Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

400–500 lb steers averaged $285.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −153.28 against this barn's trailing median of $438.28.

Average price

$285.00

1 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−35.88

vs KY average

−86.25 vs national

What quality paid 400–500 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	470	285.00	1,340	1thin

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

How it compared 400–500 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

285.00

—

KY average18 barns · 178 hd

320.88

−35.88

National average109 barns · 2,975 hd

371.25

−86.25

This barn, trailing median2 sales

438.28

−153.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,105	145.65	1,609	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,359	141.33	1,921	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	140.00	2,149	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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,010	$1,825	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,328	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	709	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	247.84/cwt	247.50–248.00	1,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	119.35/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,484	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	145.65/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,609	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	147.92/cwt	130.00–164.00	2,062	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 96Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 6

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	709	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	566	247.50–248.00	247.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	119.00–120.00	119.35
10	—	1,394	130.00–164.00	147.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	143.00–148.00	145.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00

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.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 400–500 lb

What quality paid 400–500 lb

How it compared 400–500 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle