Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.19/cwt on 5 head, down $62.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −46.39 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$359.19

▼ 62.69 vs prior sale

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$58.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.68

vs KY average

−41.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	370.87	2,030	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	312.50	1,703	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.37/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

359.19

—

KY average24 barns · 980 hd

406.88

−47.68

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−41.33

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−46.39

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	1,705	217.00	3,700	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	182.00	3,003	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	179.54	2,478	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	157.00	1,562	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	215.00	2,462	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	638	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	389.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	474.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	381.99/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	359.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	458.74/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	339.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,415	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	179.54/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,003	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,462	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 107Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	655	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	490	457.50–460.00	458.74
1	700–750	710	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	385.00–400.00	389.92
1	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	470.00–480.00	474.80
2	500–550	515	365.00–400.00	381.99
2	550–600	580	350.00–370.00	359.74
5	650–700	672	330.00–345.00	339.00
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	550	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	412.50	412.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,625	228.00	228.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
1	—	990	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	179.00–180.00	179.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	215.00	215.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle