Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 10.00-12.00 higher with instances of 15.00-20.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers fully steady, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $407.18/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.40 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$407.18

16 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

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

$74.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.08

vs KY average

+7.29 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	411.83	2,323	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	337.50	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.33/cwt here — about $568 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

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 sale16 hd

407.18

—

KY average24 barns · 563 hd

392.11

+15.08

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+7.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−46.40

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	1,682	195.63	3,291	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	167.38	2,720	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	157.35	1,981	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	149.23	1,577	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,277	182.66	2,333	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,153	214.65	2,475	3thin

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)	1,238	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	407.67/cwt	370.00–409.50	2,695	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	365.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	336.74/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	313.54/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,963	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	397.97/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	443.25/cwt	443.25–443.25	2,704	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,781	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	358.38/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,079	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	335.12/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	425.00/cwt	405.00–433.00	2,406	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	371.88/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	383.48/cwt	359.00–388.75	2,727	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	389.21/cwt	362.50–410.00	2,448	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	301.42/cwt	283.00–320.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	308.80/cwt	301.00–331.00	1,739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	348.99/cwt	348.25–349.75	3,047	117
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	676	286.45/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	961	334.50/cwt	332.00–337.00	3,215	113
Bulls	Small 1-2	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	364.08/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,908	9
Bulls	—	—	1,500	178.88/cwt	165.00–186.00	2,683	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	156.55/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	149.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,608	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,728	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,153	214.65/cwt	190.00–237.50	2,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,892	213.73/cwt	208.00–218.00	4,044	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	131.43/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,318	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	166.90/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,752	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	172.79/cwt	162.00–179.00	2,778	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	167.15/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,166	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	149.34/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,132	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,089	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,788	41
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,277	182.66/cwt	156.00–220.00	2,333	6
Bulls	—	—	1,640	193.62/cwt	193.00–194.00	3,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	456.85/cwt	427.50–485.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	388.45/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	459.95/cwt	425.00–487.50	1,982	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	216.13/cwt	180.00–257.50	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	353.32/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	588	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	431.97/cwt	417.50–462.50	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	243	483.36/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	460.72/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,119	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	387.23/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	367.54/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,841	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	236.66/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	326.49/cwt	307.50–337.00	2,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	381.86/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	340.04/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	369.19/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	456.16/cwt	420.00–505.00	1,505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	811	274.92/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	409.19/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	480.46/cwt	452.50–497.50	1,994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	405.83/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	377.35/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,264	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,026Last week 918Year ago 1,116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 100Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
10	550–600	566	405.00–433.00	425.00
19	600–650	629	362.50–410.00	389.21
65	650–700	661	370.00–409.50	407.67
82	700–750	711	359.00–388.75	383.48
117	850–900	873	348.25–349.75	348.99
113	950–1000	961	332.00–337.00	334.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	330	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
11	400–450	415	452.50–497.50	480.46
7	450–500	460	445.00–465.00	460.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
142	600–650	610	443.25	443.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	402	425.00–430.00	426.68
3	450–500	470	397.50–410.00	405.83
4	550–600	568	360.00–389.00	381.86
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
7	700–750	723	307.50–337.00	326.49
14	850–900	885	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	367.50–382.50	377.35
1	350–400	355	374.00	374.00
5	400–450	438	360.00–370.00	365.94
8	450–500	478	355.00–377.50	369.19
2	500–550	528	332.50–347.50	340.04
6	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	336.74
10	600–650	626	300.00–325.00	313.54
2	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	825	277.50	277.50
3	950–1000	983	230.00–245.00	236.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	360.00–375.00	364.08
13	550–600	580	350.00–367.50	358.38
4	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
60	800–850	830	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	573	283.00–320.00	301.42
1	600–650	645	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	825	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	480.00–485.00	483.36
1	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
12	350–400	384	400.00–427.50	409.19
10	400–450	423	380.00–402.50	388.45
2	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	392.50	392.50
3	450–500	472	380.00–402.50	387.23
2	500–550	533	360.00–375.00	367.54
4	550–600	590	362.50–375.00	371.88
2	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	335.12
1	650–700	695	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	290.00	290.00
3	800–850	811	260.00–282.50	274.92
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	330	420.00–505.00	456.16
4	350–400	373	427.50–485.00	456.85
9	400–450	431	425.00–487.50	459.95
3	450–500	472	417.50–462.50	431.97
5	500–550	513	385.00–412.50	397.97
3	550–600	588	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	613	350.00–360.00	353.32
3	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	321	352.50	352.50
2	350–400	392	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	563	301.00–331.00	308.80
6	650–700	676	260.00–300.00	286.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	1050–1100	1,089	256.00	256.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	968	180.00–257.50	216.13
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	165.00–186.00	178.88
3	—	1,892	208.00–218.00	213.73
2	—	1,640	193.00–194.00	193.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	156.00–157.00	156.55
4	—	1,608	162.00–179.00	172.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	141.00–155.00	149.96
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,003	131.00–132.00	131.43
4	—	1,050	160.00–171.00	166.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,296	160.00–174.00	167.15
7	—	1,214	140.00–159.00	149.34
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	190.00–237.50	214.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	156.00–220.00	182.66

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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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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