Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers sharply higher, Feeder heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.51/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −90.22 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$348.51

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$47.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	352.65	1,945	21
Medium and Large 2-3	555	305.00	1,693	2thin

One grade step is worth $47.65/cwt here — about $252 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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $381.59, median $438.73 across 11 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 sale23 hd

348.51

—

KY average24 barns · 480 hd

349.92

−1.41

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−90.22

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	1,799	196.79	3,540	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,703	180.97	3,082	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	162.05	2,136	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	128.90	1,261	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$3,454	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	300–350	332	375.65/cwt	367.50–392.50	1,247	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	113.48/cwt	105.00–118.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	127.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,346	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	445.65/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	404.87/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	344.50/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	404.58/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,679	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	373.61/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	494.17/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,453.94/head	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	296.09/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,129	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	318.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	351.12/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	326.31/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	364.16/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	357.56/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	355.21/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,847	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	389.29/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	361.17/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	277.59/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	384.21/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	359.99/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	350.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,032	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	261.11/cwt	255.00–267.50	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	313.67/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,948	199.19/cwt	194.00–202.00	3,880	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	180.97/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,082	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	163.06/cwt	157.00–170.00	2,152	9
Bulls	—	—	1,915	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 277Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 52Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 21Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	332	367.50–392.50	375.65
4	350–400	378	380.00–395.00	389.29
9	400–450	415	350.00–375.00	361.17
7	450–500	478	342.50–360.00	351.12
13	500–550	519	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	577	340.00–345.00	341.60
7	600–650	629	315.00–325.00	318.59
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	840	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	415	307.50–320.00	313.67
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	357.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	420.00–470.00	445.65
5	300–350	326	490.00–510.00	494.17
3	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	421	402.50–410.00	404.87
3	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	387.50	387.50
1	400–450	410	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
7	500–550	535	365.00–377.50	373.61
3	550–600	572	355.00–362.50	359.99
3	600–650	641	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	940	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	540	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	570	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	613	270.00–285.00	277.59
1	650–700	675	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	773	255.00–267.50	261.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	400.00–412.50	404.58
5	600–650	613	342.50–345.00	344.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	360.00–367.50	364.16
4	450–500	476	380.00–392.50	384.21
10	500–550	520	345.00–362.50	355.21
11	550–600	580	340.00–355.00	350.32
7	600–650	610	310.00–332.50	326.31
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
9	700–750	719	285.00–297.50	296.09
1	800–850	800	262.50	262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	153.00	153.00
9	—	1,320	157.00–170.00	163.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	858	105.00–118.00	113.48
4	—	1,054	121.00–131.00	127.66
1	—	985	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,030	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	179.00–183.00	180.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,948	194.00–202.00	199.19
1	—	1,915	224.00	224.00
1	—	1,085	160.00	160.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	2,950.00–3,900.00	3,453.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,825.00	1,825.00

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

Bulls · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle