Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 700-800 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 800 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.80/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −122.40 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$286.80

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$36.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

vs KY average

−18.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	288.56	1,567	39
Medium and Large 2-3	580	252.50	1,465	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.06/cwt here — about $103 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 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale41 hd

286.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,895 hd

287.07

−0.27

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−18.22

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−122.40

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	1,662	164.79	2,739	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	138.52	1,783	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	129.61	2,163	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	121.03	1,330	12

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)	1,115	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,867	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$1,666	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2Fancy	600–650	601	300.12/cwt	297.50–301.00	1,804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	375.15/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	634	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,883	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	344.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,294	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	141.42/cwt	130.00–156.00	1,799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	391.66/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	374.05/cwt	372.50–375.00	1,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	291.27/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	273.26/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	255.28/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	383.40/cwt	362.50–402.50	1,775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	328.95/cwt	312.50–347.50	1,428	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	257.55/cwt	257.00–258.00	1,885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	302.02/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,564	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	331.46/cwt	311.00–342.50	1,710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	202.52/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	317.81/cwt	309.00–323.00	1,840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	285.80/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,895	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	276.54/cwt	257.00–289.00	1,742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	248.78/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	251.15/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,926	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,666.48/head	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	295.84/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	275.59/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	263.75/cwt	262.50–264.00	1,981	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,142	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,866.97/head	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	278.71/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	263.34/cwt	263.00–263.50	2,157	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,873	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	307.76/cwt	273.00–315.00	1,914	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,266	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	122.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,342	5
Bulls	—	—	1,876	175.68/cwt	172.00–181.00	3,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,755	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	148.25/cwt	134.00–157.00	2,016	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	111.50/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	284.97/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,918	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	939	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,371	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	191.09/cwt	167.50–215.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	330.04/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	228.65/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	235.77/cwt	234.00–237.50	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	202	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	354.60/cwt	342.50–382.50	1,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	329.06/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,603	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	330.16/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,558	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	265.13/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.82/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	236.27/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	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 Mar 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 1,577Year ago 1,581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 147Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 36Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	412.50	412.50
2	400–450	425	362.50–387.50	375.15
4	450–500	469	342.50–382.50	354.60
3	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
4	600–650	601	297.50–301.00	300.12
2	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	570	291.00	291.00
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	674	257.50–272.50	265.13
2	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	787	235.00	235.00
2	800–850	825	222.50	222.50
2	850–900	868	200.00–205.00	202.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	327.50–332.50	330.04
8	350–400	376	330.00–355.00	344.22
17	400–450	434	312.50–347.50	328.95
16	450–500	472	317.00–345.00	330.16
44	600–650	634	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	380	312.50	312.50
2	400–450	408	287.50–295.00	291.27
7	500–550	514	265.00–287.50	275.59
13	550–600	571	267.50–286.00	278.71
3	650–700	675	240.00–242.50	240.82
4	700–750	708	235.00–236.00	235.75
1	750–800	780	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	850	228.00	228.00
2	900–950	925	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	518	292.50–306.00	302.02
6	550–600	571	295.00–297.50	295.84
14	600–650	630	257.00–289.00	276.54
81	650–700	663	270.00–286.00	285.80
20	700–750	732	257.00–258.00	257.55
77	750–800	767	250.00–261.00	251.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	760	167.50–215.00	191.09
1	900–950	900	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	202	330.00	330.00
5	300–350	334	372.50–375.00	374.05
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	433	370.00–415.00	391.66
8	450–500	463	362.50–402.50	383.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	311.00–342.50	331.46
9	550–600	579	309.00–323.00	317.81
29	600–650	622	273.00–315.00	307.76
6	650–700	673	284.00–290.00	284.97
12	700–750	721	265.00–275.00	273.26
6	750–800	751	262.50–264.00	263.75
23	800–850	819	263.00–263.50	263.34
59	900–950	939	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
8	450–500	487	325.00–332.50	329.06
1	550–600	575	265.00	265.00
2	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
5	650–700	656	252.50–256.00	255.28
2	700–750	740	245.00–252.50	248.78
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	813	234.00–237.50	235.77
4	850–900	859	227.50–232.00	228.65
7	950–1000	963	225.00–245.00	236.27
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,272	130.00–156.00	141.42
1	—	1,475	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	140.00–142.00	140.97
5	—	1,095	120.00–127.00	122.58
5	—	1,114	108.00–114.00	111.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	130.00–135.00	132.67
2	—	1,610	124.00–126.00	125.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,876	172.00–181.00	175.68
1	—	1,500	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,360	134.00–157.00	148.25

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,666.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,775.00–1,975.00	1,866.97
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	209.00	209.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	163.00	163.00

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 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle