Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $460.44/cwt on 12 head, down $11.06 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +21.72 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$460.44

▼ 11.06 vs prior sale

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$51.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.38

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	534	477.54	2,551	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	426.25	2,387	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.29/cwt here — about $164 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 sale12 hd

460.44

—

KY average26 barns · 666 hd

446.06

+14.38

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

+21.72

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	1,710	220.08	3,763	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,931	187.49	3,620	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	163.65	1,703	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	159.71	2,029	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	490.10/cwt	487.50–495.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	485.79/cwt	482.50–490.00	2,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	442.49/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	551	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	510.61/cwt	507.50–515.00	2,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	423.81/cwt	411.00–432.50	2,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	470.15/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	403.33/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	391.21/cwt	382.50–400.00	2,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	473.45/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	474.01/cwt	467.50–480.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	425.13/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,523	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	174.96/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,891	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	159.10/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,575	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,931	187.49/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	140.07/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	290.14/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,136	4
Bulls	—	—	1,645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,717	222.87/cwt	211.00–236.00	3,827	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	482.48/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	757.28/cwt	745.00–770.00	2,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	212.89/cwt	200.00–235.00	2,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	638	397.55/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	563.32/cwt	562.50–565.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	529.64/cwt	500.00–560.00	2,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	420.08/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 109Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 11Year ago 23

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	485.00	485.00
1	450–500	460	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
1	900–950	910	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	507.50–515.00	510.61
3	550–600	551	505.00	505.00
1	600–650	620	400.00	400.00
3	650–700	661	400.00–410.00	403.33
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	420	500.00–560.00	529.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	487.50–495.00	490.10
1	400–450	425	472.50	472.50
3	450–500	463	482.50–490.00	485.79
1	500–550	515	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	462.50	462.50
2	350–400	358	480.00–485.00	482.48
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
4	450–500	488	437.50–450.00	442.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	542	412.50–422.50	420.08
4	550–600	570	411.00–432.50	423.81
2	600–650	608	382.50–400.00	391.21
1	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	452.50	452.50
1	450–500	460	412.50	412.50
2	700–750	730	280.00–300.00	290.14
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	418	467.50–480.00	474.01
4	450–500	473	460.00–480.00	473.45
2	500–550	513	460.00–480.00	470.15
3	550–600	563	462.50	462.50
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	332.50	332.50
1	800–850	835	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	405.00–445.00	425.13
4	450–500	480	440.00–450.00	444.90
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	580	435.00	435.00
1	900–950	935	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	745.00–770.00	757.28
3	350–400	388	562.50–565.00	563.32
2	400–450	420	500.00–520.00	510.00
1	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	502	500.00	500.00
1	550–600	555	492.50	492.50
3	600–650	638	392.50–400.00	397.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	127.50	127.50
4	—	1,081	163.00–182.00	174.96
2	—	990	158.00–160.00	159.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,931	181.00–193.00	187.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	199.00	199.00
2	—	1,288	139.00–141.00	140.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	195.00	195.00
9	—	1,717	211.00–236.00	222.87

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	3	—	978	200.00–235.00	212.89

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

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle