Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly attractive quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.65/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −83.71 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$368.65

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$50.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.18

vs KY average

−9.40 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	378.09	2,051	22
Medium and Large 2-3	534	327.15	1,747	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.94/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale27 hd

368.65

—

KY average27 barns · 1,140 hd

365.47

+3.18

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−9.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−83.71

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	—	Low	1,703	196.08	3,339	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	155.57	2,133	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	150.40	2,410	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	145.50	1,543	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	170.00	1,709	1thin

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)	1,370	$2,850	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	730	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	158.45/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,302	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	140.84/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	161.63/cwt	151.00–173.00	2,219	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	144.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	156.33/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,404	3
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	413.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	316.73/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	292.49/cwt	288.00–296.10	2,708	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	378.23/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	348.08/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,820	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	353.36/cwt	345.00–372.50	2,251	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	307.34/cwt	296.00–314.00	2,529	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	313.31/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	312.11/cwt	310.00–317.50	2,163	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	336.14/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,960	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	328.63/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	349.81/cwt	337.50–357.00	1,700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	326.16/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	341.14/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,467	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	341.24/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	327.61/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	332.56/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	450.12/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	332.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,454	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	323.97/cwt	297.50–337.50	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	317	339.74/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	338.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,587	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	888	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,096	53
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	401.17/cwt	400.00–402.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	398.00/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	2,370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	4,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	193.34/cwt	189.00–199.00	2,993	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	207.01/cwt	205.00–210.00	3,598	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,005	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,709	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	136.86/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	363.46/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	364.47/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	229.39/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	329.90/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	381.85/cwt	370.00–389.00	2,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	588	385.94/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,269	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	680	311.67/cwt	309.00–320.00	2,119	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	383.79/cwt	377.50–390.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	391.24/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	293.79/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	293.74/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	377.58/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	378.04/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	358.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	298.22/cwt	290.00–304.00	2,019	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	377.97/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	297.89/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	382.67/cwt	370.00–393.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	264.18/cwt	260.00–272.50	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	363.78/cwt	352.50–377.50	1,561	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	305.16/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	382.59/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	383.26/cwt	375.00–392.50	1,414	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	356.60/cwt	347.50–365.00	1,705	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	381.14/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	257.55/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	271.19/cwt	255.00–274.00	2,321	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	386.04/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	315.01/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	389.30/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	359.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	728	304.37/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,018	271.75/cwt	271.75–271.75	2,766	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	353.34/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	306.18/cwt	294.00–309.00	2,416	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	327.40/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,030	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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 928Last week 1,422Year ago 1,329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 103Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	155.00–165.00	158.45
1	—	1,050	124.00	124.00
5	—	1,064	131.00–145.00	136.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	130.00–147.00	140.84
14	—	1,373	151.00–173.00	161.63
1	—	1,450	115.00	115.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,667	140.00–147.00	144.47
3	—	1,538	155.00–158.00	156.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,370	177.00	177.00
5	—	1,548	189.00–199.00	193.34
3	—	1,738	205.00–210.00	207.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	400.00–425.00	413.90
5	400–450	420	430.00–455.00	450.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	377.50–385.00	381.14
2	350–400	368	380.00–392.50	386.04
3	400–450	430	377.50–395.00	389.30
9	450–500	470	372.50–390.00	382.59
3	500–550	533	350.00–365.00	359.25
3	550–600	563	352.50–355.00	353.34
4	600–650	625	302.50–322.50	315.01
10	650–700	681	305.00–318.00	316.73
3	700–750	703	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	282.50	282.50
2	850–900	873	255.00–260.00	257.55
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	392.50	392.50
7	550–600	572	377.50–380.00	378.23
23	600–650	637	345.00–372.50	353.36
9	700–750	728	295.00–310.00	304.37
82	750–800	789	294.00–309.00	306.18
27	800–850	823	296.00–314.00	307.34
236	900–950	926	288.00–296.10	292.49
55	1000–1050	1,018	271.75	271.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	430	330.00–362.50	341.14
8	450–500	486	337.50–357.00	349.81
3	500–550	510	317.50–342.50	326.16
2	550–600	570	315.00–342.50	328.63
1	600–650	645	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	250	420.00–440.00	430.00
3	350–400	363	422.50	422.50
2	400–450	420	390.00–392.50	391.24
5	500–550	521	362.50–365.00	363.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	523	320.00–357.50	348.08
27	550–600	583	320.00–352.50	336.14
6	600–650	620	320.00–340.00	327.40
7	650–700	693	310.00–317.50	312.11
6	700–750	723	312.50–315.00	313.31
6	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	332.00–345.00	339.74
1	350–400	360	327.50	327.50
8	400–450	438	330.00–345.00	332.04
6	450–500	469	330.00–345.00	338.29
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50
1	900–950	910	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	370.00–393.00	382.67
2	300–350	320	370.00–385.00	377.97
5	350–400	369	375.00–392.50	383.26
22	400–450	429	352.50–377.50	363.78
17	450–500	478	347.50–365.00	356.60
2	500–550	547	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	588	292.50–317.50	305.16
7	600–650	611	292.50–305.00	297.89
18	650–700	677	290.00–304.00	298.22
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	780	262.50	262.50
3	800–850	807	260.00–272.50	264.18
7	850–900	856	255.00–274.00	271.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	377	300.00–340.00	327.61
2	400–450	408	340.00–342.50	341.24
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
3	500–550	527	327.50–335.00	332.56
4	550–600	578	297.50–337.50	323.97
1	800–850	830	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	373	400.00–402.50	401.17
2	400–450	420	395.00–401.00	398.00
5	500–550	528	370.00–389.00	381.85
5	550–600	588	370.00–395.00	385.94
4	600–650	627	320.00–350.00	329.90
4	650–700	680	309.00–320.00	311.67
3	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	377.50–390.00	383.79
3	400–450	427	367.50–387.50	377.58
11	450–500	478	367.00–390.00	378.04
5	500–550	535	360.00–367.50	364.47
11	550–600	568	350.00–365.00	358.11
2	600–650	620	292.50–295.00	293.79
2	650–700	668	292.50–295.00	293.74
5	850–900	870	227.00–230.00	229.39
1	900–950	940	227.50	227.50
1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	850–900	888	236.00	236.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	2,850.00	2,850.00

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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