Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate demand for a mostly average to plain quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.54/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.72 against this barn's trailing median of $411.26.

Average price

$254.54

40 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.53

vs KY average

−42.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	264.26	1,438	28
Medium and Large 2-3	593	231.86	1,375	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $63 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $411.26 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 sale40 hd

254.54

—

KY average25 barns · 941 hd

271.07

−16.53

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−42.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.26

−156.72

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	1,683	169.65	2,855	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	154.00	2,595	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	131.83	1,742	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	129.50	1,259	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,450	$2,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,715	2thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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%	—	825	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,048	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,476	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	141.55/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,887	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	105.61/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,403	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,595	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	480	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	231.86/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,375	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	241.25/cwt	232.50–250.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	201.38/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	235.03/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	277.50/cwt	262.50–292.50	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,188	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,715.36/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	251.68/cwt	251.00–252.00	1,452	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	261.41/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,022	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	173.31/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	272.93/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	299.29/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	244.37/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,728	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	308.48/cwt	297.50–320.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	267.65/cwt	263.00–277.50	1,386	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	245.18/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,145	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,061	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,117	50
Bulls	—	—	1,743	172.20/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,001	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	164.54/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	292.16/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,405	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	579	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	186.97/cwt	167.50–200.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	531	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	240.52/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	257.93/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,651	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	204.32/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,546	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	241.63/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,462	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	278.69/cwt	275.00–282.50	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	246.72/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	283.55/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	292.26/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	281.46/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	272.90/cwt	272.50–273.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,565	4

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 Feb 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 827Year ago 1,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 57Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,120	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	123.00	123.00
9	—	1,333	130.00–153.00	141.55
3	—	1,328	105.00–107.00	105.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	169.00–175.00	172.20
2	—	1,563	164.00–165.00	164.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	220.00–245.00	235.03
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	285.00–312.50	299.29
2	450–500	470	285.00–300.00	292.26
1	500–550	510	283.00	283.00
13	550–600	557	277.50	277.50
10	600–650	613	240.00–260.00	257.93
4	650–700	656	242.50–257.00	246.72
17	700–750	707	237.50–246.00	244.37
1	750–800	790	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	985	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	410	232.50–250.00	241.25
3	450–500	467	235.00–250.00	245.18
12	550–600	593	230.00–242.50	231.86
5	650–700	678	192.50–215.00	201.38
5	700–750	732	167.50–200.00	186.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	262.50–292.50	277.50
2	300–350	335	275.00–282.50	278.69
5	350–400	379	280.00–297.50	283.55
2	400–450	440	260.00–280.00	270.00
5	450–500	492	272.50–273.00	272.90
9	500–550	518	263.00–277.50	267.65
12	550–600	577	251.00–252.00	251.68
27	600–650	605	240.00–244.00	241.63
13	650–700	688	240.00	240.00
9	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
5	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	826	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	897	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	945	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	282.50	282.50
9	450–500	481	282.50–295.00	292.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	522	280.00–282.50	281.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	540	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–222.50	221.23
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	297.50–320.00	308.48
2	300–350	312	327.50	327.50
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
6	500–550	536	265.00–280.00	272.93
4	550–600	559	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	606	250.00–267.50	261.41
4	650–700	684	230.00–244.00	240.52
1	700–750	740	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	775	214.00	214.00
3	850–900	872	203.00–205.00	204.32
1	1000–1050	1,040	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	531	290.00	290.00
8	550–600	579	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	1050–1100	1,061	199.50	199.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,715.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	897	155.00–190.00	173.31

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

Heifers · 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

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