Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Very Good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $314.48/cwt on 101 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −137.88 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$314.48

101 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.79

vs KY average

−27.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	314.48	1,734	101

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale101 hd

314.48

—

KY average21 barns · 1,207 hd

315.27

−0.79

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−27.97

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−137.88

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	1,522	165.69	2,522	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	136.76	2,257	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	135.53	1,760	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	118.46	1,217	17

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	985	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	139.11/cwt	130.00–152.50	1,476	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	90.27/cwt	85.00–93.00	864	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	112.14/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,406	156.00/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,193	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	172.86/cwt	163.00–183.00	2,781	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	140.27/cwt	130.00–158.00	1,807	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	144.88/cwt	130.00–159.00	2,396	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	792	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1150–1200	1,164	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	2,674	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	247.36/cwt	245.50–260.00	2,011	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	283.79/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	270.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,092	128
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	216.79/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,981	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	315.44/cwt	307.00–327.50	1,650	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	300.54/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,569	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	318.57/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,819	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,098	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	240.39/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	265.19/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,509	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	929	247.23/cwt	242.25–257.50	2,297	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	283.63/cwt	273.00–290.00	2,025	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	945	224.75/cwt	224.75–224.75	2,124	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	263.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	224.08/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	283.98/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,627	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	311.92/cwt	297.50–316.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	215.67/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,907	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	237.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	252.82/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,595	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	302.64/cwt	300.00–305.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	252.58/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,975	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,022	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	214.02/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	234.22/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,478	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	255.96/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	281.25/cwt	267.50–295.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	308.64/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	232.71/cwt	227.50–234.00	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	364.58/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	310.35/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,505	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	283.93/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,641	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	224.83/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,729	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	2,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	702	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	356.91/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,313	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	338.63/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,642	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	321.55/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	228	350.25/cwt	342.50–357.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	336.25/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	619	321.52/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,990	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	228	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	311.13/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,316	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	272.86/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,869	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	319.65/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	317.42/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	261.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	287.65/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	304.88/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	322.55/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,187	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	292.37/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,520	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	105.49/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,048	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	785	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,762	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	764	194.30/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	963	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,965	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	125.10/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,330	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	101.36/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	128.28/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,017	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	2,448	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	977	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	253.27/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,206	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	264.41/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,835	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	284.90/cwt	278.50–296.00	1,883	96
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	227.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,667	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	167.02/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	860	231.82/cwt	229.00–237.50	1,994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	292.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,816	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,800	3

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,021Last week 594Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 50Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	130.00–152.50	139.11
3	—	957	85.00–93.00	90.27
4	—	993	100.00–110.00	105.49
5	—	1,063	120.00–129.00	125.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	109.00–115.00	112.14
1	—	1,580	121.00	121.00
8	—	1,654	130.00–159.00	144.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,288	130.00–158.00	140.27
2	—	1,428	100.00–103.00	101.36
3	—	1,282	127.00–129.00	128.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	145.00	145.00
6	—	1,406	151.00–158.00	156.00
11	—	1,609	163.00–183.00	172.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	485	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	733	220.00–235.00	227.37
2	750–800	792	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	890	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	900	210.00	210.00
3	950–1000	963	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	523	307.00–327.50	315.44
48	550–600	571	300.00–335.00	318.57
32	600–650	620	275.00–305.00	292.87
96	650–700	661	278.50–296.00	284.90
44	700–750	714	273.00–290.00	283.63
128	750–800	774	270.00–275.00	270.30
16	800–850	813	245.50–260.00	247.36
3	850–900	866	262.50	262.50
227	900–950	929	242.25–257.50	247.23
57	1000–1050	1,017	240.75	240.75
60	1150–1200	1,164	229.75	229.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	413	305.00–312.50	308.64
10	450–500	483	297.50–316.00	311.92
11	550–600	578	270.00–295.00	283.93
2	650–700	680	255.00–260.00	257.52
2	700–750	713	252.00–260.00	255.96
16	750–800	782	242.50–257.00	252.58
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
5	850–900	865	227.50–234.00	232.71
16	900–950	930	228.50	228.50
5	950–1000	962	222.00	222.00
2	1000–1050	1,022	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	342.50–357.50	350.25
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	356.91
13	400–450	425	342.50–385.00	364.58
52	450–500	485	320.00–375.00	338.63
2	500–550	502	365.00	365.00
41	600–650	619	320.00–335.00	321.52
2	700–750	702	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	476	240.00–257.50	253.27
4	500–550	505	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
2	950–1000	977	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	272.00	272.00
9	500–550	520	280.00–297.50	292.37
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	600	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	813	213.00–215.00	214.02
1	950–1000	970	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	322.50–350.00	336.25
2	400–450	427	317.50	317.50
5	450–500	485	307.50–337.50	319.65
15	500–550	528	300.00–315.00	304.88
6	550–600	568	307.50–322.50	317.42
10	600–650	616	275.00–292.50	287.65
7	650–700	685	270.00–290.00	272.86
3	700–750	730	255.00–265.00	261.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	300.00–305.00	302.64
2	300–350	345	267.50–295.00	281.25
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	435	277.50	277.50
2	450–500	490	280.00–287.50	283.79
5	500–550	520	250.00–275.00	263.84
8	550–600	569	251.00–275.00	265.19
19	600–650	631	227.50–242.50	234.22
11	650–700	674	230.00–242.50	240.39
7	700–750	728	210.00–229.00	224.08
14	750–800	769	220.00–227.50	224.83
24	850–900	884	214.00–219.00	215.67
10	900–950	914	215.00–217.00	216.79
1	950–1000	965	190.00	190.00
13	1050–1100	1,098	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	500–550	522	280.00–307.50	300.54
74	550–600	573	280.00–291.00	283.98
53	600–650	631	247.00–261.00	252.82
86	650–700	694	255.00–267.50	264.41
16	700–750	724	230.00–250.00	237.10
3	750–800	766	235.00	235.00
6	850–900	860	229.00–237.50	231.82
60	900–950	945	224.75	224.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	370.00	370.00
5	300–350	319	300.00–345.00	321.55
15	350–400	368	302.50–340.00	322.55
14	400–450	423	300.00–321.00	311.13
115	450–500	485	290.00–315.00	310.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	695	210.00–220.00	215.00
4	750–800	764	185.00–201.00	194.30
1	850–900	865	192.50	192.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	750–800	785	224.50	224.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,250.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	878	161.00–172.50	167.02

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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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

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