Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

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 $374.38/cwt on 6 head, down $47.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −31.20 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$374.38

▼ 47.50 vs prior sale

6 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−41.31

vs KY average

−41.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	374.38	2,017	6thin

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 sale6 hd

374.38

—

KY average25 barns · 1,070 hd

415.69

−41.31

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−41.45

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−31.20

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	1,645	222.86	3,666	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	176.08	2,782	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,316	163.98	2,159	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	149.12	1,501	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	1000–1050	1,040	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	427.52/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Large 1	400–450	420	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	3,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	354.89/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	384.13/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	447.48/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	360.49/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	428.38/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,971	3
Heifers	Large 1	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	222.86/cwt	220.00–225.00	3,666	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	176.08/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	154.94/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	135.58/cwt	124.00–144.00	1,401	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,328	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	159.55/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,084	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	180.12/cwt	170.00–187.50	2,387	5

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 15

No Comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	570	445.00–450.00	447.48
4	650–700	679	357.50–370.00	360.49
1	750–800	760	352.50	352.50
1	950–1000	995	347.50	347.50
1	1000–1050	1,040	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	492.50	492.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	605.00	605.00
1	600–650	625	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	553	422.50–432.50	427.52
3	650–700	678	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	865	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	420	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	260	512.50	512.50
2	400–450	400	425.00–440.00	432.50
3	450–500	460	420.00–432.50	428.38
4	500–550	524	375.00–400.00	384.13
2	550–600	568	350.00–360.00	354.89
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	437	412.50	412.50
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	220.00–225.00	222.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	172.00–183.00	176.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	150.00–161.00	154.94
1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,033	124.00–144.00	135.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,306	152.00–166.00	159.55
5	—	1,325	170.00–187.50	180.12

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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