Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 400 lbs 15.00-25.00 lower, Feeder heifers 10.00 to 25.00 lower except 400-500 lbs they were steady to 5.00 higher, Good to moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $359.65/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.94 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$359.65

61 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$60.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.52

vs KY average

−59.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	360.64	1,996	60
Medium and Large 2-3	500	300.00	1,500	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.64/cwt here — about $496 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

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 sale61 hd

359.65

—

KY average22 barns · 1,031 hd

373.17

−13.52

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

−59.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−93.94

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	1,549	182.29	2,823	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	156.30	2,433	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	142.09	1,867	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	122.40	1,294	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,355	166.02	2,250	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	232.50	2,790	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,275	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	800–850	848	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,720	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.35/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,771	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	699	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,153	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	285.38/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,809	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	365.08/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,353	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	281.95/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	304.51/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,192	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	344.88/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,838	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	315.52/cwt	312.50–317.00	2,717	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	380.09/cwt	370.00–391.00	1,946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	330.90/cwt	325.00–357.50	2,075	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	236.21/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	333.47/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,894	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	332.33/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,200	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	216.15/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	345.31/cwt	337.50–361.00	1,302	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	322.89/cwt	311.00–337.50	1,721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	213.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	382.79/cwt	362.50–397.50	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	267.01/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	340.79/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	314.28/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,832	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	309.98/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	338.53/cwt	330.00–352.50	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	316.12/cwt	312.25–319.75	2,880	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	371.71/cwt	368.00–379.00	2,134	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	348.76/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	325.67/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,048	98
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	247.28/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	286.42/cwt	220.00–302.50	1,644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	239.35/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	316.52/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	450	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	274.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	189.48/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,198	3
Bulls	—	—	1,489	179.21/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,668	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	146.61/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,959	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	139.04/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,520	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	128.55/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,608	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	159.37/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	114.31/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	166.02/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,250	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	110.58/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,147	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	128.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,372	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	160.62/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	250.21/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	757	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	328.50/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	290.11/cwt	283.00–297.50	1,538	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	631	318.09/cwt	312.50–320.00	2,007	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	277.51/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,998	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,541	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	755	282.46/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	314	465.09/cwt	462.50–472.50	1,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	426.30/cwt	410.00–432.50	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	531	380.26/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,019	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	363.95/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,082	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	252.54/cwt	232.00–262.50	1,831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	373.33/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	628	370.98/cwt	369.00–373.00	2,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	419.26/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	362.00/cwt	345.00–377.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	205.72/cwt	199.00–212.50	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	370.50/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	302.21/cwt	302.00–302.50	2,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	358.90/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,716	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	391.14/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	333.65/cwt	321.00–339.00	1,778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.63/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,482	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	312.88/cwt	297.50–321.00	2,093	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	373.75/cwt	371.00–375.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	374.85/cwt	362.50–395.00	1,582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	456.59/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	415.88/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	302.05/cwt	282.50–307.00	2,132	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	309.25/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,933	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	383.49/cwt	379.00–392.50	1,657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	450.88/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	396.61/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,844	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	284.30/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	281.51/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	491	409.54/cwt	399.00–413.00	2,011	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	174.85/cwt	165.00–192.50	1,990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Nov 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,574Last week 727Year ago 1,287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 100Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 31

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
15	500–550	512	370.00–391.00	380.09
22	550–600	574	368.00–379.00	371.71
18	600–650	627	325.00–357.50	330.90
29	650–700	662	325.00–338.00	332.33
4	700–750	733	325.00	325.00
62	800–850	848	320.75	320.75
197	850–900	861	312.50–317.00	315.52
115	900–950	911	312.25–319.75	316.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	305	397.50	397.50
5	350–400	379	375.00–402.50	391.14
3	400–450	428	371.00–375.00	373.75
5	450–500	454	370.00–372.50	370.50
11	500–550	533	321.00–339.00	333.65
12	550–600	586	340.00–342.50	340.79
10	600–650	625	300.00–312.50	309.25
23	650–700	669	297.50–321.00	312.88
9	700–750	706	282.50–307.00	302.05
5	750–800	773	302.00–302.50	302.21
4	850–900	893	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	347.50–350.00	348.76
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	620	220.00–275.00	247.28
3	650–700	668	260.00–285.00	274.90
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00–470.00	450.88
4	300–350	314	462.50–472.50	465.09
14	350–400	382	415.00–430.00	419.26
6	400–450	412	410.00–432.50	426.30
4	450–500	491	399.00–413.00	409.54
6	600–650	628	369.00–373.00	370.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	370	397.50–402.50	400.63
6	400–450	422	362.50–395.00	374.85
3	450–500	465	362.50–397.50	382.79
11	500–550	522	320.00–355.00	339.35
25	550–600	568	320.00–347.50	333.47
4	600–650	621	280.00–297.50	284.30
5	650–700	678	277.50–287.50	281.51
10	700–750	725	232.00–262.50	252.54
2	750–800	773	232.50–240.00	236.21
1	800–850	820	239.00	239.00
2	900–950	915	210.00–222.50	216.15
1	950–1000	955	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	350	361.00	361.00
3	400–450	433	330.00–352.50	338.53
5	450–500	463	300.00–340.00	309.98
2	500–550	530	283.00–297.50	290.11
14	550–600	572	260.00–310.00	281.95
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	307.50	307.50
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	422.50	422.50
4	400–450	419	430.00–435.00	432.49
23	500–550	531	367.50–385.00	380.26
17	550–600	572	362.50–380.00	363.95
8	600–650	631	312.50–320.00	318.09
4	700–750	720	272.50–280.00	277.51
3	750–800	755	270.00–290.00	282.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	500–550	533	341.00–360.00	344.88
98	600–650	629	302.50–330.00	325.67
66	650–700	699	308.00	308.00
81	700–750	720	304.00–311.00	304.51
33	750–800	764	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	345.00–377.50	362.00
9	350–400	377	337.50–361.00	345.31
8	400–450	431	350.00–372.00	365.08
19	450–500	478	340.00–367.50	358.90
12	500–550	533	311.00–337.50	322.89
28	550–600	583	309.00–335.00	314.28
20	600–650	634	270.00–300.00	285.38
10	650–700	676	262.50–270.00	267.01
4	700–750	719	210.00–220.00	213.15
5	800–850	818	199.00–212.50	205.72
1	850–900	895	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	388	302.50–330.00	316.52
1	400–450	440	319.00	319.00
2	450–500	460	322.00–335.00	328.50
17	550–600	574	220.00–302.50	286.42
11	600–650	621	240.00–270.00	250.21
11	650–700	671	230.00–260.00	239.35
2	750–800	757	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	850	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
4	250–300	279	435.00–470.00	456.59
4	300–350	322	390.00–430.00	415.88
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	432	379.00–392.50	383.49
19	450–500	465	380.00–402.50	396.61
6	500–550	508	365.00–375.00	373.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	187.00–193.00	189.48
7	—	1,489	176.00–181.00	179.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,336	138.00–153.00	146.61
7	—	1,251	121.00–135.00	128.55
4	—	1,344	156.00–163.00	159.37
2	—	1,273	110.00–119.00	114.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	135.00–147.00	139.04
7	—	1,037	100.00–120.00	110.58
5	—	1,064	122.00–134.00	128.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,574	155.00–169.00	160.62
2	—	1,513	145.00–146.00	145.49
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	152.00–175.00	166.02

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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	1	—	1,320	192.50	192.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	165.00–192.50	174.85
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,425	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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