Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $471.50/cwt on 16 head, up $28.52 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 11 comparable sales and sits +32.77 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$471.50

▲ 28.52 vs prior sale

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$77.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.99

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	537	495.79	2,662	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	418.05	2,334	5thin

One grade step is worth $77.74/cwt here — about $328 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

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 sale16 hd

471.50

—

KY average24 barns · 445 hd

449.51

+21.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

+32.77

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	—	Average	1,526	202.77	3,094	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	174.95	2,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	173.44	2,801	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	164.85	1,649	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	247.50	2,834	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)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$2,605	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	750–800	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	516.18/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	470.42/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	476.30/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	468.23/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	389.12/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	446.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	413.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	516.50/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	407.40/cwt	377.50–435.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	438.72/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	169.77/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,711	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	173.44/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,801	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	190.46/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,977	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	217.89/cwt	205.00–230.00	3,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,438	184.82/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,658	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	182.75/cwt	172.00–199.00	2,323	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	564.07/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	403.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,548	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	543.50/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	408.84/cwt	375.00–427.50	2,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	770	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,734	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	208.27/cwt	190.00–227.50	2,412	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,605.19/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	493.58/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 124Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 15

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	440.00–460.00	446.53
3	550–600	572	385.00–397.50	389.12
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	336	487.50–500.00	493.58
6	400–450	418	470.00–472.50	470.42
1	450–500	455	472.50	472.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	437.50–440.00	438.72
3	550–600	585	400.00–425.00	413.25
1	600–650	605	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	476	377.50–435.00	407.40
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	620.00	620.00
5	300–350	322	560.00–570.00	564.07
4	350–400	380	525.00–550.00	543.50
2	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	515.71
4	450–500	475	495.00–530.00	516.18
6	500–550	518	495.00–525.00	516.50
1	550–600	560	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	623	375.00–427.50	408.84
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	492	457.50–480.00	476.30
1	500–550	535	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	568	460.00–480.00	468.23
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	508	435.00–445.00	440.02
3	550–600	592	390.00–410.00	403.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	460.00	460.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	845	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	162.00–177.50	169.77
1	—	985	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	165.00–183.00	173.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	127.50	127.50
8	—	1,271	172.00–199.00	182.75
1	—	1,210	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	189.00–192.00	190.46
4	—	1,551	205.00–230.00	217.89
2	—	1,438	184.00–186.00	184.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	247.50	247.50

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	1	—	1,185	215.00	215.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	206.00	206.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	190.00–227.50	208.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,605.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle