Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 8.00-12.00 higher with instances of 20.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.19/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −79.17 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$373.19

36 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+14.09

vs KY average

+8.43 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	373.19	2,027	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 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 sale36 hd

373.19

—

KY average23 barns · 1,155 hd

359.10

+14.09

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+8.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−79.17

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	1,612	172.59	2,782	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	158.00	2,509	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	153.65	2,002	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	140.78	1,478	19
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	228.00	2,588	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)	1,010	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	—	1,503	164.38/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,471	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	154.42/cwt	140.00–169.00	2,012	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	158.00/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	297	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	263.76/cwt	257.50–267.00	1,923	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	396.52/cwt	372.50–430.00	1,479	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	669	304.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	372.61/cwt	361.00–392.50	1,408	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	296.12/cwt	289.00–299.00	2,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	346.02/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	420.79/cwt	380.00–445.00	1,801	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	352.58/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,696	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	322.33/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	274.89/cwt	273.00–280.00	2,147	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	306.45/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	251.93/cwt	244.00–253.00	2,315	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	360.33/cwt	352.50–402.50	1,535	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	239.52/cwt	239.00–247.00	2,129	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	957	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,249	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	614	334.52/cwt	332.50–342.50	2,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	276.45/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,841	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	344.80/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	800–850	840	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	282.00/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,777	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	331.89/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	314.17/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,986	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	310.19/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	257.58/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	271.78/cwt	270.00–273.00	2,068	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	338.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	900–950	929	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	2,374	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	279.64/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,282	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	317.08/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,178	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	890	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	330.29/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,922	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	301.53/cwt	292.00–302.50	2,379	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	340.48/cwt	321.00–352.50	1,784	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	340.20/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,113	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	277.37/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,964	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	198.00/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	246.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	222.94/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	265.07/cwt	256.75–271.50	2,563	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	272.10/cwt	257.00–285.00	2,506	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	285.32/cwt	273.00–288.75	2,531	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	387.73/cwt	355.00–405.00	2,039	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	310.59/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	359.69/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,054	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	270.26/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	198.93/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	314.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	148.51/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,588	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	133.83/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,388	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	713	288.75/cwt	287.50–290.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	240.04/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	321.16/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	400.07/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,900	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	378.16/cwt	357.00–393.00	2,000	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	374.82/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	284.16/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	406.07/cwt	392.50–427.50	1,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	414.30/cwt	371.00–432.50	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	405.95/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,945	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	354.45/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	421.88/cwt	375.00–450.00	1,814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	406.67/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	266.28/cwt	253.00–269.00	2,170	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,803Last week 1,084Year ago 1,654

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 92Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	163.00–166.00	164.38
1	—	1,830	189.00	189.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	228.00	228.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
10	—	1,069	141.00–155.00	148.51
8	—	1,037	125.00–139.00	133.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	136.00	136.00
23	—	1,303	140.00–169.00	154.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	150.00–167.00	158.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	550–600	582	245.00–285.00	270.26
4	600–650	623	227.50–247.50	240.04
3	650–700	657	240.00–250.00	246.70
3	700–750	720	210.00–242.00	222.94
1	750–800	775	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	810	193.00–205.00	198.93
2	950–1000	970	193.00–203.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	383	340.00–347.50	344.80
3	400–450	435	335.00–340.00	338.41
2	450–500	488	325.00–339.00	331.89
4	500–550	532	290.00–318.00	310.19
12	550–600	569	290.00–317.50	306.45
22	600–650	630	262.50–287.50	282.00
19	650–700	666	261.00–285.00	276.45
30	700–750	729	257.50–267.00	263.76
13	750–800	759	252.50–258.00	257.58
4	800–850	827	241.00	241.00
15	850–900	889	239.00–247.00	239.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	365.00–390.00	374.82
3	300–350	325	390.00–415.00	406.67
9	350–400	378	361.00–392.50	372.61
21	400–450	426	352.50–402.50	360.33
25	450–500	481	342.50–370.00	352.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	840	254.00	254.00
5	850–900	890	260.00	260.00
13	900–950	929	255.50	255.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	524	321.00–352.50	340.48
146	550–600	582	320.00–341.00	330.29
80	600–650	632	295.00–325.00	314.17
3	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
9	700–750	708	273.00–280.00	277.37
17	750–800	761	270.00–273.00	271.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	310.00–320.00	314.80
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	890	227.00	227.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	315	372.50	372.50
8	350–400	373	372.50–430.00	396.52
9	400–450	430	375.00–450.00	421.88
20	450–500	479	382.50–420.00	405.95
2	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
7	450–500	472	341.00–360.00	346.02
2	500–550	518	317.50–327.50	322.33
2	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
7	650–700	678	289.00–299.00	296.12
1	700–750	710	281.00	281.00
8	750–800	781	273.00–280.00	274.89
17	800–850	815	253.00–269.00	266.28
2	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
17	900–950	919	244.00–253.00	251.93
14	950–1000	957	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	526	355.00–405.00	387.73
14	550–600	571	345.00–380.00	359.69
56	600–650	621	320.00–355.00	340.20
22	650–700	687	315.00–322.50	317.08
13	700–750	710	295.00–315.00	310.59
73	750–800	789	292.00–302.50	301.53
48	800–850	816	275.00–280.00	279.64
298	850–900	887	273.00–288.75	285.32
239	900–950	921	257.00–285.00	272.10
234	950–1000	967	256.75–271.50	265.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	510	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	385.00	385.00
4	300–350	326	392.50–427.50	406.07
5	350–400	372	371.00–432.50	414.30
24	400–450	428	380.00–445.00	420.79
18	450–500	475	360.00–440.00	400.07
9	500–550	529	357.00–393.00	378.16
7	550–600	569	347.00–360.00	354.45
7	600–650	614	332.50–342.50	334.52
5	650–700	669	300.00–307.50	304.71
2	700–750	713	287.50–290.00	288.75
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	312.50–330.00	321.16
4	500–550	548	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	683	277.50–290.00	284.16
1	800–850	825	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	935	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	965	222.50	222.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	207.50	207.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	265.00	265.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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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