Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −96.42 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$342.31

9 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$35.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	350.11	1,876	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	315.00	1,756	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.11/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale9 hd

342.31

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

349.78

−7.47

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−96.42

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	1,614	192.19	3,102	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	169.00	2,890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	160.38	2,055	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	986	141.51	1,396	7thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,345	172.49/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,320	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	151.85/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,067	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,578	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,424	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	211.29/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,873	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	346.22/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	327.46/cwt	315.00–347.50	2,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	328.75/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	514	284.62/cwt	255.00–302.50	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	338.43/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,868	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	252.57/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	341.51/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	333.92/cwt	327.50–347.50	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	382.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	343.71/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	328.68/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	868	203.70/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	356.56/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,833	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	171.79/cwt	163.00–181.00	2,101	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	149.01/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 63Last week 111Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 27Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 6

No comparison due to limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	160.00–178.00	172.49
1	—	1,765	194.00	194.00
3	—	1,833	210.00–212.00	211.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	147.00–159.00	151.85
6	—	1,223	163.00–181.00	171.79
1	—	1,315	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	167.00	167.00
1	—	800	97.50	97.50
1	—	1,035	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,031	143.00–157.00	149.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	169.00	169.00

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	285	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	484	342.50–350.00	346.22
3	500–550	527	322.50–347.50	338.43
1	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	765	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	455	322.50–335.00	328.68
4	500–550	514	255.00–302.50	284.62
1	550–600	550	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	392.50	392.50
2	450–500	475	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	514	345.00–370.00	356.56
3	550–600	565	330.00–347.50	341.51
4	600–650	616	327.50–347.50	333.92
7	650–700	676	315.00–347.50	327.46
2	850–900	875	240.00–265.00	252.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	337.50–350.00	343.71
2	450–500	490	317.50–340.00	328.75
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	575	307.50	307.50
2	850–900	868	187.50–220.00	203.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	377.50	377.50
2	450–500	475	375.00–390.00	382.34
1	500–550	520	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	290.00	290.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	205.00	205.00

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

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

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