Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.27/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −133.32 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$272.27

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$33.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.52

vs KY average

−24.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	276.83	1,518	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	243.40	1,310	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.43/cwt here — about $208 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

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 sale22 hd

272.27

—

KY average25 barns · 1,550 hd

269.75

+2.52

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−24.73

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−133.32

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	—	Low	1,095	145.00	1,588	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	127.00	2,184	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,355	124.40	1,685	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	111.99	1,147	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,095	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,535	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	105.94/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,088	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	122.95/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	258.75/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	208.72/cwt	185.00–230.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	291.74/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	276.12/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	290.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	280.39/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,184	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,409	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	136.82/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,847	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	608	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	284.50/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	291.23/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	272.50/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	284.91/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	301.67/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,005	2

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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 276Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 5

No comparison due to limited supply today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,038	120.00–122.00	121.05
3	—	1,027	103.00–108.00	105.94
1	—	910	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,343	122.00–124.00	122.95
1	—	1,215	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,350	132.00–143.00	136.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	370	185.00–230.00	208.72
1	400–450	425	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	255.10
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	750	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	290.00–312.50	301.67
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	415	270.00–287.00	280.39
9	500–550	535	265.00–280.00	276.12
6	550–600	578	270.00–277.50	272.50
2	600–650	612	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	675	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	534	282.50–290.00	284.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	555	250.00–267.50	258.75
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	427	280.00–300.00	290.76
9	450–500	481	285.00–297.50	291.74
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	571	282.50–287.50	284.50
2	600–650	642	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	675	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	730	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	290.00–292.50	291.23
6	600–650	608	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	164.00	164.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle