1,971187.70/cwt183.00–195.003,7004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008114.36/cwt110.00–118.001,1534
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,066143.24/cwt137.00–151.001,52710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105157.48/cwt156.00–159.001,7402
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113127.80/cwt122.00–133.001,4229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,1191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261163.93/cwt155.00–172.502,0678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263133.51/cwt133.00–134.001,6862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363146.31/cwt140.00–151.001,9948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563148.57/cwt142.00–153.002,3223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648170.02/cwt161.00–177.002,8028
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,206159.80/cwt150.00–165.001,9276
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913239.10/cwt230.00–250.002,1832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2082,416.05/head2,050.00–2,700.002,4162

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.