Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, 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 $397.85/cwt on 19 head, up $3.89 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −7.74 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$397.85

▲ 3.89 vs prior sale

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.24

vs KY average

−23.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	397.85	2,198	19thin

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 sale19 hd

397.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,700 hd

405.09

−7.24

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−23.11

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−7.74

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	1,705	185.36	3,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	150.99	2,009	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,681	149.89	2,519	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	115.47	1,213	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	270.00	2,781	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,503	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,506	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$3,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$4,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,581	$4,171	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	165	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,502.87/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	462.99/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	369.15/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,774	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	461.90/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	439.93/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	365.80/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	428.79/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	422.25/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	294.53/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	496.57/cwt	465.00–502.50	2,523	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	393.76/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	723	358.71/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	171.57/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	194.56/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,702	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,749	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	151.81/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,993	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	86.83/cwt	70.00–100.00	893	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	126.79/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,355	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	147.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,564	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	153.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,574	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	164.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,368	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	164.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	587	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	396.89/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,552	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	4,574.92/head	4,550.00–4,600.00	4,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,506.27/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,506	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	499.27/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,062	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	170	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,670	4,414.37/head	4,250.00–4,550.00	4,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,713	4,601.12/head	4,500.00–4,650.00	4,601	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	3,284.14/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	478.73/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	483.75/cwt	480.00–487.50	1,862	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 177Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	385	480.00–487.50	483.75
2	400–450	418	475.00–482.50	478.73
4	450–500	461	450.00–467.50	462.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–455.00	428.79
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	479	430.00–445.00	439.93
3	550–600	573	357.50–375.00	369.15
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	883	290.00–297.50	294.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	400.00–440.00	422.25
12	550–600	555	395.00–417.50	396.89
3	600–650	618	362.50–370.00	365.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	900	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	367	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
8	500–550	526	455.00–480.00	461.90
1	600–650	630	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	685	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	723	355.00–362.50	358.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	392.50–395.00	393.76
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	412.50	412.50
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	465.00–502.50	496.57
2	550–600	587	447.50	447.50
2	600–650	627	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	610.00	610.00
1	200–250	220	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	413	470.00–512.50	499.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	372.50	372.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,455	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,502.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,506.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,530	4,550.00–4,600.00	4,574.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,670	4,250.00–4,550.00	4,414.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,713	4,500.00–4,650.00	4,601.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,284.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,450.00	3,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	167.00–176.00	171.57
3	—	1,903	193.00–197.00	194.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,680	150.00–157.00	153.22
4	—	1,645	160.00–169.00	164.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	132.50–135.00	133.75
10	—	1,313	144.00–159.00	151.81
2	—	1,443	160.00–168.00	164.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	70.00–100.00	86.83
4	—	1,069	121.00–135.00	126.79
4	—	1,063	140.00–152.50	147.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	270.00	270.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle