Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower, 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 $292.02/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −113.56 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$292.02

20 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs KY average

−22.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	296.00	1,605	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	563	256.25	1,441	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $164 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

292.02

—

KY average25 barns · 1,499 hd

290.12

+1.90

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−22.94

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−113.56

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	1,553	164.62	2,557	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	133.88	1,758	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	132.74	1,423	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,687	131.37	2,217	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	153.00	1,943	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	190.00	2,109	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	284.11/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	245.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	211.65/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	295.01/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	316.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	259.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	296.08/cwt	290.00–302.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	334.95/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,789	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	155.09/cwt	139.00–170.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	235.82/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	137.21/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	125.54/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,707	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,109	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,106	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,939	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fleshy	450–500	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	164.03/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,595	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	138.80/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,395	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,743	135.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,481	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fleshy	700–750	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	285.85/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	372.66/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	308.67/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	377.40/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,404	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	351.12/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,169	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	344.98/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	352.90/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	347.43/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	362.23/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	308.94/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,307	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	190.01/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	330.28/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,701	4

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 272Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 48Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	478	345.00–350.00	347.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	312.50–347.50	334.95
4	550–600	567	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	290.00–302.50	296.08
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	423	292.50–320.00	308.94
2	450–500	468	310.00–320.00	314.81
3	500–550	541	270.00–285.00	280.01
8	550–600	573	280.00–292.50	284.11
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	227.50–230.00	228.77
3	700–750	710	207.50–215.00	211.65
2	750–800	795	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	800–850	830	189.00–191.00	190.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	310.00–320.00	316.44
2	600–650	608	250.00–270.00	259.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	750	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	322.50	322.50
6	300–350	333	322.50–367.50	351.12
1	350–400	350	352.50	352.50
8	400–450	426	330.00–362.50	352.90
9	450–500	466	332.50–352.50	344.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	583	292.50–297.50	295.01
3	600–650	610	240.00–250.00	245.01
3	700–750	730	232.50–237.50	235.82
2	750–800	763	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	608	220.00–222.50	221.23
1	900–950	905	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	362.50	362.50
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	300	347.50	347.50
11	350–400	372	345.00–390.00	377.40
3	400–450	413	365.00–377.50	372.66
9	450–500	461	342.50–375.00	362.23
4	500–550	515	310.00–337.50	330.28
6	550–600	583	302.50–322.50	308.67
3	650–700	655	280.00–290.00	285.85
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	705	173.00	173.00

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	2	—	1,050	139.00–170.00	155.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,743	130.00–139.00	135.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	132.00–143.00	137.21
2	—	1,360	125.00–126.00	125.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	135.00–147.50	138.80
2	—	1,128	120.00–127.00	123.65
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,235	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,582	163.00–167.00	164.03
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	153.00	153.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle