Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $333.78/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −71.81 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$333.78

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$39.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.22

vs KY average

−35.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	341.13	1,844	35
Medium and Large 2-3	539	301.60	1,626	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.54/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale43 hd

333.78

—

KY average25 barns · 1,868 hd

363.00

−29.22

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−35.13

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−71.81

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	—	Low	1,766	191.89	3,388	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	159.53	2,570	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	150.54	1,898	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	138.09	1,390	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	198.04	2,248	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,937	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,725	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 2-3	400–450	425	334.76/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	265.80/cwt	252.50–285.00	2,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	364.31/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	331.30/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	407.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	559	311.69/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	320.81/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	290.38/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	368.50/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,152	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	96.58/cwt	82.50–110.00	846	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	198.04/cwt	174.00–222.50	2,248	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	161.23/cwt	154.00–175.00	2,544	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,680	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	147.86/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	808	256.12/cwt	242.50–270.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	333.78/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	297.25/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,992	10
Bulls	—	—	1,756	179.46/cwt	165.00–187.00	3,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,149.87/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,937.06/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	401.01/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	368.77/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	334.46/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	407.90/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,705	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	409.55/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	562	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	345.35/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,903	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	384.13/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	415.63/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	365.15/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,078	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,529	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	317.38/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	358.78/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	288.79/cwt	277.50–300.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	291.40/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	340.08/cwt	337.50–347.50	1,830	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	355.48/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,521	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	531	329.21/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,152	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	918	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	291.50/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	310.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	4,547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	157.40/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,643	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	146.60/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,526	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	130.56/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,812	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	159.44/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,910	6
Bulls	—	—	1,727	195.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,371	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 243Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 53Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	388	335.00–340.00	337.45
2	400–450	425	315.00–355.00	334.76
2	450–500	468	327.50–340.00	333.78
10	500–550	531	305.00–342.50	329.21
1	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	615	275.00–300.00	291.40
10	650–700	670	275.00–302.50	297.25
3	750–800	770	252.50–285.00	265.80
2	800–850	808	242.50–270.00	256.12
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	918	225.00–227.50	226.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–415.00	407.50
3	400–450	408	382.50–385.00	384.13
2	450–500	488	367.50–370.00	368.77
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
10	550–600	584	360.00–372.50	368.50
5	600–650	628	320.00–342.50	334.46
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	418	402.50–420.00	407.90
7	450–500	466	405.00–417.50	409.55
13	500–550	513	380.00–410.00	401.01
2	550–600	562	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–320.00	310.45
3	350–400	382	317.50–325.00	320.81
1	400–450	435	307.50	307.50
4	450–500	469	275.00–302.50	290.38
4	500–550	519	277.50–307.50	291.50
4	550–600	559	285.00–322.50	311.69
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	330.00–332.50	331.30
10	400–450	428	350.00–365.00	355.48
4	450–500	459	355.00–362.50	358.78
28	500–550	538	337.50–347.50	340.08
7	550–600	551	340.00–347.50	345.35
2	600–650	620	310.00–325.00	317.38
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	713	277.50–300.00	288.79
2	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	431	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	602	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	432.50	432.50
4	600–650	612	355.00–367.50	364.31
13	650–700	678	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
20	550–600	569	362.50–375.00	365.15
1	650–700	680	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	415.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	131.00	131.00
4	—	876	82.50–110.00	96.58
5	—	1,044	156.00–159.00	157.40
9	—	1,041	139.00–153.00	146.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	154.00–175.00	161.23
1	—	1,775	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,286	144.00–152.00	147.86
2	—	1,388	127.00–135.00	130.56
6	—	1,198	154.00–165.00	159.44
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	174.00–222.50	198.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,756	165.00–187.00	179.46
1	—	2,115	215.00	215.00
8	—	1,727	190.00–199.00	195.21

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)	3	—	1,295	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,149.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,343	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,937.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle