Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.59/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −128.13 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$310.59

29 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.32

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	310.59	1,737	29

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $381.59, median $438.73 across 11 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 sale29 hd

310.59

—

KY average25 barns · 746 hd

298.27

+12.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−128.13

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	1,621	162.82	2,640	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,683	140.19	2,360	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	138.10	1,834	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	114.06	1,230	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,649	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	261.96/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	310.04/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	232.51/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	279.35/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	282.01/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	243.34/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,511	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	251.71/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	297.47/cwt	287.50–299.50	1,577	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,848.50/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	276.72/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	217.52/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	305.15/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,447	113.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	156.54/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,048	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	143.68/cwt	133.00–164.00	1,876	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,176	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,190	5
Bulls	—	—	2,200	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,632	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	143.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	223.74/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	796	217.17/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	249.95/cwt	212.50–275.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	135	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	351.60/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	576	315.59/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	360.67/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,518	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	207.50/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	301.14/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,433	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	298.54/cwt	262.50–310.00	1,839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	370.23/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,385	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	341.22/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	274.25/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,451	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	224.50/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	320.94/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	328.34/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	343.87/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,307	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	229.97/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	257.74/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	295.90/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	308.83/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,606	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 196Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 49Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	530	287.50–299.50	297.47
1	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
4	600–650	607	257.50–270.00	261.96
2	650–700	662	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	295.00–315.00	305.15
2	350–400	375	287.50–305.00	295.90
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	473	270.00–290.00	279.35
13	500–550	529	257.50–282.50	274.25
4	550–600	568	267.50–285.00	276.72
6	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	243.34
2	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	728	222.50–237.50	229.97
2	750–800	768	227.50–230.00	228.77
2	800–850	812	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	370	212.50–275.00	249.95
3	400–450	422	250.00–255.00	251.70
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	625	222.50–225.00	223.74
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	820	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	135	410.00	410.00
14	350–400	380	320.00–352.50	343.87
7	400–450	419	302.50–337.50	328.34
4	450–500	471	310.00–315.00	312.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	300.00–317.50	308.83
2	550–600	568	300.00–320.00	310.04
2	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
4	750–800	770	257.00–260.00	257.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	758	212.50–222.50	217.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	476	282.50–312.50	301.14
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	583	277.50–285.00	282.01
3	600–650	638	245.00–255.00	251.71
3	700–750	728	225.00–237.50	232.51
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
6	800–850	813	210.00–227.50	224.50
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	202.50	202.50
3	700–750	725	182.50–220.00	207.50
3	750–800	796	217.00–217.50	217.17
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	320	340.00–362.50	351.60
10	350–400	374	350.00–377.50	370.23
11	400–450	421	347.50–372.50	360.67
14	450–500	473	322.50–352.50	341.22
10	500–550	527	290.00–342.50	320.94
13	550–600	576	295.00–327.50	315.59
9	600–650	616	262.50–310.00	298.54
4	650–700	664	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	707	257.50	257.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	192.50	192.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,170	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,848.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	110.00–118.00	113.22
15	—	1,306	133.00–164.00	143.68
1	—	1,295	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	125.00–127.00	125.94
1	—	1,225	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,027	110.00–120.00	115.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	126.00–130.00	128.00
8	—	1,679	135.00–150.00	143.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	156.00–157.00	156.54
1	—	2,200	181.00	181.00
2	—	1,645	160.00	160.00

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

Bulls · 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