Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.51/cwt on 74 head, up $23.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.85 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$417.51

▲ 23.25 vs prior sale

74 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.84

vs KY average

−48.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	417.51	2,315	74

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale74 hd

417.51

—

KY average24 barns · 1,509 hd

422.34

−4.84

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−48.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−34.85

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	—	Low	1,770	180.54	3,196	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	155.91	2,520	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,336	146.43	1,956	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	131.68	1,412	26

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	359.85/cwt	342.50–375.00	2,209	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	373.21/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,478	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	369.60/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,096	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	386.14/cwt	360.00–401.00	2,421	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	342.40/cwt	331.00–345.50	2,476	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	339.18/cwt	336.00–342.50	2,951	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	340.21/cwt	338.25–353.00	2,807	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	367.41/cwt	350.00–370.75	2,833	153
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	424.91/cwt	385.00–460.00	2,218	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	415.58/cwt	382.50–467.50	2,415	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	382.96/cwt	362.50–399.00	2,014	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,006	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,787	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	859	322.45/cwt	321.00–322.50	2,770	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	343.97/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,974	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	332.00/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	330.44/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	371.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	280.78/cwt	275.00–292.50	2,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	348.77/cwt	312.50–355.00	1,842	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	357.77/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	343.01/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	373.60/cwt	355.00–376.25	2,709	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	354.01/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,414	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	330.62/cwt	328.25–332.25	3,157	162
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	337.01/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	323.65/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	329.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	313.09/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,938	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	284.85/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,664	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	610	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,967	1
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	640	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	316.05/cwt	310.00–319.00	2,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	728	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	163.97/cwt	154.00–176.00	2,650	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	147.08/cwt	140.00–153.00	2,356	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	852	1
Bulls	—	—	1,713	175.33/cwt	160.00–186.00	3,003	12
Bulls	—	—	1,990	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	125.09/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,621	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	167.12/cwt	158.00–182.00	2,278	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	143.75/cwt	136.00–153.00	1,918	14
Bulls	—	—	2,003	202.55/cwt	202.00–203.00	4,057	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	163.85/cwt	157.50–172.50	1,756	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	103.77/cwt	95.00–113.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	287.09/cwt	277.50–317.50	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	957	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,526	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	143.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,592	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	124.32/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,356	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,154	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	226.71/cwt	215.00–237.50	2,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	326.22/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	593	393.55/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	405.36/cwt	405.00–407.50	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	448.88/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	407.27/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,118	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	451.85/cwt	437.50–472.50	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	397.34/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,891	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	418.30/cwt	405.00–427.50	1,585	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	443.13/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	397.59/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	667	362.79/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,420	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	363.79/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,274	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	452.22/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	426.16/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,033	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	330.83/cwt	327.50–337.50	2,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	325.00/cwt	322.50–328.00	2,776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	427.95/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,020	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	456.25/cwt	450.00–462.50	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	328.79/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,397	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	454.64/cwt	432.50–475.00	1,687	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	367.30/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	396.91/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	393.75/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	373.50/cwt	367.50–382.50	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	341.46/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,616	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	404.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	395.02/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	347.48/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	293.95/cwt	291.00–297.00	2,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,386	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	374.02/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,151	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	353.74/cwt	350.00–357.50	2,275	2

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,932Last week 629Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 96Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 3

No comparison due to Christmas Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	500–550	526	362.50–399.00	382.96
35	550–600	567	357.50–380.00	369.60
32	600–650	614	342.50–375.00	359.85
143	650–700	682	340.00–357.00	354.01
128	700–750	723	331.00–345.50	342.40
4	750–800	753	329.00	329.00
2	800–850	830	331.00	331.00
60	850–900	859	321.00–322.50	322.45
58	1000–1050	1,006	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	393	380.00–400.00	395.02
9	400–450	431	360.00–380.00	371.13
5	450–500	480	367.50–382.50	373.50
4	500–550	526	340.00–352.50	347.48
7	550–600	574	337.50–355.00	343.97
5	600–650	619	327.50–335.00	330.44
2	650–700	650	325.00–339.00	332.00
3	700–750	727	275.00–292.50	280.78
3	750–800	760	290.00	290.00
2	850–900	880	291.00–297.00	293.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	371	337.50	337.50
5	400–450	433	320.00–352.50	326.22
5	450–500	485	320.00–350.00	329.33
2	500–550	532	320.00	320.00
7	600–650	619	295.00–317.50	313.09
5	650–700	682	277.50–317.50	287.09
1	750–800	755	202.50	202.50
2	950–1000	990	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	412.50	412.50
5	250–300	279	425.00–455.00	448.88
7	300–350	327	405.00–407.50	405.36
7	350–400	379	405.00–427.50	418.30
18	400–450	430	385.00–427.50	397.59
36	450–500	476	390.00–407.50	397.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	522	385.00–460.00	424.91
32	550–600	581	382.50–467.50	415.58
18	600–650	627	360.00–401.00	386.14
42	650–700	664	360.00–377.00	373.21
70	700–750	725	355.00–376.25	373.60
153	750–800	771	350.00–370.75	367.41
142	800–850	825	338.25–353.00	340.21
118	850–900	870	336.00–342.50	339.18
162	950–1000	955	328.25–332.25	330.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	404.94
2	450–500	485	387.50–400.00	393.75
11	550–600	575	360.00–382.50	374.02
2	600–650	643	350.00–357.50	353.74
11	650–700	672	355.00	355.00
13	700–750	729	325.00–340.00	328.79
12	750–800	766	340.00–342.50	341.46
1	800–850	825	325.00	325.00
11	850–900	854	322.50–328.00	325.00
17	900–950	937	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	728	320.00–322.50	321.26
3	750–800	763	310.00–319.00	316.05
1	850–900	885	301.00	301.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	610	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	333	445.00–460.00	452.22
7	350–400	381	437.50–472.50	451.85
2	400–450	420	450.00–462.50	456.25
15	450–500	477	420.00–432.50	426.16
5	500–550	510	487.00	487.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	402.50	402.50
1	400–450	445	382.50	382.50
4	450–500	457	380.00–407.50	396.91
2	500–550	522	380.00	380.00
10	550–600	573	360.00–375.00	367.30
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	653	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	700–750	735	327.50	327.50
3	750–800	755	327.50–337.50	330.83
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	300.00–350.00	323.65
4	400–450	439	330.00–360.00	337.01
8	450–500	463	337.50–370.00	357.77
14	500–550	528	312.50–355.00	348.77
7	550–600	567	330.00–355.00	343.01
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
4	750–800	768	275.00–305.00	284.85
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	935	212.50	212.50
1	950–1000	990	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	335	492.50	492.50
10	350–400	371	432.50–475.00	454.64
9	400–450	425	420.00–467.50	443.13
19	450–500	472	412.50–445.00	427.95
20	500–550	520	390.00–417.50	407.27
5	550–600	593	387.50–395.00	393.55
14	600–650	625	350.00–375.00	363.79
14	650–700	667	350.00–370.00	362.79
2	700–750	707	352.50	352.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	950–1000	957	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	126.00	126.00
7	—	1,616	154.00–176.00	163.97
3	—	1,602	140.00–153.00	147.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,296	120.00–131.00	125.09
14	—	1,363	158.00–182.00	167.12
14	—	1,334	136.00–153.00	143.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	157.50–172.50	163.85
7	—	1,026	95.00–113.00	103.77
5	—	1,106	135.00–150.00	143.92
8	—	1,091	115.00–134.00	124.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,713	160.00–186.00	175.33
1	—	1,990	199.00	199.00
2	—	2,003	202.00–203.00	202.55

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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	—	1,180	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	215.00–237.50	226.71
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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