Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $304.58/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −58.19 against this barn's trailing median of $362.78.

Average price

$304.58

6 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$77.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.01

vs KY average

−48.94 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	317.50	1,911	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	670	240.00	1,608	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.50/cwt here — about $303 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

8 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $406.92, low $311.51, median $362.78 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

304.58

—

KY average26 barns · 1,556 hd

332.60

−28.01

National average166 barns · 11,860 hd

353.52

−48.94

This barn, trailing median8 sales

362.78

−58.19

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	152.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	142.00	1,758	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	212.50	2,263	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,133	284.97	3,229	2thin

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)	1,230	$2,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,389	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,911	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,133	284.97/cwt	280.00–290.00	3,229	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,014	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 198Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	357.50	357.50
3	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	602	317.50	317.50
9	950–1000	967	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	700–750	734	325.50	325.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	810	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	280.00–290.00	284.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	212.50	212.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,180	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,225	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 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