Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly fancy supply of feeder calves. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.64/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −57.95 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$347.64

16 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.07

vs KY average

+6.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	347.64	1,881	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale16 hd

347.64

—

KY average23 barns · 1,158 hd

340.57

+7.07

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

+6.72

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−57.95

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	160.48	2,526	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	152.12	1,947	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	143.30	1,384	8thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,105	167.00	3,515	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	188.00	2,106	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	736	308.22/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,268	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	367.94/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	447.04/cwt	427.50–460.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	401.24/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	416.34/cwt	410.00–422.50	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	370.65/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	390.93/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	347.77/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	352.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	262.50–267.50	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	372.53/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	290.04/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	320.86/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	318.81/cwt	302.50–335.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	349.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	654	330.62/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,162	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	173.46/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	159.38/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	142.45/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,913	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	129.03/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,241	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	159.80/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	139.97/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	277.81/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	355.16/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,782	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,242	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,105	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,515	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	460.52/cwt	442.50–485.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	211.62/cwt	190.00–232.50	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	373.30/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,411	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 122Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 19Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	280	427.50–460.00	447.04
3	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	355	410.00–422.50	416.34
2	400–450	435	400.00–402.50	401.24
6	450–500	456	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
6	700–750	736	300.00–322.50	308.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	392.50	392.50
3	400–450	425	382.50–397.50	390.93
1	450–500	490	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	521	365.00–372.50	370.65
5	550–600	582	355.00–377.50	367.94
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	658	302.50–335.00	318.81
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	345.00–367.50	355.16
1	450–500	485	367.50	367.50
4	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	688	250.00–292.50	277.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	367.50	367.50
3	350–400	378	370.00–380.00	373.30
3	400–450	436	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	470	370.00–375.00	372.53
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	317.50	317.50
2	750–800	755	262.50–267.50	265.00
1	800–850	815	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	350.00–370.00	352.18
5	550–600	561	335.00–355.00	349.08
18	600–650	613	320.00–355.00	347.77
4	650–700	654	320.00–345.00	330.62
1	700–750	700	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	462	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	718	190.00–232.50	211.62
1	750–800	790	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
3	250–300	258	442.50–485.00	460.52
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	382.50	382.50
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
2	700–750	717	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	362.50	362.50
2	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	730	312.50–325.00	320.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	680	287.50–292.50	290.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	173.00–174.00	173.46
2	—	1,520	147.00–148.00	147.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	153.00–165.00	159.38
3	—	1,343	137.00–146.00	142.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	125.00–137.50	129.03
3	—	1,038	153.00–165.00	159.80
2	—	863	139.00–141.00	139.97
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	188.00	188.00

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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