Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.86/cwt on 5 head, down $16.17 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −21.11 against this barn's trailing median of $427.98.

Average price

$406.86

▼ 16.17 vs prior sale

5 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.44

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	406.86	2,264	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $352.62, median $427.98 across 13 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 sale5 hd

406.86

—

KY average25 barns · 346 hd

413.31

−6.44

This barn, trailing median13 sales

427.98

−21.11

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	1,520	216.39	3,290	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,642	179.55	2,948	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	174.79	2,211	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,117	160.66	1,795	5thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - 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	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	435.03/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	403.82/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	412.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	410.10/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,198	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	449.95/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	399.00/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	367.43/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,209	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	211.18/cwt	210.00–212.50	2,234	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,051	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	181.30/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,272	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	179.55/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,948	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	161.77/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	224.58/cwt	223.00–226.00	3,286	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,678	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,071	1

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 43Year ago 91

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	500	422.50	422.50
1	700–750	715	377.50	377.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	445.00–460.00	449.95
2	450–500	473	430.00–440.00	435.03
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	568	400.00–425.00	412.33
4	600–650	611	385.00–412.50	399.00
1	650–700	690	375.00	375.00
5	700–750	713	360.00–377.50	367.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	390.00–420.00	403.82
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	790	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	685	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	536	405.00–415.00	410.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	580	395.00	395.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	210.00–212.50	211.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,253	175.00–188.00	181.30
1	—	1,210	158.00	158.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	171.00–188.00	179.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	154.00–166.00	161.77
1	—	1,165	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,190	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	223.00–226.00	224.58
1	—	1,635	200.00	200.00

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

Bulls · 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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle