Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to no sales during holiday season. However all classes sold with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.44/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −113.15 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$292.44

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.42

vs KY average

−11.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	292.44	1,575	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 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 sale13 hd

292.44

—

KY average17 barns · 817 hd

276.03

+16.42

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−11.59

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−113.15

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
Bulls	—	High	1,638	164.59	2,696	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	156.28	2,696	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	133.83	1,693	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	124.34	1,401	3thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,789	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1-2Fancy	500–550	542	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,545	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	142.44/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,812	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	164.59/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,696	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	156.28/cwt	149.00–163.00	2,696	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	335.37/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	247.77/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,005	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,789.44/head	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	316.33/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,338	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	348.61/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	288.78/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	295.58/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 195Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 24Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

No Comparison due to no sales during holiday season. However all classes sold with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	312.50–357.50	335.37
2	500–550	542	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	860	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	315.00–355.00	348.61
5	550–600	577	335.00	335.00
7	600–650	602	333.00	333.00
3	650–700	663	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	514	290.00–300.00	295.58
6	550–600	567	282.50–290.00	288.78
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	671	247.00–250.00	247.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	690	212.50	212.50
2	800–850	825	180.00–182.50	181.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
3	400–450	423	315.00–317.00	316.33
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,272	139.00–148.00	142.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	149.00–163.00	156.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	122.00–126.00	124.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	164.00–165.00	164.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,725.00–1,850.00	1,789.44

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle