Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $454.81/cwt on 27 head, down $25.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.45 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$454.81

▼ 25.31 vs prior sale

27 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$71.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.51

vs KY average

−5.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	465.43	2,554	23
Medium and Large 2-3	560	393.75	2,205	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.68/cwt here — about $349 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale27 hd

454.81

—

KY average16 barns · 473 hd

471.32

−16.51

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−5.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

+2.45

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	—	Average	1,577	224.53	3,540	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,676	187.46	3,142	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	175.95	2,294	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	165.13	1,727	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,448	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,782	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	484.87/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	375.22/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	443.63/cwt	440.00–462.50	2,498	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	351.28/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	382.12/cwt	372.50–383.00	2,216	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	315.16/cwt	307.50–330.00	2,761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	385.37/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	465.38/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	402.49/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,379	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	424.12/cwt	405.00–432.00	2,222	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	477.47/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	393.75/cwt	380.00–435.00	2,205	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	429.01/cwt	397.00–442.50	2,634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	492.52/cwt	482.50–510.00	2,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	880	359.91/cwt	353.00–364.75	3,167	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	492.47/cwt	475.00–497.00	2,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	955	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,185	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	532.85/cwt	527.50–555.00	1,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	506.27/cwt	502.50–507.50	2,217	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,690	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	193.32/cwt	180.00–204.00	3,257	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	181.43/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,019	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	180.19/cwt	167.00–202.50	2,312	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	158.85/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	142.45/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	157.69/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,547	4
Bulls	—	—	1,670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	227.44/cwt	221.00–237.00	3,544	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	243.39/cwt	210.00–292.50	2,332	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	238.61/cwt	235.00–242.50	2,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,447.64/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	432.93/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,394	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	478.33/cwt	462.50–485.00	2,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	538.38/cwt	510.00–555.00	2,078	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	390.50/cwt	388.00–397.50	2,370	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	453.71/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	427.48/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	377.85/cwt	365.00–382.50	2,550	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	502.37/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	456.27/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,382	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	900–950	913	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	3,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	371.12/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	420.49/cwt	400.00–437.50	2,039	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	457.67/cwt	440.00–467.50	2,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	323.00/cwt	320.00–327.50	2,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu May 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 1,271Year ago 1,056

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 66Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	524	482.50–510.00	492.52
1	550–600	585	505.00	505.00
8	600–650	614	397.00–442.50	429.01
1	650–700	680	397.50	397.50
25	750–800	754	369.00	369.00
199	850–900	880	353.00–364.75	359.91
54	950–1000	955	333.50	333.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	472.50–482.50	477.47
5	450–500	471	475.00–497.00	492.47
13	550–600	563	440.00–462.50	443.63
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
14	650–700	681	365.00–390.00	385.37
2	700–750	738	342.50–360.00	351.28
1	750–800	775	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	560	380.00–435.00	393.75
1	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	517.50	517.50
13	600–650	627	450.00–470.00	465.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
2	350–400	385	480.00–490.00	484.87
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	461	440.00–467.50	457.67
2	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	375.22
13	550–600	580	372.50–383.00	382.12
9	600–650	615	360.00–380.00	371.12
17	650–700	675	365.00–382.50	377.85
5	750–800	751	320.00–327.50	323.00
3	850–900	876	307.50–330.00	315.16
1	900–950	900	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	960	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	485	400.00–437.50	420.49
1	550–600	580	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	890	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	940	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	524	405.00–432.00	424.12
15	550–600	591	397.50–405.00	402.49
25	600–650	607	388.00–397.50	390.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	386	510.00–555.00	538.38
4	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	502.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	900–950	913	337.50	337.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	513	422.50–432.50	427.48
13	550–600	553	385.00–440.00	432.93
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	507.50	507.50
1	400–450	420	487.50	487.50
7	450–500	464	462.50–485.00	478.33
4	500–550	522	445.00–460.00	456.27
4	550–600	571	447.50–470.00	453.71
1	650–700	680	372.50	372.50
1	700–750	705	372.50	372.50
4	800–850	807	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	527.50–555.00	532.85
4	400–450	438	502.50–507.50	506.27
1	500–550	530	482.50	482.50
1	600–650	600	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,685	180.00–204.00	193.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	138.00	138.00
17	—	1,283	167.00–202.50	180.19
2	—	1,393	157.00–161.00	158.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,113	174.00–189.00	181.43
3	—	997	140.00–148.00	142.45
4	—	981	155.00–161.00	157.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	210.00	210.00
5	—	1,558	221.00–237.00	227.44

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	2	—	958	210.00–292.50	243.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	235.00–242.50	238.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.64

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle