Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sharply higher, 800 and up 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 12.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $447.05/cwt on 37 head, up $24.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −5.31 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$447.05

▲ 24.13 vs prior sale

37 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$81.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.52

vs KY average

−21.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	477.88	2,537	23
Medium and Large 2-3	567	396.40	2,246	14thin

One grade step is worth $81.48/cwt here — about $291 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 sale37 hd

447.05

—

KY average25 barns · 690 hd

459.57

−12.52

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−21.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−5.31

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	1,429	211.63	3,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	174.78	2,868	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	172.93	2,285	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	160.01	1,583	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	193.00	2,287	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$3,518	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$2,826	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2-3	700–750	710	274.04/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	921	229.30/cwt	207.50–240.00	2,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	363.63/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	404.96/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	481.49/cwt	465.00–497.50	1,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	355.40/cwt	340.00–363.00	2,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	438.23/cwt	429.00–451.00	2,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	412.96/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,771	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	431.30/cwt	407.50–441.00	2,243	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	451.28/cwt	421.00–459.25	2,852	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	362.09/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	552.05/cwt	530.00–557.50	2,324	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	472.23/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,243	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	451.91/cwt	441.00–470.00	2,522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	382.33/cwt	367.50–397.00	2,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	502.24/cwt	492.50–509.00	2,571	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	470.69/cwt	467.50–473.00	2,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	407.07/cwt	382.50–432.50	2,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	3,057	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	390.47/cwt	367.00–417.50	2,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,837	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	371.95/cwt	371.95–371.95	3,314	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	916	359.44/cwt	356.00–362.90	3,292	123
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	498.82/cwt	485.00–512.50	2,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,538	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,143	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	173.95/cwt	169.00–185.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,661	180.46/cwt	170.00–204.00	2,997	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	174.95/cwt	167.00–196.00	2,325	15
Bulls	—	—	1,145	187.74/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,150	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	225.61/cwt	225.00–226.00	4,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	152.49/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,558	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	162.82/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	214.93/cwt	210.00–219.00	3,020	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	249.41/cwt	231.00–267.50	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	3,517.94/head	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,826.12/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	582	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	389.17/cwt	359.00–412.50	2,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	494.97/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	532.22/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	601.54/cwt	580.00–625.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	411	401.18/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	467.51/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,487	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	513.68/cwt	502.50–517.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	449.17/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	395.61/cwt	387.00–402.50	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	476.83/cwt	460.00–492.50	1,798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	355.26/cwt	341.00–370.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	449.61/cwt	443.00–460.00	2,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	383.25/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	354.95/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	487.02/cwt	485.00–497.50	2,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	483.87/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	413.14/cwt	382.50–423.00	2,528	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	559.37/cwt	520.00–590.00	2,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	432.82/cwt	402.50–460.00	2,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	520.21/cwt	512.50–523.00	2,424	4

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 Jun 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 899Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 49Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	380.00–420.00	401.18
4	450–500	483	375.00–425.00	404.96
1	650–700	695	333.00	333.00
3	700–750	710	262.50–280.00	274.04
3	900–950	921	207.50–240.00	229.30
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	465.00–497.50	481.49
6	350–400	377	460.00–492.50	476.83
8	400–450	414	430.00–460.00	449.17
12	450–500	475	429.00–451.00	438.23
3	550–600	582	387.00–402.50	395.61
4	600–650	630	360.00–375.00	363.63
5	650–700	670	340.00–363.00	355.40
1	700–750	705	325.00	325.00
2	850–900	887	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	520	407.50–441.00	431.30
6	550–600	572	405.00–417.00	412.96
5	600–650	622	380.00–389.00	383.25
1	650–700	670	390.00	390.00
63	800–850	815	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	580.00–625.00	601.54
2	250–300	270	525.00–540.00	532.22
5	300–350	338	502.50–517.00	513.68
2	350–400	390	535.00	535.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	512	492.50–509.00	502.24
66	600–650	632	421.00–459.25	451.28
51	650–700	666	426.00	426.00
4	750–800	765	371.00	371.00
62	800–850	813	376.00	376.00
182	850–900	891	371.95	371.95
123	900–950	916	356.00–362.90	359.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
1	350–400	385	535.00	535.00
10	400–450	421	530.00–557.50	552.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	475	467.50–495.00	472.23
5	500–550	525	467.50–473.00	470.69
8	550–600	558	441.00–470.00	451.91
3	600–650	640	367.50–397.00	382.33
6	650–700	683	360.00–372.50	362.09
1	700–750	720	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	830	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	447.50	447.50
5	500–550	530	382.50–432.50	407.07
9	550–600	587	367.00–417.50	390.47
1	700–750	720	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	478	402.50–460.00	432.82
2	500–550	520	410.00–425.00	417.50
3	550–600	563	359.00–412.50	389.17
1	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	970	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	520.00–590.00	559.37
1	400–450	430	512.50	512.50
4	450–500	466	512.50–523.00	520.21
2	500–550	503	485.00–512.50	498.82
2	550–600	582	397.50	397.50
18	600–650	612	382.50–423.00	413.14
1	650–700	655	387.50	387.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	485.00–500.00	494.97
6	400–450	438	485.00–497.50	487.02
2	450–500	475	472.50–495.00	483.87
9	500–550	532	447.50–470.00	467.51
5	550–600	560	443.00–460.00	449.61
2	600–650	610	341.00–370.00	355.26
3	650–700	673	340.00–365.00	354.95
1	700–750	700	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	129.00–130.00	129.48
6	—	1,008	169.00–185.00	173.95
3	—	1,022	149.00–155.00	152.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,661	170.00–204.00	180.46
1	—	1,500	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,329	167.00–196.00	174.95
3	—	1,282	158.00–165.00	162.82
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	193.00	193.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	185.00–191.00	187.74
2	—	1,785	225.00–226.00	225.61
6	—	1,405	210.00–219.00	214.93

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	—	883	231.00–267.50	249.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	3,500.00–3,550.00	3,517.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,393	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,826.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle