Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $362.70/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −76.02 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$362.70

13 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$41.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.21

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	536	372.25	1,994	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	537	330.87	1,777	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.38/cwt here — about $217 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 sale13 hd

362.70

—

KY average25 barns · 410 hd

346.49

+16.21

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−76.02

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	1,658	195.90	3,248	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	151.98	2,419	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	147.58	1,892	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	147.30	1,588	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,288	140.32/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,807	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	138.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,112	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	161.97/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,661	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	195.90/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,248	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.50/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	445	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	345.69/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	339.30/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	314.26/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,961	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	379.32/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,787	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	365.07/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,307	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	291.21/cwt	287.50–295.00	2,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	309.83/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	276.34/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	381.25/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	157.85/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	336.30/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	362.06/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,093	7

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 91Last week 162Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls , 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	—	1,288	130.00–146.00	140.32
1	—	1,195	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,292	150.00–166.00	157.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	135.00–145.00	138.65
4	—	1,643	156.00–165.00	161.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	154.00–165.00	160.50
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,125	145.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	193.00–199.00	195.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	665	270.00–282.50	276.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	330.00–355.00	345.69
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	367.50	367.50
7	600–650	624	307.50–317.50	314.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	471	367.50–385.00	379.32
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	566	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	633	300.00–322.50	309.83
1	650–700	660	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	518	325.00–347.50	336.30
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	995	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	523	380.00–387.50	381.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	578	357.50–367.50	362.06
7	600–650	632	350.00–367.50	365.07
3	650–700	677	332.50–342.50	339.30
2	700–750	738	287.50–295.00	291.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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