Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $318.89/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −119.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$318.89

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$46.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.59

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	531	331.40	1,759	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	284.95	1,629	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.45/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd

318.89

—

KY average8 barns · 159 hd

327.48

−8.59

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−119.83

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	1,388	190.03	2,638	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,635	166.59	2,724	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,338	161.63	2,162	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	139.86	1,488	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,353	199.36	2,697	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2-3	400–450	420	326.15/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,370	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	294.91/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	306.98/cwt	305.00–311.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	354.10/cwt	347.50–357.50	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	336.22/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	348.75/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	278.27/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	330.51/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	270.42/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	311.27/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	381.43/cwt	372.50–387.50	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	322.69/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	286.38/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	145.28/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,569	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,403	1
Steers	Select	—	1,353	199.36/cwt	185.00–217.50	2,697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,384	195.53/cwt	182.50–205.00	2,706	14
Bulls	—	—	1,165	168.72/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,966	11
Bulls	—	—	1,808	216.26/cwt	208.00–226.00	3,910	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	125.96/cwt	122.50–131.00	1,383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	803	113.00/cwt	108.00–117.50	907	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	158.46/cwt	153.00–172.00	1,794	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	170.91/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,794	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	282.63/cwt	270.50–295.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	298.89/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,429	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	171.41/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,295	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	143.41/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	399.15/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	314.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	236.09/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	349.72/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	358.87/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,349	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	357.87/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	327.43/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	355.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	333.71/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,709	12

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 120Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 15Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	315.00–355.00	336.22
3	350–400	378	310.00–342.50	330.51
4	400–450	420	320.00–340.00	326.15
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	581	260.00–292.50	278.27
7	600–650	628	260.00–280.00	270.42
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	945	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	990	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
4	300–350	321	372.50–387.50	381.43
5	350–400	376	352.50–362.50	358.87
5	400–450	421	347.50–357.50	354.10
2	450–500	450	347.50–350.00	348.75
12	500–550	512	322.50–347.50	333.71
7	550–600	563	320.00–341.00	327.43
3	600–650	610	305.00–311.00	306.98
3	650–700	698	292.50	292.50
3	700–750	706	280.00–302.50	294.91
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	875	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	310.00–312.50	311.27
4	450–500	478	280.00–327.50	298.89
2	500–550	515	270.50–295.00	282.63
5	550–600	574	280.00–297.50	286.38
2	650–700	678	230.00–242.50	236.09
1	700–750	730	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	780	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	397.50–400.00	399.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	355.00–360.00	355.97
4	400–450	423	342.50–362.50	349.72
5	450–500	484	350.00–365.00	357.87
4	500–550	515	300.00–325.00	314.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	307.50–332.50	322.69
1	550–600	575	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	372.50	372.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	143.00–149.00	145.28
4	—	1,098	122.50–131.00	125.96
2	—	803	108.00–117.50	113.00
5	—	1,132	153.00–172.00	158.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,395	131.00	131.00
14	—	1,339	161.00–178.00	171.41
3	—	1,333	141.00–147.00	143.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	132.00	132.00
8	—	1,635	159.00–179.00	170.91
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	185.00–217.50	199.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,384	182.50–205.00	195.53
11	—	1,165	145.00–185.00	168.72
6	—	1,808	208.00–226.00	216.26

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle