Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Limited comparison due to lite supply, all classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $323.68/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −115.05 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$323.68

21 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.80

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	554	323.68	1,793	21

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 sale21 hd

323.68

—

KY average25 barns · 689 hd

316.87

+6.80

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−115.05

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	1,714	169.64	2,908	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,702	141.17	2,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	131.62	1,752	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,123	115.08	1,292	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,387	$2,257	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,525	$2,240	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	177.08/cwt	176.00–178.00	3,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	162.19/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	139.07/cwt	133.00–146.00	1,862	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,423	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,578	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	368.76/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	346.72/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	311.02/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	332.19/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	306.78/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	317.29/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	348.52/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	141.17/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	88.64/cwt	80.00–98.00	1,006	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	132.71/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,480	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,240.16/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,387	2,256.77/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,257	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 191Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last Monday: Limited comparison due to lite supply, all classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	282.50	282.50
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	337.50–360.00	348.52
2	450–500	478	305.00–317.50	311.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	526	302.50–312.50	306.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	450	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	342.57
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	322.50	322.50
4	400–450	414	367.50–370.00	368.76
4	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	346.72
11	500–550	533	327.50–340.00	332.19
9	550–600	580	310.00–330.00	317.29
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	176.00–178.00	177.08
2	—	1,433	161.00–164.00	162.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,339	133.00–146.00	139.07
1	—	1,355	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,420	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,233	128.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	136.00–145.00	141.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	80.00–98.00	88.64
3	—	1,115	131.00–135.00	132.71

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,525	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,240.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,387	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,256.77
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle