Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −126.84 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$278.75

4 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$125.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.52

vs KY average

−55.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	310.00	1,792	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	185.00	1,101	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.00/cwt here — about $691 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

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 sale4 hd

278.75

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−54.52

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−55.51

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−126.84

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	1,918	210.12	4,030	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	156.75	2,365	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	152.79	2,037	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	135.87	1,407	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,289	134.12/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,729	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	156.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,365	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	158.62/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,137	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	149.76/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,918	210.12/cwt	199.00–220.00	4,030	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	121.07/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	550–600	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	223.11/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	258.80/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	317.34/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	297.73/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	386.05/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	282.50/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	342.42/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	299.98/cwt	297.50–302.50	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	347.55/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	372.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	400.36/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	136.33/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 148Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 41Year ago 30

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
5	—	1,289	131.00–139.00	134.12
16	—	1,347	145.00–171.00	158.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	150.00–162.00	156.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	146.00–153.00	149.76
2	—	955	120.00–122.00	121.07
4	—	1,091	128.00–144.00	136.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	199.00–220.00	210.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	620	225.00–230.00	227.52
2	650–700	675	195.00–250.00	223.11
1	950–1000	995	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	443	330.00–335.00	333.33
3	450–500	465	337.50–345.00	342.42
3	550–600	578	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	610	277.50–287.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	307.50–325.00	317.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	397.50–402.50	400.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	380.00–387.50	386.05
2	500–550	533	337.50–357.50	347.55
1	550–600	560	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	622	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	675	297.50–302.50	299.98
6	700–750	724	277.50	277.50
4	750–800	760	257.50–262.50	258.80
1	900–950	930	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	535	285.00–310.00	297.73
1	750–800	795	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	335	365.00–380.00	372.28
2	450–500	452	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	267.00	267.00
1	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	242.50	242.50

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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