Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.07/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −100.65 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$338.07

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.79

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	539	338.07	1,822	9thin

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 sale9 hd

338.07

—

KY average23 barns · 527 hd

337.28

+0.79

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−100.65

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	—	Average	1,693	183.08	3,100	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	157.22	2,058	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	152.00	2,421	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	131.00	1,434	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	163.00	1,956	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	237.50	2,696	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,630	182.00	2,967	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,260	$2,918	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	381.89/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	334.93/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	308.75/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	375.20/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	157.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,058	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,696	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,956	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	184.10/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,095	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	690	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	261.18/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	299.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	356.03/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	347.46/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	379.01/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	393.46/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	405.41/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	331.50/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	283.79/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,917.71/head	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,918	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	389.32/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	328.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 165Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	595	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	735	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	377.50–395.00	389.32
3	400–450	413	330.00–337.50	334.93
4	450–500	466	325.00–330.00	328.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
2	400–450	445	300.00–317.50	308.75
3	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	299.93
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	252.50–280.00	261.18
1	550–600	590	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	437.50	437.50
3	300–350	313	417.50	417.50
3	350–400	383	400.00–417.50	405.41
4	400–450	428	380.00–382.50	381.89
1	450–500	475	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	347.68
2	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	287.50	287.50
1	950–1000	975	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	342.50	342.50
2	450–500	483	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	525	280.00–287.50	283.79
1	650–700	660	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	442.50	442.50
2	300–350	318	375.00–410.00	393.46
1	350–400	360	372.50	372.50
2	400–450	423	372.50–385.00	379.01
17	450–500	463	360.00–380.00	375.20
2	500–550	513	340.00–355.00	347.46
5	550–600	555	340.00–360.00	356.03
5	600–650	629	327.50–335.00	331.50
2	650–700	690	305.00–320.00	312.50
1	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	150.00–154.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,309	150.00–165.00	157.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,085	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,020	133.00	133.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	237.50	237.50
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	178.00	178.00
5	—	1,681	182.00–186.00	184.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,260	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,917.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	230.00	230.00

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