Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, No test on bulls , Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.32/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −59.27 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$346.32

57 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$86.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.60

vs KY average

−17.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	353.95	2,031	52
Medium and Large 2-3	538	266.96	1,437	5thin

One grade step is worth $86.99/cwt here — about $594 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale57 hd

346.32

—

KY average24 barns · 1,469 hd

330.72

+15.60

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−17.64

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−59.27

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	1,605	179.00	2,873	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,308	143.00	1,870	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	126.88	1,342	9thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	550–600	586	334.37/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,060	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	358.81/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	294.42/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	317.96/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	290.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	264.94/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	145.00/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,934	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	127.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,365	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	140.77/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,643	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	112.50/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	341.94/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	349.70/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	358.66/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	307.42/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	356.81/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	370.66/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,572	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	168.70/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,658	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	303.68/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	333.65/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	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 Nov 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 95Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 17Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	330.00–347.50	341.94
4	400–450	425	335.00–357.50	349.70
13	450–500	458	340.00–360.00	356.81
4	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	586	332.50–340.00	334.37
5	600–650	619	300.00–322.50	307.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	577	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	363	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	227.50	227.50
4	450–500	465	310.00–330.00	317.96
3	500–550	527	260.00–275.00	264.94
2	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	437	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	481	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	372.50	372.50
2	600–650	640	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	382.50	382.50
7	400–450	424	357.50–380.00	370.66
10	450–500	482	350.00–362.50	358.66
2	500–550	510	352.50–365.00	358.81
3	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
4	600–650	621	325.00–337.50	333.65
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	332.50	332.50
2	500–550	510	300.00–307.50	303.68
3	550–600	573	272.50–312.50	294.42
2	600–650	623	280.00–300.00	290.12
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,334	139.00–148.00	145.00
1	—	1,220	158.00	158.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	125.00–132.00	127.37
3	—	1,167	136.00–149.00	140.77
3	—	935	105.00–117.00	112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	179.00	179.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	167.50–170.00	168.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	272.50	272.50

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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