Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, except 400-500 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes and good demand for 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 $400.72/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.64 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$400.72

37 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$41.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

vs KY average

−29.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	401.85	2,218	36
Small 1-2	575	360.00	2,070	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.85/cwt here — about $148 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 sale37 hd

400.72

—

KY average27 barns · 1,478 hd

396.90

+3.82

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−29.91

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−51.64

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	1,518	174.66	2,652	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	164.17	2,667	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	149.55	1,946	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	134.20	1,445	25
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,206	159.80	1,927	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	210.41	2,315	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,208	$2,416	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	500–550	513	406.68/cwt	397.50–419.00	2,086	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	402.75/cwt	387.50–415.00	2,356	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	325.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	967	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	343.91/cwt	341.50–350.00	2,105	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	358.11/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,084	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	314.30/cwt	310.50–316.75	2,401	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	933	318.75/cwt	318.00–319.75	2,974	105
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	300.00/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,223	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	238.74/cwt	237.50–240.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	391.38/cwt	386.00–407.00	2,411	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	318.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,025	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	339.75/cwt	339.75–339.75	2,738	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	350.11/cwt	349.75–356.00	2,279	154
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	378.50/cwt	378.50–378.50	2,483	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	980	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	3,075	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,365	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	803	259.88/cwt	255.00–284.00	2,087	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,777	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,918	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	336.88/cwt	329.00–345.00	1,745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	375.20/cwt	352.00–383.00	1,733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	299.33/cwt	299.00–300.00	2,290	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	806	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	923	217.65/cwt	212.50–223.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	278.43/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	869	285.96/cwt	282.50–300.00	2,485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	243	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	838	4
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,686	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	148.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	2,322	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,206	159.80/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,927	6
Bulls	—	—	1,337	169.45/cwt	156.00–182.00	2,266	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	210.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	2,315	2
Bulls	—	—	1,971	187.70/cwt	183.00–195.00	3,700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	157.48/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,740	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	143.24/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	114.36/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,153	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	127.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,422	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	170.02/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,802	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	163.93/cwt	155.00–172.50	2,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	746	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	288.01/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,961	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	146.31/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,994	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	417.97/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	356.65/cwt	345.00–385.00	2,229	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	366.78/cwt	357.50–377.00	1,515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	324.79/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	459.64/cwt	447.50–495.00	1,958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	522.88/cwt	475.00–550.00	1,971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	239.10/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,416.05/head	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	341	480.53/cwt	457.00–530.00	1,639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	505.37/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	355.95/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	467.70/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	413.11/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	369.31/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	421.07/cwt	417.50–425.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	371.28/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,797	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	324.24/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,910	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	411.25/cwt	405.00–417.50	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	331.18/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	307.05/cwt	303.00–320.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	251.56/cwt	245.00–255.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	259.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	329.52/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,314	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	326.33/cwt	319.00–328.00	2,526	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	430.74/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	417.59/cwt	405.00–422.50	1,750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	497.45/cwt	450.00–565.00	1,383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	482.14/cwt	467.50–505.00	2,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	427.54/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	399.65/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	399.52/cwt	382.50–413.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	444.76/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,202	10

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,433Last week 1,113Year ago 1,874

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 107Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 4

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
11	500–550	513	397.50–419.00	406.68
20	550–600	585	387.50–415.00	402.75
62	600–650	616	386.00–407.00	391.38
76	650–700	656	378.50	378.50
133	750–800	779	356.50	356.50
68	800–850	806	339.75	339.75
60	850–900	879	332.00	332.00
105	900–950	933	318.00–319.75	318.75
56	950–1000	980	313.75	313.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	300	405.00–417.50	411.25
6	350–400	365	405.00–417.50	413.11
8	400–450	445	392.00–410.00	399.65
1	450–500	475	417.50	417.50
4	500–550	503	372.00	372.00
2	600–650	635	322.50–340.00	331.18
16	650–700	666	347.50	347.50
26	750–800	774	319.00–328.00	326.33
1	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
3	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	746	299.00	299.00
3	750–800	765	299.00–300.00	299.33
5	800–850	806	302.50	302.50
5	850–900	869	282.50–300.00	285.96
2	900–950	923	212.50–223.00	217.65
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	450.00–485.00	467.70
6	250–300	278	450.00–565.00	497.45
2	300–350	340	480.00–530.00	505.37
6	350–400	377	475.00–550.00	522.88
6	400–450	426	467.50–505.00	482.14
10	450–500	495	440.00–462.50	444.76
1	500–550	515	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	357.50–377.00	366.78
5	450–500	462	352.00–383.00	375.20
2	500–550	518	329.00–345.00	336.88
8	550–600	566	325.00–330.00	325.63
3	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
8	650–700	681	270.00–287.50	278.43
1	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	967	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	355	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	425	417.50–425.00	421.07
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	528	354.00–360.00	355.95
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
13	600–650	636	310.00–330.00	318.41
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50
9	700–750	741	290.00–305.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	290.50	290.50
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
3	850–900	870	250.00–275.00	259.87
2	900–950	905	237.50–240.00	238.74
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	341	457.00–530.00	480.53
8	400–450	426	447.50–495.00	459.64
4	450–500	498	442.50	442.50
5	500–550	518	390.00–437.50	417.97
8	600–650	625	345.00–385.00	356.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	369.00	369.00
8	550–600	582	352.50–360.00	358.11
47	600–650	612	341.50–350.00	343.91
154	650–700	651	349.75–356.00	350.11
8	700–750	739	320.00	320.00
97	750–800	764	310.50–316.75	314.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	324	365.00–380.00	369.31
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
12	450–500	484	365.00–377.50	371.28
6	500–550	539	322.50–340.00	329.52
27	550–600	589	320.00–337.50	324.24
4	600–650	630	303.00–320.00	307.05
2	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
6	800–850	803	255.00–284.00	259.88
3	900–950	915	245.00–255.00	251.56
1	950–1000	975	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	355	310.00–340.00	324.79
1	400–450	420	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	568	285.00–300.00	292.53
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
6	650–700	681	285.00–291.00	288.01
3	700–750	718	232.50	232.50
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	850	242.50	242.50
1	950–1000	980	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	280	425.00–430.00	427.54
3	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
7	350–400	368	425.00–435.00	430.74
22	400–450	419	405.00–422.50	417.59
12	450–500	467	382.50–413.00	399.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	133.00–134.00	133.51
8	—	1,261	155.00–172.50	163.93
8	—	1,363	140.00–151.00	146.31
1	—	1,210	92.50	92.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	142.00–153.00	148.57
8	—	1,648	161.00–177.00	170.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	156.00–159.00	157.48
10	—	1,066	137.00–151.00	143.24
4	—	1,008	110.00–118.00	114.36
9	—	1,113	122.00–133.00	127.80
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,206	150.00–165.00	159.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,337	156.00–182.00	169.45
4	—	1,971	183.00–195.00	187.70
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	200.00–220.00	210.41

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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	2	—	913	230.00–250.00	239.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	2,050.00–2,700.00	2,416.05

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

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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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