Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $354.09/cwt on 12 head, down $27.50 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −84.64 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$354.09

▼ 27.50 vs prior sale

12 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,887

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$110.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.87

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	365.65	1,947	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	337.50	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	255.00	1,403	1thin

One grade step is worth $110.65/cwt here — about $545 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

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $354.09, median $438.73 across 11 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 sale12 hd

354.09

—

KY average25 barns · 417 hd

335.21

+18.87

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−84.64

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	1,687	204.19	3,444	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,473	138.33	2,038	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	135.86	1,488	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,165	195.00	2,272	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	220.00	2,530	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	600–650	620	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	297.38/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,323	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	348.74/cwt	347.50–350.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.35/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	412.90/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	337.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	317.48/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	363.94/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,882	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	206.92/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,698	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,117	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,997	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	131.29/cwt	126.00–137.50	1,428	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,715	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,530	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,165	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,272	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 77Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 6Year 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	620	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	297.38
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	672	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	315	415.00–425.00	420.00
4	350–400	385	400.00–425.00	412.90
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
8	500–550	517	340.00–375.00	363.94
2	550–600	595	372.50	372.50
4	650–700	668	330.00–340.00	337.47
4	700–750	704	312.50–322.50	317.48
2	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
3	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	570	240.00–280.00	260.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	352.50	352.50
2	400–450	423	347.50–350.00	348.74
1	450–500	460	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	502	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	372.50	372.50
1	500–550	545	375.00	375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,787	204.00–210.00	206.92
1	—	1,385	196.00	196.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,485	134.00–135.00	134.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,088	126.00–137.50	131.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	195.00	195.00

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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