Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, 600-800 lbs steady, over 800 lbs sharply lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.09/cwt on 21 head, up $11.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −22.75 against this barn's trailing median of $450.84.

Average price

$428.09

▲ 11.96 vs prior sale

21 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$89.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs KY average

+26.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	432.37	2,397	20
Medium and Large 2-3	565	342.50	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.87/cwt here — about $462 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $450.84 across 32 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 sale21 hd

428.09

—

KY average24 barns · 585 hd

431.96

−3.87

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+26.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

450.84

−22.75

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	1,439	211.85	3,049	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	166.10	2,824	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	163.73	2,299	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	149.48	1,574	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	214.00	3,274	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	265.00	3,286	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)	1,110	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	600–650	613	358.69/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	393.98/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	347.40/cwt	344.75–350.00	2,859	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	423.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,813	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	459.46/cwt	447.50–492.50	2,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	420.60/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	364.00/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,370	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	939	323.15/cwt	320.75–324.75	3,034	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	414.99/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,386	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	959	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	921	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	434.23/cwt	427.50–462.50	2,484	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	441.99/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,077	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,770	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	478.50/cwt	473.00–490.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	547	421.49/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	538.79/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	772	273.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	375.02/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	410.74/cwt	397.50–427.50	1,742	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	338.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	395.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,916	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	385.04/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,249	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	442.29/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	360.84/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	508.08/cwt	505.00–512.50	2,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	598.55/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,993	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	228.42/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,906	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	165.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,278	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,530	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,274	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,286	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	174.46/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	163.46/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	174.71/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 1,320Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	442.50	442.50
14	400–450	424	397.50–427.50	410.74
15	450–500	484	380.00–405.00	395.95
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	365.00
4	600–650	613	352.50–370.00	358.69
4	650–700	684	335.00–340.00	338.77
1	750–800	780	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	945	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	385.00–398.00	393.98
10	550–600	564	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	473	370.00–377.50	375.02
2	550–600	573	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	772	260.00–280.00	273.91
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	575.00	575.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	470	440.00–442.50	441.99
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	795	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	447.50–492.50	459.46
5	550–600	572	427.50–462.50	434.23
4	600–650	623	415.00–425.00	420.60
15	650–700	664	420.00–425.00	423.66
2	700–750	700	382.50	382.50
72	750–800	764	362.50	362.50
132	800–850	823	344.75–350.00	347.40
176	900–950	939	320.75–324.75	323.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	392	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
6	550–600	575	412.50–417.50	414.99
3	600–650	616	372.50	372.50
4	650–700	651	363.00–365.00	364.00
4	700–750	733	347.50	347.50
2	750–800	782	342.50	342.50
3	900–950	921	309.00	309.00
5	950–1000	959	301.00	301.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	473.00–490.00	478.50
2	400–450	422	447.00	447.00
3	450–500	470	437.50–452.50	442.29
3	500–550	508	352.50–370.00	360.84
5	550–600	584	370.00–392.50	385.04
2	650–700	658	320.00–322.50	321.25
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	590.00–625.00	598.55
2	350–400	373	520.00–560.00	538.79
4	400–450	419	505.00–512.50	508.08
5	500–550	547	420.00–427.50	421.49
1	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,447	225.00–231.00	228.42
1	—	1,650	169.00	169.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,710	159.00–166.00	163.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,020	172.00–177.50	174.71
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	155.00–170.00	165.18
2	—	1,435	173.00–176.00	174.46
1	—	1,470	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	214.00	214.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	265.00	265.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle