Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. However all classes sold with increased demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.67/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −73.69 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$378.67

36 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.15

vs KY average

−50.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	378.67	2,058	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale36 hd

378.67

—

KY average23 barns · 1,033 hd

387.82

−9.15

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−50.48

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−73.69

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	1,926	206.07	3,970	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	166.64	2,685	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,316	151.00	1,987	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,078	135.28	1,458	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	210.00	2,426	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	235.00	2,609	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	922	326.00/cwt	324.50–327.50	3,006	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	347.26/cwt	347.00–347.50	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	394.66/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	313.30/cwt	305.00–329.00	2,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	299.54/cwt	299.50–301.00	2,870	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	314.86/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,977	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	399.79/cwt	385.00–410.00	2,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	253.19/cwt	239.00–267.50	2,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	367.53/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,764	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	321.75/cwt	316.00–327.50	2,140	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	323.05/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,996	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	392.16/cwt	387.00–397.50	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	296.00/cwt	283.00–302.50	2,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	355.94/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,043	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	370.71/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,347	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	806	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	273.06/cwt	265.00–282.50	2,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	258.96/cwt	255.00–261.00	2,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	355.25/cwt	355.25–355.25	2,643	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	354.09/cwt	353.75–359.00	2,461	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	333.38/cwt	331.75–335.00	2,797	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	281.73/cwt	281.00–282.50	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	389.98/cwt	382.50–393.00	1,899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	279.00/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	358.91/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,856	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	347.66/cwt	339.50–350.50	2,733	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	262.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	349.61/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	238.62/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	667	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	335.01/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	290.86/cwt	280.00–302.50	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	330.50/cwt	321.00–340.00	1,586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	132.69/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,694	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	179.57/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,187	2
Bulls	—	—	1,978	216.58/cwt	211.00–220.00	4,284	6
Bulls	—	—	1,920	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	163.26/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,158	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	145.67/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,916	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	158.06/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	145.30/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,624	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	113.16/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	337.32/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	803	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,342	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	129.76/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,374	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	166.64/cwt	159.00–174.00	2,685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	382.08/cwt	380.00–382.50	1,949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	402.22/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	339.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	308.67/cwt	272.50–322.50	1,963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	777	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	412.90/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,511	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	411.25/cwt	402.50–420.00	1,966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	422.06/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	365.31/cwt	362.50–371.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	361.12/cwt	354.00–375.00	1,867	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	363.64/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,095	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	366.65/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,116	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	395.51/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	288.81/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	333.86/cwt	325.00–347.50	2,133	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	402.55/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	342.08/cwt	337.50–347.50	2,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	488.13/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	364.67/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,889	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	377.40/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	325.76/cwt	317.50–328.00	2,359	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	441.67/cwt	430.00–455.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	405.58/cwt	402.50–415.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	340.63/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,265	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	386.28/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	436.70/cwt	422.50–467.50	1,646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	314.97/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,268	2

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 Dec 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 921Year ago 1,638

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 69Year ago 96

No Comparison due to Thanksgiving Holiday last week. However all classes sold with increased demand.

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
12	500–550	518	385.00–410.00	399.79
2	550–600	565	387.00–397.50	392.16
42	600–650	633	355.00–379.00	370.71
76	650–700	695	353.75–359.00	354.09
40	700–750	744	355.25	355.25
162	750–800	786	339.50–350.50	347.66
132	800–850	839	331.75–335.00	333.38
123	900–950	922	324.50–327.50	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	369	390.00–417.50	402.55
6	450–500	469	360.00–387.50	377.40
8	500–550	518	360.00–367.50	364.67
14	550–600	577	355.00–375.00	366.65
17	600–650	639	325.00–347.50	333.86
5	650–700	665	330.00–347.50	340.63
13	700–750	724	317.50–328.00	325.76
14	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	312.50	312.50
12	850–900	860	325.00	325.00
35	950–1000	958	299.50–301.00	299.54
1	1000–1050	1,000	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	321.00–340.00	330.50
4	600–650	636	272.50–322.50	308.67
2	650–700	667	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	712	280.00–302.50	290.86
3	800–850	803	290.00–295.00	291.67
1	850–900	885	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	777	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	430.00–455.00	441.67
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
4	300–350	320	450.00–530.00	488.13
8	350–400	377	422.50–467.50	436.70
8	400–450	423	410.00–427.50	422.06
6	450–500	478	402.50–420.00	411.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	368	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	428	362.50–371.00	365.31
25	450–500	480	360.00–377.50	367.53
2	500–550	518	347.00–347.50	347.26
5	550–600	585	337.50–347.50	342.08
15	600–650	618	320.00–327.00	323.05
15	650–700	665	316.00–327.50	321.75
10	700–750	737	283.00–302.50	296.00
2	750–800	775	280.00–297.50	288.81
3	800–850	810	255.00–261.00	258.96
6	850–900	855	239.00–267.50	253.19
1	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	350.00–367.50	358.91
15	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	355.94
3	600–650	638	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00–375.00	349.61
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	425	330.00–345.00	337.32
4	450–500	473	330.00–350.00	339.47
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	402.50–415.00	405.58
8	350–400	366	400.00–437.50	412.90
4	400–450	424	392.50–400.00	395.51
2	450–500	468	380.00–392.50	386.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	382.50	382.50
3	400–450	443	390.00–397.00	394.66
7	450–500	487	382.50–393.00	389.98
6	500–550	517	354.00–375.00	361.12
10	550–600	576	352.50–370.00	363.64
4	600–650	628	300.00–320.00	314.86
10	650–700	675	305.00–329.00	313.30
2	700–750	715	281.00–282.50	281.73
4	750–800	774	265.00–282.50	273.06
3	800–850	806	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	965	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	576	325.00–340.00	335.01
5	650–700	684	277.50–280.00	279.00
3	700–750	717	250.00–275.00	262.59
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	820	222.50–252.50	238.62
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	335	472.50	472.50
1	350–400	390	432.50	432.50
4	450–500	464	400.00–403.00	402.22
6	500–550	510	380.00–382.50	382.08
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	720	312.50–317.50	314.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,277	131.00–134.00	132.69
19	—	1,322	155.00–175.00	163.26
18	—	1,315	135.00–154.00	145.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	157.00–159.00	158.06
12	—	1,118	135.00–154.00	145.30
5	—	1,044	104.00–118.00	113.16
10	—	1,059	120.00–134.00	129.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,611	159.00–174.00	166.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	235.00	235.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	171.00–188.00	179.57
6	—	1,978	211.00–220.00	216.58
1	—	1,920	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	210.00	210.00

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