Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, 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 $442.40/cwt on 82 head, up $12.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −11.19 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$442.40

▲ 12.67 vs prior sale

82 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$112.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs KY average

−22.93 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	447.90	2,397	78
Medium and Large 2-3	540	335.00	1,807	4thin

One grade step is worth $112.90/cwt here — about $589 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale82 hd

442.40

—

KY average25 barns · 1,271 hd

443.08

−0.69

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−22.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−11.19

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	—	High	1,579	191.34	3,022	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	164.98	2,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	160.22	2,119	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	145.72	1,588	14

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	974	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,391	58
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,076	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,588	50
Bulls	—	—	1,780	200.27/cwt	198.00–202.00	3,565	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	127.46/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,336	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	172.07/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,989	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	146.76/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	706	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	406.93/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,904	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	425.81/cwt	397.50–455.00	2,210	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	498.67/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	452.29/cwt	435.00–477.50	1,524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	382.34/cwt	350.00–386.00	2,359	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	483.61/cwt	432.50–525.00	1,809	9
Bulls	—	—	1,270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	185.22/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	146.56/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,942	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	124.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	167.14/cwt	155.00–183.00	2,220	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	164.98/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	336.31/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	922	306.49/cwt	306.00–306.50	2,826	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	374.77/cwt	361.00–386.00	1,964	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	329.04/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,333	29
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	304.89/cwt	297.50–312.50	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	279.97/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	922	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,070	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	405.46/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	362.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,605	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	351.46/cwt	347.00–359.00	2,678	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	385.35/cwt	360.00–399.50	2,570	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	301.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	401.05/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	372.55/cwt	357.50–376.00	2,314	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	384.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,170	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	440.54/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,326	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	851	342.45/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	327.17/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	416.64/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,417	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	384.18/cwt	372.00–392.50	1,867	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	488.70/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,487	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	372.93/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,170	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	330.26/cwt	321.00–343.00	2,744	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	448.44/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,713	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	461.74/cwt	425.00–513.00	2,147	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	338.20/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,239	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	479.58/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,312	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	500.42/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,606	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	194.47/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	432.09/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,832	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	402.74/cwt	392.50–407.50	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	482.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,279	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	504.50/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,184	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	458.06/cwt	442.50–482.50	1,736	14

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 814Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 104Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
46	900–950	922	306.00–306.50	306.49
1	950–1000	975	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	475.00–500.00	482.83
6	300–350	321	490.00–510.00	500.42
9	350–400	374	432.50–525.00	483.61
4	400–450	408	495.00–510.00	498.67
22	450–500	465	425.00–513.00	461.74
25	500–550	509	485.00–502.50	488.70
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	528	405.00–465.00	440.54
17	550–600	580	400.00–419.00	416.64
6	600–650	627	390.00–412.50	401.05
85	650–700	667	360.00–399.50	385.35
35	700–750	719	350.00–365.00	362.28
45	750–800	762	347.00–359.00	351.46
57	900–950	922	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–415.00	405.46
4	550–600	564	370.00–390.00	384.72
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	727	330.00–340.00	333.30
3	750–800	768	323.00–331.00	327.17
24	800–850	831	321.00–343.00	330.26
9	850–900	851	330.00–344.00	342.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	950–1000	974	245.50	245.50
50	1050–1100	1,076	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	330.00–342.50	336.31
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	665	297.50–312.50	304.89
4	700–750	706	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	778	277.50–285.00	279.97
3	950–1000	950	227.50	227.50
2	1050–1100	1,090	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	475.00–485.00	480.00
5	300–350	337	435.00–477.50	452.29
19	350–400	382	420.00–487.50	448.44
11	400–450	424	417.50–445.00	432.09
28	450–500	468	395.00–430.00	406.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	524	361.00–386.00	374.77
58	550–600	582	365.00–390.00	372.93
17	600–650	621	357.50–376.00	372.55
29	700–750	709	329.00–330.00	329.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	389.00	389.00
31	450–500	486	372.00–392.50	384.18
2	500–550	513	340.00–355.00	347.32
3	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	343.36
4	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
10	650–700	662	330.00–340.00	338.20
12	700–750	727	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	766	300.00–305.00	301.27
3	800–850	823	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
14	350–400	379	442.50–482.50	458.06
13	400–450	433	445.00–520.00	504.50
18	450–500	482	475.00–497.50	479.58
19	500–550	519	397.50–455.00	425.81
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00
15	600–650	617	350.00–386.00	382.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	392.50–407.50	402.74
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	198.00–202.00	200.27
1	—	1,270	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,415	183.00–186.00	185.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	121.00–133.00	127.46
4	—	1,156	166.00–181.00	172.07
4	—	1,085	137.50–154.00	146.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	137.00–152.00	146.56
2	—	1,248	121.00–129.00	124.99
24	—	1,328	155.00–183.00	167.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	162.00–167.00	164.98

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	—	1,255	194.00–195.00	194.47

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