Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to weak, Feeder heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.35/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −70.23 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$335.35

14 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$48.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs KY average

−12.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	342.27	1,814	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	293.86	1,557	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.41/cwt here — about $257 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

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

335.35

—

KY average25 barns · 691 hd

331.68

+3.67

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−12.15

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−70.23

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	1,890	207.21	3,916	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,752	170.69	2,990	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,367	163.95	2,241	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	141.87	1,631	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	181.00	2,109	1thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,426	$3,470	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,640	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,587	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,590	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	—	1,935	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,812	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,109	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	170.69/cwt	161.00–184.00	2,990	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	143.66/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	210.61/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,949	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	362.47/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	354.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	341.80/cwt	332.50–357.50	1,760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	333.49/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	296.21/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	354.93/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	323.82/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	366.29/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,589.74/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,590	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	2,587.06/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,587	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	386.18/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,231	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,426	3,469.88/head	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	324.78/cwt	290.00–347.50	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	293.86/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	391.27/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	164.33/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,901	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	142.20/cwt	137.00–147.00	2,126	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	166.67/cwt	153.00–177.00	2,252	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 113Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,875	210.00–212.00	210.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	181.00	181.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,752	161.00–184.00	170.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	141.00–145.00	143.66
1	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,157	162.00–168.00	164.33
1	—	1,200	121.00	121.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	137.00–147.00	142.20
16	—	1,351	153.00–177.00	166.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,170	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,589.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,498	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,587.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,426	3,150.00–3,600.00	3,469.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	423	290.00–347.50	324.78
1	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
4	400–450	419	355.00–367.50	362.47
3	450–500	491	347.50	347.50
10	500–550	515	332.50–357.50	341.80
2	550–600	570	320.00–327.50	323.82
1	650–700	655	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	816	280.00–285.00	283.34
1	950–1000	970	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	430	362.50–370.00	366.29
3	450–500	473	345.00–360.00	354.93
5	500–550	538	317.50–340.00	333.49
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	619	295.00–300.00	296.21
2	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	790	282.50–285.00	283.75
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	530	290.00–297.50	293.86
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	350.00–365.00	354.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	390.00–392.50	391.27
4	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	386.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	610	342.50	342.50
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle