Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers sharply Higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs sharply Higher, over 700 lbs steady, Most increase on the weaned pre-conditioned and high quality part of the offering. Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.30/cwt on 146 head. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.90 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$391.30

146 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$72.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.49

vs KY average

−6.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	393.78	2,253	141
Medium and Large 2-3	545	321.40	1,752	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.38/cwt here — about $501 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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale146 hd

391.30

—

KY average25 barns · 1,350 hd

365.81

+25.49

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−6.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−17.90

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	1,827	200.13	3,657	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	165.17	2,780	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	157.42	2,045	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	140.36	1,456	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	193.51	2,322	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	220.00	2,871	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	377.77/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	391.08/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	423.88/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,429	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	352.64/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	277.18/cwt	269.00–282.50	2,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	287.18/cwt	283.00–300.00	2,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	370.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	406.24/cwt	367.50–412.00	2,368	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	379.45/cwt	360.00–379.75	3,001	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	327.35/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	337.00/cwt	330.00–351.00	2,207	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	409.45/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	389.43/cwt	382.50–396.00	2,617	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	453.24/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,375	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	353.13/cwt	351.00–357.50	2,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	346.16/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,083	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	343.38/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	383.15/cwt	379.00–390.00	2,605	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	404.66/cwt	367.50–411.00	2,116	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	362.48/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	334.87/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	343.87/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	340.35/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	336.35/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	321.75/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	316.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	338.47/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	452	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,458	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	148.72/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,921	8
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,871	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	212.46/cwt	203.00–219.00	4,287	6
Bulls	—	—	1,695	193.32/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,277	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	176.73/cwt	168.00–186.00	2,686	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	193.51/cwt	181.00–207.00	2,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	157.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,663	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	147.81/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,545	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	104.48/cwt	92.50–111.00	980	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	130.57/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,385	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,683	165.17/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,780	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	160.74/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,093	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	296.66/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	322.13/cwt	322.00–322.50	2,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	324.68/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	339.83/cwt	325.00–362.50	1,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	343.13/cwt	317.50–360.00	1,311	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	792	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	411.97/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	418.16/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	417.05/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,114	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	413.80/cwt	407.50–427.50	1,999	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	604	403.83/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	458.58/cwt	447.50–470.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	437.03/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,534	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	443.35/cwt	415.00–461.00	2,115	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	193.96/cwt	160.00–220.00	1,769	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	401.11/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	394.17/cwt	382.50–402.50	1,809	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	455.52/cwt	452.50–457.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	342.63/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,946	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,193	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	273.10/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	402.33/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	383.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	402.26/cwt	400.00–407.50	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	346.60/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,718	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	300.87/cwt	300.00–301.00	2,891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	326.63/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	298.83/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	319.06/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,304	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	394.12/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 807Last week 630Year ago 1,707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 69Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	331	400.00–407.50	402.26
2	350–400	375	390.00–415.00	402.33
1	400–450	435	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	505	377.50	377.50
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	362.50	362.50
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
8	950–1000	961	300.00–301.00	300.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	410.00–467.50	453.24
18	550–600	573	405.00–435.00	423.88
8	600–650	619	380.00–425.00	409.45
23	650–700	680	379.00–390.00	383.15
3	700–750	748	370.00	370.00
64	750–800	791	360.00–379.75	379.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	950–1000	995	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	472.50	472.50
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	333	452.50–457.00	455.52
5	350–400	374	425.00–440.00	437.03
3	400–450	423	410.00–420.00	415.00
18	450–500	477	415.00–461.00	443.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00–395.00	383.17
7	350–400	374	370.00–392.50	377.77
7	450–500	475	350.00–357.50	352.64
11	500–550	532	340.00–357.50	346.60
17	550–600	568	333.00–355.00	342.63
4	600–650	626	312.50–332.50	327.35
3	650–700	683	320.00–340.00	326.63
4	700–750	717	283.00–300.00	287.18
4	750–800	754	292.50–315.00	298.83
5	850–900	879	269.00–282.50	277.18
4	900–950	908	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	523	367.50–411.00	404.66
101	550–600	583	367.50–412.00	406.24
5	600–650	622	364.00	364.00
155	650–700	672	382.50–396.00	389.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	331.00–350.00	340.35
9	350–400	382	317.50–360.00	343.13
4	400–450	424	320.00–355.00	338.47
2	450–500	483	332.50–340.00	336.35
4	500–550	540	315.00–330.00	321.75
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	661	287.50–300.00	296.66
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	792	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	402.50	402.50
13	400–450	421	380.00–415.00	401.11
10	450–500	459	382.50–402.50	394.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	373	360.00–380.00	370.07
6	400–450	420	380.00–401.00	391.08
6	450–500	479	380.00–403.00	394.12
4	500–550	509	360.00–370.00	362.48
1	550–600	565	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	615	351.00–357.50	353.13
3	650–700	655	330.00–351.00	337.00
7	700–750	722	315.00–322.50	319.06
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	313	342.50–350.00	346.16
4	350–400	369	325.00–362.50	339.83
5	400–450	425	330.00–355.00	343.38
6	450–500	470	315.00–365.00	343.87
4	500–550	521	300.00–345.00	324.68
2	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.87
4	600–650	633	310.00–325.00	316.16
4	650–700	660	322.00–322.50	322.13
1	700–750	705	281.00	281.00
1	900–950	940	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	447.50–470.00	458.58
8	400–450	434	405.00–437.50	418.16
5	450–500	483	407.50–427.50	413.80
7	500–550	507	390.00–430.00	417.05
8	550–600	572	390.00–430.00	411.97
4	600–650	604	390.00–417.50	403.83
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	630	267.50–285.00	273.10
1	700–750	745	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	812	265.00	265.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,292	145.00–154.00	148.72
21	—	1,302	155.00–171.00	160.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	155.00–160.00	157.16
12	—	1,045	140.00–154.00	147.81
3	—	938	92.50–111.00	104.48
5	—	1,061	127.00–134.00	130.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,683	159.00–173.00	165.17
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	220.00	220.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,018	203.00–219.00	212.46
4	—	1,695	191.00–199.00	193.32
2	—	1,520	168.00–186.00	176.73
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	181.00–207.00	193.51

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	6	—	912	160.00–220.00	193.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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