Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady on the high quality offering and 3.00-5.00 lower on the average to plain quality calves, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower except 400-500 lbs and 600-700 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for the high quality offering and moderate demand for plainer fleshier calves, 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 $384.01/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.35 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$384.01

87 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$52.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs KY average

−25.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	388.21	2,114	80
Medium and Large 2-3	575	336.02	1,932	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.19/cwt here — about $182 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale87 hd

384.01

—

KY average25 barns · 1,136 hd

396.90

−12.89

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−25.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−68.35

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	1,694	194.44	3,293	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	166.49	2,682	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	154.71	2,088	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	144.75	1,567	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,207	250.00	3,018	6thin

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)	1,255	$3,284	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	391.31/cwt	360.00–405.00	2,587	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	382.24/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,865	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	354.46/cwt	343.00–365.00	2,230	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	346.22/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	363.09/cwt	357.50–364.00	2,440	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	308.27/cwt	302.50–320.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	334.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,081	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	337.59/cwt	321.50–347.75	3,072	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	366.70/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,929	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	338.51/cwt	333.00–351.00	2,126	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	421.65/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,193	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	970	335.78/cwt	325.50–340.00	3,257	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	366.79/cwt	359.00–377.50	1,808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	366.33/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,084	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	375.15/cwt	355.00–393.00	2,326	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	357.53/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	371.72/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,610	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	362.46/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,052	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	734	285.90/cwt	247.00–300.00	2,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	386.14/cwt	355.00–391.00	2,765	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	312.44/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	826	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	3,044	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	265.38/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	307.70/cwt	282.50–320.00	1,923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	329.91/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	816	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	787	355.67/cwt	353.00–358.00	2,799	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	326.89/cwt	280.00–337.50	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	307.87/cwt	277.50–332.50	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	347.36/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	297.00/cwt	263.00–310.00	2,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	344.99/cwt	327.50–360.00	1,659	6
Bulls	—	—	1,704	194.29/cwt	189.00–203.00	3,311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	166.30/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	169.86/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	151.93/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,893	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	128.92/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,605	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,315	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,414	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	164.48/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,322	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	126.91/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	149.91/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	813	307.39/cwt	295.00–311.00	2,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	317.64/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,169	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,207	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,018	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	210.46/cwt	210.00–211.00	3,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	440.51/cwt	432.50–457.50	2,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	738	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	3,007	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	299.76/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	302.38/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	336.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	471.25/cwt	425.00–510.00	1,984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	698	413.25/cwt	413.25–413.25	2,884	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	470.40/cwt	420.00–500.00	1,769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	578	388.92/cwt	383.00–401.00	2,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	472.58/cwt	455.00–495.00	2,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	388.43/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,639	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	382.26/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	328.86/cwt	321.00–337.50	2,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	345.95/cwt	336.00–354.75	2,467	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	269.55/cwt	267.00–280.00	2,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	365.72/cwt	353.00–377.50	1,927	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	327.36/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	327.38/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	332.43/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	454.63/cwt	442.50–457.50	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	422.82/cwt	407.50–442.50	1,970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	365.99/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	330.75/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,889	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	334.79/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,808	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	335.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	386.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,845	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,276.67/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	264	535.88/cwt	460.00–590.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	423.06/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	340.26/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,297	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	288	491.68/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	382.76/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	417.20/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,990	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	332.65/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,442	12

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,636Last week 1,026Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 56Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 7

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
33	500–550	520	390.00–440.00	421.65
3	550–600	571	391.00	391.00
23	600–650	620	355.00–393.00	375.15
27	650–700	661	360.00–405.00	391.31
103	700–750	716	355.00–391.00	386.14
32	750–800	787	353.00–358.00	355.67
31	800–850	826	368.50	368.50
236	900–950	910	321.50–347.75	337.59
196	950–1000	970	325.50–340.00	335.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	422.50–425.00	423.06
18	450–500	477	400.00–422.50	417.20
6	500–550	531	357.00–375.00	365.99
38	550–600	566	350.00–377.50	362.46
15	600–650	628	333.00–351.00	338.51
21	650–700	675	330.00–352.50	340.26
12	700–750	734	332.00–340.00	332.65
5	750–800	799	320.00	320.00
8	800–850	819	320.00–339.00	327.36
1	850–900	880	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	336.02
3	600–650	625	282.50–320.00	307.70
2	650–700	683	310.00–325.00	317.64
5	700–750	734	247.00–300.00	285.90
1	750–800	755	307.50	307.50
5	800–850	813	295.00–311.00	307.39
1	900–950	910	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	264	460.00–590.00	535.88
2	350–400	350	522.50	522.50
7	400–450	429	455.00–495.00	472.58
3	450–500	468	432.50–457.50	440.51
64	650–700	698	413.25	413.25
40	700–750	738	407.50	407.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
8	450–500	488	372.50–395.00	382.24
20	500–550	527	353.00–377.50	365.72
2	550–600	558	355.00–360.00	357.53
12	600–650	623	320.00–345.00	334.06
7	650–700	686	321.00–337.50	328.86
3	700–750	722	300.00–322.50	312.44
1	750–800	795	299.00	299.00
5	800–850	827	267.00–280.00	269.55
1	850–900	885	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	307.50–365.00	347.36
6	450–500	481	327.50–360.00	344.99
7	500–550	505	280.00–337.50	326.89
6	550–600	579	317.50–342.50	329.91
3	600–650	605	291.00	291.00
2	650–700	680	300.00–315.00	307.50
1	800–850	815	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
5	350–400	376	420.00–500.00	470.40
13	400–450	421	425.00–510.00	471.25
15	450–500	466	407.50–442.50	422.82
2	500–550	523	382.50–383.00	382.76
3	550–600	578	383.00–401.00	388.92
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	382	377.50–392.50	382.26
19	400–450	433	350.00–377.50	371.72
11	450–500	493	359.00–377.50	366.79
18	500–550	540	320.00–338.00	334.79
13	550–600	571	320.00–345.00	330.75
11	600–650	623	325.00–337.50	332.43
3	650–700	655	335.00–337.50	335.85
3	700–750	723	302.50–320.00	308.27
10	750–800	758	325.00–328.00	327.38
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	875	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	526	352.50–372.50	366.70
26	550–600	569	360.00–374.00	366.33
25	600–650	629	343.00–365.00	354.46
46	650–700	672	357.50–364.00	363.09
143	700–750	713	336.00–354.75	345.95
23	800–850	816	339.50	339.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	330.00–361.00	346.22
7	400–450	434	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	471	277.50–332.50	307.87
9	500–550	529	285.00–307.00	302.38
9	550–600	567	280.00–307.50	299.76
2	600–650	620	250.00–281.00	265.38
4	650–700	675	263.00–310.00	297.00
1	700–750	705	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	790	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	490.00–495.00	491.68
5	300–350	329	442.50–457.50	454.63
9	400–450	422	380.00–397.50	388.43
30	450–500	477	380.00–395.00	386.69
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	189.00–203.00	194.29
1	—	1,420	163.00	163.00
2	—	1,810	210.00–211.00	210.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	160.00–172.00	166.30
4	—	1,024	123.00–135.00	126.91
1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,090	142.00–157.00	149.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	165.00–179.00	169.86
1	—	1,430	153.00	153.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	143.00–159.00	151.93
2	—	1,245	126.00–132.00	128.92
1	—	1,285	110.00	110.00
11	—	1,412	160.00–173.00	164.48
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,207	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,276.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	3,300.00	3,300.00

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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