Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $282.31/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −123.28 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$282.31

28 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$51.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.63

vs KY average

−22.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	287.87	1,584	25
Medium and Large 2-3	547	235.92	1,290	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.95/cwt here — about $295 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale28 hd

282.31

—

KY average25 barns · 2,199 hd

282.93

−0.63

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−22.33

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−123.28

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	1,922	163.67	3,146	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	134.48	2,133	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	133.32	1,755	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	108.56	1,110	6thin
Dairy Heifers	Select	Average	1,065	172.50	1,837	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,590	191.03	3,037	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,163	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	236.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	313.38/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	669	254.98/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,706	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	273.76/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	300.87/cwt	287.00–312.50	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	278.73/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	237.55/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	299.50/cwt	291.00–302.50	1,839	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	328.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	287.44/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,630	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,967	2
Bulls	—	—	2,170	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,494	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	138.58/cwt	131.00–152.00	2,184	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	83.19/cwt	80.00–87.00	830	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	142.52/cwt	131.00–160.00	1,880	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	121.53/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	116.65/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,485	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,590	191.03/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,037	2
Dairy Heifers	Select	—	1,065	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	122.32/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	233.88/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	115	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	358.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	313.40/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	357.91/cwt	327.50–375.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	301.96/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,404	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	322.33/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	246.25/cwt	243.00–247.50	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	335.54/cwt	322.50–360.00	1,624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	301.93/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,576	6

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 226Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 14Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	320.00–327.50	323.82
5	550–600	557	320.00–330.00	328.01
4	600–650	614	291.00–302.50	299.50
3	700–750	723	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	292.50	292.50
1	550–600	570	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
4	750–800	763	243.00–247.50	246.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	571	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	327.50–375.00	357.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	337	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	481	272.50–287.50	278.73
4	500–550	538	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
5	650–700	667	235.00–240.00	236.98
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	845	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	287.00–312.50	300.87
15	550–600	567	282.50–292.50	287.44
12	600–650	628	250.00–282.50	273.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	220.00–247.50	233.88
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	810	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	920	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	413	312.50–340.00	322.33
9	450–500	465	295.00–310.00	301.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	312.50–315.00	313.40
3	450–500	462	312.50–315.00	313.38
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
3	650–700	685	232.50–240.00	237.55
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	760	239.00	239.00
1	850–900	890	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	115	630.00	630.00
1	150–200	160	520.00	520.00
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	391	355.00–365.00	358.48
1	400–450	440	357.50	357.50
8	450–500	484	322.50–360.00	335.54
6	500–550	522	295.00–315.00	301.93
4	550–600	563	298.00	298.00
2	600–650	612	250.00	250.00
12	650–700	669	250.00–261.00	254.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	247.50	247.50
1	750–800	790	167.50	167.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	172.50	172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	165.00	165.00
1	—	2,170	161.00	161.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,576	131.00–152.00	138.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	80.00–87.00	83.19
1	—	1,000	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,047	122.00–123.00	122.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,319	131.00–160.00	142.52
2	—	1,373	121.00–122.00	121.53
3	—	1,273	113.00–119.00	116.65
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	189.00–193.00	191.03
Dairy Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	172.50	172.50

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle