Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, 700-800 lbs steady, 900 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs steady, Very good demand for feeders under 700 lbs and good demand for yearlings over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.73/cwt on 35 head, up $12.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 31 comparable sales and sits −22.63 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$429.73

▲ 12.22 vs prior sale

35 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$100.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs KY average

−42.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	432.59	2,316	34
Medium and Large 2-3	505	332.50	1,679	1thin

One grade step is worth $100.09/cwt here — about $637 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

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 sale35 hd

429.73

—

KY average24 barns · 1,445 hd

432.10

−2.37

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−42.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−22.63

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	1,845	185.68	3,426	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	154.66	2,531	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,354	148.77	2,014	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	129.40	1,358	15
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,695	166.00	2,814	1thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,505	156.00	2,348	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2Fancy	250–300	268	480.73/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	417.41/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	440.53/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	459.09/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	286.75/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	300.09/cwt	280.00–307.50	2,080	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	527.71/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	342.90/cwt	332.50–347.50	2,030	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,785	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	444.87/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	368.29/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,129	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	292.21/cwt	282.50–302.50	2,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	478.07/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	511.80/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	454.83/cwt	442.50–475.00	2,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	427.86/cwt	412.50–439.00	2,661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	324.79/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,835	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	366.87/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	413.00/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	403.74/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	329.75/cwt	329.75–329.75	3,189	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	359.41/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,591	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	391.34/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	437.67/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,272	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	342.77/cwt	341.75–343.25	3,188	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	335.74/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	378.27/cwt	367.50–402.50	1,865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	354.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	464.15/cwt	422.50–477.50	2,121	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	477.48/cwt	425.00–492.50	2,087	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	574	410.24/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,355	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	157.34/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	145.87/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,561	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	88.52/cwt	80.00–97.50	929	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	125.55/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,266	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	149.70/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,431	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	159.04/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,626	19
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,348	1
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,896	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	114.95/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	159.80/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,149	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	148.55/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,016	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	127.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,776	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	178.74/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	192.62/cwt	191.00–194.00	3,660	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	171.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	378.73/cwt	357.50–395.00	2,341	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	430.86/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	328.68/cwt	317.50–337.00	2,373	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	345.61/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	424.51/cwt	402.50–455.00	1,791	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	381.31/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	386.11/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,853	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	383.73/cwt	367.50–397.50	2,015	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	366.63/cwt	357.50–369.50	2,343	41

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 1,932Year ago 2,021

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 129Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	450.00–470.00	459.09
5	250–300	268	420.00–510.00	480.73
5	300–350	320	420.00–465.00	440.53
7	350–400	375	420.00–465.00	430.86
17	400–450	422	402.50–455.00	424.51
5	450–500	458	400.00–450.00	417.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	595	332.50	332.50
2	600–650	623	272.50–300.00	286.75
7	650–700	693	280.00–307.50	300.09
2	750–800	773	282.50–302.50	292.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	382.50	382.50
2	400–450	443	370.00–392.50	381.31
15	450–500	480	370.00–395.00	386.11
5	500–550	528	340.00–352.50	345.61
13	550–600	592	332.50–347.50	342.90
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
14	700–750	722	317.50–337.00	328.68
2	1000–1050	1,010	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	500–550	525	367.50–397.50	383.73
49	550–600	578	355.00–382.50	368.29
41	600–650	639	357.50–369.50	366.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	465.00–490.00	478.07
3	300–350	342	470.00–540.00	511.80
8	350–400	374	505.00–540.00	527.71
5	450–500	481	442.50–475.00	454.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	519	430.00–450.00	437.67
6	550–600	557	435.00–450.00	444.87
17	600–650	622	412.50–439.00	427.86
8	650–700	650	414.00	414.00
31	700–750	721	350.00–366.00	359.41
12	750–800	778	358.00	358.00
174	900–950	930	341.75–343.25	342.77
60	950–1000	967	329.75	329.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	332.50	332.50
1	600–650	645	315.00	315.00
9	650–700	692	347.00–375.00	366.87
2	850–900	885	315.00	315.00
2	900–950	940	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	505	382.50–400.00	391.34
5	550–600	590	410.00–417.50	413.00
4	600–650	603	400.00–405.00	403.74
4	650–700	652	402.50	402.50
2	700–750	707	347.50	347.50
2	750–800	767	345.00	345.00
7	800–850	822	325.00–337.50	335.74
26	850–900	873	318.00–330.00	324.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	493	367.50–402.50	378.27
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	730	327.50	327.50
2	750–800	772	317.50	317.50
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	354.95
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
1	900–950	920	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	525.00	525.00
18	400–450	437	425.00–492.50	477.48
13	450–500	457	422.50–477.50	464.15
3	500–550	513	415.00	415.00
19	550–600	574	392.50–417.50	410.24
13	600–650	618	357.50–395.00	378.73
1	650–700	655	357.50	357.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	156.00–159.00	157.34
7	—	1,070	137.00–154.00	145.87
4	—	1,049	80.00–97.50	88.52
2	—	1,008	119.00–132.00	125.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,624	144.00–154.00	149.70
19	—	1,651	155.00–174.00	159.04
1	—	1,505	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	114.00–116.00	114.95
18	—	1,345	155.00–169.00	159.80
20	—	1,357	140.00–154.00	148.55
6	—	1,391	124.00–132.00	127.68
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	156.00	156.00
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	175.00–183.00	178.74
2	—	1,900	191.00–194.00	192.62

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	2	—	1,318	169.00–175.00	171.97

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

Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle