Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 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 $366.59/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −87.00 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$366.59

112 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.40

vs KY average

−7.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	366.59	2,082	112

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

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 sale112 hd

366.59

—

KY average25 barns · 1,066 hd

364.19

+2.40

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−7.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−87.00

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	1,863	193.21	3,600	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	156.70	2,416	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	155.83	2,053	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	139.42	1,338	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,058	211.63	2,239	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,079	221.20	2,387	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$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	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	326.75/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	401.43/cwt	393.00–415.00	1,887	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,058	211.63/cwt	179.00–225.00	2,239	4
Bulls	—	—	1,923	185.68/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	200.74/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,619	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,079	221.20/cwt	215.00–232.50	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	366.04/cwt	347.00–370.00	1,794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	268.58/cwt	259.00–270.00	2,162	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	419.63/cwt	385.00–442.50	1,595	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	412.92/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,001	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	388.98/cwt	367.00–415.00	1,307	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	904	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,567	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,002	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	268.00/cwt	259.00–272.00	2,056	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	419.02/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	345.09/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	404.84/cwt	356.00–425.00	1,522	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	269	410.79/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	423.56/cwt	420.00–427.50	1,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	316.87/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,664	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	199.25/cwt	175.00–239.00	1,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	419.73/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,771	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	389.82/cwt	360.00–412.50	1,637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	392.48/cwt	371.00–410.00	1,845	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	417.53/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,779	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	406.39/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	330.01/cwt	315.00–339.00	2,049	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	280.32/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	206.19/cwt	180.00–229.00	1,412	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	370.14/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,940	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	156.70/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	148.82/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,430	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	119.30/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,108	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	130.82/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,275	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	256.51/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	143.55/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,827	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	158.41/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,102	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,724	1
Steers	Small 1-2	950–1000	965	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	246.21/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	996	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	923	268.27/cwt	261.00–268.50	2,476	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	282.56/cwt	265.00–289.00	2,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	320.55/cwt	290.00–331.00	2,003	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	976	266.64/cwt	262.75–270.00	2,602	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	344.63/cwt	332.50–360.00	2,119	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	221.25/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	372.11/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,939	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	887	278.75/cwt	278.75–278.75	2,473	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	274.55/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	348.50/cwt	330.00–363.00	1,826	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	366.92/cwt	353.00–387.50	2,132	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	903	251.43/cwt	247.00–251.50	2,270	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	241.06/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,868	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	305.78/cwt	292.50–309.00	2,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	341.91/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,969	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	251.91/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	345.38/cwt	331.00–357.50	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	309.29/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,072	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	315.78/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,847	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	273.97/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,827	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	267.34/cwt	267.00–268.00	2,302	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	309.32/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	367.80/cwt	360.00–383.00	1,754	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	344.94/cwt	332.00–357.50	1,514	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	274.14/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,938	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 Apr 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,379Last week 1,803Year ago 1,524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 68Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	478	340.00–347.50	345.09
2	500–550	525	312.50–321.00	316.87
4	550–600	559	317.50–330.00	326.75
2	600–650	632	292.50	292.50
4	850–900	881	216.00–223.00	221.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	405.00–420.00	412.92
3	300–350	333	390.00–427.50	406.39
13	350–400	380	385.00–442.50	419.63
24	400–450	426	375.00–455.00	417.53
23	450–500	470	371.00–410.00	392.48
20	500–550	524	340.00–382.50	370.14
13	550–600	572	340.00–372.50	350.00
11	600–650	621	315.00–339.00	330.01
1	650–700	660	317.50	317.50
1	700–750	720	289.00	289.00
1	750–800	750	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	307.50	307.50
1	750–800	780	221.00	221.00
1	800–850	810	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	337	390.00–422.50	419.02
9	350–400	364	420.00–427.50	423.56
32	400–450	422	395.00–440.00	419.73
19	450–500	470	393.00–415.00	401.43
60	900–950	904	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	352.50	352.50
8	450–500	490	347.00–370.00	366.04
2	500–550	532	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	560	343.00	343.00
4	600–650	620	312.50	312.50
27	650–700	670	295.00–315.00	309.29
4	700–750	715	265.00–281.00	274.14
13	750–800	767	259.00–272.00	268.00
8	800–850	805	259.00–270.00	268.58
29	850–900	861	267.00–268.00	267.34
13	1000–1050	1,001	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	250.00–273.00	256.51
1	850–900	860	231.00	231.00
3	950–1000	996	211.00	211.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	950–1000	965	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	521	350.00–387.50	372.11
86	550–600	581	353.00–387.50	366.92
9	600–650	615	332.50–360.00	344.63
9	650–700	672	347.00	347.00
8	700–750	725	292.50–309.00	305.78
63	850–900	887	278.75	278.75
67	900–950	923	261.00–268.50	268.27
111	950–1000	976	262.75–270.00	266.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	269	385.00–435.00	410.79
13	300–350	336	367.00–415.00	388.98
30	350–400	376	356.00–425.00	404.84
14	400–450	420	360.00–412.50	389.82
40	450–500	477	360.00–383.00	367.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–310.00	280.32
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	625	240.00–249.00	246.21
3	650–700	685	180.00–229.00	206.19
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	500–550	524	330.00–363.00	348.50
23	550–600	576	329.00–350.00	341.91
78	600–650	625	290.00–331.00	320.55
21	700–750	714	265.00–289.00	282.56
20	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
65	900–950	903	247.00–251.50	251.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
13	400–450	439	332.00–357.50	344.94
9	450–500	471	331.00–357.50	345.38
4	500–550	516	300.00–317.00	309.32
12	550–600	585	300.00–317.50	315.78
5	600–650	621	271.00–278.00	274.55
25	650–700	667	260.00–281.00	273.97
6	700–750	729	245.00–262.50	251.91
26	750–800	775	240.00–249.00	241.06
1	800–850	845	227.50	227.50
10	950–1000	961	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	179.00–225.00	211.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,923	183.00–189.00	185.68
4	—	1,803	190.00–209.00	200.74
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	215.00–232.50	221.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	154.00–159.00	156.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	961	140.00–159.00	148.82
6	—	929	110.00–124.00	119.30
10	—	975	126.00–138.00	130.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	138.00–147.00	143.55
19	—	1,327	150.00–172.00	158.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	175.00–239.00	199.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	3,075.00	3,075.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle