Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 500-800 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 800 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $329.73/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −79.47 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$329.73

47 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$55.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs KY average

+0.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	334.43	1,800	43
Medium and Large 2-3	579	279.21	1,617	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.22/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale47 hd

329.73

—

KY average24 barns · 1,437 hd

328.95

+0.78

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+0.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−79.47

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	1,641	184.25	3,024	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	157.28	2,515	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	150.43	1,973	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	137.31	1,418	38
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,199	192.49	2,308	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	197.99	2,501	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,615	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,739	194.48/cwt	191.00–200.00	3,382	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,199	192.49/cwt	175.00–217.50	2,308	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,263	197.99/cwt	180.00–219.00	2,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	365.98/cwt	350.00–380.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	375.48/cwt	351.00–410.00	1,603	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	266.59/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	340.70/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	224.92/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	311.68/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	382.44/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	339.23/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,764	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	383.77/cwt	382.50–385.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,016	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,327	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	307.01/cwt	301.00–312.50	2,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	282.20/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	293.89/cwt	292.00–299.00	2,022	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	319.72/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,014	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	308.78/cwt	302.50–312.50	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	279.35/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	340.42/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	917	265.25/cwt	265.25–265.25	2,432	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	278.76/cwt	275.50–290.00	2,133	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	371.74/cwt	357.50–382.50	2,149	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	319.43/cwt	315.00–319.50	2,105	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	321.91/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,118	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	279.47/cwt	278.25–280.70	2,571	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	331.61/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,927	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	279.21/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	308.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	365.98/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,903	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	134.45/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,428	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	120.76/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,179	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	153.39/cwt	143.00–171.00	2,017	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	327.36/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,017	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	157.28/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,515	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	135.63/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,756	5
Bulls	—	—	1,739	184.04/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,200	8
Bulls	—	—	1,468	175.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,574	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	149.28/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,548	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	104.38/cwt	102.00–107.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,525	1
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	450–500	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	355.54/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,995	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	333.52/cwt	325.00–342.50	2,071	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	415.30/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	391.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	723	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	366.18/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	455.14/cwt	442.50–462.50	1,757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	423.90/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	420.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,589	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	2,437.93/head	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	335.20/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	385.65/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	371.46/cwt	351.00–382.50	1,204	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	359.19/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,710	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	430.80/cwt	422.50–432.50	1,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	383.71/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	293.47/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	331.38/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	5

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 May 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 960Last week 1,379Year ago 1,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 95Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 5

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,739	191.00–200.00	194.48
8	—	1,739	179.00–189.00	184.04
9	—	1,468	170.00–178.00	175.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	175.00–217.50	192.49
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	180.00–219.00	197.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,062	128.00–139.00	134.45
5	—	976	110.00–125.00	120.76
16	—	1,037	140.00–166.00	149.28
2	—	925	102.00–107.00	104.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,315	143.00–171.00	153.39
5	—	1,295	134.00–138.00	135.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,599	150.00–163.00	157.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	350.00–380.00	365.98
6	300–350	324	351.00–382.50	371.46
6	350–400	373	355.00–425.00	385.65
24	400–450	427	351.00–410.00	375.48
22	450–500	476	350.00–367.50	359.19
5	600–650	618	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	332.50	332.50
3	400–450	417	340.00–342.00	340.70
13	450–500	487	322.50–347.50	340.42
2	500–550	525	300.00–322.50	311.68
3	550–600	555	310.00–320.00	316.70
4	600–650	603	270.00–299.00	282.20
15	650–700	688	292.00–299.00	293.89
5	700–750	717	260.00–270.00	266.59
2	800–850	833	220.00–230.00	224.92
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00
9	950–1000	960	231.00	231.00
14	1000–1050	1,016	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	520	325.00–352.50	339.23
11	550–600	581	325.00–335.00	331.61
10	600–650	630	300.00–335.00	319.72
82	650–700	659	315.00–319.50	319.43
6	700–750	713	272.50–282.50	279.35
119	750–800	765	275.50–290.00	278.76
62	900–950	917	265.25	265.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	307.50	307.50
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
4	550–600	579	270.00–287.50	279.21
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	775	233.00	233.00
1	950–1000	980	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	367.50	367.50
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	440	370.00–390.00	382.44
8	450–500	478	380.00–385.00	383.71
4	500–550	530	317.50–345.00	331.38
3	650–700	695	302.50	302.50
4	700–750	726	291.00–295.00	293.47
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
2	850–900	867	270.00	270.00
14	900–950	938	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	355.00–370.00	365.98
18	550–600	578	357.50–382.50	371.74
3	600–650	616	320.00–342.50	327.36
4	650–700	658	312.50–325.00	321.91
3	700–750	722	301.00–312.50	307.01
9	750–800	779	300.00–310.00	308.88
122	900–950	920	278.25–280.70	279.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	285	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	339	405.00–445.00	423.90
4	350–400	378	410.00–430.00	420.42
6	400–450	422	422.50–432.50	430.80
1	450–500	460	412.50	412.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	388	382.50–385.00	383.77
1	400–450	445	377.50	377.50
1	500–550	515	347.50	347.50
6	550–600	562	327.00–347.50	335.20
4	650–700	674	302.50–312.50	308.78
1	800–850	815	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	965	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	915	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	386	442.50–462.50	455.14
5	400–450	422	395.00–425.00	415.30
3	450–500	473	385.00–395.00	391.72
7	500–550	520	355.00–375.00	366.18
9	550–600	561	355.00–357.50	355.54
7	600–650	621	325.00–342.50	333.52
2	700–750	723	300.00	300.00

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	1	—	1,010	182.50	182.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	2,425.00–2,450.00	2,437.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle