Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to no sales last couple weeks for Holidays. However all classes sold with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $293.31/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.27 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$293.31

8 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$702

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

$98.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs KY average

−48.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	305.57	1,750	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	207.50	1,048	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.07/cwt here — about $702 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale8 hd

293.31

—

KY average11 barns · 370 hd

308.15

−14.83

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−48.77

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−160.27

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	—	Average	1,671	160.05	2,675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,634	134.44	2,197	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	128.06	1,689	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	120.80	1,279	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,223	156.35	1,912	3thin

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)	1,218	$1,892	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 2-3	800–850	825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	269.25/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,920	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	318.47/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,529	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	128.21/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,362	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	155.63/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,548	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	113.32/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,516	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	132.71/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	261.09/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	289.15/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	320.00/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	217.41/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	320.08/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,357	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	335.22/cwt	313.00–360.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	307.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	221.27/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	318.14/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	333.19/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	293.29/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	184.23/cwt	181.00–187.50	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	233.74/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	266.17/cwt	262.00–282.50	1,717	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	264.30/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	275.67/cwt	268.00–282.50	1,544	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	182	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	297.34/cwt	271.00–305.00	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	287.11/cwt	284.00–290.00	2,208	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,831	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,921	68
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,389	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,892.39/head	1,885.00–1,900.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	291.19/cwt	263.00–294.90	1,966	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,010	242.20/cwt	242.20–242.20	2,446	56
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	593	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	259.35/cwt	259.00–264.00	1,740	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,025	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	136.51/cwt	128.00–148.00	2,222	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,037	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,223	156.35/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,912	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	166.68/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,872	2

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 798Year ago 1,255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 56Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 28

No Comparison due to no sales last couple weeks for Holidays. However all classes sold with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	825	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	320.00–337.50	333.19
4	400–450	418	337.50	337.50
5	450–500	480	312.50–320.00	318.47
3	500–550	530	305.00–325.00	318.14
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	257.50	257.50
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	730	243.00	243.00
2	750–800	783	230.00–237.50	233.74
5	800–850	816	207.50–220.00	217.41
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	365	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	432	260.00–272.50	264.30
5	500–550	533	260.00–262.50	261.09
1	650–700	650	237.50	237.50
8	700–750	714	205.00–225.00	221.27
2	950–1000	985	181.00–187.50	184.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	182	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	373	315.00–331.00	320.00
7	400–450	409	282.50–302.50	293.29
5	450–500	474	280.00–300.00	289.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	560	268.00–282.50	275.67
26	600–650	645	262.00–282.50	266.17
28	650–700	671	259.00–264.00	259.35
68	700–750	714	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	365	162.50	162.50
1	450–500	490	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	505	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	583	314.00	314.00
5	600–650	612	271.00–305.00	297.34
83	650–700	675	263.00–294.90	291.19
14	700–750	713	265.00–278.00	269.25
133	750–800	769	284.00–290.00	287.11
56	1000–1050	1,010	242.20	242.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	690	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	710	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	313.00–360.00	335.22
6	400–450	424	302.00–335.00	320.08
2	450–500	470	300.00–315.00	307.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,062	121.00–132.00	128.21
1	—	1,155	90.00	90.00
1	—	995	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,000	102.50	102.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	110.00–116.00	113.32
19	—	1,313	121.00–145.00	132.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,628	128.00–148.00	136.51
1	—	1,670	122.00	122.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	151.00–158.00	155.63
2	—	1,723	165.00–168.00	166.68
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	150.00–162.00	156.35

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	1	—	945	147.00	147.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,218	1,885.00–1,900.00	1,892.39

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

Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle