Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, 0ver 500 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs SHARPLY HIGHER, over 500 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.74/cwt on 128 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −101.85 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$351.74

128 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$783

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

$110.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.99

vs KY average

−6.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	352.60	2,017	127
Medium and Large 2-3	510	242.00	1,234	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.60/cwt here — about $783 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 sale128 hd

351.74

—

KY average24 barns · 1,307 hd

340.74

+10.99

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−6.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−101.85

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	1,684	169.88	2,860	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	143.59	2,319	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,351	134.58	1,818	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	127.36	1,309	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	190.00	2,233	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$2,692	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,206	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$1,990	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,973	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,291	$1,919	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,360	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	—	1,631	159.42/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	143.59/cwt	130.00–155.00	2,319	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,300	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	135.80/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,422	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	116.39/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,121	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,989.57/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	288.46/cwt	261.00–305.00	1,774	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	293.73/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,686	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	237.83/cwt	237.50–238.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	224.73/cwt	223.00–225.00	2,420	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	398.72/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,042	220.56/cwt	210.00–224.00	2,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	336.25/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	238.39/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,721	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	312.25/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,489	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	246.08/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	283.51/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	275.50/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	388.37/cwt	350.00–427.50	1,662	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	292.10/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	265.32/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,664	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	284.92/cwt	273.00–297.50	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	346.26/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,807	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	236.33/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	317.03/cwt	301.00–324.00	1,978	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	266.75/cwt	266.75–266.75	2,054	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	316.78/cwt	302.00–324.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	206.99/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	262.16/cwt	254.75–269.25	2,414	115
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	259.25/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	311.00/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,776	100
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	280.39/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,884	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	356.03/cwt	327.50–367.50	2,093	95
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,692.33/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	258.56/cwt	254.00–260.00	2,239	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,215	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,215	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,973.32/head	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	208.64/cwt	191.00–232.50	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	318.98/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,668	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	301.74/cwt	271.00–304.50	2,329	196
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,206.27/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	238.02/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	284.69/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,617	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,291	1,918.71/head	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,919	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	281.24/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	203.60/cwt	199.00–223.00	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	968	255.54/cwt	254.00–256.95	2,474	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	229.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,233	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	173.10/cwt	166.00–178.00	2,943	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	141.60/cwt	133.00–156.00	1,927	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	125.36/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,677	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	810	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	207	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	355.02/cwt	329.00–369.50	1,633	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	369.59/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,541	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	360.93/cwt	331.00–382.50	1,707	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	380.81/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,805	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	639	297.94/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,904	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	719	270.64/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,946	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	664	280.74/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	567	330.97/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,877	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	395.37/cwt	385.00–403.00	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	390.65/cwt	352.50–400.00	1,254	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	322.61/cwt	308.00–337.00	1,697	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	206.73/cwt	201.00–212.50	1,712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	386.97/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,486	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	378.12/cwt	357.50–397.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	401.31/cwt	367.50–417.50	1,308	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	422.58/cwt	392.50–450.00	1,585	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	223	400.14/cwt	387.50–412.50	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	310.38/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	288.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	416.53/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,741	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	403.66/cwt	387.50–425.00	1,122	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 Mar 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,910Last week 662Year ago 1,919

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 51Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,631	156.00–163.00	159.42
13	—	1,700	166.00–178.00	173.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	115.00–117.00	116.02
22	—	1,361	133.00–156.00	141.60
8	—	1,338	123.00–128.00	125.36
1	—	1,355	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,615	130.00–155.00	143.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	120.00–130.00	125.39
6	—	1,047	131.00–142.00	135.80
3	—	963	115.00–117.00	116.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	190.00	190.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,277	1,500.00–2,700.00	1,989.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,692.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,340	1,925.00–2,025.00	1,973.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,223	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,206.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,291	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,918.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	897	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	191.00–232.50	208.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,725.00	1,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	458	280.00–282.50	281.24
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	635	242.50	242.50
2	650–700	660	235.00–241.00	238.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	390	324.00	324.00
4	450–500	473	300.00–320.00	310.38
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
10	550–600	568	281.00–292.50	284.69
12	600–650	627	250.00–272.00	265.32
6	650–700	678	245.00–267.50	259.25
3	750–800	775	231.00–239.00	236.33
2	800–850	828	201.00–212.50	206.73
4	850–900	867	205.00–213.00	206.99
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	387.50–412.50	400.14
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
8	300–350	321	352.50–400.00	390.65
9	350–400	377	385.00–403.00	395.37
26	400–450	428	350.00–427.50	388.37
21	450–500	473	331.00–382.50	360.93
21	500–550	526	308.00–337.00	322.61
42	550–600	567	305.00–342.50	330.97
17	600–650	639	282.00–305.00	297.94
6	650–700	664	270.00–292.50	280.74
6	700–750	719	260.00–281.00	270.64
11	800–850	810	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	523	300.00–335.00	318.98
100	550–600	571	300.00–327.50	311.00
39	600–650	615	261.00–305.00	288.46
31	650–700	672	262.50–288.00	280.39
70	750–800	770	266.75	266.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	333.00	333.00
3	400–450	442	302.00–324.00	316.78
10	450–500	477	300.00–321.00	312.25
6	500–550	537	285.00–290.00	288.31
20	550–600	574	280.00–299.00	293.73
3	600–650	625	252.50	252.50
7	650–700	676	239.00–257.00	246.08
15	700–750	722	230.00–250.00	238.39
3	750–800	768	237.50–238.00	237.83
4	850–900	868	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	283.30
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	670	220.00–235.00	229.61
6	750–800	785	199.00–223.00	203.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	357.50–397.00	378.12
13	300–350	326	367.50–417.50	401.31
23	350–400	384	360.00–410.00	386.97
40	400–450	417	330.00–410.00	369.59
88	450–500	460	329.00–369.50	355.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	415	330.00–342.50	336.25
2	450–500	460	317.50–342.50	330.00
2	550–600	565	273.00–297.50	284.92
5	600–650	625	260.00–281.00	275.50
5	650–700	686	282.50–285.00	283.51
1	800–850	805	237.50	237.50
4	1000–1050	1,042	210.00–224.00	220.56
15	1050–1100	1,077	223.00–225.00	224.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	207	442.50	442.50
4	250–300	278	387.50–425.00	403.66
4	300–350	331	395.00–400.00	398.72
8	350–400	375	392.50–450.00	422.58
25	400–450	418	365.00–445.00	416.53
36	450–500	474	355.00–395.00	380.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	522	322.50–367.50	346.26
95	550–600	588	327.50–367.50	356.03
29	600–650	624	301.00–324.00	317.03
8	650–700	683	291.00–295.00	292.10
2	700–750	700	284.00	284.00
196	750–800	772	271.00–304.50	301.74
70	800–850	822	269.50	269.50
71	850–900	866	254.00–260.00	258.56
115	900–950	921	254.75–269.25	262.16
108	950–1000	968	254.00–256.95	255.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	299.00	299.00
1	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

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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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