Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

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 $312.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −93.04 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$312.54

13 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$49.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.42

vs KY average

−71.85 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	346.88	1,876	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	297.28	1,660	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.59/cwt here — about $216 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 sale13 hd

312.54

—

KY average25 barns · 1,017 hd

346.96

−34.42

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−71.85

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−93.04

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	1,659	198.45	3,293	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,327	161.61	2,144	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	155.00	2,391	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	136.67	1,280	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,614	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$2,244	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	—	1,948	208.69/cwt	204.00–212.00	4,065	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	194.44/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,757	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,911	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	165.63/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,175	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	418.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,360	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	307.86/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	329.99/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	413.79/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	547	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,244.03/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	421.01/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,920	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,614.13/head	2,050.00–3,225.00	2,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	361.26/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,243	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	359.81/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	374.06/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	418.07/cwt	417.50–427.50	1,430	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	358.10/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	379.16/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	354.64/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	306.48/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	392.01/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,191	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	276.13/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	306.60/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	297.26/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,081	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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 287Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 64Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	204.00–212.00	208.69
2	—	1,418	194.00–195.00	194.44
1	—	1,565	186.00	186.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	148.00	148.00
1	—	1,535	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	160.00	160.00
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	134.00	134.00
9	—	1,313	162.00–169.00	165.63
1	—	1,360	153.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	370	337.50	337.50
1	400–450	405	362.50	362.50
3	450–500	488	280.00–320.00	306.48
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	415.00–420.00	418.33
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	407.50	407.50
6	450–500	479	412.50–415.00	413.79
2	500–550	547	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	377.50–380.00	379.16
4	550–600	578	350.00–362.50	358.10
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	765	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	280.00–320.00	306.60
2	400–450	415	287.50–307.50	297.26
4	450–500	479	320.00–342.50	329.99
3	500–550	535	260.00–300.00	276.13
6	550–600	570	292.50–315.00	307.86
2	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	758	257.50–260.00	258.76
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	344	360.00–365.00	361.26
8	350–400	354	350.00–357.50	354.64
3	400–450	427	367.50–377.50	374.06
4	450–500	471	350.00–367.50	359.81
1	550–600	585	337.50	337.50
3	750–800	758	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	342	417.50–427.50	418.07
1	350–400	365	435.00	435.00
14	450–500	456	402.50–422.50	421.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	267	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	559	382.50–397.50	392.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,244.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,403	2,050.00–3,225.00	2,614.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,425.00	1,425.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle