Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-09-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 4
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,284 head
648 vs last sale 1,636 5 vs year ago 2,279 · +0.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
82 vs last sale 61 18 vs year ago 125 · +14.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
8 vs last sale 3 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 8.00-10.00 higher with most increase on lite weight calves and weaned and vaccinated packages of high quality feeders, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher with most increase on the high quality end of the offering. Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $420.72/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits 32.87 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.
Average price
$420.72
133 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$639
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$92.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.10
vs KY average
+4.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555422.812,348130
Medium and Large 2-3518329.981,7093thin
One grade step is worth $92.83/cwt here — about $639 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 sale133 hd
420.72
KY average17 barns · 843 hd
404.62
+16.10
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
+4.19
This barn, trailing median30 sales
453.59
−32.87
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
BullsAverage1,682193.793,26011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,680159.592,68216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,316151.771,99746
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,041142.711,48521
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,032185.211,9113thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,308$2,3043thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$2,2525
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,213$2,2052thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,380$2,4001thin

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 2-3400–450412343.17/cwt320.00–355.001,4145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500461346.79/cwt342.50–355.001,5994
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,617152.32/cwt139.00–159.002,4636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328131.38/cwt122.00–136.001,7454
CowsBoner 80-85%1,296166.47/cwt160.00–185.002,15711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250228588.12/cwt540.00–625.001,3417
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680369.99/cwt362.00–372.502,5164
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517356.76/cwt350.00–367.001,8447
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526343.14/cwt337.50–347.501,8058
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900852338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,88062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700683325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2203
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400382405.41/cwt385.00–420.001,5497
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900865295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550519404.13/cwt380.00–420.002,09720
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500469409.49/cwt402.00–415.001,9217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650611349.82/cwt330.00–381.002,13735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800760366.28/cwt362.50–377.502,7844
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650621324.26/cwt320.00–330.002,0147
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679363.50/cwt363.50–363.502,46881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950926344.76/cwt338.50–349.953,192289
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600561335.28/cwt330.00–342.501,88110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500477366.89/cwt357.50–377.001,7509
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600557407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750725385.73/cwt385.00–387.502,7977
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950918261.28/cwt250.00–273.002,3992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450425360.01/cwt357.50–362.501,5304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750734312.83/cwt310.00–332.502,29618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450418410.51/cwt400.00–417.501,7168
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750717311.90/cwt307.00–315.002,2365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700671321.52/cwt312.50–327.502,1575
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488378.83/cwt370.00–383.001,8493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900862320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7588
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500479403.73/cwt387.50–425.001,93459
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600572358.10/cwt350.00–362.502,04819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300250370.00/cwt370.00–370.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550521371.32/cwt350.00–390.001,93559
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700666288.96/cwt257.50–307.501,9247
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600576402.71/cwt382.50–417.502,32022
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550518334.45/cwt312.50–342.501,7327
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425354.24/cwt340.00–367.501,5062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900860250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800764320.74/cwt320.00–321.002,4504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400383340.95/cwt290.00–363.001,3066
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617404.57/cwt360.00–409.002,49692
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450447347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,5532
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750723281.79/cwt270.00–290.002,0373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500478380.11/cwt325.00–392.501,81719
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800750277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550526310.63/cwt295.00–320.001,6345
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7711
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500473340.93/cwt331.00–350.001,61313
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750709297.03/cwt294.00–307.502,1069
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650631300.09/cwt280.00–315.001,8944
SteersSmall 1-2700–750705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600583333.01/cwt307.50–347.501,9418
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600570314.43/cwt290.00–322.501,7928
CowsLean 85-90%1,064147.83/cwt139.00–159.001,5739
Bulls1,710195.80/cwt189.00–201.003,3486
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,731167.51/cwt160.00–176.002,9009
CowsBoner 80-85%1,255105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3181
CowsLean 85-90%1,079165.49/cwt160.00–172.001,7865
Bulls1,573179.96/cwt174.00–187.002,8313
CowsLean 85-90%878104.37/cwt97.50–110.009162
CowsBoner 80-85%1,323150.66/cwt140.00–159.001,99330
CowsLean 85-90%1,026126.03/cwt115.00–135.001,2935
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,605132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,1191
HeifersSelect and Choice1,032185.21/cwt180.00–195.001,9113
Bulls1,763208.52/cwt208.00–209.003,6762
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650625300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8752
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600568386.21/cwt385.00–387.502,1942
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500481440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1165
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850820300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550518329.98/cwt325.00–335.001,7093
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650615315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500480426.78/cwt405.00–445.002,04939
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550530415.32/cwt405.00–425.002,201178
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450416440.06/cwt420.00–485.001,8315
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350326540.17/cwt500.00–550.001,7615
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3082,303.89/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,204.95/head2,000.00–2,350.002,2052
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550527431.10/cwt430.00–435.002,27233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650623419.44/cwt416.50–425.002,613122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550520388.07/cwt383.00–395.002,01811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650621363.72/cwt350.00–385.002,2594
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450427428.85/cwt410.00–450.001,83114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750702411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,88577
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000987315.00/cwt315.00–315.003,10955
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800784308.72/cwt300.00–315.002,4204
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550522361.34/cwt360.00–362.001,8863
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700665329.46/cwt320.00–342.502,19115
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350328396.39/cwt392.50–400.001,3002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900873354.28/cwt347.00–359.253,093292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450422382.24/cwt377.50–392.501,6133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750708336.64/cwt330.00–340.002,3833
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600578364.73/cwt352.50–377.002,1087
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424404.68/cwt380.00–420.001,71630
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400391429.41/cwt412.50–437.501,6793
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350328392.75/cwt381.00–415.001,2883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624319.00/cwt310.00–325.001,99114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400358473.56/cwt450.00–505.001,6957
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574363.28/cwt350.00–377.502,0859
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345501.93/cwt495.00–535.001,7329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400384399.19/cwt380.00–412.501,53319
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658350.98/cwt340.00–357.502,30910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600581448.00/cwt448.00–448.002,60345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350312471.74/cwt450.00–485.001,4723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850802380.75/cwt380.75–380.753,05468
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285557.93/cwt515.00–580.001,5903
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270527.38/cwt475.00–565.001,42411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800797350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850840320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,252.47/head1,800.00–2,600.002,2525
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400355430.72/cwt422.50–447.501,5293
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363496.35/cwt447.50–522.501,8026

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.