Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers fully steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-12.00 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 $458.70/cwt on 25 head, up $3.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +6.34 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$458.70

▲ 3.89 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$45.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs KY average

−0.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	464.20	2,544	22
Medium and Large 2-3	556	418.33	2,327	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.87/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

458.70

—

KY average25 barns · 971 hd

455.96

+2.74

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−0.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

+6.34

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	1,635	212.73	3,478	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	183.27	2,972	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	180.51	2,422	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	158.36	1,685	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	225.00	2,756	1thin

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)	1,504	$3,304	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$3,275	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,798	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$2,756	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,269	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,651	$4,480	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$3,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	383.94/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	415.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	475.52/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	387.21/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	392.43/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	338.30/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,581	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	415.13/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,146	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	430.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,037	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	414.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,039	318.37/cwt	317.00–319.00	3,308	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	557.59/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	457.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,578	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,518	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	365.36/cwt	364.50–366.25	3,135	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	935	348.75/cwt	348.75–348.75	3,261	120
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	359.98/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,285	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	465.68/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	456.67/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	400.12/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	480.48/cwt	477.50–482.50	2,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	411.65/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	183.99/cwt	169.00–209.00	2,491	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	184.68/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	157.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,738	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,348	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	186.18/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,977	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	157.92/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,990	2
Bulls	—	—	1,501	204.27/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	188.91/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	231.68/cwt	220.00–241.00	4,096	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	218.43/cwt	185.00–252.50	2,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	2,755.59/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,756	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,504	3,303.66/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,304	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,798.34/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,798	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	2,268.69/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,269	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	3,274.63/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,275	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	4,238.57/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,239	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	4,530.59/head	4,250.00–4,700.00	4,531	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	439.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	369.19/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	426.43/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,026	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	375.44/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,294	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	443.36/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	483.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	528.56/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,019	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	390.38/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	498.74/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	463.63/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,165	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,514	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 632Year ago 1,181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 67Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.50
6	400–450	444	360.00–415.00	369.19
5	450–500	491	330.00–410.00	383.94
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	582	320.00–355.00	338.30
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
11	350–400	393	460.00–480.00	475.52
3	400–450	423	420.00–450.00	439.84
18	450–500	473	420.00–440.00	430.59
3	500–550	530	387.50–395.00	392.43
7	550–600	576	370.00–397.50	387.21
2	600–650	642	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	357.50	357.50
2	700–750	720	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	400.00–426.00	415.13
18	600–650	611	375.00–382.50	375.44
50	700–750	716	360.50	360.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	545.00–570.00	557.59
1	450–500	495	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	445.00–462.50	456.67
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	572	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	660	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	712	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	510.00	510.00
3	600–650	627	400.00–425.00	414.88
117	850–900	858	364.50–366.25	365.36
120	900–950	935	348.75	348.75
78	1000–1050	1,039	317.00–319.00	318.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	396	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	476	480.00	480.00
11	500–550	539	465.00–472.50	465.68
10	550–600	563	450.00–460.00	457.99
14	600–650	644	391.00	391.00
2	700–750	740	357.50–362.50	359.98
3	750–800	768	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
14	450–500	475	420.00–447.50	426.43
2	500–550	533	375.00–425.00	400.12
3	550–600	565	370.00–402.50	390.38
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	287.00	287.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
7	350–400	382	510.00–560.00	528.56
3	400–450	403	505.00	505.00
5	500–550	513	477.50–482.50	480.48
3	600–650	625	402.50–417.50	411.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	490.00–505.00	498.74
3	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	483.45
6	450–500	467	455.00–475.00	463.63
3	500–550	537	440.00–447.50	443.36
2	550–600	555	445.00–450.00	447.50
3	650–700	666	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	965	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	225.00	225.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,599	175.00–194.00	186.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	169.00–209.00	183.99
2	—	1,260	157.00–159.00	157.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,010	180.00–188.00	184.68
6	—	1,100	150.00–165.00	157.96
1	—	1,100	122.50	122.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	200.00–211.00	204.27
3	—	1,593	184.00–196.00	188.91
6	—	1,768	220.00–241.00	231.68

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	3	—	1,000	185.00–252.50	218.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,344	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,755.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,504	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,303.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,410	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,798.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,254	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,268.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,463	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,274.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,442	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,238.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,695	4,250.00–4,700.00	4,530.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	3,250.00	3,250.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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