Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. 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 $337.46/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −68.12 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$337.46

36 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$52.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.98

vs KY average

−53.36 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	341.81	1,850	33
Medium and Large 2-3	520	289.65	1,506	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.16/cwt here — about $343 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 sale36 hd

337.46

—

KY average26 barns · 1,402 hd

366.45

−28.98

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−53.36

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−68.12

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	1,513	198.00	2,995	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,304	155.08	2,022	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	149.00	2,436	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	138.84	1,531	7thin

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)	1,225	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	166.11/cwt	156.00–173.00	2,138	9
Bulls	—	—	1,605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,130	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	286.88/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	360.02/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,137	1
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	367.26/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,308	1
Bulls	—	—	1,420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	142.05/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,894	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,436	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	146.98/cwt	138.00–154.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	525	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	361.21/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	289.65/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	338.81/cwt	335.00–342.50	1,928	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	343.76/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,798	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	360.62/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	369.49/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	361.69/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	363.76/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	372.61/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,949	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	186.43/cwt	165.00–230.00	2,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	356.06/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 166Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 50Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,287	156.00–173.00	166.11
1	—	1,280	134.00	134.00
6	—	1,333	139.00–148.00	142.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,165	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,112	138.00–154.00	146.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,420	201.00	201.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	660.00	660.00
1	200–250	215	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	332.50	332.50
3	550–600	563	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	360.00–375.00	367.26
4	500–550	523	365.00–375.00	372.61
2	550–600	575	362.50–365.00	363.76
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
2	600–650	613	355.00–365.00	360.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	360.00–362.50	361.21
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	325	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	362	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	478	360.00–362.50	361.69
5	500–550	534	367.50–370.00	369.49
1	600–650	640	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	302.50	302.50
3	500–550	520	270.00–320.00	289.65
4	650–700	662	250.00–300.00	286.88
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	830	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	330	350.00–362.50	356.06
1	350–400	365	362.50	362.50
4	400–450	416	360.00–362.50	360.62
20	500–550	523	340.00–347.50	343.76
13	550–600	569	335.00–342.50	338.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,825.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,125	165.00–230.00	186.43

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

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