Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday : Feeder classes were fully steady and sold with very good demand, Slaughter classes steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.14/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −111.58 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$327.14

19 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$70.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.31

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	526	330.87	1,739	18thin
Small 1-2	545	260.00	1,417	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.87/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale19 hd

327.14

—

KY average23 barns · 631 hd

316.84

+10.31

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−111.58

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	1,579	166.65	2,632	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	136.39	1,773	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,655	127.67	2,113	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	119.14	1,170	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	164.00	2,288	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$3,084	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,227	$3,442	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	1,300	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	320.77/cwt	319.00–322.50	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	378.49/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,597	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	334.73/cwt	327.50–362.50	1,453	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	343.79/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,282	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,084.45/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,084	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	363.06/cwt	342.50–375.00	1,706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	286.15/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	304.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	319.39/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	291.03/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	315.48/cwt	307.50–342.50	1,606	7
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	141.58/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,130	156.06/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,763	2
Bulls	—	—	1,804	171.94/cwt	170.00–174.00	3,102	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	135.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	3,455.96/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	383.64/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	176.11/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	335.28/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,743	15

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 104Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 8

Compared to last Monday : Feeder classes were fully steady and sold with very good demand, Slaughter classes steady with 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	—	1,300	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,202	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,455.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,084.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	930	155.00–190.00	176.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	392.50	392.50
3	350–400	385	360.00–402.50	383.64
10	400–450	422	370.00–382.50	378.49
5	450–500	470	342.50–375.00	363.06
15	500–550	520	331.00–350.00	335.28
2	550–600	560	319.00–322.50	320.77
6	600–650	618	300.00–305.00	304.14
1	650–700	685	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00–320.00	309.73
1	300–350	310	332.50	332.50
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	337.50–350.00	343.79
9	400–450	434	327.50–362.50	334.73
5	450–500	468	310.00–327.50	319.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	280.00–292.50	286.15
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	675	240.00–250.00	244.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	509	307.50–342.50	315.48
2	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
7	600–650	604	280.00–295.00	291.03
2	650–700	657	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	730	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
2	550–600	587	330.00	330.00
3	650–700	650	312.00	312.00
4	750–800	768	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	138.00–145.00	141.58
1	—	1,320	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	86.00	86.00
1	—	895	122.00	122.00
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,065	132.00–140.00	135.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,525	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,720	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	155.00–157.00	156.06
4	—	1,804	170.00–174.00	171.94

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle