Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No comparison on feeders due to limited supply last week however there was good demand and noticeably higher prices paid today.

Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −162.68 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.86

vs KY average

−109.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	320.00	1,744	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

320.00

—

KY average9 barns · 198 hd

356.86

−36.86

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−109.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−162.68

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	1,670	182.73	3,052	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,746	161.06	2,812	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	136.60	1,786	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	128.95	1,353	18

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)	1,522	$2,669	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,201	$2,591	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	865	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$3,126	6

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	380.60/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,199	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,593	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	325.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	308.75/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,033	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,985.03/head	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	315.30/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	344.75/cwt	344.75–344.75	2,586	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	326.14/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	142.20/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,880	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	98.52/cwt	75.00–111.00	924	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	141.64/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,595	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	161.06/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,812	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,867	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,641	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	3,400.83/head	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,401	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	325.25/cwt	325.25–325.25	2,797	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,522	2,668.51/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	366.27/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	363.50/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,381	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	2,590.97/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,591	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	421.88/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,152	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	564	301.53/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	321.76/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	158.77/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	124.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,307	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	172.63/cwt	156.00–180.00	2,707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,651	186.16/cwt	183.00–190.00	3,074	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	160.42/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,137	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	126.26/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,638	5

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 49Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 24Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to last Monday: No comparison on feeders due to limited supply last week however there was good demand and noticeably higher prices paid today.

Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,985.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,510	2,900.00–4,000.00	3,400.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,522	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,668.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,201	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,590.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	315	367.50–395.00	380.60
2	350–400	380	350.00–377.00	363.50
2	400–450	408	365.00–367.50	366.27
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	560	320.00–330.00	325.78
5	600–650	634	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	312.50–340.00	326.14
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	302.50–327.50	315.30
3	450–500	470	320.00–325.00	321.76
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	564	300.00–307.50	301.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	430	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	465	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	535	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	628	285.00–287.50	286.25
1	750–800	760	267.50	267.50
1	950–1000	955	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	420	280.00–337.50	308.75
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	415.00–430.00	421.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	322.50	322.50
1	750–800	790	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	940	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	750–800	750	344.75	344.75
58	850–900	860	325.25	325.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	139.00–147.00	142.20
1	—	1,245	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,332	157.00–165.00	160.42
5	—	1,297	115.00–133.00	126.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	75.00–111.00	98.52
5	—	1,126	138.00–146.00	141.64
2	—	1,035	155.00–162.00	158.77
8	—	1,046	120.00–130.00	124.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,746	155.00–169.00	161.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,867	195.00	195.00
5	—	1,568	156.00–180.00	172.63
4	—	1,651	183.00–190.00	186.16

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle