Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers sharply higher, Very good demand for a high quality set of feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $514.05/cwt on 147 head, up $24.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +61.69 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$514.05

▲ 24.06 vs prior sale

147 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$592

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

$132.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.87

vs KY average

+41.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	514.95	2,868	146
Medium and Large 2-3	595	382.50	2,276	1thin

One grade step is worth $132.45/cwt here — about $592 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 sale147 hd

514.05

—

KY average24 barns · 775 hd

487.18

+26.87

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+41.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

+61.69

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	1,598	206.78	3,305	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	179.78	2,911	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	168.34	2,167	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	146.53	1,520	27
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	260.00	3,133	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2	550–600	585	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	445.37/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	363.37/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,456	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	472.55/cwt	457.50–482.50	1,819	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	331.02/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,886	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	467.82/cwt	452.50–480.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,077	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	3,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	337.40/cwt	327.00–345.00	2,622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	338.53/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	340.96/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,445	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	539.97/cwt	502.50–565.00	2,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	582.01/cwt	540.00–625.00	2,107	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	488.20/cwt	465.00–510.00	2,075	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	471.40/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	515.29/cwt	500.00–535.00	1,948	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	504.84/cwt	499.00–510.00	2,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	566.98/cwt	520.00–580.00	2,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	320.54/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,975	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	408.43/cwt	375.00–450.00	2,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	586.30/cwt	512.50–680.00	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	575.93/cwt	557.50–620.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	617.89/cwt	595.00–630.00	1,712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,566	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	463.62/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	607.68/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	470.54/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,212	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	584.97/cwt	500.00–610.00	2,205	25
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	202.69/cwt	200.00–212.50	2,321	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	203.33/cwt	190.00–217.50	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	329	623.55/cwt	540.00–705.00	2,051	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	546.35/cwt	512.50–555.00	2,311	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	539.36/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,594	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	452.34/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	461.91/cwt	459.00–462.50	2,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	505.26/cwt	490.00–522.50	2,653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	337.22/cwt	335.00–341.00	2,772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	483.78/cwt	477.50–487.00	2,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	461.92/cwt	395.00–483.00	2,919	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	371.18/cwt	360.00–379.00	2,929	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	332.78/cwt	330.50–335.00	3,095	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	521.85/cwt	485.00–529.00	2,928	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	419.03/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,414	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	422.98/cwt	395.00–436.00	2,876	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,998	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	366.50/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,653	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	415.82/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	355.75/cwt	355.75–355.75	3,024	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	383.13/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	434.76/cwt	399.00–443.00	2,300	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	394.27/cwt	352.50–402.00	2,496	41
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	470	411.49/cwt	365.00–460.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	426.03/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	424.70/cwt	377.50–435.00	2,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,638	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	148.95/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,579	11
Bulls	—	—	1,543	210.32/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,245	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	104.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,110	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	128.74/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,244	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	150.23/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,866	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,619	179.78/cwt	171.00–187.00	2,911	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	176.70/cwt	161.00–195.00	2,311	13
Bulls	—	—	1,240	173.68/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,819	220.67/cwt	214.00–228.00	4,014	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	172.46/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,838	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	698.04/cwt	620.00–710.00	1,836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	663	379.17/cwt	357.50–387.50	2,514	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	498.71/cwt	498.00–500.00	3,097	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	755	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,661	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 Mar 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 1,243Year ago 1,570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 65Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	457.50–482.50	472.55
4	400–450	428	440.00–460.00	452.34
6	450–500	479	440.00–457.50	445.37
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	585	390.00	390.00
3	650–700	695	327.00	327.00
21	700–750	717	329.00–347.50	340.96
4	750–800	777	327.00–345.00	337.40
3	800–850	813	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	885	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	900	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	500–550	529	399.00–443.00	434.76
30	550–600	576	400.00–437.00	419.03
41	600–650	633	352.50–402.00	394.27
35	650–700	676	355.00–377.50	363.37
82	700–750	724	351.00–370.00	366.50
5	750–800	781	354.00	354.00
8	800–850	822	335.00–341.00	337.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	277	595.00–630.00	617.89
11	300–350	323	557.50–620.00	575.93
8	350–400	378	500.00–535.00	515.29
13	400–450	425	465.00–510.00	488.20
38	450–500	470	462.50–482.50	470.54
123	600–650	611	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	411	412.50–422.50	415.82
6	450–500	495	377.50–435.00	424.70
2	500–550	512	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	460.00–482.50	471.40
1	500–550	505	445.00	445.00
10	550–600	584	447.50–470.00	463.62
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	793	330.00–347.00	338.53
20	850–900	872	327.50–335.00	331.02
13	900–950	928	315.00–321.00	320.54
3	950–1000	953	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	305.00	305.00
7	1050–1100	1,077	294.50	294.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	590.00–625.00	607.68
8	250–300	263	620.00–710.00	698.04
17	300–350	329	540.00–705.00	623.55
25	350–400	377	500.00–610.00	584.97
11	400–450	427	520.00–580.00	566.98
42	450–500	481	510.00–550.00	539.36
25	600–650	621	498.00–500.00	498.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	525	490.00–522.50	505.26
114	550–600	561	485.00–529.00	521.85
43	600–650	632	395.00–483.00	461.92
149	650–700	680	395.00–436.00	422.98
12	700–750	735	360.00–386.00	383.13
28	750–800	789	360.00–379.00	371.18
68	800–850	835	359.00	359.00
62	850–900	850	355.75	355.75
116	900–950	930	330.50–335.00	332.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	382.50	382.50
2	800–850	835	280.00–310.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	445	480.00	480.00
3	450–500	486	477.50–487.00	483.78
4	500–550	524	452.50–480.00	467.82
10	550–600	569	459.00–462.50	461.91
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	630.00	630.00
2	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
5	300–350	321	512.50–680.00	586.30
11	350–400	362	540.00–625.00	582.01
9	400–450	423	512.50–555.00	546.35
6	450–500	457	502.50–565.00	539.97
4	500–550	524	499.00–510.00	504.84
8	600–650	618	375.00–450.00	408.43
8	650–700	663	357.50–387.50	379.17
1	700–750	730	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	755	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	365.00–460.00	411.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	575	420.00–432.50	426.03
1	650–700	670	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	200.00–212.50	202.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	190.00–217.50	203.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	140.00–160.00	148.95
2	—	1,060	100.00–110.00	104.76
7	—	966	124.00–133.00	128.74
7	—	1,066	163.00–177.00	172.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,242	143.00–159.00	150.23
13	—	1,308	161.00–195.00	176.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,619	171.00–187.00	179.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,543	209.00–212.00	210.32
2	—	1,240	170.00–178.00	173.68
4	—	1,819	214.00–228.00	220.67
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	260.00	260.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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