Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and 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 $489.99/cwt on 118 head, up $23.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +36.41 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$489.99

▲ 23.13 vs prior sale

118 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$123.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.56

vs KY average

+17.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	494.17	2,665	114
Medium and Large 2-3	579	370.88	2,146	4thin

One grade step is worth $123.30/cwt here — about $519 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 sale118 hd

489.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,190 hd

467.43

+22.56

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+17.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

+36.41

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	1,724	187.16	3,227	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,633	164.27	2,682	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	159.67	2,117	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	140.13	1,443	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	295.00	3,083	1thin

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	355.31/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	605	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,172	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	400.52/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	419.42/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,374	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	349.75/cwt	349.75–349.75	2,595	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	367.46/cwt	352.00–380.00	2,705	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	763	357.75/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,730	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	508.39/cwt	482.50–521.00	2,923	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	409.30/cwt	401.00–417.50	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	421.94/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	260.29/cwt	253.00–267.50	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	401.27/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,713	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	129.04/cwt	122.50–135.00	1,292	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	169.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,696	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	152.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,992	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	181.32/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	740	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	283.36/cwt	262.00–305.00	2,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	256.44/cwt	247.50–265.00	2,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	334.93/cwt	320.00–339.50	2,743	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	264	555.56/cwt	525.00–585.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	505.73/cwt	470.00–575.00	1,902	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	336.34/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	461.44/cwt	453.00–477.50	2,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	511.91/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,945	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	479.17/cwt	447.00–510.00	2,458	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	594.73/cwt	560.00–675.00	1,969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	327.83/cwt	321.00–345.00	2,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	493.62/cwt	470.00–522.50	1,649	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	469.17/cwt	457.00–490.00	2,205	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	477.61/cwt	457.50–492.50	2,016	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	180.00/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,998	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	573.38/cwt	517.50–622.50	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	565.68/cwt	539.00–635.00	2,121	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	505.24/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	572.50/cwt	542.50–602.50	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	504.96/cwt	487.50–521.00	2,409	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	536.29/cwt	510.00–572.50	2,531	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.42/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,271	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	314.30/cwt	312.50–315.00	2,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	534.07/cwt	505.00–565.00	2,286	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	583.92/cwt	545.00–690.00	1,676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	479.79/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	317.20/cwt	309.00–320.00	2,446	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	432.40/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	464.16/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	367.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,461	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	424.73/cwt	412.50–439.00	2,217	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	337.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	394.92/cwt	383.00–399.00	2,294	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	326.26/cwt	322.50–330.00	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	509.33/cwt	481.00–532.50	2,654	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	947	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	3,082	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	420.70/cwt	407.50–433.00	2,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	463.19/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,640	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	452.88/cwt	447.50–465.00	1,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	385.82/cwt	350.00–404.00	2,365	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	441.78/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	791	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	342.00/cwt	331.00–347.50	2,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	465.16/cwt	451.00–472.00	2,233	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	438.86/cwt	390.00–447.00	2,677	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	737	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	406.21/cwt	377.50–429.00	2,490	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	105.87/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,051	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	166.46/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,246	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	167.39/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,754	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,508	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	149.67/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	393.40/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,495	3

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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,243Last week 1,050Year ago 1,910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 62Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	427	385.00–430.00	401.27
2	450–500	495	431.00	431.00
1	500–550	530	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	568	345.00–365.00	355.31
1	650–700	695	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	605	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	542.50–602.50	572.50
6	350–400	365	517.50–622.50	573.38
3	400–450	410	500.00–515.00	505.24
9	450–500	477	487.50–521.00	504.96
16	500–550	513	447.00–510.00	479.17
1	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
23	600–650	613	377.50–429.00	406.21
2	700–750	740	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	750	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	480	451.00–472.00	465.16
4	500–550	530	407.50–433.00	420.70
3	550–600	575	430.00–437.00	432.40
5	650–700	690	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	715	330.00–342.50	336.34
5	750–800	778	321.00–345.00	327.83
1	900–950	920	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	500–550	521	481.00–532.50	509.33
11	550–600	575	482.50–521.00	508.39
53	600–650	610	390.00–447.00	438.86
30	650–700	670	390.00–415.00	400.52
100	700–750	736	352.00–380.00	367.46
22	750–800	763	356.00–360.00	357.75
58	900–950	947	325.50	325.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	381.00	381.00
3	550–600	598	367.50	367.50
6	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	737	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	295	502.50	502.50
7	350–400	380	495.00–525.00	511.91
6	400–450	436	460.00–485.00	464.16
3	450–500	463	465.00–487.00	479.79
6	500–550	515	453.00–477.50	461.44
31	550–600	570	445.00–472.50	463.19
3	600–650	630	355.00–363.00	360.42
3	700–750	725	331.00–347.50	342.00
2	750–800	753	322.50–330.00	326.26
30	800–850	819	320.00–339.50	334.93
3	850–900	866	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
8	250–300	287	545.00–690.00	583.92
7	300–350	331	560.00–675.00	594.73
39	350–400	375	539.00–635.00	565.68
24	400–450	428	505.00–565.00	534.07
41	450–500	472	510.00–572.50	536.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	522	412.50–439.00	424.73
89	550–600	566	400.00–422.50	419.42
56	600–650	613	350.00–404.00	385.82
36	650–700	669	360.00–370.00	367.91
51	700–750	742	349.75	349.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
3	350–400	380	390.00–397.50	393.40
2	400–450	413	401.00–417.50	409.30
4	450–500	476	405.00–437.50	421.94
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	730	303.00	303.00
2	750–800	755	262.00–305.00	283.36
2	800–850	810	253.00–267.50	260.29
2	900–950	925	247.50–265.00	256.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	565.00	565.00
7	250–300	264	525.00–585.00	555.56
16	300–350	334	470.00–522.50	493.62
25	350–400	376	470.00–575.00	505.73
36	400–450	422	457.50–492.50	477.61
28	450–500	470	457.00–490.00	469.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	447.50–465.00	452.88
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	473	435.00–450.00	441.78
2	500–550	505	377.50	377.50
7	550–600	581	383.00–399.00	394.92
5	600–650	609	330.00–340.00	337.95
3	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	728	312.50–315.00	314.30
12	750–800	771	309.00–320.00	317.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	791	343.00	343.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,001	122.50–135.00	129.04
4	—	998	160.00–175.00	169.93
4	—	993	95.00–117.00	105.87
10	—	1,078	145.00–155.00	149.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,303	145.00–158.00	152.89
12	—	1,349	161.00–174.00	166.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,645	165.00–169.00	167.39
2	—	1,603	155.00–158.00	156.46
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	295.00	295.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,728	175.00–186.00	181.32
2	—	1,720	190.00–196.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	1,750.00	1,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	179.00–181.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	192.50	192.50

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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