Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2025-10-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 23
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,038 head
231 vs last sale 807 295 vs year ago 1,333 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
30 vs last sale 109 9 vs year ago 148 · 6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
16 vs last sale 7 14 vs year ago 9 · +155.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, 400-600 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 10.00--15.00 higher, over 400 lbs mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 10.00-12.00 lower, Moderate to 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 $388.53/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 65.05 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.
Average price
$388.53
45 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,160
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$446
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$76.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.97
vs KY average
69.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2557403.802,25036
Medium and Large 2-3551327.461,8049thin
One grade step is worth $76.34/cwt here — about $446 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

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 sale45 hd
388.53
KY average26 barns · 1,146 hd
405.50
−16.97
National average182 barns · 38,495 hd
458.14
−69.61
This barn, trailing median30 sales
453.59
−65.05
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
BullsLow1,512187.052,82810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,614165.702,67420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321159.732,11142
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,056146.951,55227

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)1,025$3,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,790$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,366$2,2508
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,0214thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,3052thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$3,2001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)838$2,0362thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,670$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,2001thin

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
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650617311.11/cwt300.00–320.001,9207
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750700289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573402.30/cwt385.00–419.002,30522
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950907349.80/cwt349.80–349.803,17358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700662367.20/cwt350.00–400.002,43111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000950344.50/cwt344.50–344.503,27356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550528414.68/cwt397.50–427.502,19012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550537371.01/cwt365.00–375.001,9925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600560355.73/cwt350.00–357.501,99213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440365.34/cwt357.00–375.001,6075
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581372.11/cwt360.00–375.002,1625
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650627346.92/cwt332.00–349.002,1758
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350323391.39/cwt370.00–397.501,26413
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471392.71/cwt382.00–407.501,85014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800789365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,88064
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300275408.30/cwt400.00–415.001,1233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650621308.50/cwt300.00–325.001,91618
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800771289.23/cwt287.50–291.002,2304
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700674299.41/cwt299.00–300.002,01814
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550527358.13/cwt350.00–375.001,88732
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,6931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750717281.13/cwt270.00–300.002,0165
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373385.58/cwt370.00–395.001,43812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950915290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6546
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550528339.94/cwt330.00–349.001,79518
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800774337.58/cwt335.00–341.002,61312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700673299.93/cwt291.00–302.502,0196
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700690380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,62276
BullsMedium and Large 2-3Fancy650–700670317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,1272
BullsMedium and Large 2-3Fancy600–650635325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700677336.51/cwt335.00–337.002,2784
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850810252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,0451
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550508336.19/cwt332.50–340.001,7082
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950918233.52/cwt213.00–257.502,1443
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450425330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750745240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7881
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483375.04/cwt357.50–381.001,8115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300290302.50/cwt302.50–302.508771
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550534322.03/cwt310.00–327.501,7206
BullsMedium and Large 2-3750–800763266.65/cwt265.00–270.002,0353
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600572314.51/cwt300.00–322.501,7993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550533317.75/cwt300.00–335.001,6942
SteersSmall 1-2450–500450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
BullsSmall 1-2400–450435327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000975293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,8571
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500484336.62/cwt330.00–350.001,62912
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600563324.97/cwt305.00–342.501,8307
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620306.25/cwt293.00–317.501,8994
CowsLean 85-90%952110.98/cwt105.00–117.001,0573
CowsLean 85-90%1,042133.21/cwt129.00–135.001,3883
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568149.45/cwt145.00–154.002,3432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,619167.51/cwt160.00–173.002,71218
Bulls1,436180.44/cwt170.00–187.002,5917
Bulls1,785207.21/cwt205.00–210.003,6992
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800795215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340163.97/cwt155.00–176.002,19732
CowsBoner 80-85%1,262146.15/cwt139.00–154.001,84410
Bulls1,495193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,8851
CowsLean 85-90%1,105161.34/cwt155.00–177.001,78310
CowsLean 85-90%1,044147.42/cwt140.00–152.501,53911
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700666278.23/cwt260.00–286.001,8535
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350330351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,1581
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200–250200320.00/cwt320.00–320.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578313.27/cwt300.00–327.501,81115
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650605281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,7002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6703,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477421.22/cwt410.00–430.002,00911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,7902,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630381.39/cwt367.50–402.502,4037
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850813358.34/cwt354.50–360.002,91372
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2993198.66/cwt174.00–227.501,9732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1002,021.31/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433447.42/cwt429.00–482.501,93714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600570399.48/cwt382.50–407.002,27712
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28382,036.04/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300273438.32/cwt435.00–440.001,1973
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450431388.77/cwt380.00–403.001,67615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750708329.65/cwt320.00–333.002,3344
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0303,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3662,250.26/head1,850.00–2,650.002,2508
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800772231.43/cwt225.00–257.001,7875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450415400.80/cwt400.00–402.501,6633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450405380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5391
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950910260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600574335.00/cwt330.00–349.001,92332
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy550–600580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650622331.02/cwt321.00–340.002,0596
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665336.27/cwt322.50–347.002,2366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468360.59/cwt350.00–370.001,68814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723335.34/cwt330.00–341.002,4258
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300275452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,2441
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330460.58/cwt440.00–485.001,5205
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000999310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0978
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400368462.88/cwt447.50–477.501,7037
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550524409.53/cwt385.00–433.002,14614
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Full450–500470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323412.79/cwt400.00–452.501,3336
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900873347.25/cwt345.50–348.003,03127
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400372464.68/cwt450.00–472.501,7294
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29081,305.30/head1,125.00–1,475.001,3052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0253,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650623373.23/cwt357.50–397.002,3255
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500461424.84/cwt412.50–445.001,9595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450443427.16/cwt412.50–437.501,8929
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521

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.