Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.32/cwt on 46 head, up $2.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 31 comparable sales and sits −3.04 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$449.32

▲ 2.27 vs prior sale

46 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$50.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.83

vs KY average

−10.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	452.58	2,573	43
Medium and Large 2-3	560	402.50	2,254	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.08/cwt here — about $319 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 sale46 hd

449.32

—

KY average22 barns · 693 hd

464.15

−14.83

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−10.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−3.04

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	1,436	218.63	3,139	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,715	196.96	3,378	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,265	184.81	2,338	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	164.19	1,738	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	277.50	2,955	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,395	217.39	3,033	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	250.00	3,350	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$2,350	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	325.49/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	450.65/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,933	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	325.10/cwt	318.00–332.50	2,646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	573	418.02/cwt	407.50–435.00	2,395	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	460.02/cwt	437.50–475.00	2,226	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	482.57/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	512.24/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	441.22/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	354.90/cwt	349.50–356.25	3,279	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	390.65/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,481	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	446.24/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,615	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	401.08/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,944	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	374.00/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	345.45/cwt	340.00–351.00	2,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	927	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	870	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,136	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	405.69/cwt	400.00–407.50	2,799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	404.96/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,457	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	381.07/cwt	378.50–383.50	3,033	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	373.33/cwt	363.00–378.25	3,058	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	450.11/cwt	447.50–457.50	2,404	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	457.91/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	485.53/cwt	485.00–487.50	2,030	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	461.24/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,684	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	271.40/cwt	262.50–280.00	2,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,471	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	3,350	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,955	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,395	217.39/cwt	209.00–227.50	3,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	185.58/cwt	171.00–220.00	1,960	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,665	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	196.96/cwt	186.00–208.00	3,378	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	141.20/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,461	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	184.81/cwt	173.00–207.00	2,338	15
Bulls	—	—	1,675	232.92/cwt	226.00–240.00	3,901	2
Bulls	—	—	1,407	215.04/cwt	212.00–218.00	3,026	5
Bulls	—	—	1,100	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,288	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	245.80/cwt	227.50–263.00	2,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	450.45/cwt	442.50–455.00	2,514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	448.60/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,382	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	349.94/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,285	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	485.26/cwt	480.00–492.50	2,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	479.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	399.20/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,251	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	445.64/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	401.23/cwt	382.50–417.50	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	487.92/cwt	467.50–497.50	2,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	426.87/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,292	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	385.01/cwt	369.75–400.00	2,576	289
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	484.36/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,223	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	431.14/cwt	412.50–450.00	1,802	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 Jul 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,409Last week 830Year ago 1,709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 69Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 7

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	320	475.00–485.00	479.89
8	350–400	386	475.00–495.00	482.57
9	400–450	429	440.00–470.00	450.65
21	450–500	484	437.50–475.00	460.02
9	550–600	564	385.00–405.00	399.20
2	600–650	607	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	695	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	733	325.00–330.00	327.47
6	750–800	776	312.50–332.50	325.49
4	800–850	814	318.00–332.50	325.10
1	850–900	895	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
5	350–400	363	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	445	482.50	482.50
14	450–500	457	480.00–492.50	485.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	537	410.00–445.00	426.87
21	550–600	573	407.50–435.00	418.02
14	600–650	635	380.00–397.50	390.65
289	650–700	669	369.75–400.00	385.01
2	700–750	715	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	495	412.50	412.50
1	550–600	595	377.50	377.50
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	625.00	625.00
1	250–300	270	565.00	565.00
7	450–500	460	495.00–520.00	512.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	462.50	462.50
14	550–600	582	460.00–462.50	461.24
4	600–650	625	440.00–442.50	441.22
10	650–700	668	442.50	442.50
26	700–750	734	392.50–417.50	401.08
143	750–800	796	378.50–383.50	381.07
130	800–850	819	363.00–378.25	373.33
179	850–900	870	360.50	360.50
296	900–950	924	349.50–356.25	354.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	520	422.50	422.50
2	550–600	580	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	365	485.00	485.00
5	400–450	418	485.00–487.50	485.53
6	450–500	476	457.50–460.00	457.91
12	500–550	534	447.50–457.50	450.11
16	550–600	586	430.00–455.00	446.24
3	600–650	630	400.00–415.00	404.96
8	650–700	690	400.00–407.50	405.69
7	700–750	702	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	768	373.00–375.00	374.00
6	850–900	864	340.00–351.00	345.45
5	900–950	927	329.00	329.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	418	412.50–450.00	431.14
4	450–500	476	437.50–450.00	445.64
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
3	550–600	572	382.50–417.50	401.23
2	650–700	653	335.00–365.00	349.94
1	700–750	705	292.50	292.50
2	850–900	865	262.50–280.00	271.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	625.00	625.00
2	300–350	312	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
2	500–550	520	465.00	465.00
1	600–650	610	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	660	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
10	400–450	429	467.50–497.50	487.92
9	450–500	459	477.50–495.00	484.36
7	500–550	531	430.00–452.50	448.60
5	550–600	558	442.50–455.00	450.45
1	600–650	605	392.00	392.00
1	650–700	660	375.00	375.00
1	750–800	760	332.50	332.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	209.00–227.50	217.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	171.00–220.00	185.58
3	—	1,095	150.00–155.00	152.06
4	—	1,035	131.00–145.00	141.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	186.00–208.00	196.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,265	173.00–207.00	184.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	226.00–240.00	232.92
5	—	1,407	212.00–218.00	215.04
1	—	1,100	208.00	208.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	227.50–263.00	245.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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