Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers no test, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $364.41/cwt on 7 head, down $58.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −74.32 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$364.41

▼ 58.62 vs prior sale

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$51.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.30

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	543	379.11	2,060	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	327.66	1,877	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $381.59, median $438.73 across 11 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 sale7 hd

364.41

—

KY average23 barns · 322 hd

384.71

−20.30

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−74.32

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	1,352	203.98	2,757	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,713	192.91	3,305	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	172.63	1,729	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	171.28	2,199	9thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	399.00/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	271.47/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	370.70/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	327.66/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	417.06/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	533.99/cwt	532.50–535.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	304.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	364.76/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,762	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	325.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	381.85/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	467.99/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,991	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	281.21/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	176.47/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	225.98/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	167.43/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,692	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,713	192.91/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,305	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	164.94/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,625	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	188.14/cwt	179.00–210.00	2,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 184Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	391	390.00–427.50	399.00
3	450–500	480	362.50–375.00	370.70
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	289.90
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	457.50	457.50
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	460.00–482.50	467.99
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	521	365.00–390.00	381.85
2	550–600	577	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	622	310.00–335.00	325.12
2	650–700	675	290.00–320.00	304.67
2	700–750	708	280.00–282.50	281.26
2	750–800	770	260.00–282.50	271.47
1	800–850	845	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–450.00	417.06
7	450–500	483	340.00–410.00	364.76
2	550–600	573	315.00–340.00	327.66
1	800–850	800	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	303	532.50–535.00	533.99
2	400–450	407	502.50	502.50
2	600–650	610	350.00–352.50	351.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	587	350.00	350.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	260.00	260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	277.50–285.00	281.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	170.00–183.00	176.47
3	—	1,343	221.00–230.00	225.98
1	—	1,590	193.00	193.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	164.00–171.00	167.43
1	—	1,200	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,310	179.00–210.00	188.14
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	189.00–197.00	192.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	163.00–167.50	164.94
1	—	1,035	188.00	188.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

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