Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.50/cwt on 10 head, down $7.18 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −45.09 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$360.50

▼ 7.18 vs prior sale

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$68.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.21

vs KY average

−50.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	381.07	2,079	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.50	1,813	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.57/cwt here — about $267 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale10 hd

360.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,554 hd

377.71

−17.21

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−50.37

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−45.09

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	—	High	1,885	194.00	3,657	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	153.59	2,672	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	152.20	2,061	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	137.84	1,532	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	171.00	2,001	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$2,631	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,391	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—	—	1,900	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,838	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,001	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	142.21/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,598	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	432.27/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	299.12/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	418.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,050	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	316.14/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	435.73/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	398.78/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	331.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,044	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	161.93/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,193	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	145.12/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,016	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	145.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,543	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	161.55/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,481	2,630.80/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,631	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	416.22/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	474.00/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,261	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	590	417.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,465	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,877	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	162.13/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,390.77/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,391	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	361.46/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,422	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	288.08/cwt	277.50–299.00	2,794	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 82Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,870	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	130.00–132.00	131.00
8	—	1,354	156.00–168.00	161.93
5	—	1,389	142.00–148.00	145.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	134.00–153.00	142.21
1	—	1,050	116.00	116.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	140.00–151.00	145.63
4	—	1,733	156.00–166.00	161.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
17	600–650	646	315.00–330.00	316.14
3	650–700	678	295.00–307.50	299.12
1	850–900	875	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	430.00–442.50	432.27
2	350–400	373	415.00–417.50	416.22
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	490	415.00–425.00	418.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	553	377.50	377.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	608	392.50–405.00	398.78
3	700–750	741	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	570	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	667	350.00–372.50	361.46
3	700–750	708	320.00–340.00	331.72
2	950–1000	970	277.50–299.00	288.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	465	420.00–452.50	435.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	417.50	417.50
2	700–750	705	340.00–342.50	341.25
14	750–800	751	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	855	272.50	272.50
3	950–1000	956	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	385	487.50	487.50
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
11	450–500	477	440.00–477.50	474.00
9	550–600	590	400.00–420.00	417.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,481	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,630.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,415	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,390.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	150.00–172.00	162.13

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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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

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