Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.90/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −57.46 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$394.90

114 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$61.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs KY average

+7.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	396.51	2,213	111
Medium and Large 2-3	567	335.09	1,900	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.42/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale114 hd

394.90

—

KY average24 barns · 766 hd

392.20

+2.69

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+7.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−57.46

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	1,723	195.37	3,366	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	165.39	2,071	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	163.67	2,540	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	152.78	1,637	22

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	250–300	285	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	944	320.70/cwt	320.70–320.70	3,027	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	363.66/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,906	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,280	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.50	2,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	371.59/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	355.93/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,381	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	348.82/cwt	343.00–352.50	1,695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	2,517	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	363.07/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,266	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	392.10/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,243	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	363.90/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	354.38/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,062	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	278.66/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,978	60
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	300–350	314	388.93/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	366.20/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	320.71/cwt	312.00–325.00	2,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	341.32/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	332.07/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,039	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	287.88/cwt	285.00–292.50	2,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,441	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	396.04/cwt	383.00–417.50	2,087	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	339.04/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,945	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	296.81/cwt	247.50–307.00	1,879	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	335.09/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,900	3
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	490	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,654	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	326.40/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	196.73/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,465	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	148.06/cwt	136.00–158.00	1,550	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	167.43/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,822	8
Bulls	—	—	1,840	210.49/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,873	4
Bulls	—	—	1,399	179.22/cwt	161.00–188.00	2,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	322.58/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,865	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	173.80/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,708	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	153.53/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	172.31/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,111	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	148.09/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,955	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	633	341.17/cwt	335.00–343.00	2,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	283.73/cwt	282.50–285.00	2,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	769	272.86/cwt	250.00–283.00	2,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	235.99/cwt	232.50–240.00	2,686	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	421.70/cwt	405.00–432.50	1,974	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	220.36/cwt	210.00–247.50	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	609	398.00/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	432.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	390.76/cwt	387.50–397.50	2,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	426.47/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	180	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	529.64/cwt	497.50–560.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	436.89/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,219	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	264.68/cwt	252.50–277.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	382.43/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	343.28/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,957	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	363.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,759	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	227.12/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	399.59/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	375.93/cwt	357.50–379.00	2,203	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	305.75/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,070	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	413.60/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	389.63/cwt	382.50–397.50	1,785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	416.43/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,620	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	464.37/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,969	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	344.86/cwt	342.00–349.00	2,314	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	400.02/cwt	385.00–417.50	1,724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	464.89/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	449.74/cwt	422.50–475.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	421.52/cwt	400.00–462.50	1,990	16

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 Aug 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 1,853Year ago 1,391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 72Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	405.00	405.00
5	300–350	314	387.50–395.00	388.93
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	443	362.50–375.00	366.20
20	450–500	484	355.00–375.00	363.52
9	500–550	530	335.00–345.00	341.32
14	550–600	570	330.00–347.50	343.28
2	600–650	632	322.00	322.00
6	650–700	668	312.00–325.00	320.71
4	700–750	701	285.00–292.50	287.88
2	850–900	863	219.00–235.00	227.12
2	900–950	910	252.50–277.00	264.68
1	950–1000	955	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	524	350.00–375.00	363.66
25	550–600	582	350.00–365.00	354.38
12	600–650	614	330.00–333.00	332.07
8	650–700	691	330.00	330.00
72	750–800	752	334.75	334.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	410	320.00–332.50	326.40
4	450–500	486	343.00–352.50	348.82
2	550–600	578	320.00–325.00	322.58
13	600–650	633	247.50–307.00	296.81
2	650–700	672	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	717	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	769	250.00–283.00	272.86
2	800–850	810	282.50–285.00	283.73
1	850–900	880	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	980	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	515.00	515.00
3	250–300	277	422.50–475.00	449.74
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
11	350–400	389	402.50–420.00	416.43
12	400–450	431	385.00–417.50	400.02
7	450–500	458	382.50–397.50	389.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	527	383.00–417.50	396.04
51	550–600	572	380.00–400.00	392.10
5	600–650	624	351.00–370.00	363.07
21	650–700	669	350.00–380.00	355.93
16	700–750	720	339.00	339.00
62	800–850	839	351.00	351.00
60	850–900	876	340.00	340.00
116	900–950	944	320.70	320.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	320.00–342.50	335.09
2	650–700	685	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	825	305.00	305.00
1	900–950	910	285.00	285.00
2	950–1000	960	282.50	282.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	175	497.50–560.00	529.64
1	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	333	460.00–470.00	464.89
5	350–400	377	430.00–440.00	432.07
19	400–450	424	420.00–485.00	464.37
16	450–500	472	400.00–462.50	421.52
19	500–550	508	420.00–442.50	436.89
10	600–650	609	395.00–400.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–410.00	399.59
2	400–450	423	370.00–395.00	382.43
1	450–500	490	362.50	362.50
26	550–600	586	357.50–379.00	375.93
2	600–650	647	337.50	337.50
12	650–700	671	342.00–349.00	344.86
2	700–750	715	322.00	322.00
2	750–800	787	310.00	310.00
1	800–850	805	327.50	327.50
24	850–900	899	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	365.00	365.00
5	350–400	379	405.00–422.50	413.60
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	535	360.00–372.50	363.90
9	550–600	565	365.00–375.00	371.59
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	677	302.50–310.00	305.75
2	800–850	828	272.50–285.00	278.66
1	950–1000	970	230.00	230.00
2	1000–1050	1,030	220.00–227.50	223.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	310.00–370.00	339.04
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	566	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50
1	650–700	670	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	890	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	420	410.00–437.50	426.47
9	450–500	468	405.00–432.50	421.70
6	500–550	529	387.50–397.50	390.76
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
7	600–650	633	335.00–343.00	341.17
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,998	190.00–201.00	196.73
4	—	1,840	204.00–215.00	210.49
4	—	1,399	161.00–188.00	179.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	130.00–132.00	131.00
11	—	1,047	136.00–158.00	148.06
8	—	1,088	161.00–174.00	167.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	160.00–185.00	173.80
4	—	1,546	148.00–156.00	153.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,225	160.00–182.00	172.31
10	—	1,320	139.00–156.00	148.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,138	232.50–240.00	235.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	210.00–247.50	220.36

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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