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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 19

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

84 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 148▼ 112 vs year ago 196 · −57.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.75/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −94.19 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$278.75

4 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$125.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.52

vs KY average

−55.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	578	310.00	1,792	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	185.00	1,101	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.00/cwt here — about $691 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

278.75

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−54.52

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−55.51

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−94.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	High	1,918	210.12	4,030	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	156.75	2,365	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	152.79	2,037	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	135.87	1,407	8thin

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	967	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	372.28/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,247	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,684	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,176	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,364	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,047	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,129	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	400.36/cwt	397.50–402.50	1,425	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	333.33/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,477	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	342.42/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,592	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,792	3
Heifers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	282.50/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,723	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	317.34/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,961	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,411	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	223.11/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,506	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,866	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,477	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	386.05/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,656	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	347.55/cwt	337.50–357.50	1,852	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	297.73/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,593	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,946	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,913	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	299.98/cwt	297.50–302.50	2,025	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,009	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	258.80/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,967	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,928	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,918	210.12/cwt	199.00–220.00	4,030	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	121.07/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,156	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	149.76/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	136.33/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,487	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	134.12/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,729	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	158.62/cwt	145.00–171.00	2,137	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	156.75/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,365	4

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 148Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 41Year ago 30

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	131.00–139.00	134.12
16	—	1,347	145.00–171.00	158.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	150.00–162.00	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	146.00–153.00	149.76
2	—	955	120.00–122.00	121.07
4	—	1,091	128.00–144.00	136.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,918	199.00–220.00	210.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	620	225.00–230.00	227.52
2	650–700	675	195.00–250.00	223.11
1	950–1000	995	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	367.50	367.50
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	443	330.00–335.00	333.33
3	450–500	465	337.50–345.00	342.42
3	550–600	578	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	610	277.50–287.50	282.50
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	820	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	307.50–325.00	317.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	356	397.50–402.50	400.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	429	380.00–387.50	386.05
2	500–550	533	337.50–357.50	347.55
1	550–600	560	347.50	347.50
2	600–650	622	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	675	297.50–302.50	299.98
6	700–750	724	277.50	277.50
4	750–800	760	257.50–262.50	258.80
1	900–950	930	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	535	285.00–310.00	297.73
1	750–800	795	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	335	365.00–380.00	372.28
2	450–500	452	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	267.00	267.00
1	950–1000	985	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	242.50	242.50

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.