Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, with 400-500 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers mixed with most weight classes 6.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.31/cwt on 192 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −37.05 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$415.31

192 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

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

$77.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.57

vs KY average

+1.79 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	422.60	2,357	174
Medium and Large 2-3	550	344.91	1,897	18thin

One grade step is worth $77.68/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale192 hd

415.31

—

KY average23 barns · 1,229 hd

393.74

+21.57

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

+1.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−37.05

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	—	High	1,861	192.21	3,576	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	151.57	2,540	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	146.73	1,903	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	140.31	1,485	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,174	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	404.89/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,130	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,972	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	389.86/cwt	389.00–390.00	1,680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	366.36/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,312	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	310.80/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	507	310.66/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	349.26/cwt	337.00–357.50	2,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,350	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	414.18/cwt	410.00–417.50	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	358.24/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,892	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	374.11/cwt	367.50–377.00	2,682	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	338.43/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,963	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	318.54/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,281	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	334.70/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,095	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	368.14/cwt	359.00–377.75	2,875	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	362.55/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,882	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	340.41/cwt	332.50–357.00	1,964	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	329.12/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,557	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	387.09/cwt	371.00–395.00	1,846	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,510	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	845	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,924	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	376.77/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	359.78/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,036	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	403.36/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	769	253.29/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	371.27/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	326.61/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	359.29/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	561	343.46/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,927	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	336.25/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	276.37/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	872	280.91/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,450	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	350.39/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	511	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	614	284.59/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	328.41/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,709	155.79/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,662	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	147.35/cwt	142.00–152.00	2,419	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	156.47/cwt	153.00–164.00	2,026	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	129.84/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	202.68/cwt	200.00–204.00	4,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,607	185.20/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	142.48/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,845	15
Bulls	—	—	1,967	192.66/cwt	190.00–198.00	3,790	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	124.31/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,234	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	155.75/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	145.70/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	283.63/cwt	272.50–289.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	307.88/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	313.21/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	909	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	824	308.71/cwt	299.00–317.00	2,544	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	542.42/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	416.89/cwt	410.00–429.00	1,763	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	418.11/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	446.96/cwt	431.00–500.00	1,663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,173.86/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	432.82/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,039	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	363.07/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	573	459.50/cwt	459.50–459.50	2,633	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	441.35/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,505	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	441.09/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	309.20/cwt	302.50–315.00	2,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	319.83/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	339.32/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,754	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	335.83/cwt	327.00–343.00	2,250	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	365.04/cwt	352.50–375.00	1,723	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	372.57/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	335.08/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	404.82/cwt	395.00–413.00	1,923	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	327.34/cwt	312.50–335.00	2,026	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	308.00/cwt	304.00–315.00	2,347	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	338.95/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,417	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	404.19/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	376.68/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	334.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,299	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	408.65/cwt	407.00–412.50	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	453.16/cwt	425.00–515.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	392.21/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,855	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	364.48/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,067	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	978	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	408.21/cwt	385.00–422.50	1,710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	469.57/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	460.84/cwt	423.00–480.00	1,922	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	460.77/cwt	440.00–471.00	1,742	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	406.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	511.33/cwt	510.00–512.50	1,396	2

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 Sep 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,473Last week 2,284Year ago 1,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 143Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
10	500–550	527	300.00–343.00	326.61
4	550–600	565	280.00–325.00	310.80
1	600–650	615	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	410.00–417.50	414.18
5	350–400	366	400.00–409.00	403.36
7	400–450	431	389.00–390.00	389.86
10	450–500	477	371.00–395.00	387.09
12	500–550	519	350.00–377.00	362.55
14	550–600	577	332.50–357.00	340.41
8	600–650	626	320.00–340.00	334.70
12	650–700	670	327.00–343.00	335.83
5	700–750	716	307.00–327.00	318.54
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	895	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	540.00–545.00	542.42
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	437.50	437.50
9	350–400	372	431.00–500.00	446.96
17	400–450	423	410.00–429.00	416.89
7	450–500	464	407.00–412.50	408.65
3	600–650	615	355.00–367.50	363.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	526	380.00–415.00	404.89
5	550–600	574	380.00	380.00
13	600–650	631	355.00–370.00	366.36
7	650–700	662	355.00	355.00
107	700–750	717	367.50–377.00	374.11
134	750–800	781	359.00–377.75	368.14
62	800–850	845	346.00	346.00
60	900–950	906	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	365	427.50	427.50
3	400–450	430	402.50–407.50	404.19
21	450–500	475	395.00–413.00	404.82
12	500–550	518	370.00–377.50	372.57
30	550–600	567	359.00–375.00	364.48
9	600–650	615	322.50–340.00	335.08
24	650–700	687	320.00–345.00	334.71
7	700–750	713	337.50–340.00	338.95
35	750–800	777	325.00–335.00	329.12
5	950–1000	978	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	418	370.00–372.50	371.27
17	450–500	470	332.50–382.50	359.29
4	500–550	511	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	561	320.00–347.50	343.46
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	767	310.00–317.00	313.21
4	800–850	824	299.00–317.00	308.71
3	850–900	870	295.00–315.00	307.88
17	900–950	909	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	460.00–480.00	469.57
2	250–300	273	510.00–512.50	511.33
9	300–350	341	435.00–449.00	441.35
12	350–400	378	440.00–471.00	460.77
34	400–450	417	423.00–480.00	460.84
15	450–500	471	432.50–437.50	432.82
88	550–600	573	459.50	459.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	322.50–350.00	336.25
6	350–400	377	340.00–360.00	350.39
9	450–500	474	300.00–345.00	328.41
5	500–550	507	300.00–320.00	310.66
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
6	600–650	614	280.00–300.00	284.59
3	650–700	687	272.50–289.00	283.63
3	700–750	718	265.00–289.00	276.37
6	750–800	769	250.00–270.00	253.29
1	800–850	835	282.50	282.50
12	850–900	872	272.50–285.00	280.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	528	350.00–372.50	358.24
15	550–600	566	357.50–362.50	359.78
7	600–650	620	337.00–357.50	349.26
1	650–700	685	360.00	360.00
71	700–750	713	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	365.00–387.50	376.77
6	350–400	361	370.00–390.00	376.68
16	450–500	472	352.50–375.00	365.04
16	500–550	517	330.00–341.00	339.32
23	550–600	580	330.00–345.00	338.43
36	600–650	619	312.50–335.00	327.34
11	650–700	664	311.00–325.00	319.83
3	700–750	720	302.50–315.00	309.20
22	750–800	762	304.00–315.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	425.00–515.00	453.16
2	250–300	275	425.00–455.00	441.09
3	300–350	320	400.00–420.00	406.78
12	350–400	374	400.00–440.00	418.11
18	400–450	419	385.00–422.50	408.21
45	450–500	473	380.00–415.00	392.21
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,709	153.00–164.00	155.79
5	—	1,642	142.00–152.00	147.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,295	153.00–164.00	156.47
2	—	1,323	125.00–135.00	129.84
15	—	1,295	136.00–150.00	142.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	115.00	115.00
3	—	993	118.00–130.00	124.31
3	—	1,062	153.00–158.00	155.75
5	—	1,080	139.00–152.00	145.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,000	200.00–204.00	202.68
5	—	1,607	184.00–187.00	185.20
8	—	1,967	190.00–198.00	192.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,210	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,173.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	241.00	241.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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

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