Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last monday: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.06/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −94.52 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$311.06

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,675

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$63.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs KY average

−10.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	330.88	1,739	11thin
Medium and Large 2	556	294.64	1,637	7thin
Large 1-2	565	281.32	1,589	2thin
Large 2	510	267.50	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.38/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale21 hd

311.06

—

KY average25 barns · 1,238 hd

311.80

−0.74

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−10.12

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−94.52

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	1,757	171.77	3,018	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	147.37	2,281	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	139.67	1,725	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	119.25	1,082	4thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,001	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	300–350	327	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	884	1
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	303.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	312.49/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,494	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	371	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	333.02/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	336.24/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	387.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	333.47/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,987	3
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	341.38/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.54/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,614	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	675	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,839	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	377.20/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	399.12/cwt	385.00–407.50	1,505	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	122.83/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,793	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	147.64/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,726	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	138.36/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,637	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,074	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	149.43/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,283	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	176.99/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,172	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	163.94/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,001.17/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	397.60/cwt	392.50–402.50	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	407.93/cwt	397.50–420.00	950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	381.67/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	391.21/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	371.23/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	291.01/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	459	371.72/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,706	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	281.32/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,589	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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 36Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 14Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 6

Compared to last monday: No trend on feeders due to low comparable receipts, however a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	397.50	397.50
2	300–350	327	377.50	377.50
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	445	347.50	347.50
2	450–500	463	335.00–337.50	336.24
9	500–550	519	330.00–335.00	333.02
2	550–600	555	320.00–322.50	321.26
2	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	307.50
1	650–700	670	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
6	450–500	478	310.00–317.50	312.49
2	500–550	525	302.50–305.00	303.73
5	550–600	568	290.00–295.00	291.01
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	371	375.00	375.00
10	450–500	459	370.00–372.50	371.72
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	292.50	292.50
2	550–600	565	277.50–285.00	281.32
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	855	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	423	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	493	385.00–390.00	387.51
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	577	337.50–347.50	341.38
5	600–650	618	332.50–337.50	333.47
4	650–700	651	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	516	385.00	385.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	307.50	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	370.00–372.50	371.23
5	400–450	423	380.00–382.50	381.54
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	590	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	397.50–420.00	407.93
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	320	390.00–392.50	391.21
5	350–400	377	385.00–407.50	399.12
3	400–450	433	392.50–402.50	397.60
3	450–500	455	370.00–387.50	381.67
8	500–550	524	365.00–387.50	377.20
2	550–600	555	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	118.00–126.00	122.83
7	—	1,169	143.00–154.00	147.64
4	—	1,183	134.00–141.00	138.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
2	—	870	123.00–124.00	123.49
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,528	142.00–153.00	149.43
1	—	1,665	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,792	173.00–185.00	176.99
2	—	1,705	163.00–165.00	163.94

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,001.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,775.00	1,775.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle