Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes steady on a lite test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.77/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −78.81 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$326.77

14 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.46

vs KY average

−13.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	332.04	1,747	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	307.47	1,655	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale14 hd

326.77

—

KY average24 barns · 1,240 hd

339.24

−12.46

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−13.41

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−78.81

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	—	High	1,728	205.11	3,544	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	159.52	2,047	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,742	146.75	2,556	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	137.66	1,520	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	222.50	2,659	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	246.46	3,105	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	650–700	653	306.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	247.70/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	287.61/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	334.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	366.81/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	296.81/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	643	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	164.53/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,131	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	141.46/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,195	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,659	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	246.46/cwt	242.50–250.00	3,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,507	210.48/cwt	202.00–222.50	3,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	142.63/cwt	137.00–148.00	2,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,015	1
Bulls	—	—	2,390	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	4,517	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	120.64/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,333	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	159.38/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	212	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	307.45/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	333.75/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	745	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	296.95/cwt	287.50–300.00	2,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	332.04/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	653	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	303.90/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,695	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 29

Compared to last Monday: All classes steady on a lite test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	310	377.50	377.50
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
1	450–500	470	362.50	362.50
11	500–550	526	327.50–337.50	332.04
4	600–650	638	280.00–302.50	296.81
4	650–700	653	295.00–310.00	306.21
1	700–750	730	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	890	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	515	305.00–310.00	307.45
1	550–600	585	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	620	235.00–260.00	247.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	212	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	390	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	615	287.50–312.50	303.90
4	650–700	677	287.50–300.00	296.95
2	750–800	777	302.50	302.50
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	265.00–310.00	287.61
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	643	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	442.50	442.50
2	600–650	602	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	653	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	745	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	822	330.00–340.00	334.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	490.00	490.00
1	250–300	265	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	325	442.50	442.50
1	350–400	350	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	455	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	534	362.50–367.50	366.81
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	700	340.00	340.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	347.50–350.00	348.74
2	450–500	455	335.00–337.50	336.25
2	550–600	555	330.00–337.50	333.75
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	153.00–175.00	164.53
2	—	1,253	147.00	147.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	136.00–147.00	141.46
3	—	1,105	118.00–125.00	120.64
2	—	1,035	157.50–161.00	159.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,640	137.00–148.00	142.63
1	—	1,945	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	222.50	222.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	242.50–250.00	246.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,507	202.00–222.50	210.48
1	—	2,390	189.00	189.00

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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