Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $364.72/cwt on 22 head, up $12.10 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −63.26 against this barn's trailing median of $427.98.

Average price

$364.72

▲ 12.10 vs prior sale

22 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$77.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.64

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	531	382.31	2,031	17thin
Medium and Large 2	536	304.89	1,634	5thin

One grade step is worth $77.42/cwt here — about $397 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

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 sale22 hd

364.72

—

KY average20 barns · 488 hd

351.07

+13.64

This barn, trailing median13 sales

427.98

−63.26

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	1,564	186.25	2,913	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,570	138.66	2,177	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	129.61	1,745	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	121.49	1,307	5thin
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	177.50	2,077	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	187.05	2,222	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	107.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,056	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,188	187.05/cwt	182.50–192.50	2,222	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	337.69/cwt	315.00–347.50	2,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	311.75/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	367.27/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	337.44/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	359.95/cwt	352.50–365.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	341.60/cwt	322.50–347.50	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	283.47/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	392.45/cwt	377.50–407.50	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	363.74/cwt	362.50–365.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	342.00/cwt	325.00–347.50	1,819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	412.77/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	351.74/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	353.99/cwt	337.50–370.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	147.63/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,241	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	135.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,151	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	119.12/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,551	3
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,490	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,169	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	135.73/cwt	126.00–143.00	1,834	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	109.04/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,762	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,308	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	3,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	301.37/cwt	287.50–315.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	428.77/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	330.03/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	337.16/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	371.31/cwt	337.50–375.00	2,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	303.76/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	359.46/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	301.55/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	408.94/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,126	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	413.20/cwt	407.50–417.50	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	344.08/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	272.84/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	299.50/cwt	297.50–305.00	2,249	5

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 132Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 25Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 10

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	105.00–110.00	107.74
3	—	1,140	130.00–132.00	130.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,518	144.00–154.00	147.63
2	—	1,593	130.00–140.00	135.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	115.00–121.00	119.12
2	—	1,470	145.00–150.00	147.53
6	—	1,351	126.00–143.00	135.73
2	—	1,278	108.00–110.00	109.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	182.50–192.50	187.05
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	177.50	177.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,800	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,470	225.00	225.00

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	—	1,380	174.00	174.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,750.00	1,750.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	359.46
3	450–500	490	340.00–352.50	344.08
3	500–550	520	285.00–320.00	301.55
2	550–600	560	300.00–320.00	309.91
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	260.00–285.00	272.84
1	750–800	760	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	375	407.50–417.50	413.20
2	400–450	407	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
4	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	337.44
4	550–600	565	355.00–377.50	367.27
6	600–650	612	315.00–347.50	337.69
6	650–700	677	290.00–317.50	311.75
1	700–750	725	312.50	312.50
5	750–800	751	297.50–305.00	299.50
2	800–850	813	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	520	390.00–415.00	408.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	315.00–360.00	337.16
2	350–400	393	362.50–365.00	363.74
2	450–500	475	327.50–332.50	330.03
1	500–550	520	307.50	307.50
2	550–600	590	287.50–315.00	301.37
2	600–650	613	270.00–297.50	283.47
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	830	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
6	400–450	409	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	392.50–420.00	412.77
5	350–400	374	377.50–407.50	392.45
3	400–450	413	352.50–365.00	359.95
8	450–500	469	342.50–360.00	351.74
4	500–550	532	325.00–347.50	342.00
9	550–600	559	322.50–347.50	341.60
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	410.00	410.00
4	450–500	491	425.00–430.00	428.77
2	500–550	518	337.50–370.00	353.99
10	550–600	565	337.50–375.00	371.31
2	600–650	638	300.00–307.50	303.76
2	650–700	663	310.00–320.00	314.91
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	650.00	650.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	390.00	390.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle