Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of Memorial Day Holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $368.40/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −70.32 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$368.40

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$62.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.86

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	537	374.12	2,010	20
Medium and Large 2-3	553	311.25	1,720	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.87/cwt here — about $290 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 sale22 hd

368.40

—

KY average23 barns · 736 hd

346.54

+21.86

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−70.32

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	1,280	198.93	2,546	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	159.48	2,035	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	805	122.00	982	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	367.73/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	331.41/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	326.22/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	384.76/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	361.88/cwt	355.00–372.50	2,059	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	297.44/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	386.22/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	340.44/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	413.46/cwt	397.50–417.50	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	161.98/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,093	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	198.93/cwt	196.00–202.50	2,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	327.60/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	353.60/cwt	347.50–360.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	437.04/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	383.91/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	237.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	360.24/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	354.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	372.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	369.41/cwt	365.00–372.50	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,227	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	381.61/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,442	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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 84Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 43Year ago 38

No comparison due to no sale last week because of Memorial Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	380.00–385.00	381.61
3	400–450	427	360.00–382.50	367.73
9	450–500	467	380.00–392.50	384.76
8	500–550	527	350.00–365.00	360.24
7	550–600	569	355.00–372.50	361.88
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	680	290.00–305.00	297.44
1	800–850	830	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	212.50	212.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	478	325.00–337.50	331.41
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	650	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	509	397.50–417.50	413.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	478	377.50–390.00	383.91
6	500–550	529	360.00–375.00	372.11
4	550–600	561	365.00–372.50	369.41
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	380.00–392.50	386.22
1	600–650	615	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	465	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	347.50–360.00	353.60
5	450–500	458	345.00–360.00	354.98
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	713	230.00–245.00	237.42
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	320.00–352.50	340.44
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	603	320.00–332.50	326.22
2	650–700	680	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	485	322.50–332.50	327.60
1	700–750	725	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	270	425.00–450.00	437.04
1	350–400	350	402.50	402.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,292	155.00–168.00	161.98
1	—	1,195	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	196.00–202.50	198.93

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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