Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $316.26/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −92.94 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$316.26

87 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$39.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.85

vs KY average

−5.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	316.71	1,765	86
Medium and Large 2-3	595	277.50	1,651	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale87 hd

316.26

—

KY average27 barns · 1,519 hd

306.41

+9.85

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−5.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−92.94

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	1,726	176.18	3,041	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	140.85	2,242	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	136.76	1,807	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	123.68	1,319	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	208.00	2,517	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,405	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,585	$3,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	—	1,585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,615	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	143.22/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,259	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	141.74/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	400.59/cwt	347.50–422.50	1,727	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	426.66/cwt	407.50–437.50	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	369.51/cwt	332.50–390.00	1,582	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,134	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,500	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	286	402.10/cwt	362.50–417.50	1,150	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	310.52/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	997	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	301.35/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	415.03/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,706	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	293.49/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	279.89/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	267.66/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	898	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	2,270	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,462	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	956	260.43/cwt	250.00–261.50	2,490	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	319.31/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,133	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	323.07/cwt	307.50–341.00	1,680	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	260.67/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	291.50/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	298.63/cwt	277.50–307.00	1,854	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	784	281.65/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,208	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	889	263.14/cwt	263.00–265.00	2,339	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	352.72/cwt	325.00–368.00	1,827	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	301.24/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,064	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	314.96/cwt	303.00–327.50	1,833	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	292.37/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,108	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	281.06/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,288	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	328.67/cwt	301.00–337.50	2,051	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	801	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,163	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	123.61/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	263.34/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,883	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	1,065	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	363.99/cwt	321.00–381.00	2,053	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	867	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	139.29/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,815	26
Bulls	—	—	1,761	178.98/cwt	174.00–186.00	3,152	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	111.89/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	295.85/cwt	284.75–305.50	1,982	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	763	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,060	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	682	290.05/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	357.85/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,696	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	176.55/cwt	157.50–210.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	340.49/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	377.54/cwt	362.50–391.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	303.28/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	391.09/cwt	367.50–397.00	1,459	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	394.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,469	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	338.88/cwt	322.50–382.00	1,806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	408.30/cwt	380.00–422.50	1,560	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	381.80/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,833	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	416.52/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,345	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	333.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	353.44/cwt	327.50–380.00	1,679	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	385.89/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,250	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	628	306.08/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	412.73/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,114	8

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,570Year ago 1,276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 90Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 4Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,761	174.00–186.00	178.98
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	208.00	208.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	135.00–152.00	143.22
1	—	1,665	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	138.00–146.00	141.74
2	—	1,180	123.00–126.00	124.47
1	—	970	97.00	97.00
4	—	990	105.00–119.00	111.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	121.00–126.00	123.61
26	—	1,303	130.00–154.00	139.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	270	397.50–415.00	412.73
2	300–350	318	362.50–391.00	377.54
6	350–400	372	370.00–400.00	394.96
33	400–450	431	347.50–422.50	400.59
14	450–500	474	335.00–382.50	357.85
14	500–550	533	322.50–382.00	338.88
5	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	333.54
2	600–650	628	297.50–315.00	306.08
3	650–700	682	280.00–295.00	290.05
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	763	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	445	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	538	300.00–302.50	301.24
2	550–600	560	295.00–300.00	297.54
3	1000–1050	1,015	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	477	340.00–342.50	340.49
5	500–550	547	292.50–315.00	310.52
7	550–600	580	292.50–307.50	303.28
3	600–650	623	270.00–290.00	279.89
2	700–750	700	277.50	277.50
1	750–800	775	273.00	273.00
4	850–900	861	259.00	259.00
14	1100–1150	1,134	220.50	220.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	285	407.50–437.50	426.66
7	300–350	323	385.00–427.50	416.52
14	350–400	382	380.00–422.50	408.30
24	400–450	411	370.00–425.00	415.03
27	450–500	480	365.00–390.00	381.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	518	325.00–368.00	352.72
27	550–600	564	321.00–381.00	363.99
72	600–650	624	301.00–337.50	328.67
21	650–700	668	302.50–330.00	319.31
20	700–750	721	280.00–302.00	292.37
29	750–800	784	280.00–297.50	281.65
101	800–850	814	280.00–287.50	281.06
29	850–900	889	263.00–265.00	263.14
59	900–950	902	273.00	273.00
65	950–1000	956	250.00–261.50	260.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	636	233.00	233.00
4	850–900	867	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
7	250–300	286	362.50–417.50	402.10
4	300–350	324	380.00–402.50	385.89
15	350–400	373	367.50–397.00	391.09
45	400–450	428	332.50–390.00	369.51
58	450–500	475	327.50–380.00	353.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.43
3	400–450	408	280.00–315.00	301.35
3	450–500	482	280.00–310.00	293.49
2	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	595	290.00–293.00	291.50
2	600–650	630	250.00–271.00	260.67
6	650–700	672	265.00–271.00	267.66
3	700–750	710	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	970	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	520	307.50–341.00	323.07
49	550–600	582	303.00–327.50	314.96
75	600–650	621	277.50–307.00	298.63
220	650–700	670	284.75–305.50	295.85
7	700–750	715	256.00–269.00	263.34
14	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
15	800–850	819	252.00	252.00
4	850–900	873	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
80	800–850	801	270.00	270.00
61	850–900	898	252.75	252.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	695	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,825.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	934	157.50–210.00	176.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	3,075.00	3,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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