Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers no trend due to limited comparison, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $371.28/cwt on 4 head, down $51.76 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −67.45 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$371.28

▼ 51.76 vs prior sale

4 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.69

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	545	371.28	2,023	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

371.28

—

KY average24 barns · 324 hd

374.97

−3.69

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−67.45

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	1,748	229.12	4,006	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	183.95	3,078	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	173.00	1,938	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	171.08	2,252	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,023	290.76	2,974	3thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	531.68/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	397.41/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	409.31/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	348.11/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	328.66/cwt	317.50–340.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	365.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	410.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	496.40/cwt	485.00–507.50	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	332.64/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	328.34/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,208	6
Bulls	—	—	1,596	233.94/cwt	229.00–239.00	3,734	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	155.50/cwt	148.00–164.00	2,049	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	183.68/cwt	173.00–200.00	2,437	7
Bulls	—	—	2,510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	5,146	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,663	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	192.27/cwt	188.00–198.00	3,217	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,023	290.76/cwt	275.00–307.50	2,974	3

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 104Year ago 111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 21Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	525.00–535.00	531.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	380	485.00–507.50	496.40
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	483	400.00–420.00	410.05
2	500–550	530	360.00–370.00	365.05
2	550–600	560	370.00–385.00	377.50
6	600–650	605	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	668	325.00–340.00	332.64
3	700–750	703	327.50–330.00	328.34
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
3	350–400	362	400.00–415.00	409.31
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
5	550–600	567	335.00–357.50	348.11
2	600–650	615	317.50–340.00	328.66
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	702	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	660	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	417.50	417.50
2	450–500	478	380.00–415.00	397.41
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	229.00–239.00	233.94
1	—	2,510	205.00	205.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	148.00–164.00	155.50
7	—	1,327	173.00–200.00	183.68
1	—	1,240	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,673	188.00–198.00	192.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,115	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	275.00–307.50	290.76

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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