Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 8.00-10.00 higher, good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $415.42/cwt on 6 head, up $21.46 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +9.83 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$415.42

▲ 21.46 vs prior sale

6 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.46

vs KY average

−14.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	415.42	2,378	6thin

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

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 sale6 hd

415.42

—

KY average27 barns · 1,707 hd

411.96

+3.46

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−14.99

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

+9.83

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	1,800	196.00	3,528	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	162.60	2,527	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,306	152.44	1,991	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,030	143.01	1,472	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	285.00	3,263	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$2,385	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	317.49/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	465.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	528.39/cwt	472.50–540.00	1,728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	433.57/cwt	427.50–440.00	2,463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	363.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	298.75/cwt	280.00–317.50	2,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	963	2,385.00/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	384.72/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,481	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	127.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	169.33/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,871	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	3,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	156.48/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	167.44/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,162	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	168.68/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	149.10/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	475.48/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	556.85/cwt	500.00–567.50	2,033	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	298	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	708	360.01/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	475.03/cwt	437.50–487.50	2,537	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	423.89/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	522.59/cwt	490.00–527.50	1,918	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	253	474.69/cwt	462.50–510.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,246	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	329.98/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,481	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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 69Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 11

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 8.00-10.00 higher, good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady,Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	838	315.00–320.00	317.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	500.00–567.50	556.85
15	400–450	434	517.50	517.50
1	450–500	465	455.00	455.00
12	500–550	534	437.50–487.50	475.03
7	550–600	568	427.50–440.00	433.57
1	600–650	610	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	670	385.00	385.00
2	700–750	708	357.50–362.50	360.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	550	372.50	372.50
1	950–1000	965	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	407.50	407.50
3	650–700	696	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	710	352.50	352.50
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	815	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	917	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	400.00	400.00
3	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	405.00	405.00
1	800–850	820	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	665.00	665.00
1	450–500	455	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	495.00	495.00
4	250–300	253	462.50–510.00	474.69
10	300–350	327	472.50–540.00	528.39
15	350–400	367	490.00–527.50	522.59
4	400–450	438	450.00–487.50	475.48
16	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	465.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	473	415.00–432.50	423.89
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	752	320.00–335.00	329.98
2	800–850	815	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	327.50	327.50
1	950–1000	995	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	580	422.50	422.50
3	600–650	615	370.00–400.00	384.72
5	650–700	670	360.00–370.00	363.95
3	700–750	731	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	605	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	680	280.00–317.50	298.75
1	700–750	720	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	92.50	92.50
6	—	1,291	160.00–180.00	167.44
9	—	1,304	142.00–157.00	149.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	95.00	95.00
2	—	993	120.00–135.00	127.22
2	—	1,105	166.00–173.00	169.33
2	—	1,103	156.00–157.00	156.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	155.00–158.00	156.51
2	—	1,560	160.00–178.00	168.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	285.00	285.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	196.00	196.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle