Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-08-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 7
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,853 head
896 vs last sale 957 266 vs year ago 1,587 · +16.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
24 vs last sale 48 21 vs year ago 93 · 22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
5 vs last sale 12 13 vs year ago 4 · +325.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 Higher with instances of 15.00-25.00 Higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $379.84/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 73.75 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.
Average price
$379.84
27 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.25
vs KY average
10.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544389.532,12023
Medium and Large 2-3581324.141,8834thin
One grade step is worth $65.39/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
528467407346median 453.5912/1802/2604/3006/1808/13
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale27 hd
379.84
KY average22 barns · 815 hd
387.09
−7.25
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−10.18
This barn, trailing median30 sales
453.59
−73.75
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
BullsLow1,646207.063,40713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,576178.192,8089thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292171.032,21017
CowsLean 85-90%High961153.931,47916

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)1,160$2,9512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,7501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)925$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,068$2,5664thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)780$2,6001thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850833320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,66665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725336.49/cwt323.50–343.002,440326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750738363.09/cwt360.50–367.502,680114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550528328.08/cwt300.00–340.001,7328
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950945230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700668341.72/cwt336.50–348.002,283129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900882330.47/cwt325.50–333.252,915246
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528394.90/cwt382.50–402.502,08514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800776364.78/cwt349.50–370.502,831208
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432370.36/cwt362.50–375.001,60016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,5321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616368.69/cwt350.00–377.502,27119
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600574356.27/cwt350.00–357.502,04516
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550535361.68/cwt350.00–369.001,9355
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850832308.79/cwt300.00–312.502,56911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600585369.67/cwt360.00–375.002,1636
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850808290.02/cwt287.50–292.502,3432
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600558394.98/cwt390.00–400.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550523355.18/cwt350.00–367.501,85810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950900272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,4531
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900897315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422386.38/cwt384.00–387.501,6313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573334.78/cwt330.00–342.501,9187
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000985267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,6351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800778297.25/cwt297.00–297.502,3132
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350334365.02/cwt360.00–370.001,2194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450413391.91/cwt390.00–397.501,6194
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1901
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600556338.11/cwt302.50–345.001,88010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850820341.00/cwt341.00–341.002,79662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350313420.03/cwt410.00–422.501,3157
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400379363.18/cwt340.00–382.501,3764
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450415332.07/cwt325.00–347.001,3783
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800765277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,1231
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600553365.65/cwt355.00–371.002,0223
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700673384.68/cwt354.00–389.002,58992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650630295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8591
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550534314.04/cwt300.00–322.501,6776
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0241
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,9252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500470352.28/cwt315.00–365.001,65611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700662288.29/cwt280.00–300.001,9083
BullsSmall 1-2450–500480267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2841
BullsSmall 1-2600–650615313.65/cwt307.50–320.001,9292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700686272.11/cwt252.50–290.001,8677
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450417349.44/cwt340.00–357.501,4573
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400391352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,3783
CowsBoner 80-85%1,283173.32/cwt165.00–190.002,22415
CowsBoner 80-85%1,360153.88/cwt148.00–159.002,0932
CowsLean 85-90%989169.98/cwt162.00–184.001,6817
CowsLean 85-90%958145.01/cwt137.50–159.001,3898
Bulls1,605175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8091
Bulls1,583194.35/cwt194.00–195.003,0773
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600582317.37/cwt300.00–328.001,84710
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428323.00/cwt280.00–350.001,3823
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450405317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2861
Bulls1,671214.86/cwt203.00–228.003,5909
CowsLean 85-90%790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,576178.19/cwt166.00–191.002,8089
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600581324.14/cwt320.00–337.501,8834
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8751
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950940225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1151
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500466336.52/cwt320.00–355.001,56814
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419421.69/cwt415.00–437.501,76710
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-27802,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300288422.70/cwt415.00–430.001,2172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7021
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,095240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6281
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500473387.21/cwt372.50–395.001,83212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600553391.21/cwt382.50–400.002,1632
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,9561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650644365.25/cwt365.25–365.252,35269
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472425.98/cwt412.50–437.502,01111
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0682,566.04/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,4588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477366.72/cwt360.00–377.501,74913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550530342.23/cwt330.00–349.001,8144
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650629323.04/cwt310.00–332.502,03213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815301.66/cwt300.00–302.502,4593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750724308.98/cwt280.00–312.502,2379
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335472.50/cwt472.50–472.501,5832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450419424.24/cwt412.50–435.001,7785
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650635328.77/cwt327.50–330.002,0882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658332.23/cwt322.50–343.002,18612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380373.64/cwt365.00–385.001,4208
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350310405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700681324.93/cwt317.50–332.502,21310
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550509391.81/cwt387.50–405.001,9946
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400378404.02/cwt390.00–417.501,5272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466391.54/cwt381.00–405.001,8257
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800773287.59/cwt280.00–291.002,2235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400366401.96/cwt392.50–407.501,4715
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350322475.25/cwt432.50–495.001,5303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650617352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1754
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750748324.99/cwt322.00–340.002,4316
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700676313.43/cwt300.00–325.002,11914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415396.24/cwt382.00–411.001,6446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,951.29/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9512
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2873172.54/cwt166.00–180.001,5062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550500422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,1131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750729312.95/cwt305.00–320.002,2817
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650617332.91/cwt320.00–342.502,0548
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385457.09/cwt427.50–475.001,7604

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.