Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher except 600-700 lbs they were 12.00-15.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 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 $371.57/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −82.02 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$371.57

61 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.34

vs KY average

−7.22 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	371.57	2,097	61

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 sale61 hd

371.57

—

KY average24 barns · 1,159 hd

372.91

−1.34

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−7.22

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−82.02

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	1,803	192.09	3,463	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,612	163.89	2,642	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	155.80	2,021	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	140.83	1,472	32
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,151	236.00	2,716	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,445	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$2,029	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	895	$2,110	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	700–750	734	281.38/cwt	281.00–283.00	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	358.13/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,095	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	336.50/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	328.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	365.69/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	265.48/cwt	260.00–271.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	292.60/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	382.75/cwt	382.50–383.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	840	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	336.67/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	308.45/cwt	304.00–313.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	311.22/cwt	299.00–317.50	1,830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	307.20/cwt	301.00–317.50	1,604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	337.38/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,758	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	304.55/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	341.04/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,285	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	285.97/cwt	283.95–288.85	2,662	100
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	2,012.25/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	387.69/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	281.25/cwt	281.25–281.25	2,188	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	315.99/cwt	300.00–331.00	2,300	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	329.39/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,891	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	347.41/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,182	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	118.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	157.19/cwt	145.00–173.00	2,042	28
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,151	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,716	4
Bulls	—	—	2,011	199.66/cwt	194.00–210.00	4,015	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	183.98/cwt	180.00–188.00	3,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	369.20/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,123	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	151.76/cwt	142.00–167.00	1,630	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	133.68/cwt	127.50–140.00	1,369	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,045	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	163.89/cwt	153.00–177.00	2,642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	331.07/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	341.65/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	632	383.10/cwt	383.10–383.10	2,421	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	374.00/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,001	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	711	305.59/cwt	299.00–310.00	2,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	410.17/cwt	406.00–422.50	1,575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	413.16/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	619	335.47/cwt	329.00–342.50	2,077	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,033.94/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,034	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	402.46/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,481	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	414.01/cwt	400.00–467.50	1,341	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	417.25/cwt	392.50–437.50	1,919	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,006	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	369.75/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,712	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	419.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	424.35/cwt	415.00–432.50	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	541.25/cwt	490.00–600.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	380.26/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	397.76/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	227	472.90/cwt	467.50–485.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	571	364.47/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,081	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	296.14/cwt	293.00–307.00	2,020	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	335.40/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,955	6

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 960Year ago 1,041

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 120Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	390	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	415	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	465	377.00	377.00
3	500–550	515	335.00–337.50	336.67
6	550–600	583	325.00–341.00	335.40
2	600–650	633	304.00–313.00	308.45
9	650–700	682	293.00–307.00	296.14
5	700–750	734	281.00–283.00	281.38
3	850–900	881	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	384	406.00–422.50	410.17
8	400–450	436	415.00–425.00	419.30
14	450–500	487	412.00	412.00
17	500–550	535	365.00–381.00	374.00
11	550–600	571	355.00–373.00	364.47
22	600–650	619	329.00–342.50	335.47
1	650–700	655	331.00	331.00
6	700–750	711	299.00–310.00	305.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	322.50–340.00	331.07
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	870	204.00	204.00
1	900–950	900	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	382.50–383.00	382.75
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	490	360.00–382.50	365.69
12	550–600	585	347.00–360.00	358.13
2	600–650	622	324.00	324.00
4	650–700	653	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	838	260.00–271.00	265.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	377.00–390.00	387.69
34	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	369.20
6	600–650	628	330.00–351.00	347.41
54	650–700	670	340.00–376.00	341.04
10	700–750	728	300.00–331.00	315.99
100	900–950	931	283.95–288.85	285.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	471	340.00–342.50	341.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	490.00–600.00	541.25
7	300–350	324	400.00–467.50	414.01
6	350–400	378	415.00–432.50	424.35
7	400–450	416	412.50–415.00	413.16
27	450–500	460	392.50–437.50	417.25
70	600–650	632	383.10	383.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	413	325.00–330.00	328.24
3	450–500	492	325.00–347.50	336.50
8	500–550	522	301.00–317.50	307.20
8	550–600	588	299.00–317.50	311.22
5	600–650	631	290.00–294.00	292.60
3	700–750	701	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	810	222.50	222.50
1	900–950	920	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	521	325.00–346.00	337.38
34	550–600	574	320.00–337.50	329.39
19	600–650	636	298.00–319.00	304.55
3	650–700	677	295.00–300.00	298.30
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
56	750–800	778	281.25	281.25
1	800–850	840	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	467.50–485.00	472.90
2	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	326	390.00–415.00	397.76
17	350–400	368	375.00–420.00	402.46
18	400–450	425	350.00–395.00	380.26
37	450–500	463	350.00–393.00	369.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,204	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,033.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	2,110.00	2,110.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	962	115.00–120.00	118.40
17	—	1,074	142.00–167.00	151.76
11	—	1,024	127.50–140.00	133.68
1	—	1,035	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,299	145.00–173.00	157.19
1	—	1,250	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,612	153.00–177.00	163.89
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	236.00	236.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,011	194.00–210.00	199.66
2	—	1,645	180.00–188.00	183.98
1	—	1,285	178.00	178.00

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

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle