Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers under 700 lbs 12.00-15.00 lower, 800 lbs and up 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 8.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.49/cwt on 24 head, down $27.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −60.71 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$348.49

▼ 27.17 vs prior sale

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$25.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

vs KY average

−2.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	352.69	1,961	20
Medium and Large 2	547	327.51	1,790	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.18/cwt here — about $171 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale24 hd

348.49

—

KY average26 barns · 679 hd

352.73

−4.23

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−2.69

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−60.71

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	—	Low	1,699	217.23	3,690	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	154.48	2,089	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	147.45	2,413	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	131.61	1,387	14
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	174.00	2,271	2thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,165	272.50	3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	353.89/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	289.99/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	345.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,406	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	313.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	310.87/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	348.95/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	316.24/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	365.62/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,722	13
Bulls	Large 1	400–450	435	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,446	1
Bulls	Large 1	450–500	465	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	334.85/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Large 1	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	395.47/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	185.28/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,501	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,789	228.08/cwt	221.00–242.00	4,080	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	185.11/cwt	173.00–204.00	2,345	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,704	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	154.42/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,100	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	134.71/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,398	6
Steers	Select	—	1,165	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,175	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,271	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	101.93/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	156.63/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	128.94/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,792	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,562	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	167.56/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	373.15/cwt	361.00–392.50	2,276	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	425.43/cwt	421.00–430.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	387.46/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	298.80/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	933	313.75/cwt	313.75–313.75	2,927	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	442.45/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	400.87/cwt	392.50–402.50	2,485	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	512.52/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	433.47/cwt	392.50–445.00	2,280	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	376.28/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	352.04/cwt	340.00–357.50	2,038	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	301.23/cwt	287.50–303.00	2,133	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	305.54/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	458.34/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,044	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	352.77/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	328.39/cwt	321.00–340.00	2,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	391.60/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	377.55/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,771	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	479.88/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,192	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 637Year ago 1,026

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	318	475.00–485.00	479.88
1	350–400	370	427.50	427.50
5	400–450	417	390.00–397.50	391.60
16	450–500	469	365.00–397.50	377.55
7	500–550	513	337.50–360.00	353.89
13	550–600	579	340.00–357.50	352.04
5	600–650	622	321.00–340.00	328.39
7	650–700	688	310.00–315.00	313.58
15	700–750	708	287.50–303.00	301.23
1	900–950	945	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	965	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	750–800	753	319.50	319.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	400	355.00	355.00
10	450–500	462	350.00–357.50	352.77
2	500–550	535	330.00–332.50	331.25
2	550–600	558	320.00–327.50	323.77
4	600–650	612	300.00–307.50	305.54
1	750–800	790	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	417.50	417.50
13	450–500	471	352.50–372.50	365.62
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	668	285.00–312.50	298.80
3	700–750	701	285.00–300.00	289.99
1	750–800	785	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	415	422.50	422.50
6	450–500	473	377.50–415.00	395.47
9	500–550	527	340.00–355.00	345.43
5	550–600	568	345.00–350.00	348.95
11	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	347.50	347.50
6	700–750	713	305.00–320.00	310.87
4	750–800	768	315.00–320.00	316.24
1	800–850	815	287.50	287.50
3	900–950	926	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	332.50	332.50
1	450–500	465	302.50	302.50
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	320.00–350.00	334.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	458	421.00–430.00	425.43
2	550–600	565	382.50–392.50	387.46
8	600–650	610	361.00–392.50	373.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	510.00–515.00	512.52
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	383	435.00–450.00	442.45
1	400–450	425	392.50	392.50
4	450–500	479	375.00–380.00	376.28
2	500–550	542	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	600	357.50	357.50
1	650–700	655	357.50	357.50
1	850–900	885	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	410	372.50	372.50
2	450–500	490	355.00–380.00	367.50
1	650–700	665	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	526	392.50–445.00	433.47
1	550–600	565	417.50	417.50
12	600–650	620	392.50–402.50	400.87
8	800–850	817	341.00	341.00
59	900–950	933	313.75	313.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	446	435.00–460.00	458.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	181.00–190.00	185.28
1	—	1,855	216.00	216.00
6	—	1,789	221.00–242.00	228.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	173.00–204.00	185.11
1	—	1,495	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,360	145.00–160.00	154.42
2	—	1,390	127.00–131.00	128.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,700	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,735	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,618	165.00–172.00	167.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	130.00–140.00	134.71
4	—	1,053	90.00–110.00	101.93
4	—	1,078	146.00–162.00	156.63
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	272.50	272.50
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	174.00	174.00

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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