Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $415.30/cwt on 6 head, up $42.36 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 10 comparable sales and sits +9.71 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$415.30

▲ 42.36 vs prior sale

6 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$38.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs KY average

−1.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	518	433.09	2,243	3thin
Medium and Large 2	540	402.50	2,174	1thin
Large 1-2	545	395.00	2,153	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $91 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

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

415.30

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

411.52

+3.78

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−1.81

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

+9.71

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	1,794	221.93	3,980	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	173.95	2,093	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	153.63	1,621	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,520	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	350–400	363	533.88/cwt	530.00–537.50	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	484.91/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,355	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	477.54/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	433.09/cwt	422.50–450.00	2,243	3
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	455.08/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	352	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	517.74/cwt	510.00–527.50	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	320	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	493.32/cwt	492.50–495.00	2,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	443.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	421.64/cwt	417.50–425.00	2,602	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	173.95/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,093	4
Bulls	—	—	1,957	228.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	4,478	3
Bulls	—	—	1,630	215.03/cwt	209.00–219.00	3,505	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	141.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,380	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	162.68/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,814	4

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 98Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 8Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 3

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder calves due to low comparable receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	363	530.00–537.50	533.88
2	400–450	418	470.00–500.00	484.91
1	450–500	460	475.00	475.00
3	500–550	526	440.00–450.00	443.45
3	600–650	617	417.50–425.00	421.64
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	805	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	965	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	505	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	423	450.00–465.00	455.08
1	500–550	540	402.50	402.50
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	895	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	990	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	325	510.00–527.50	517.74
3	400–450	433	492.50–495.00	493.32
5	450–500	471	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	518	422.50–450.00	433.09
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	735	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	352	467.50	467.50
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	447.50	447.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	470.00–485.00	477.54
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	440.00	440.00
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	465.00	465.00

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)	1	—	1,520	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	171.00–177.00	173.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	140.00–145.00	141.56
4	—	1,115	157.00–165.00	162.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	225.00–235.00	228.82
3	—	1,630	209.00–219.00	215.03

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