Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to limited comparisons. Moderate to lite demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter cows. No trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.97/cwt on 5 head, down $94.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −78.61 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$326.97

▼ 94.91 vs prior sale

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$78.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.49

vs KY average

−24.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	358.29	1,892	3thin
Large 1	570	280.00	1,596	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.29/cwt here — about $296 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

326.97

—

KY average29 barns · 826 hd

371.46

−44.49

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−24.21

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−78.61

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,776	166.60	2,959	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	164.86	2,195	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	147.33	1,680	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	383.77/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	358.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,155	7
Heifers	Large 1	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	352.87/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	459	322.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	379.01/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	432.23/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	333.62/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	169.37/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,264	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	171.13/cwt	168.00–177.00	3,097	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	149.08/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,934	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 107Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	420.00–445.00	432.23
2	500–550	538	360.00–397.50	379.01
2	550–600	558	380.00–387.50	383.77
2	600–650	635	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	650–700	670	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	720	327.50–340.00	333.62
3	750–800	783	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	827	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	418	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	392	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	402	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	466	342.50–370.00	352.87
3	500–550	528	335.00–370.00	358.29
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	653	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	459	300.00–330.00	322.07
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,337	166.00–180.00	169.37
2	—	1,313	147.00–151.00	149.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	168.00–177.00	171.13
1	—	1,675	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,165	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

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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