Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.01/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −74.57 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$331.01

25 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.58

vs KY average

−34.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	340.11	1,828	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	307.62	1,650	7thin

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $178 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

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 sale25 hd

331.01

—

KY average25 barns · 1,393 hd

355.59

−24.58

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−34.84

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−74.57

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	1,585	187.76	2,975	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	147.96	1,940	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,679	146.81	2,465	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	139.99	1,437	10
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	220.00	2,310	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,033	212.50	2,195	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,115	292.50	3,261	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	350–400	378	326.54/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	271.08/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	316.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	369.18/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,776	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	308.73/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	370.99/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,595	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	387.56/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	324.67/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	336.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,083	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	340.54/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,778	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	345.02/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	353.48/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	353.01/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	348.45/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	296.26/cwt	295.00–297.50	2,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	355.03/cwt	342.50–357.50	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	369.52/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	350.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,695	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	311.59/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,960	5
Bulls	—	—	1,827	195.80/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	290.10/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	306.96/cwt	287.50–330.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	243.64/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	204.40/cwt	201.00–208.00	3,843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	160.55/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	143.21/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,511	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	146.81/cwt	139.00–151.00	2,465	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	160.95/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,981	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	129.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	967	213.50/cwt	187.50–222.50	2,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	347.02/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	301.07/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	268.75/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,854	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	141.46/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,922	6
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,033	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,195	3
Bulls	—	—	1,354	177.19/cwt	159.00–189.00	2,399	7
Steers	Select	—	1,115	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,261	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 161Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 46Year ago 30

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	320.00–332.50	326.54
2	400–450	423	280.00–320.00	301.07
2	450–500	480	280.00–300.00	290.10
5	500–550	523	300.00–325.00	316.62
2	550–600	570	280.00–290.00	285.13
2	600–650	610	230.00–257.50	243.64
2	650–700	690	255.00–282.50	268.75
1	750–800	765	257.50	257.50
1	850–900	870	237.50	237.50
4	950–1000	967	187.50–222.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
3	300–350	330	350.00–355.00	353.48
2	350–400	363	342.50–347.50	345.02
10	400–450	412	350.00–360.00	353.01
28	450–500	483	350.00–365.00	350.93
9	500–550	522	340.00–345.00	340.54
7	550–600	568	330.00–340.00	336.73
6	600–650	628	307.50–312.50	308.73
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	300.00–350.00	325.00
4	400–450	435	337.50–350.00	347.02
3	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	336.69
5	500–550	525	287.50–330.00	306.96
2	550–600	575	312.50–337.50	324.67
2	650–700	660	260.00–282.50	271.08
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
1	950–1000	970	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	380.00–395.00	387.56
16	400–450	430	355.00–377.50	370.99
15	450–500	481	360.00–372.50	369.18
10	500–550	532	340.00–362.50	348.45
6	550–600	566	342.50–357.50	355.03
5	600–650	629	302.50–317.50	311.59
2	650–700	657	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	788	295.00–297.50	296.26
1	800–850	805	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	554	376.00	376.00
3	600–650	610	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	545	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	360.00–380.00	369.52
2	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	696	326.00	326.00
2	700–750	710	310.00–315.00	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	330	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,827	191.00–199.00	195.80
3	—	1,880	201.00–208.00	204.40
7	—	1,354	159.00–189.00	177.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	155.00–167.50	160.55
3	—	1,055	136.00–149.00	143.21
5	—	1,010	125.00–134.00	129.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,679	139.00–151.00	146.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	155.00–167.00	160.95
2	—	1,370	135.00	135.00
6	—	1,359	138.00–145.00	141.46
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	212.50	212.50
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	292.50	292.50

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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