Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady, Yearling steers were stronger with no comparison, Feeder and yearling heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.47/cwt on 30 head, down $1.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −44.79 against this barn's trailing median of $411.26.

Average price

$366.47

▼ 1.85 vs prior sale

30 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$37.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.60

vs KY average

+5.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	374.03	2,005	24
Medium and Large 2-3	539	336.26	1,812	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $192 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $411.26 across 30 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 sale30 hd

366.47

—

KY average25 barns · 686 hd

375.07

−8.60

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

+5.95

This barn, trailing median30 sales

411.26

−44.79

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	1,493	223.90	3,342	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	179.80	2,319	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	173.00	2,794	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	163.69	1,735	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)	1,280	$2,884	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	500–550	516	336.24/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	369.74/cwt	350.00–382.50	2,082	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	378.31/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,926	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,189	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	592.50/cwt	592.50–592.50	2,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	846	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	410	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	420.74/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,015	8
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	304.15/cwt	295.00–306.00	2,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	321.93/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	355.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,401	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	289.54/cwt	260.00–317.50	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	345.08/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,139	2
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	505	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,326	1
Steers	Small 1-2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	336.93/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	321.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	389.99/cwt	372.50–397.50	1,977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	468.97/cwt	467.50–475.00	2,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	370.70/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,128	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	403.84/cwt	395.00–412.50	2,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	376.29/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	390.08/cwt	382.50–400.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	409.42/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	333.00/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,278	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	329.14/cwt	322.50–332.50	2,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	294.87/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	831	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	2,672	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	369.54/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,302	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	336.31/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	361.76/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,120	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	432.40/cwt	395.00–442.50	1,859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	405.92/cwt	375.00–442.50	1,940	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	330.03/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	465.86/cwt	447.50–480.00	1,947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	462.34/cwt	457.50–467.50	2,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,884.18/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,884	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	239.95/cwt	192.50–295.00	2,287	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,594	230.97/cwt	220.00–236.00	3,682	4
Bulls	—	—	1,145	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,762	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	136.19/cwt	130.00–147.50	1,352	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	163.85/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,732	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	184.65/cwt	174.00–192.50	1,976	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	184.47/cwt	174.00–196.00	2,380	14

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 466Year ago 957

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 38Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 12

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	387	390.00	390.00
4	500–550	516	332.50–337.50	336.24
2	550–600	585	332.50–340.00	336.31
2	750–800	767	282.50	282.50
4	800–850	846	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
6	400–450	412	390.00–417.50	409.42
5	450–500	473	382.50–400.00	390.08
12	500–550	509	355.00–382.50	378.31
12	550–600	563	350.00–382.50	369.74
2	600–650	633	350.00–352.50	351.25
30	650–700	684	327.00–350.00	333.00
3	700–750	715	322.50–332.50	329.14
15	750–800	797	311.00	311.00
3	800–850	816	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	865	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	623	362.50–375.00	369.54
136	800–850	831	321.50	321.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	479	410.00–442.50	420.74
5	500–550	547	300.00–355.00	321.93
5	550–600	581	330.00–342.50	336.93
4	650–700	677	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	725	260.00–317.50	289.54
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	830	227.50	227.50
7	850–900	885	295.00–306.00	304.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	900–950	938	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	592.50	592.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	417.50	417.50
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	505	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	459	467.50–475.00	468.97
7	500–550	507	372.50–397.50	389.99
18	550–600	574	360.00–377.50	370.70
2	600–650	620	340.00–350.00	345.08
29	650–700	676	340.00–360.00	355.12
2	700–750	725	337.50	337.50
1	750–800	770	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	887	320.00–325.00	321.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	402.50	402.50
5	400–450	430	395.00–442.50	432.40
14	450–500	478	375.00–442.50	405.92
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	613	300.00	300.00
2	800–850	820	260.00–270.00	265.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	345	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
1	400–450	440	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	505	395.00–412.50	403.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	418	447.50–480.00	465.86
2	450–500	475	457.50–467.50	462.34
14	500–550	521	350.00–382.50	376.29
10	550–600	586	352.50–380.00	361.76
2	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	663	325.00–332.50	330.03
1	700–750	730	317.50	317.50
3	750–800	788	287.50–310.00	294.87
1	800–850	825	302.50	302.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,884.18
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	192.50–295.00	239.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	217.00	217.00
4	—	1,594	220.00–236.00	230.97
1	—	1,145	202.50	202.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,280	169.00–170.00	169.51
14	—	1,290	174.00–196.00	184.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	130.00–147.50	136.19
1	—	1,205	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,057	159.00–167.50	163.85
6	—	1,070	174.00–192.50	184.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	173.00	173.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle