Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $310.00/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −128.73 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$310.00

3 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.40

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	576	310.00	1,786	3thin

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 sale3 hd

310.00

—

KY average23 barns · 446 hd

324.40

−14.40

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−128.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	125.99	1,732	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	120.28	1,262	7thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	127.23/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	138.59/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,878	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	112.92/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,304	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	105.86/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,535	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	368.15/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	337.97/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	125.70/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	576	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 155Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 55Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 23Year ago 17

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	715	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	182.50	182.50
1	800–850	830	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	457	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	357.50	357.50
5	400–450	438	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	576	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	332.50–340.00	337.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	362.50–370.00	368.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	125.00–129.00	127.23
3	—	1,355	131.00–146.00	138.59
2	—	1,450	102.00–110.00	105.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,155	107.00–119.00	112.92
1	—	820	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,088	124.00–128.00	125.70

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	1	—	980	192.50	192.50

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle