Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeders on limited comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.36/cwt on 9 head, down $68.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −52.22 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$353.36

▼ 68.52 vs prior sale

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$79.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.90

vs KY average

−22.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	371.11	2,042	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	291.25	1,646	2thin

One grade step is worth $79.86/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 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 sale9 hd

353.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,015 hd

406.27

−52.90

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−22.45

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−52.22

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	1,948	221.00	4,304	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,768	178.90	3,163	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	169.48	2,194	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	156.28	1,500	6thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	408.65/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	397.15/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,875	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	369.35/cwt	357.50–380.00	2,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	343.76/cwt	342.50–345.00	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	371.74/cwt	357.50–390.00	2,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	1,901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	506.27/cwt	502.50–510.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	476.00/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,209	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	435.99/cwt	417.50–445.00	2,293	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	373.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	297.52/cwt	290.00–312.50	2,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	344.98/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	391.92/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,375	85
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	163.12/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,321	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	4,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	176.72/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,195	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,768	178.90/cwt	175.00–183.00	3,163	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	159.54/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,526	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 63Year ago 113

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 14Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	430	400.00–417.50	408.65
8	450–500	472	380.00–415.00	397.15
3	500–550	520	360.00–380.00	373.46
4	550–600	573	357.50–380.00	369.35
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	322.50	322.50
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	606	385.00–392.00	391.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	775	342.50–345.00	343.76
1	850–900	855	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	417.50	417.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
4	450–500	467	497.50	497.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	440	462.50	462.50
7	450–500	464	455.00–485.00	476.00
7	500–550	526	417.50–445.00	435.99
1	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
4	600–650	613	357.50–390.00	371.74
2	650–700	668	340.00–350.00	344.98
3	750–800	793	290.00–312.50	297.52
1	850–900	870	282.50	282.50
1	950–1000	965	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	532.50	532.50
2	400–450	423	502.50–510.00	506.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,423	160.00–166.00	163.12
5	—	1,242	173.00–180.00	176.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	175.00–183.00	178.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	155.00–167.50	159.54
1	—	1,090	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,165	217.00	217.00
1	—	1,730	225.00	225.00

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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