Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-02-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 6
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
1,387 vs last sale 2,214 2,523 vs year ago 3,350 · 75.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
55 vs last sale 112 155 vs year ago 212 · 73.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
10 vs last sale 7 4 vs year ago 13 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs steady, 400-700 lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, over 700 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, 500-700 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 700 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.43/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 134.78 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.
Average price
$274.43
79 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,475
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs KY average
24.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536280.631,50370
Medium and Large 2-3551226.201,2479thin
One grade step is worth $54.42/cwt here — about $256 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
461414367320median 409.2012/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale79 hd
274.43
KY average25 barns · 1,918 hd
272.91
+1.51
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−24.43
This barn, trailing median31 sales
409.20
−134.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,812159.802,89612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,679139.542,3435thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,316128.021,68520
CowsLean 85-90%High1,054115.201,2148thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220190.002,3181thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,192$2,4163thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,367$2,1673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,315$1,7633thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,0563thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,410$2,1251thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,337142.76/cwt130.00–155.001,9098
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304126.22/cwt121.00–129.001,6466
SteersSelect and Choice1,220190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3181
CowsLean 85-90%980149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4601
CowsLean 85-90%1,064110.37/cwt103.00–116.001,1747
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,720121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600585250.17/cwt240.00–260.001,46310
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700667202.62/cwt170.00–217.501,3515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650627209.99/cwt205.00–215.001,3175
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450440215.00/cwt215.00–215.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007921
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528267.46/cwt260.00–272.501,4125
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600583290.82/cwt290.00–292.501,6953
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200160400.00/cwt400.00–400.006401
Bulls1,820153.57/cwt153.00–154.002,7952
Bulls1,721165.70/cwt162.00–170.002,8528
Bulls2,170142.41/cwt140.00–145.003,0902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270114.40/cwt109.00–119.001,4535
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2951
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,669144.18/cwt136.00–153.002,4064
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500482303.33/cwt300.00–309.001,46212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950905206.01/cwt204.00–210.001,8643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,70918
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650628255.57/cwt250.00–267.501,6059
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9741
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400389291.14/cwt280.00–312.501,1339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870204.91/cwt200.00–210.001,7832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300282310.00/cwt310.00–310.008742
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482292.18/cwt285.00–297.501,4087
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850822256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,10410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950917248.74/cwt239.00–249.802,28171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700694266.46/cwt260.00–269.001,8497
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750713235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770223.70/cwt220.00–227.501,7222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700681278.75/cwt271.00–285.001,89835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584307.15/cwt290.00–323.001,79429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524291.62/cwt284.00–305.001,52839
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750733244.05/cwt240.00–257.501,78913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600550282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5541
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800769258.90/cwt250.00–260.501,99159
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700683252.80/cwt242.50–260.001,7278
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700671237.19/cwt235.00–240.001,59241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550518308.42/cwt300.00–313.001,5987
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4102,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611250.27/cwt235.00–253.001,52929
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619295.53/cwt281.00–301.001,82924
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,125155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8252
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28501,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29102,055.95/head1,450.00–2,350.002,0563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,762.67/head1,650.00–1,825.001,7633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3672,166.74/head1,975.00–2,450.002,1673
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850830197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500458219.17/cwt217.50–220.001,0043
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550545242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3221
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800785201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,5781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800768170.11/cwt157.50–207.501,3064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1922,415.84/head2,400.00–2,425.002,4163
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600566225.13/cwt215.00–250.001,2746
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350310262.50/cwt262.50–262.508141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475256.24/cwt230.00–270.001,2173
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550522228.35/cwt215.00–240.001,1923
HeifersSmall 1-2650–700690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370250.62/cwt240.00–262.509273
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600587242.14/cwt220.00–252.501,4215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550523290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5173
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750728223.16/cwt220.00–230.001,6254
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450408342.78/cwt327.50–357.501,3992
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750705262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250220345.68/cwt337.50–352.507602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350314376.26/cwt375.00–377.501,1814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450433287.92/cwt285.00–290.001,2477
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500490317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400381364.95/cwt347.50–372.501,3905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300295360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0621
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478309.50/cwt305.00–320.001,47910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900896238.00/cwt238.00–238.002,1324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368347.79/cwt340.00–352.501,2807
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500469301.21/cwt297.50–305.001,41316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850806215.15/cwt210.00–216.001,7347
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400384370.89/cwt360.00–395.001,4247
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582262.62/cwt261.00–265.001,52815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650622288.08/cwt270.00–302.501,7927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425321.70/cwt302.50–342.501,36738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800785243.29/cwt239.00–247.501,9104
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624231.81/cwt230.00–233.001,4465
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428306.02/cwt300.00–310.001,3103
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy150–200150390.00/cwt390.00–390.005851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600565272.42/cwt267.50–282.501,5394
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350313346.52/cwt330.00–367.501,0857
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620251.34/cwt247.50–255.001,5582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573271.72/cwt271.00–272.501,5572
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,5145
Beef/Dairy HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650645223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700695226.28/cwt220.00–232.001,57320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350328352.41/cwt350.00–355.001,1566
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518279.96/cwt273.00–282.501,4505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550519269.92/cwt259.00–277.501,40115
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480280.98/cwt270.00–285.001,3496

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.