Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, 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 $394.26/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.33 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$394.26

21 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$76.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.28

vs KY average

−49.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	401.55	2,157	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	325.00	1,739	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.55/cwt here — about $418 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

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 sale21 hd

394.26

—

KY average21 barns · 533 hd

396.54

−2.28

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−49.84

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−59.33

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	1,845	189.93	3,505	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	159.30	2,631	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,313	141.21	1,854	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	129.61	1,334	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,275	195.00	2,486	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	144.61/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,598	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	166.90/cwt	156.00–184.00	2,824	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	188.33/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,399	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	197.49/cwt	197.00–198.00	3,729	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	331	332.45/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	302.90/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	316.55/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,497	4
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	402.62/cwt	372.50–405.50	2,468	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	366.37/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	976	319.75/cwt	319.75–319.75	3,121	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	331.76/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	790	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,674	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	372.53/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	415.75/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,162	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	386.50/cwt	380.00–393.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	319.32/cwt	312.50–325.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	388.30/cwt	383.00–391.00	1,903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	330.75/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	321.18/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	387.27/cwt	381.00–415.00	2,196	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	350.26/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	146.01/cwt	137.50–154.00	2,308	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	125.93/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,713	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	162.14/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,015	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	143.70/cwt	135.00–154.00	1,905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	310.81/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	303.39/cwt	287.50–320.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	291.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,976	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	110.06/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	409.72/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,958	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	432.18/cwt	419.00–450.00	1,794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	442.60/cwt	432.50–460.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	553	410.01/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	472.64/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	494.04/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	247	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	450.20/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	387.94/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,839	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	434.88/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,218	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	326.23/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	416.22/cwt	402.50–430.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	629	354.52/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	442.66/cwt	432.50–447.50	1,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	946	320.85/cwt	320.85–320.85	3,035	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	383.36/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	427.05/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	412.90/cwt	393.00–420.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	347.79/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	326.60/cwt	321.00–342.50	1,855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	347.34/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,296	3

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 1,433Year ago 798

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 100Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	195.00	195.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,105	137.00–150.00	144.61
2	—	1,020	125.00–127.00	125.98
5	—	927	100.00–118.00	110.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,692	156.00–184.00	166.90
4	—	1,581	137.50–154.00	146.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,360	120.00–133.00	125.93
4	—	1,243	155.00–167.00	162.14
8	—	1,326	135.00–154.00	143.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	186.00–191.00	188.33
2	—	1,888	197.00–198.00	197.49
1	—	1,840	178.00	178.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	380.00–393.00	386.50
3	450–500	490	383.00–391.00	388.30
1	500–550	535	362.50	362.50
3	550–600	593	367.50–375.00	372.53
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	770	302.50	302.50
2	800–850	840	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	320.00–360.00	340.00
6	550–600	575	320.00–343.00	331.76
7	650–700	678	285.00–300.00	291.49
2	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	360	432.50–460.00	442.60
4	400–450	415	419.00–450.00	432.18
1	450–500	470	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	510	420.00–440.00	434.88
2	550–600	553	407.50–412.50	410.01
10	600–650	629	347.50–357.50	354.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	327.50–340.00	332.45
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	473	310.00–335.00	316.55
3	500–550	540	310.00–312.50	310.81
6	550–600	577	297.00–315.00	302.90
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	520	355.00–370.00	366.37
2	600–650	613	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	371.00	371.00
5	400–450	438	340.00–360.00	347.79
4	450–500	475	340.00–360.00	350.26
11	500–550	530	320.00–340.00	330.75
17	550–600	568	321.00–342.50	326.60
3	600–650	625	312.50–325.00	319.32
2	700–750	730	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	308	402.50–430.00	416.22
10	350–400	383	405.00–437.50	427.05
9	400–450	437	393.00–420.00	412.90
11	450–500	474	385.00–390.00	387.94
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	520	385.00–440.00	415.75
6	550–600	567	381.00–415.00	387.27
82	600–650	613	372.50–405.50	402.62
62	750–800	790	338.50	338.50
56	900–950	946	320.85	320.85
56	950–1000	976	319.75	319.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	380.00–385.00	383.36
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	580	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	600	357.50	357.50
3	650–700	661	340.00–351.00	347.34
2	700–750	730	325.00–327.50	326.23
4	750–800	765	310.00–330.00	321.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	675	287.50–320.00	303.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	455.00	455.00
3	250–300	265	475.00–505.00	494.04
4	300–350	317	465.00–475.00	472.64
2	350–400	375	435.00–465.00	450.20
9	400–450	424	432.50–447.50	442.66
9	450–500	478	407.00–415.00	409.72

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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