Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady, over 800 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 700 lbs they were 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $422.91/cwt on 31 head, down $13.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.45 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$422.91

▼ 13.60 vs prior sale

31 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$66.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.04

vs KY average

−36.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	444.21	2,352	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	407.11	2,319	16thin
Large 1	520	377.50	1,963	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.71/cwt here — about $389 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 sale31 hd

422.91

—

KY average24 barns · 969 hd

459.96

−37.04

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−36.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−29.45

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	1,585	203.13	3,220	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	182.12	2,912	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,321	169.57	2,241	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	157.37	1,665	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	207.50	2,324	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	400–450	430	434.87/cwt	422.50–445.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	462.52/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	414.17/cwt	405.00–427.50	2,228	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	504.73/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	355.25/cwt	355.25–355.25	2,725	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	329.15/cwt	317.50–375.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	369.36/cwt	362.00–392.00	2,065	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	770	394.85/cwt	394.85–394.85	3,040	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	375.30/cwt	375.30–375.30	3,077	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	391.21/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	524.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	494.24/cwt	490.00–502.50	2,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	433.04/cwt	425.00–441.00	2,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	369.93/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,476	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	465.98/cwt	457.50–482.50	1,948	5
Steers	Large 1	500–550	520	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	406.21/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,372	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	427.46/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,471	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	3,304	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	341.99/cwt	341.00–345.00	2,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	697	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	2,917	83
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	353.72/cwt	348.00–362.50	2,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	409.82/cwt	400.00–413.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	462.83/cwt	462.50–463.00	2,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,201	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	473.13/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,219	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	413.24/cwt	412.00–418.00	2,649	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	3,017	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	377.10/cwt	355.00–388.00	2,225	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	425.85/cwt	412.50–440.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	527.46/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	404	516.00/cwt	512.50–520.00	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,959	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,991	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,231	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	140.88/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,506	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	158.41/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,609	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	188.49/cwt	175.00–196.00	3,054	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	174.60/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,872	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	162.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,093	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	176.61/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,367	8
Bulls	—	—	1,560	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,416	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	189.59/cwt	179.00–199.00	2,973	8
Bulls	—	—	1,626	226.23/cwt	220.00–235.00	3,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	476.03/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	371.29/cwt	363.00–380.00	2,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	494.24/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	480.01/cwt	467.50–495.00	2,074	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	393.75/cwt	390.00–397.50	2,386	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	424.71/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	385.44/cwt	370.00–402.50	1,985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	428.13/cwt	415.00–433.00	2,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	469.94/cwt	467.50–472.50	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,600	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	455	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	414.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	364.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,262	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	405	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	343.18/cwt	339.00–363.00	2,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	425.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	279.86/cwt	267.00–287.50	2,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,192	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jun 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 874Year ago 1,313

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 61Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00–510.00	504.73
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
2	350–400	385	467.50–472.50	469.94
5	400–450	430	422.50–445.00	434.87
7	450–500	473	420.00–435.00	425.78
4	500–550	523	380.00–397.50	391.21
25	550–600	559	362.00–392.00	369.36
3	600–650	621	353.00	353.00
7	650–700	668	339.00–363.00	343.18
5	700–750	719	335.00	335.00
3	850–900	868	267.00–287.50	279.86
3	950–1000	963	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	460.00–465.00	462.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	395	437.50	437.50
2	400–450	438	400.00–412.50	406.14
5	450–500	484	317.50–375.00	329.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	538	405.00–427.50	414.17
1	550–600	555	402.50	402.50
23	650–700	662	374.00	374.00
142	750–800	767	355.25	355.25
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	462.50–463.00	462.83
10	600–650	641	412.00–418.00	413.24
83	650–700	697	418.50	418.50
58	700–750	727	415.00	415.00
67	750–800	770	394.85	394.85
65	800–850	820	375.30	375.30
60	850–900	877	365.00	365.00
60	900–950	938	352.25	352.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	520.00–530.00	524.90
3	400–450	435	492.50	492.50
6	450–500	484	490.00–502.50	494.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	418	457.50–482.50	465.98
4	450–500	469	467.50–480.00	473.13
4	500–550	513	425.00–441.00	433.04
4	550–600	578	425.00–435.00	427.46
3	600–650	640	360.00–390.00	369.93
9	700–750	732	348.00–362.50	353.72
4	750–800	758	341.00–345.00	341.99
11	800–850	830	342.50	342.50
1	850–900	875	327.00	327.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	400.00–413.00	409.82
12	550–600	584	395.00–410.00	406.21
1	600–650	640	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	317.50	317.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	452.50	452.50
2	400–450	428	412.50–440.00	425.85
4	450–500	481	400.00–420.00	414.91
6	500–550	515	370.00–402.50	385.44
9	550–600	590	355.00–388.00	377.10
1	700–750	740	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00–530.00	527.46
1	350–400	375	522.50	522.50
5	400–450	404	512.50–520.00	516.00
6	600–650	606	390.00–397.50	393.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	373	475.00–505.00	494.24
13	400–450	432	467.50–495.00	480.01
5	450–500	484	470.00–477.50	476.03
12	500–550	504	415.00–433.00	428.13
6	550–600	569	415.00–442.50	424.71
9	600–650	621	350.00–370.00	364.19
4	650–700	679	363.00–380.00	371.29
2	700–750	700	363.00	363.00
2	750–800	773	332.50	332.50
1	950–1000	970	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	322.50	322.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	207.50	207.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	148.00	148.00
5	—	1,287	155.00–165.00	162.63
8	—	1,340	167.00–185.00	176.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,069	129.00–148.00	140.88
4	—	1,016	151.00–163.00	158.41
7	—	1,072	170.00–179.00	174.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,620	175.00–196.00	188.49
1	—	1,535	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	219.00	219.00
8	—	1,568	179.00–199.00	189.59
4	—	1,626	220.00–235.00	226.23

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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