Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on limited comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.83/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −75.76 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$329.83

32 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.68

vs KY average

−8.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	329.83	1,807	32

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 sale32 hd

329.83

—

KY average25 barns · 1,599 hd

339.51

−9.68

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−8.91

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−75.76

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	—	Low	1,758	187.28	3,293	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	159.00	2,632	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	153.84	2,026	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,080	148.12	1,600	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	261.27/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	299.48/cwt	277.50–320.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	175.92/cwt	171.00–181.00	2,780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	160.49/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	619	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	243	467.37/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,364	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	159.90/cwt	151.00–169.00	2,085	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	140.71/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,894	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,337	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,785	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	142.34/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	318.99/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	281.20/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	262.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	198.77/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	371.03/cwt	352.50–374.00	1,803	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	341.18/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	364.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	355.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,032	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	331.05/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,712	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	340.82/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	240.73/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	328.88/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,881	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	309.15/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,608	20
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	400–450	410	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,142	4

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 186Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 81Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on limited comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	252.50	252.50
3	450–500	478	277.50–320.00	299.48
2	650–700	685	260.00–262.50	261.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	340.00–342.50	340.82
3	400–450	432	345.00–355.00	350.06
7	450–500	476	350.00–360.00	355.32
14	500–550	517	327.50–332.50	331.05
18	550–600	572	310.00–337.50	328.88
2	600–650	642	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	728	235.00–252.50	240.73
2	950–1000	983	197.50–200.00	198.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	611	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	347	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	402.50	402.50
4	400–450	410	372.50	372.50
6	450–500	458	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
6	550–600	569	270.00–292.50	281.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	455.00–480.00	467.37
1	300–350	310	440.00	440.00
5	600–650	619	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	382.50	382.50
8	350–400	389	360.00–375.00	364.45
1	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
15	450–500	486	352.50–374.00	371.03
20	500–550	520	300.00–330.00	309.15
1	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	625	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	695	297.50	297.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	572	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	765	250.00–275.00	262.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	450	382.50	382.50
10	500–550	528	332.50–350.00	341.18
3	550–600	586	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	634	302.50–322.50	318.99
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	720	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	171.00–181.00	175.92
1	—	2,115	210.00	210.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,076	154.00–166.00	160.49
3	—	1,118	141.00–144.00	142.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,304	151.00–169.00	159.90
6	—	1,346	130.00–149.00	140.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,688	165.00	165.00

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	—	845	192.50	192.50

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle