Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a lite test of limited comparison, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 4.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.96/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −84.76 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$353.96

31 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$38.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

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	518	368.79	1,911	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	330.48	1,829	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.31/cwt here — about $82 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale31 hd

353.96

—

KY average25 barns · 854 hd

358.57

−4.61

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−84.76

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	—	High	1,679	195.02	3,274	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	157.30	2,133	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,570	156.67	2,460	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	130.01	1,398	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,593	$2,354	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,350	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	353.30/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	446.22/cwt	430.00–467.50	1,664	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	390.00/cwt	387.50–392.50	1,958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	348.90/cwt	342.50–355.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	373.87/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,135	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	373.67/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	341.49/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	356.97/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	367.51/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	388.06/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	341.48/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	694	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	333.75/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	360.46/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	325.25/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	353.75/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,027	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	291.28/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	469.91/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,353	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	132.66/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,543	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	147.91/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	147.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	109.47/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,065	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	150.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	2,353	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	134.32/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	166.57/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,282	8
Bulls	—	—	1,863	205.73/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,724	197.88/cwt	193.00–202.00	3,411	9
Bulls	—	—	1,438	180.55/cwt	169.00–187.00	2,596	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	2,354.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	325.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	422.41/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	330.22/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	330.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	359.96/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	923	216.24/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	311.37/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	392.02/cwt	377.50–400.00	1,717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	290.66/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,247	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	296.32/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	332.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	292.23/cwt	282.50–297.50	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	251.28/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	391.00/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,803	8

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 63Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 42Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	373	430.00–467.50	446.22
4	400–450	410	417.50–427.50	422.41
6	500–550	502	387.50–392.50	390.00
3	600–650	623	350.00–355.00	353.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	307.50–315.00	311.37
7	500–550	535	320.00–345.00	330.67
5	550–600	579	300.00–340.00	330.22
5	600–650	636	255.00–310.00	291.28
4	650–700	674	287.50–310.00	296.32
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
2	900–950	923	212.50–220.00	216.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	310	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	438	377.50–400.00	392.02
8	450–500	461	372.50–402.50	391.00
12	500–550	522	352.50–377.50	359.96
1	550–600	570	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	618	325.00–340.00	332.29
7	650–700	669	320.00–335.00	325.67
7	700–750	728	282.50–297.50	292.23
4	750–800	773	277.50–300.00	290.66
2	850–900	868	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	900–950	935	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	475	392.50	392.50
9	550–600	571	367.50–377.50	373.87
2	600–650	615	342.50–355.00	348.90
2	700–750	725	332.50–350.00	341.49
2	750–800	775	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	895	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	380.00–395.00	388.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	467	337.50–347.50	341.48
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
7	650–700	694	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	720	247.50–255.00	251.28
1	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	367.50–380.00	373.67
5	400–450	419	360.00–377.50	367.51
8	450–500	476	350.00–372.50	360.46
12	500–550	524	332.50–340.00	333.75
3	550–600	588	330.00–340.00	336.77
9	600–650	614	310.00–332.50	325.25
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	352.50–370.00	356.97
6	550–600	573	350.00–357.50	353.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	460.00–480.00	469.91
1	300–350	320	407.50	407.50
5	450–500	477	380.00	380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,163	129.00–136.00	132.66
2	—	1,090	143.00–153.00	147.91
2	—	973	109.00–110.00	109.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	162.00–163.00	162.51
2	—	1,560	148.00–154.00	150.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	145.00–152.00	147.91
2	—	1,350	133.00–136.00	134.32
8	—	1,370	161.00–180.00	166.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	204.00–207.00	205.73
9	—	1,724	193.00–202.00	197.88
4	—	1,438	169.00–187.00	180.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,593	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,354.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,025	232.50	232.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle