Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $344.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −61.44 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$344.15

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$32.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.24

vs KY average

−53.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	345.32	1,876	27
Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.50	1,813	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.82/cwt here — about $63 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 sale28 hd

344.15

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

−9.24

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−53.71

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−61.44

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	1,811	190.58	3,452	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	164.61	2,507	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	163.70	2,210	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	133.55	1,393	14

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,658	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,133	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	158.10/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,123	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	189.75/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,222	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	164.61/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,507	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	167.97/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,291	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	578	273.72/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	470	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,375	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	800–850	815	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	600–650	640	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,936	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	480	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,500	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,165	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	788	249.93/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	385.03/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	137.76/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,491	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	155.52/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,840	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	126.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,211	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	947	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	199.70/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	354.10/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,686	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	388.50/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	361.58/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,493	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	345.14/cwt	343.00–352.50	1,874	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,010	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 154Year ago 284

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 25Year ago 79

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
4	650–700	666	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	710	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	830	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	407.50	407.50
3	500–550	548	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	692	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	725	347.50	347.50
1	850–900	880	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	422	385.00–390.00	388.50
5	450–500	479	380.00–395.00	385.03
3	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	645	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	832	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	372.50	372.50
1	450–500	475	372.50	372.50
2	650–700	667	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	640	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	815	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	312.50	312.50
2	550–600	578	272.50–275.00	273.72
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	655	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	775	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	788	242.50–257.50	249.93
1	900–950	940	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	413	350.00–367.50	361.58
22	450–500	476	347.50–367.50	354.10
26	500–550	543	343.00–352.50	345.14
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	332.50–340.00	336.25
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	590	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	735	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	155.00–161.00	158.10
10	—	1,364	163.00–175.00	167.97
1	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,523	164.00–165.00	164.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	132.00–141.00	137.76
3	—	1,183	150.00–163.00	155.52
4	—	960	120.00–130.00	126.16
2	—	903	100.00–110.00	104.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	184.00–195.00	189.75
1	—	1,740	174.00	174.00
2	—	1,960	197.00–203.00	199.70

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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