Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-10.00 lower, over 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $388.54/cwt on 102 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.82 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$388.54

102 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$68.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.66

vs KY average

−36.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	587	391.91	2,299	97
Medium and Large 2-3	535	323.06	1,729	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.85/cwt here — about $570 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

388.54

—

KY average25 barns · 921 hd

370.87

+17.66

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−36.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−63.82

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
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,190	210.00	2,499	1thin
Bulls	—	Average	1,645	181.10	2,979	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	153.86	2,576	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,322	139.95	1,850	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	126.07	1,322	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	200.49	2,195	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,781	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	550–600	577	313.15/cwt	280.00–332.50	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	252.40/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	673	280.26/cwt	272.50–302.50	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	243.73/cwt	220.00–271.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	334.25/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	356.01/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	372.68/cwt	372.50–377.00	2,452	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	397.48/cwt	377.50–398.75	2,341	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	362.32/cwt	342.50–369.00	2,601	160
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	379.52/cwt	362.00–390.00	1,795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	315.08/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	330.75/cwt	321.75–338.75	2,378	148
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	2,816	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	303.05/cwt	290.00–321.00	2,076	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	332.45/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,865	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	351.70/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,254	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	356.84/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,041	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	342	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	305.12/cwt	280.00–317.50	2,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	893	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	304.27/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	320.93/cwt	290.00–333.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	298.74/cwt	297.50–300.00	2,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	294.56/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	325.10/cwt	312.00–333.00	1,658	3
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	500–550	540	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	105.79/cwt	94.00–118.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	200.49/cwt	177.50–225.00	2,195	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,190	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	181.51/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	167.04/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,895	194.55/cwt	194.00–195.00	3,687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	147.54/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,427	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	127.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	161.04/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,255	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	110.06/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,188	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	125.37/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,309	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	146.39/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,953	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	603	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,640	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	145.55/cwt	138.00–152.50	1,496	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,703	160.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	582	382.00/cwt	380.00–382.50	2,223	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	300.48/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	316.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	222.50–275.00	1,752	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,871.02/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	425.63/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	426.47/cwt	415.00–437.50	1,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	194.61/cwt	160.00–230.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	334.96/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	389.18/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	290.17/cwt	280.00–311.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	302.65/cwt	297.00–307.50	1,913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	348.55/cwt	341.00–360.00	1,844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	364.00/cwt	362.50–367.50	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	376.28/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	359.66/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	424.60/cwt	413.00–437.50	1,826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	356.04/cwt	340.00–358.00	2,126	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	330.60/cwt	323.00–342.50	2,023	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	388.59/cwt	372.50–400.00	1,861	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	358.21/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	247	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,037	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	427.37/cwt	417.50–437.50	1,577	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	406.28/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	372.45/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,624	12

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 978Last week 1,574Year ago 1,212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 111Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	490	332.50	332.50
3	500–550	533	272.50–320.00	304.27
8	550–600	577	280.00–332.50	313.15
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
7	650–700	673	272.50–302.50	280.26
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	765	237.50–260.00	252.40
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	292	382.50	382.50
2	300–350	320	375.00–402.50	389.18
10	450–500	473	362.00–390.00	379.52
6	500–550	529	341.00–360.00	348.55
9	550–600	572	342.50–365.00	356.84
4	600–650	624	322.50–340.00	334.25
5	650–700	675	310.00–330.00	315.08
2	700–750	735	290.00–295.00	292.48
1	750–800	765	301.00	301.00
2	800–850	833	290.00–295.00	292.49
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	415.00–437.50	426.47
3	400–450	415	410.00–455.00	425.63
2	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	518	377.50	377.50
5	550–600	582	380.00–382.50	382.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	387.50	387.50
83	550–600	589	377.50–398.75	397.48
17	600–650	641	345.00–360.00	351.70
74	650–700	658	372.50–377.00	372.68
160	700–750	718	342.50–369.00	362.32
64	800–850	827	340.50	340.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
6	450–500	479	290.00–333.00	320.93
3	500–550	510	312.00–333.00	325.10
2	550–600	573	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	618	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	280.00–310.00	294.56
11	750–800	763	280.00–317.50	305.12
2	800–850	810	297.50–300.00	298.74
3	850–900	893	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	925	280.00	280.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	362.50	362.50
13	450–500	479	372.50–400.00	388.59
4	500–550	525	350.00–362.50	358.21
9	550–600	597	340.00–358.00	356.04
10	600–650	612	323.00–342.50	330.60
5	650–700	662	320.00–342.50	334.96
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00
6	900–950	911	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	423.00	423.00
17	350–400	369	417.50–437.50	427.37
13	400–450	430	413.00–437.50	424.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	367	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	316.77
6	550–600	576	285.00–317.50	300.48
1	600–650	630	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	674	220.00–271.00	243.73
3	700–750	730	222.50–275.00	240.00
1	750–800	755	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	840	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	350.00–363.00	356.01
148	700–750	719	321.75–338.75	330.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	385.00	385.00
6	350–400	374	375.00–380.00	376.28
5	400–450	414	362.50–367.50	364.00
8	450–500	485	342.50–365.00	359.66
2	500–550	500	345.00	345.00
8	550–600	561	322.50–342.50	332.45
8	600–650	632	297.00–307.50	302.65
11	650–700	685	290.00–321.00	303.05
3	700–750	711	280.00–311.00	290.17
1	800–850	800	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	860	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	250	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	353	402.50–410.00	406.28
12	400–450	436	370.00–375.00	372.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	603	272.00	272.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,413	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,871.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	160.00–230.00	194.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	94.00–118.00	105.79
3	—	1,230	120.00–133.00	127.92
3	—	1,400	158.00–165.00	161.04
17	—	1,334	135.00–153.00	146.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	143.00–153.00	147.54
4	—	1,703	155.00–165.00	160.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,079	100.00–116.00	110.06
9	—	1,044	120.00–132.00	125.37
1	—	1,005	157.50	157.50
2	—	1,028	138.00–152.50	145.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	177.50–225.00	200.49
Beef/Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	210.00	210.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	180.00–183.00	181.51
2	—	1,550	160.00–175.00	167.04
2	—	1,895	194.00–195.00	194.55

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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