Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steer steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. 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 $365.27/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −87.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$365.27

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$55.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs KY average

−10.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	373.86	2,057	22
Medium and Large 2-3	573	318.02	1,822	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.84/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale26 hd

365.27

—

KY average23 barns · 535 hd

366.99

−1.72

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−10.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−87.09

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	1,661	208.07	3,455	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	168.44	2,624	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	163.28	2,097	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	129.27	1,334	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	195.00	2,009	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	265.00	3,008	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	345.41/cwt	332.00–351.00	1,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	374.13/cwt	365.00–383.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	293.65/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	271.75/cwt	261.00–282.50	2,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	342.33/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	348.53/cwt	342.50–352.00	2,377	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	308.33/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	328.72/cwt	320.00–333.00	1,890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	354.24/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,421	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,823	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	333.81/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,070	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	390.79/cwt	387.50–397.50	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	305.96/cwt	299.50–319.00	2,558	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	310.93/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	326.75/cwt	326.75–326.75	2,415	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	301.96/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	376.81/cwt	361.00–389.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	316.71/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	382.79/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,573	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	914	322.27/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,946	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	868	327.01/cwt	326.50–327.50	2,838	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	764	301.85/cwt	284.00–309.00	2,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.31/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	350.09/cwt	340.00–360.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	350.51/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	328.39/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,208	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	119.76/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,275	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	161.42/cwt	153.00–171.00	1,759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	141.13/cwt	136.00–148.00	1,441	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	168.44/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,624	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,323	196.33/cwt	191.00–200.00	2,597	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	800–850	800	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	2,178	58
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	145.69/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,828	3
Bulls	—	—	1,757	211.42/cwt	204.00–218.00	3,715	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,008	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	165.48/cwt	154.00–179.00	2,131	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	97.19/cwt	90.00–103.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	318.02/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	279.88/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	300.01/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	334.77/cwt	302.50–356.00	1,583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	283.12/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	327.37/cwt	320.00–329.00	2,599	33
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	728	303.48/cwt	303.00–305.00	2,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	435.68/cwt	405.00–467.50	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,790	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	418.14/cwt	409.00–437.50	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	282.10/cwt	272.50–287.00	2,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	373.56/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,756	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	279.00/cwt	271.00–287.00	2,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	436.94/cwt	417.00–452.50	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	367.45/cwt	362.50–387.50	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	440.16/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	343.13/cwt	327.50–346.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	366.59/cwt	365.00–369.00	1,906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	372.15/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	325.54/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,194	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	392.56/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	384.42/cwt	371.00–389.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	288.89/cwt	279.00–298.00	2,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	286.89/cwt	275.00–291.00	2,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	340.75/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	326.71/cwt	326.00–328.00	2,179	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	363.03/cwt	348.00–378.00	2,240	39

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 Jul 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,109Last week 1,859Year ago 2,001

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 75Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	263	387.50–397.50	390.79
2	300–350	325	365.00–380.00	372.15
2	350–400	360	365.00–383.00	374.13
8	400–450	443	332.00–351.00	345.41
10	450–500	483	340.00–362.50	354.24
8	500–550	509	330.00–347.00	340.75
9	550–600	575	320.00–333.00	328.72
8	600–650	623	300.00–317.50	308.33
5	650–700	670	300.00–322.00	310.93
11	750–800	773	279.00–298.00	288.89
4	800–850	823	275.00–291.00	286.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	620	325.00–335.00	333.81
16	650–700	667	326.00–328.00	326.71
63	700–750	739	326.75	326.75
60	750–800	759	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	275	405.00–467.50	435.68
2	400–450	412	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	340.00–360.00	350.09
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	400	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	465	312.50	312.50
1	500–550	515	245.00	245.00
8	550–600	570	285.00–310.00	300.01
5	650–700	666	265.00–287.00	279.88
1	700–750	725	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	305	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	368	310.00–350.00	328.39
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
9	450–500	473	302.50–356.00	334.77
2	500–550	505	271.00–295.00	283.12
2	550–600	565	312.50–321.00	316.71
2	650–700	680	272.00–289.00	280.31
1	800–850	845	263.00	263.00
1	900–950	915	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	385.00–397.00	392.56
20	400–450	411	365.00–392.00	382.79
14	450–500	463	361.00–389.00	376.81
11	500–550	527	327.50–355.00	342.33
7	550–600	559	327.50–346.00	343.13
1	600–650	610	287.00	287.00
2	650–700	668	300.00–304.00	301.96
3	700–750	725	272.50–287.00	282.10
2	800–850	800	261.00–282.50	271.75
2	900–950	905	271.00–287.00	279.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	313	432.50–445.00	440.16
5	350–400	376	409.00–437.50	418.14
1	400–450	410	399.00	399.00
2	600–650	625	325.00–335.00	329.96
3	650–700	660	327.50	327.50
4	700–750	728	303.00–305.00	303.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	350.00–351.00	350.51
4	550–600	573	310.00–342.50	318.02
3	600–650	615	290.00–300.00	293.65
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
6	750–800	764	284.00–309.00	301.85
1	800–850	820	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	531	379.00	379.00
7	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
39	600–650	617	348.00–378.00	363.03
12	650–700	682	342.50–352.00	348.53
30	750–800	763	370.00	370.00
120	850–900	868	326.50–327.50	327.01
241	900–950	914	320.00–323.00	322.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	363.00	363.00
4	350–400	388	371.00–389.00	384.42
6	400–450	444	362.50–387.50	367.45
5	450–500	470	365.00–385.00	373.56
5	500–550	520	365.00–369.00	366.59
2	550–600	582	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	331.00	331.00
8	650–700	674	310.00–335.00	325.54
6	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
33	750–800	794	320.00–329.00	327.37
41	800–850	836	299.50–319.00	305.96
8	850–900	868	304.00	304.00
27	950–1000	962	290.00	290.00
7	1050–1100	1,080	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	417.00–452.50	436.94
1	300–350	340	427.50	427.50
2	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	800–850	800	272.25	272.25
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	109.00–129.00	119.76
2	—	1,090	153.00–171.00	161.42
4	—	1,021	136.00–148.00	141.13
2	—	913	90.00–103.00	97.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	162.00–172.00	168.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,255	145.00–147.00	145.69
24	—	1,288	154.00–179.00	165.48
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	195.00	195.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	191.00–200.00	196.33
7	—	1,757	204.00–218.00	211.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	265.00	265.00

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	—	1,270	199.00	199.00

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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