Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, 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 $425.36/cwt on 15 head, up $27.51 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 10 comparable sales and sits +19.77 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$425.36

▲ 27.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.38

vs KY average

+11.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	425.36	2,413	15thin

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 sale15 hd

425.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

+22.38

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

+11.58

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

+19.77

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	1,873	193.00	3,614	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	163.14	2,148	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	150.97	2,414	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	146.44	1,520	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	246.05	2,805	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	2,120	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,579	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,763	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	246.05/cwt	235.00–257.50	2,805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	165.18/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,108	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	150.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	381.74/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	430.99/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	367.88/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	438.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	436.97/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	465.63/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	429.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	431.30/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	436.73/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,376	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	386.27/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	362.58/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	146.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	470.41/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	297	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,583	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	221.73/cwt	212.50–232.50	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	232	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	457.34/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	472.39/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	474.02/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,925	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	494.05/cwt	492.50–497.50	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,024	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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 125Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 43Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 28Year ago 3

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,625	170.00	170.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	235.00–257.50	246.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	161.00–174.00	165.18
1	—	1,480	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	145.00–154.00	150.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	140.00–150.00	146.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	370.00–395.00	381.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	232	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	377	492.50–497.50	494.05
5	400–450	406	470.00–475.00	474.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	366	450.00–477.00	465.63
3	450–500	462	420.00–450.00	436.97
1	500–550	515	467.50	467.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	518	345.00–380.00	362.58
2	550–600	568	382.50–390.00	386.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	502.50	502.50
2	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	420	472.50	472.50
3	450–500	483	477.50	477.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–440.00	429.71
2	300–350	323	427.50–435.00	430.99
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	428	422.50–440.00	431.30
3	450–500	473	435.00–440.00	438.33
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	861	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	923	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	425.00–442.50	436.73
8	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	663	365.00–375.00	367.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	467.50–475.00	470.41
3	350–400	393	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	415	450.00–485.00	472.39
2	450–500	465	450.00–465.00	457.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	212.50–232.50	221.73

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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