Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, 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 $352.75/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −85.98 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$352.75

19 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$68.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.08

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	548	356.38	1,951	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	287.50	1,653	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.88/cwt here — about $298 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

352.75

—

KY average24 barns · 697 hd

342.67

+10.08

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−85.98

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	1,462	164.61	2,407	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	156.03	2,540	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,310	150.68	1,974	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	134.65	1,481	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,643	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	154.38/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,052	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	156.03/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,540	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	130.94/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,459	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	149.38/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	355.02/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	347.19/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,646	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.50/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	376.53/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	387.42/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	343.90/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	353.68/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	401.29/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,681	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	318.76/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,152	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	193.36/cwt	187.50–197.50	2,017	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,018	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	395.94/cwt	387.50–405.00	1,532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	369.95/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	402.54/cwt	387.50–407.50	1,948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	173.16/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	375.84/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	333.15/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	3

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 116Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 19Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 6

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	130.00–138.00	134.02
18	—	1,329	140.00–170.00	154.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	148.00–162.00	156.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,114	127.00–135.00	130.94
2	—	1,085	145.00–154.00	149.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,503	171.00–175.00	173.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	377.50	377.50
3	300–350	322	340.00–362.50	353.68
3	350–400	381	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	427	340.00–382.50	355.02
10	450–500	474	337.50–355.00	347.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	317.50	317.50
2	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
3	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	535	347.50	347.50
5	550–600	570	322.50–340.00	332.50
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	800	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	382.50–390.00	387.42
5	350–400	387	387.50–405.00	395.94
3	400–450	418	372.50–380.00	375.84
6	450–500	484	387.50–407.50	402.54
5	500–550	520	362.50–375.00	369.95
7	550–600	553	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	620	322.50–340.00	333.15
6	650–700	657	312.50–320.00	318.76
1	700–750	715	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	402.50	402.50
6	400–450	419	387.50–405.00	401.29
7	450–500	463	360.00–395.00	376.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	574	332.50–355.00	343.90

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,043	187.50–197.50	193.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle