Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.10/cwt on 5 head, down $31.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −15.49 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$390.10

▼ 31.78 vs prior sale

5 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$37.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.97

vs KY average

−26.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	397.63	2,113	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	360.00	1,926	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

390.10

—

KY average8 barns · 148 hd

406.07

−15.97

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−26.01

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−15.49

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	1,433	210.42	3,015	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	168.00	2,141	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,579	165.33	2,610	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	163.34	1,635	14

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 2-3	750–800	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	557	366.03/cwt	347.50–390.00	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	542.39/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	333	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	429.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	392.75/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	458.20/cwt	445.00–472.50	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	437.60/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	218.31/cwt	210.00–227.50	2,270	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	210.42/cwt	205.00–217.00	3,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	141.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,813	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	175.00/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,775	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	137.04/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,370	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	185.04/cwt	173.00–198.00	2,335	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	161.29/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,074	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	153.17/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,495	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 60Year ago 186

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 24Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	430.00–442.50	437.60
6	450–500	468	420.00–440.00	429.59
2	500–550	518	385.00–400.00	392.75
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	750	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	540.00–545.00	542.39
2	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	538	395.00–400.00	397.49
1	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	445.00–472.50	458.20
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	557	347.50–390.00	366.03
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00–335.00	327.67
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	495	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	585	420.00	420.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	210.00–227.50	218.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	205.00–217.00	210.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	140.00–144.00	141.67
7	—	1,262	173.00–198.00	185.04
6	—	1,286	155.00–167.00	161.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,640	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	169.00–185.00	175.00
2	—	1,000	130.00–144.00	137.04
4	—	976	146.00–160.00	153.17

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