Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady, 800 lbs and up sharply lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sharply lower, 500-600 lbs steady, 700 lbs and up sharply lower, Good demand for weaned and vaccinated packages of calves and moderate demand for the fleshy bawling calves and the heavier yearlings. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $436.00/cwt on 171 head, up $20.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.80 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$436.00

▲ 20.13 vs prior sale

171 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$91.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.42

vs KY average

+39.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	436.53	2,342	170
Medium and Large 2-3	585	345.00	2,018	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.53/cwt here — about $324 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale171 hd

436.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,111 hd

411.58

+24.42

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+39.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

+26.80

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	1,924	217.59	4,186	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,679	187.36	3,146	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	179.95	2,301	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	169.29	1,883	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	208.95	2,482	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	220.00	3,102	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	634	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	712	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	3,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	323.94/cwt	321.75–326.00	2,511	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	427.37/cwt	405.00–431.00	2,167	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,562	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	480.93/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	467.57/cwt	467.00–470.00	2,263	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	452.24/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,632	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	382.81/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	448.36/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	473.32/cwt	461.00–492.50	2,542	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	369.78/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,688	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	361.93/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	449.71/cwt	447.00–452.50	2,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	308.66/cwt	281.00–335.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	456.15/cwt	442.50–470.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,967	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,796	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	468.38/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,674	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	431.69/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,841	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	838	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,017	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	957	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,101	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	438.54/cwt	429.50–455.00	2,785	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	462.66/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,137	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	407.81/cwt	403.00–417.50	2,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	428.04/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	319.13/cwt	292.50–332.50	2,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	308	542.32/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,605	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,102	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,188	208.95/cwt	194.00–225.00	2,482	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	187.36/cwt	177.00–197.00	3,146	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	181.82/cwt	172.00–193.00	2,335	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	177.54/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,015	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	158.30/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,839	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	234.51/cwt	227.00–247.00	4,193	3
Bulls	—	—	2,160	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,752	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,431	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	315.03/cwt	301.00–322.50	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	533.65/cwt	522.50–555.00	1,996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	406.23/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	435.71/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	469.98/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,002	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	325.74/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	391.01/cwt	390.00–393.00	2,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	410.55/cwt	407.50–413.00	2,279	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	434.83/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,309	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	574	445.54/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,557	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	607	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	341.06/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	434.22/cwt	425.00–449.00	1,654	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	432.64/cwt	421.00–440.00	1,869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	302.60/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	406.41/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	404.80/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	386.26/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	382.05/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	430.24/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	862	291.94/cwt	290.75–317.50	2,517	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	501	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,249	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	338.28/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	903	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,578	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	405.21/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	391.04/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,475	25

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 Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,540Last week 1,409Year ago 1,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year 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
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	381	400.00–417.50	406.41
6	400–450	418	397.50–415.00	404.80
4	450–500	467	382.50–415.00	405.21
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	634	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	437.50	437.50
17	350–400	381	425.00–449.00	434.22
10	400–450	432	421.00–440.00	432.64
10	450–500	481	420.00–434.00	430.24
2	500–550	505	385.00–387.50	386.26
5	550–600	570	370.00–392.50	382.05
3	600–650	633	330.00–350.00	338.28
8	650–700	657	337.00–353.00	341.06
3	700–750	735	295.00–317.50	302.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	507	405.00–431.00	427.37
9	550–600	555	407.50–413.00	410.55
25	600–650	633	362.50–400.00	391.04
41	650–700	685	374.00	374.00
2	700–750	705	333.00	333.00
287	750–800	775	321.75–326.00	323.94
69	850–900	862	290.75–317.50	291.94
56	900–950	903	285.50	285.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	501	449.00	449.00
67	550–600	574	442.50–450.00	445.54
5	600–650	607	419.00	419.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	415	472.50–490.00	480.93
30	450–500	484	467.00–470.00	467.57
17	700–750	712	422.00	422.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	442.50–470.00	456.15
1	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	483	440.00–452.50	448.36
4	500–550	533	447.00–452.50	449.71
15	550–600	582	450.00–457.00	452.24
13	650–700	683	382.50–383.00	382.81
14	700–750	727	369.00–370.00	369.78
9	750–800	781	353.00–369.00	361.93
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
9	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	482	433.00	433.00
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	718	281.00–335.00	308.66
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	537	461.00–492.50	473.32
69	550–600	571	460.00–475.00	468.38
126	600–650	635	429.50–455.00	438.54
92	650–700	658	426.00–450.00	431.69
49	700–750	717	390.00	390.00
15	750–800	756	373.00	373.00
21	800–850	838	360.00	360.00
65	900–950	906	327.50	327.50
57	950–1000	957	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	426	460.00–481.00	469.98
9	450–500	462	447.50–470.00	462.66
10	500–550	531	420.00–455.00	434.83
14	550–600	582	427.50–460.00	435.71
3	600–650	621	390.00–393.00	391.01
6	650–700	661	377.50	377.50
3	700–750	715	301.00–322.50	315.03
1	750–800	780	297.50	297.50
3	800–850	816	317.50–330.00	325.74
1	950–1000	995	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
5	450–500	479	415.00–439.00	428.04
3	550–600	593	403.00–417.50	407.81
3	650–700	683	292.50–332.50	319.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	308	535.00–550.00	542.32
5	350–400	374	522.50–555.00	533.65
5	400–450	416	500.00	500.00
4	600–650	611	405.00–407.50	406.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	194.00–225.00	208.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	177.00–197.00	187.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	172.00–193.00	181.82
1	—	1,235	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	173.00–185.00	177.54
3	—	1,082	152.50–165.00	158.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,788	227.00–247.00	234.51
1	—	2,160	220.00	220.00

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	1	—	1,105	220.00	220.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,200.00	2,200.00

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Heifers · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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