Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 8.00-12.00 higher on a high quality offering, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00--4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 5.00-7.00 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 $356.03/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −97.56 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$356.03

67 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$64.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.71

vs KY average

+1.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	356.99	1,958	66
Small 1-2	500	292.50	1,463	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.49/cwt here — about $495 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 sale67 hd

356.03

—

KY average20 barns · 550 hd

344.32

+11.71

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+1.73

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−97.56

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	1,763	177.62	3,131	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	145.64	2,262	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,289	143.83	1,854	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	125.63	1,277	21

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,980	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,854	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	249.01/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	271.23/cwt	267.00–277.50	2,132	14
Bulls	—	—	1,870	183.22/cwt	175.00–190.00	3,426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	128.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	145.94/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,900	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	145.64/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,262	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	145.56/cwt	133.00–167.00	1,518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	361.11/cwt	357.50–372.50	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	355.05/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	410.75/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	355.01/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,988	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	366.32/cwt	347.00–405.00	1,894	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	402.33/cwt	387.50–409.00	1,875	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	361.33/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,514	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	333.00/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	376.53/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,404	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	671	301.14/cwt	292.50–317.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	432.52/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	375.10/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,062	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	296.59/cwt	291.00–299.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	403.25/cwt	392.50–417.50	1,669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	165	564.09/cwt	535.00–595.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	384.82/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	386.25/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	376.60/cwt	362.50–397.50	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	404.07/cwt	402.00–412.50	1,556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	425.04/cwt	382.50–445.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	710	291.13/cwt	287.50–293.00	2,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	760	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	380.33/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,803	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	283.76/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	742	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,980.43/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,854.07/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	113.91/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,100	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	168.01/cwt	164.00–172.50	2,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	126.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	317.42/cwt	301.00–330.00	2,124	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	995	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,537	58
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	500	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	298.27/cwt	280.00–314.00	1,864	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	320.97/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,025	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	305.31/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	249.93/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,932	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	259.25/cwt	257.50–261.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	353.88/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,338	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	273.02/cwt	268.75–277.50	2,515	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	358.04/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	297.03/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,130	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	331.69/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,771	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	355.82/cwt	343.00–371.00	1,825	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	726	268.87/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,323	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	372.56/cwt	369.00–377.50	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	281.94/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	359.98/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,027	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	246.37/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	348.09/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	252.95/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	385.18/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,437	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	326.76/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,872	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	339.13/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,577	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	270.85/cwt	267.50–277.50	2,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	280.30/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,878	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	323.30/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	337.15/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,436	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	380.30/cwt	351.00–402.50	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.08/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,051	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	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 Apr 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,084Last week 507Year ago 1,107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 67Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 50Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	345.00–357.50	348.09
4	350–400	369	355.00–359.00	358.04
7	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	337.15
37	450–500	465	322.50–347.50	339.13
2	500–550	515	297.00	297.00
2	550–600	578	280.00–284.00	281.94
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
7	650–700	688	240.00–260.00	246.37
7	700–750	712	246.00–252.50	249.01
14	750–800	773	235.00–255.00	249.93
1	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	372.50–380.00	375.10
3	300–350	342	362.50–397.50	376.60
11	350–400	373	372.50–380.00	376.53
21	400–450	419	350.00–375.00	361.33
4	450–500	467	357.50–372.50	361.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	370	323.00	323.00
6	450–500	485	300.00–315.00	305.31
1	550–600	570	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	670	202.50	202.50
2	700–750	742	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	500–550	534	310.00–352.50	331.69
64	550–600	573	300.00–345.00	326.76
70	600–650	625	280.00–314.00	298.27
28	650–700	670	270.00–290.00	280.30
5	700–750	726	260.00–275.00	268.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	380.00–389.00	385.18
4	400–450	428	369.00–377.50	372.56
3	450–500	490	350.00–357.50	355.05
3	550–600	592	320.00–330.00	323.30
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	650	292.50	292.50
14	750–800	786	267.00–277.50	271.23
8	800–850	820	240.00–260.00	250.08
2	850–900	865	249.00–257.00	252.95
2	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	402.50–420.00	410.75
5	300–350	330	427.50–437.50	432.52
5	350–400	385	402.00–412.50	404.07
9	400–450	414	392.50–417.50	403.25
18	450–500	466	387.50–409.00	402.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	513	343.00–371.00	355.82
42	550–600	563	345.00–367.50	359.98
34	600–650	631	300.00–335.00	320.97
27	650–700	669	301.00–330.00	317.42
19	700–750	717	290.00–307.50	297.03
62	750–800	781	297.50	297.50
6	800–850	800	269.00	269.00
61	850–900	858	272.50	272.50
121	900–950	921	268.75–277.50	273.02
58	950–1000	995	255.00	255.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	345.00–362.50	353.88
1	350–400	370	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	467	330.00–334.00	333.00
2	500–550	518	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	670	257.50–261.00	259.25
2	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	767	267.50–277.50	270.85
2	950–1000	982	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	535.00–595.00	564.09
2	250–300	278	365.00–405.00	384.82
3	300–350	318	382.50–445.00	425.04
2	350–400	385	385.00–387.50	386.25
5	400–450	418	351.00–402.50	380.30
13	450–500	474	367.00–390.00	380.33
11	500–550	517	347.00–405.00	366.32
11	550–600	560	337.50–357.50	355.01
4	600–650	625	291.00–299.00	296.59
4	650–700	671	292.50–317.00	301.14
3	700–750	710	287.50–293.00	291.13
1	750–800	760	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	282.50–285.00	283.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,870	175.00–190.00	183.22
7	—	1,579	164.00–172.50	168.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	124.00–131.00	128.33
22	—	1,302	136.00–157.00	145.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,553	135.00–157.00	145.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	133.00–167.00	145.56
7	—	966	110.00–119.00	113.91
2	—	998	105.00	105.00
6	—	1,054	124.00–128.00	126.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,380	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,854.07

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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