Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.68/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 2 of 10 comparable sales and sits −37.90 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$367.68

13 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$24.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.77

vs KY average

−42.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	369.57	2,030	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	345.00	1,949	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.57/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 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 sale13 hd

367.68

—

KY average9 barns · 635 hd

370.45

−2.77

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−42.42

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−37.90

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	1,554	190.45	2,960	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	165.03	2,610	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	153.06	1,984	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	133.77	1,395	39

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$3,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,075	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	965	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	992	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	320.57/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	441.24/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	382.46/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	355.61/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	403.21/cwt	385.00–422.50	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	280.93/cwt	272.50–285.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	386.63/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	393.79/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	375.62/cwt	367.50–382.50	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	307.40/cwt	297.50–317.50	2,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	380.06/cwt	377.50–382.50	1,558	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	575	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,711	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	382.49/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	167.46/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	142.22/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,536	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	168.95/cwt	155.00–179.00	2,656	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	163.74/cwt	154.00–180.00	2,158	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	144.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,845	20
Bulls	—	—	1,180	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	333.73/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	472.84/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	384.37/cwt	377.50–392.50	1,849	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	204.20/cwt	175.00–232.50	2,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	414.77/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	409.95/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	393.67/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	434.67/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	418.01/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,998	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	377.42/cwt	372.50–380.00	2,117	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	400.55/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,919	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	433.52/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	255.73/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	441.23/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	445.50/cwt	422.50–480.00	1,671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	403.03/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,261	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	850	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	352.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	97.29/cwt	90.00–110.00	937	3
Bulls	—	—	1,364	177.97/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,428	7
Bulls	—	—	1,981	210.91/cwt	206.00–215.00	4,178	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	127.43/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,334	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,599	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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 119Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 1Year ago 0

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	462.50	462.50
3	350–400	375	455.00–490.00	472.84
2	400–450	420	440.00–442.50	441.24
4	450–500	477	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	392.50–405.00	400.55
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	385.00–422.50	403.21
1	650–700	650	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	317.50	317.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	965	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	325	380.00–392.50	386.63
2	400–450	443	375.00–390.00	382.46
4	450–500	481	377.50–392.50	384.37
5	550–600	573	350.00–362.50	355.61
2	600–650	623	332.50–335.00	333.73
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	788	272.50–285.00	280.93
1	1000–1050	1,015	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	347.50	347.50
1	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	723	243.00–265.00	255.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	370.00–400.00	382.49
3	550–600	568	367.50–382.50	375.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	414.77
4	350–400	370	400.00–432.50	409.95
8	400–450	435	415.00–450.00	433.52
8	450–500	478	405.00–427.50	418.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	410	377.50–382.50	380.06
2	450–500	465	392.50–395.00	393.79
3	550–600	561	372.50–380.00	377.42
2	600–650	612	325.00	325.00
8	650–700	679	315.00–330.00	320.57
2	700–750	723	297.50–317.50	307.40
2	950–1000	992	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	575	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	422.50–480.00	445.50
4	400–450	439	432.50–457.50	441.23
2	450–500	460	420.00–450.00	434.67
8	500–550	519	390.00–400.00	393.67
5	550–600	561	390.00–410.00	403.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	340.00–360.00	352.73
2	550–600	593	340.00–345.00	342.51
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	160.00–176.00	167.46
12	—	1,080	135.00–147.50	142.22
3	—	963	90.00–110.00	97.29
20	—	1,047	114.00–134.00	127.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,572	155.00–179.00	168.95
1	—	1,695	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,318	154.00–180.00	163.74
20	—	1,280	135.00–150.00	144.15
2	—	1,230	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	196.00	196.00
7	—	1,364	160.00–187.00	177.97
4	—	1,981	206.00–215.00	210.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	3,600.00	3,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,010	175.00–232.50	204.20

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle