Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $393.61/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −58.75 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$393.61

82 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$59.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs KY average

−23.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	395.07	2,171	80
Medium and Large 2-3	570	335.26	1,911	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.81/cwt here — about $260 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 sale82 hd

393.61

—

KY average25 barns · 981 hd

380.97

+12.64

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−23.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−58.75

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	1,777	197.44	3,509	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	154.95	2,467	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	150.83	2,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	135.81	1,464	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	190.00	2,252	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$2,172	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	950–1000	960	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,178	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	370.90/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	386.25/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	374.70/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,806	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	291.68/cwt	267.50–320.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	376.64/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,316	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,675	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	362.91/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	339.56/cwt	327.50–342.25	2,570	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	379.74/cwt	367.50–387.50	1,435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	378.55/cwt	360.00–379.25	2,574	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,749	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	393.17/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,241	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	400.61/cwt	380.00–407.50	2,051	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	392.75/cwt	375.00–403.00	2,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	353.88/cwt	349.00–358.00	3,089	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,119	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	941	326.12/cwt	319.75–332.50	3,069	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	258.13/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	313.21/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	337.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	266.39/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,918	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	338.61/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	332.66/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	289.17/cwt	282.50–292.50	2,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	329.41/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	335.26/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	355.33/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,702	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	907	252.50/cwt	242.50–255.00	2,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	279.40/cwt	265.00–302.50	1,847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	153.97/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,698	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	111.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,109	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	141.63/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,537	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	204.07/cwt	196.00–211.00	3,714	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	148.68/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,961	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	165.14/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	147.31/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	302.59/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	285.88/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	280.38/cwt	250.00–302.50	1,890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	786	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,397	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	159.41/cwt	155.00–168.00	2,179	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	2,172.10/head	1,875.00–2,475.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,575.00/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	411.94/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,175	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	391.89/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	470.34/cwt	450.00–515.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	417.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	419.55/cwt	407.50–445.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	401.25/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,585	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	193.01/cwt	173.00–210.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	426.26/cwt	425.00–427.50	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	414.38/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	420.76/cwt	409.00–437.50	1,755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	626	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	390.63/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	223	440.75/cwt	425.00–460.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	334.83/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,558	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	372.60/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	420.00/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,146	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	368.31/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	327.66/cwt	317.50–337.00	2,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	441.11/cwt	430.00–452.50	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	811	333.25/cwt	333.25–333.25	2,703	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	346.40/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	336.55/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,727	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	337.87/cwt	330.00–343.00	1,882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	367.68/cwt	352.50–377.50	2,125	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	395.44/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,843	4

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,182Last week 1,005Year ago 1,898

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 74Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 9

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
26	500–550	512	380.00–407.50	400.61
44	550–600	570	382.50–405.00	393.17
13	600–650	615	372.50–381.00	376.64
82	650–700	680	360.00–379.25	378.55
70	700–750	741	371.00	371.00
180	850–900	873	349.00–358.00	353.88
121	900–950	941	319.75–332.50	326.12
66	950–1000	960	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	392.50–410.00	401.25
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	460	391.00	391.00
6	550–600	587	362.50–377.50	368.31
8	650–700	678	337.50–355.00	346.40
14	750–800	764	325.00–336.00	334.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	320.00–332.50	329.41
11	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	355.33
2	550–600	570	320.00–350.00	335.26
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	735	285.00–300.00	290.00
4	750–800	786	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	830	295.00–310.00	302.59
1	850–900	855	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	450.00–515.00	470.34
2	300–350	323	425.00–427.50	426.26
2	350–400	390	430.00–452.50	441.11
13	400–450	427	405.00–422.50	414.38
4	500–550	511	417.50–422.50	420.00
3	600–650	626	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	362.50	362.50
2	300–350	330	361.00	361.00
5	350–400	378	367.50–387.50	379.74
9	400–450	427	365.00–377.50	370.90
19	450–500	482	360.00–377.00	374.70
20	500–550	513	330.00–345.00	336.55
11	550–600	557	330.00–343.00	337.87
2	600–650	607	310.00	310.00
40	850–900	852	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	517	375.00–403.00	392.75
12	550–600	587	361.00	361.00
8	600–650	628	355.00–367.50	362.91
3	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
90	750–800	757	327.50–342.25	339.56
57	800–850	811	333.25	333.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	327.50–350.00	332.66
4	400–450	425	330.00–340.00	337.47
8	450–500	473	320.00–350.00	338.61
2	550–600	570	305.00–321.00	313.21
4	600–650	642	252.50–260.00	258.13
4	650–700	661	265.00–302.50	279.40
6	700–750	720	260.00–279.00	266.39
3	750–800	755	282.50–292.50	289.17
5	900–950	907	242.50–255.00	252.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	425.00–460.00	440.75
5	250–300	281	415.00–430.00	417.72
16	400–450	428	380.00–400.00	390.63
4	450–500	470	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	380.00–392.50	386.25
4	450–500	466	391.00–400.00	395.44
3	500–550	510	362.50–377.50	372.60
10	550–600	578	352.50–377.50	367.68
3	600–650	640	312.50	312.50
8	650–700	661	317.50–337.00	327.66
2	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	473	267.50–320.00	291.68
2	500–550	528	275.00–297.50	285.88
3	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	674	250.00–302.50	280.38
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	326	417.50	417.50
4	350–400	370	407.50–445.00	419.55
15	400–450	417	409.00–437.50	420.76
8	500–550	528	385.00–423.00	411.94
5	550–600	569	385.00–402.50	391.89
1	600–650	600	347.00	347.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	153.00–155.00	153.97
3	—	993	105.00–115.00	111.73
8	—	1,085	135.00–148.00	141.63
2	—	1,153	129.00–132.00	130.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	142.00–152.00	148.68
1	—	1,285	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,367	155.00–168.00	159.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	160.00–169.00	165.14
4	—	1,570	135.00–153.00	147.31
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	190.00	190.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	196.00–211.00	204.07
1	—	1,695	182.00	182.00
1	—	1,730	193.00	193.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,875.00–2,475.00	2,172.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	173.00–210.00	193.01

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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