Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, No trend on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.50/cwt on 1 head, down $99.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 10 comparable sales and sits −83.09 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$322.50

▼ 99.38 vs prior sale

1 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.03

vs KY average

−15.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	322.50	1,645	1thin

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 $307.95, 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 sale1 hd

322.50

—

KY average26 barns · 674 hd

349.53

−27.03

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−15.52

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−83.09

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	1,680	205.64	3,455	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	126.00	1,644	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,028	277.50	2,853	3thin

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
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,028	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,853	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	205.64/cwt	204.00–207.00	3,455	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	3,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	397.60/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,271	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	369.40/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	360.01/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	347.48/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	241.17/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	384.83/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	370.84/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,117	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	244.71/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	411.93/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	371.41/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,227	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,115	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 77Last week 64Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, No trend on slaughter classes due to limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,028	277.50	277.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,680	204.00–207.00	205.64

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	280.00	280.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	567	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	400.00–430.00	411.93
2	400–450	443	380.00–415.00	397.60
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	538	360.00–382.50	371.41
3	550–600	565	350.00–380.00	369.40
2	600–650	605	345.00–350.00	347.48
6	650–700	683	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	700	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	755	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	378	370.00–400.00	384.83
7	400–450	424	347.50–367.50	360.01
2	450–500	457	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	322.50	322.50
1	900–950	925	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	420	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	600	287.50	287.50
3	650–700	678	220.00–272.50	241.17
3	750–800	782	220.00–275.00	244.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	571	367.50–372.50	370.84
2	650–700	660	360.00	360.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle