Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $386.77/cwt on 13 head, up $3.65 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −51.96 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$386.77

▲ 3.65 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.25

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	386.77	2,100	13thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $381.59, median $438.73 across 11 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

386.77

—

KY average26 barns · 864 hd

381.52

+5.25

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−51.96

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	1,455	168.52	2,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	139.47	2,253	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	135.75	1,868	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	126.54	1,367	14

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)	1,055	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	104.46/cwt	99.00–112.50	1,103	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	143.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,971	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,162	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	141.78/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,572	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	128.39/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	371.84/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,072	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,055	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	379.39/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	394.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	395.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	464.88/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	360.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	458.33/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	465.28/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	426.36/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	456.08/cwt	432.50–470.00	1,665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	427.50/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	597	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	168.52/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	104.05/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	148.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,335	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	822	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 167Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 131Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	99.00–112.50	104.46
7	—	1,109	136.00–147.00	141.78
2	—	1,043	122.00–134.00	128.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	139.00–150.00	143.38
1	—	1,395	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,370	103.00–105.00	104.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,568	146.00–152.00	148.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	153.00–175.00	168.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	572	355.00–380.00	371.84
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	432.50–470.00	456.08
4	400–450	426	420.00–437.50	426.36
3	450–500	460	425.00–432.50	427.50
6	500–550	510	390.00–402.50	395.41
2	550–600	597	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	445.00–480.00	458.33
2	250–300	270	450.00–480.00	465.28
4	300–350	323	435.00–490.00	464.88
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	372.50–390.00	379.39
2	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	360.41
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–350.00	339.87
2	600–650	605	340.00–345.00	342.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	569	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	464	385.00–400.00	394.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,900.00	2,900.00

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle