Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, over 400 lbs steady except 600-700 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 400-600 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, 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 $391.82/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −61.77 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$391.82

62 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$71.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

vs KY average

−54.03 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	395.26	2,229	59
Medium and Large 2-3	530	324.08	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $71.18/cwt here — about $511 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

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 sale62 hd

391.82

—

KY average23 barns · 561 hd

385.06

+6.76

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−54.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−61.77

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	1,791	198.69	3,559	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	163.21	2,614	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,324	157.26	2,082	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	141.54	1,464	17
Heifers	Select	Average	1,175	217.00	2,550	1thin

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)	1,200	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	420.63/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,956	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	329.31/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,429	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	853	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	365.83/cwt	352.00–373.00	1,965	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	360.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,093	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	363.92/cwt	359.00–365.00	2,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	836	354.99/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,968	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	884	344.25/cwt	344.25–344.25	3,043	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	381.58/cwt	370.00–393.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	312.37/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	313.75/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	365.80/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	584	387.39/cwt	382.00–395.00	2,262	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	362.53/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	407.03/cwt	392.50–409.00	2,198	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	341.98/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	406.32/cwt	404.00–407.00	1,739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	368.88/cwt	365.00–381.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	320.47/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	329.28/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	781	248.38/cwt	221.00–287.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	326.12/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	329.35/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	752	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	897	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	289.99/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	299.05/cwt	263.00–325.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	342.04/cwt	325.00–362.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	285.39/cwt	271.00–315.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	332.33/cwt	317.50–349.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	823	235.82/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,941	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	127.14/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,306	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	161.04/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,175	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,563	186.31/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,844	204.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,762	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,122	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	165.02/cwt	156.00–171.00	2,206	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	146.96/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,568	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	196.27/cwt	194.00–198.00	3,607	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,672	141.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,365	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	171.36/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	338.99/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,288	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	524	310.76/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	305.40/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	144.57/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,829	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	231.77/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	415.31/cwt	415.00–416.50	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	357.46/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	430.33/cwt	422.50–437.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,447	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	382.96/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	421.07/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	425.21/cwt	421.00–431.00	2,194	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	344.35/cwt	343.00–347.00	2,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	425.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,288	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,066	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	415.84/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	421.78/cwt	411.00–430.00	1,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	310.99/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	377.26/cwt	367.50–379.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	390.39/cwt	387.00–391.00	1,702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	331.94/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	377.00/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	355.70/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	355.92/cwt	342.50–367.50	1,879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	375.30/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,426	11

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 Oct 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 951Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	432.50	432.50
2	250–300	283	422.50–437.50	430.33
6	300–350	303	420.00–435.00	425.03
10	350–400	374	411.00–430.00	421.78
5	400–450	420	415.00–416.50	415.31
10	450–500	465	410.00–430.00	420.63
4	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	623	351.00–370.00	357.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	427	325.00–362.00	342.04
4	450–500	465	315.00–357.50	329.31
13	500–550	524	300.00–355.00	310.76
6	550–600	583	320.00–339.00	329.28
5	650–700	678	305.00–307.00	305.40
2	700–750	705	272.50	272.50
4	750–800	781	221.00–287.00	248.38
2	850–900	897	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	382.00	382.00
1	350–400	365	407.00	407.00
6	400–450	436	387.00–391.00	390.39
3	450–500	470	370.00–393.00	381.58
5	500–550	528	342.50–367.50	355.92
15	550–600	581	355.00–370.00	360.26
3	600–650	616	310.00–317.00	312.37
2	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	735	313.00–314.00	313.75
2	750–800	758	309.00–313.00	310.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	360.00–390.00	377.00
4	300–350	315	365.00–381.00	368.88
11	350–400	380	371.00–380.00	375.30
3	400–450	422	352.50–362.50	355.70
17	450–500	469	357.00–375.00	365.80
2	500–550	525	347.00	347.00
3	550–600	558	330.00–349.00	341.98
1	600–650	645	327.50	327.50
3	650–700	686	337.50	337.50
7	700–750	736	317.00–323.00	320.47
9	750–800	758	320.00	320.00
8	800–850	807	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	537	352.00–373.00	365.83
11	550–600	563	359.00–365.00	363.92
42	650–700	671	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	853	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	380	305.00–350.00	338.99
4	400–450	424	310.00–337.50	329.35
3	450–500	460	317.50–349.00	332.33
1	500–550	515	281.00	281.00
5	550–600	575	263.00–325.00	299.05
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	655	313.00	313.00
5	700–750	703	270.00–295.00	289.99
2	750–800	752	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	823	225.00–251.00	235.82
3	850–900	883	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	925	221.00	221.00
1	950–1000	960	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	415.00–417.50	415.84
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
12	400–450	429	380.00–387.00	382.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	540	392.50–409.00	407.03
34	550–600	584	382.00–395.00	387.39
3	600–650	618	360.00–367.50	362.53
13	700–750	725	358.00	358.00
45	800–850	836	352.00–360.00	354.99
62	850–900	884	344.25	344.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	338	400.00–405.00	402.48
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	428	404.00–407.00	406.32
2	450–500	480	401.00	401.00
7	550–600	562	367.50–379.00	377.26
1	600–650	605	321.00	321.00
3	650–700	668	325.00–341.00	331.94
6	700–750	704	343.00–347.00	344.35
3	800–850	831	329.00	329.00
5	1050–1100	1,066	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	520	322.00–330.00	326.12
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
3	750–800	765	271.00–315.00	285.39
1	850–900	890	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	311	420.00	420.00
13	400–450	422	417.00–425.00	421.07
4	450–500	456	410.00	410.00
10	500–550	516	421.00–431.00	425.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	117.50	117.50
6	—	1,027	119.00–133.00	127.14
4	—	1,041	156.00–166.00	161.04
6	—	1,067	143.00–152.00	146.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	81.00	81.00
18	—	1,337	156.00–171.00	165.02
5	—	1,265	143.00–146.00	144.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,672	139.00–145.00	141.46
8	—	1,575	167.00–174.00	171.36
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	217.00	217.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	185.00–188.00	186.31
6	—	1,844	200.00–210.00	204.02
3	—	1,838	194.00–198.00	196.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	225.00–240.00	231.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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