Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady except 600-700 lbs they were sharply higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $475.51/cwt on 81 head, down $18.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +23.15 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$475.51

▼ 18.13 vs prior sale

81 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$62.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs KY average

+1.81 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	483.18	2,656	71
Medium and Large 2-3	562	421.01	2,364	10thin

One grade step is worth $62.17/cwt here — about $292 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale81 hd

475.51

—

KY average26 barns · 1,208 hd

477.94

−2.43

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+1.81

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

+23.15

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	1,773	217.03	3,848	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	178.69	2,302	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	177.81	2,824	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	147.16	1,467	18

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)	1,285	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2	900–950	907	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	458.75/cwt	447.50–472.50	2,886	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	503.10/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	385.40/cwt	383.00–397.00	2,663	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	368.97/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,361	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	879	363.21/cwt	356.00–370.00	3,193	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	426.05/cwt	424.50–435.00	2,386	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	414.15/cwt	412.50–416.00	2,232	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	389.02/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,793	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	845	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	506.38/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	500.38/cwt	487.50–530.00	2,642	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	342.28/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	356.36/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	439.67/cwt	421.00–452.50	2,273	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,078	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,423	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	433.73/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	910	353.72/cwt	350.25–354.90	3,219	238
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	473.24/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	291.00–321.00	2,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	451.22/cwt	422.50–477.50	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	882	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	475.03/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	177.81/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,824	9
Bulls	—	—	1,753	220.29/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,862	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	156.21/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,965	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	180.10/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,323	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	137.04/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,351	7
Bulls	—	—	1,813	210.50/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	430.63/cwt	407.50–441.00	2,101	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	361	458.25/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	171.18/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	154.20/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	116.90/cwt	114.00–120.00	894	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	241.02/cwt	200.00–275.00	2,063	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	412.87/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,391	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	368.44/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,148	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	360.35/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	484.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	505.54/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,396	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	372.21/cwt	370.50–378.00	2,885	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	476.75/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,589	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	527.19/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	218	579.66/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	412.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	402.14/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	347.72/cwt	333.00–352.00	2,837	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	580.79/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	551.12/cwt	547.50–555.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	470.91/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,708	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	409.20/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,332	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	979	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	406.71/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,530	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	365.91/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,448	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	464.37/cwt	452.50–477.50	2,169	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	776	358.10/cwt	352.50–363.90	2,779	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	347.67/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	467.07/cwt	455.00–477.50	1,980	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	497.90/cwt	485.00–507.50	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	335.51/cwt	331.50–337.25	3,291	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	483.27/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	496.60/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	372.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,786	2

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 1,050Year ago 1,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 78Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	497.50	497.50
6	400–450	431	485.00–507.50	497.90
15	450–500	474	485.00–515.00	505.54
18	500–550	543	465.00–482.00	476.75
27	550–600	575	460.00–480.00	470.91
7	600–650	622	392.50–420.00	406.71
12	650–700	676	390.00–415.00	412.10
13	700–750	732	370.00–380.00	372.80
22	750–800	775	370.50–378.00	372.21
14	800–850	816	333.00–352.00	347.72
4	850–900	873	330.00–340.00	334.90
2	900–950	907	335.00	335.00
11	950–1000	979	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	528	487.50–530.00	500.38
85	600–650	629	447.50–472.50	458.75
4	650–700	665	440.00	440.00
17	700–750	718	385.00–400.00	389.02
3	750–800	750	385.00	385.00
4	800–850	845	360.00	360.00
302	850–900	879	356.00–370.00	363.21
238	900–950	910	350.25–354.90	353.72
81	950–1000	981	331.50–337.25	335.51
54	1050–1100	1,078	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	473	422.50–477.50	451.22
3	500–550	521	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	579	390.00–420.00	412.87
2	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	845	310.00–322.50	316.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	324	570.00–610.00	580.79
2	350–400	363	547.50–555.00	551.12
8	400–450	413	525.00–530.00	527.19
3	450–500	468	522.50	522.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	512.50	512.50
6	400–450	428	490.00–515.00	503.10
7	450–500	471	505.00–510.00	506.38
9	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	620	387.00–415.00	402.14
4	650–700	676	391.00	391.00
3	700–750	728	355.00–363.00	360.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	470.00–480.00	473.24
9	450–500	482	452.50–482.50	475.03
9	550–600	566	430.00–437.50	433.73
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	840	297.50	297.50
2	850–900	882	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	366	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	495.00–500.00	496.60
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	373	470.00–490.00	483.27
28	400–450	424	455.00–477.50	467.07
47	450–500	467	452.50–477.50	464.37
28	500–550	539	412.50–416.00	414.15
36	550–600	570	400.00–415.00	409.20
22	600–650	640	365.00–377.00	368.97
11	650–700	669	357.50–370.00	365.91
5	700–750	742	330.00–348.00	342.28
9	750–800	768	345.00–349.00	347.67
5	800–850	810	328.00	328.00
2	850–900	860	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	517	421.00–452.50	439.67
64	550–600	560	424.50–435.00	426.05
62	650–700	691	383.00–397.00	385.40
11	700–750	719	356.00–360.00	356.36
132	750–800	776	352.50–363.90	358.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	455.00–460.00	458.25
1	400–450	415	437.50	437.50
10	450–500	488	407.50–441.00	430.63
1	500–550	540	351.00	351.00
16	550–600	583	350.00–389.00	368.44
2	600–650	633	300.00–315.00	307.47
2	700–750	717	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	765	291.00–321.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	570.00–590.00	579.66
7	400–450	433	480.00–490.00	484.00
2	450–500	460	482.50	482.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,588	169.00–185.00	177.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	148.00–165.00	156.21
32	—	1,290	170.00–187.00	180.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	131.00–144.00	137.04
4	—	1,064	167.00–175.00	171.18
5	—	1,052	146.00–163.00	154.20
2	—	765	114.00–120.00	116.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	215.00–229.00	220.29
2	—	1,813	209.00–212.00	210.50

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	13	—	856	200.00–275.00	241.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,250.00	2,250.00

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Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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