Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to lite supply last week. 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 $266.24/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −139.34 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$266.24

10 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.46

vs KY average

−40.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	266.24	1,472	10thin

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 sale10 hd

266.24

—

KY average15 barns · 449 hd

267.70

−1.46

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−40.77

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−139.34

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	1,524	170.82	2,604	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	143.21	2,267	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	136.43	1,801	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	124.16	1,319	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,832	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,775	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	803	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$2,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	339.07/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,261	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	262.49/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,501	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,831.90/head	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	347.67/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	244.49/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,718	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	188.99/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	248.73/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	190.58/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,763	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	1,649.92/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,650	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	137.13/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	114.51/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,198	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	143.21/cwt	131.00–157.00	2,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	163.71/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,251	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	177.16/cwt	172.00–189.00	2,858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	313.79/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,497	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,527	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	305.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	308.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,323	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	384.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,260	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	325.30/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,552	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	346.26/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,430	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	764	216.71/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,322	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	126.04/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	145.09/cwt	134.00–158.00	1,936	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,447	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,401	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 28Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 16Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 14

No comparison due to lite supply last week. However all classes sold with very good demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,375.00–2,150.00	1,831.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	925	170.00–220.00	190.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	803	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,649.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	232.50–257.50	248.73
1	550–600	590	237.50	237.50
5	750–800	764	215.00–217.50	216.71
2	850–900	875	188.00–190.00	188.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
7	300–350	328	380.00–385.00	384.28
11	400–450	413	327.50–350.00	346.26
8	450–500	477	325.00–327.50	325.30
1	550–600	550	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	510	267.50	267.50
7	550–600	572	255.00–272.50	262.49
4	600–650	643	244.00–246.00	244.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	341	322.50–357.50	347.67
14	350–400	372	332.50–350.00	339.07
5	400–450	435	290.00–310.00	305.91
15	450–500	477	290.00–320.00	313.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
6	400–450	429	300.00–310.00	308.31
1	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	505	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	547	314.00	314.00
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	361	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	440	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,375	159.00–167.00	163.71
6	—	1,613	172.00–189.00	177.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	130.00–150.00	137.13
7	—	1,046	105.00–118.00	114.51
2	—	1,053	125.00–126.00	125.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	131.00–157.00	143.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	124.00–127.00	126.04
9	—	1,334	134.00–158.00	145.09
2	—	1,280	112.00–114.00	113.03

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle