Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to limited supply however feeder and yearling classes were met with much better demand and higher prices. No comparison on slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $384.10/cwt on 25 head, down $6.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −66.73 against this barn's trailing median of $450.84.

Average price

$384.10

▼ 6.21 vs prior sale

25 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.51

vs KY average

−6.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	384.10	2,161	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale25 hd

384.10

—

KY average17 barns · 491 hd

389.61

−5.51

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−6.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

450.84

−66.73

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	1,667	194.09	3,234	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	145.67	2,306	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	143.53	1,887	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	125.73	1,362	16

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	120.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	122.18/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,312	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	140.44/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	143.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	158.96/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	140.12/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,805	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	189.71/cwt	188.00–192.50	2,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	198.46/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,721	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	217.57/cwt	183.00–252.50	2,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	387.23/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,413	2
Bulls	Large 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	426.41/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	283.77/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	435.87/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	393.88/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	370.46/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	576	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	472.05/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	388.48/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	399.02/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,015	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	327.20/cwt	325.25–329.25	2,716	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	340.04/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,237	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	917	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	2,928	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	372.37/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	408.26/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	361.38/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	743	363.43/cwt	345.00–364.50	2,700	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	416.25/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,019	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	348.66/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	331.87/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,634	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	326.10/cwt	326.10–326.10	2,909	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	366.89/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,117	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	413.76/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	421.43/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	351.97/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,034	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	328.09/cwt	324.00–332.50	1,837	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	307.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,046	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	443.95/cwt	437.50–452.50	1,665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	360.61/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	408.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	315.10/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,935	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	352.09/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,658	22
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	363.06/cwt	362.75–364.00	2,454	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	430.51/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,194	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	319.35/cwt	317.00–319.75	2,267	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,834	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	328.66/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,712	8

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 Sep 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 204Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 13Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 4

No comparison to last week due to limited supply however feeder and yearling classes were met with much better demand and higher prices. No comparison on slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	115.00–128.00	120.64
6	—	1,343	154.00–167.00	158.96
7	—	1,288	133.00–150.00	140.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
11	—	1,074	116.00–129.00	122.18
4	—	1,121	133.00–150.00	140.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,571	140.00–152.00	143.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	188.00–192.50	189.71
2	—	1,875	194.00–203.00	198.46

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	3	—	1,288	183.00–252.50	217.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	367.50–407.50	387.23
2	400–450	420	390.00–397.50	393.88
5	450–500	460	380.00–397.50	388.48
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	718	277.50–290.00	283.77
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	381	417.50–445.00	435.87
14	400–450	424	410.00–437.50	426.41
5	450–500	465	415.00–435.00	421.43
6	500–550	528	367.50–377.50	370.46
8	550–600	578	340.00–362.50	351.97
3	600–650	620	325.00–332.50	327.42
5	650–700	665	315.00–325.00	320.98
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	762	296.00	296.00
2	800–850	813	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	950–1000	960	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	373	465.00–480.00	472.05
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	576	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	438	412.50–415.00	413.76
15	450–500	485	410.00–430.00	416.25
2	500–550	527	373.00	373.00
12	550–600	577	360.00–382.50	366.89
2	600–650	615	345.00–352.50	348.66
21	650–700	658	330.00–343.00	340.04
4	700–750	711	330.00–332.50	331.87
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	975	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	387.50–420.00	399.02
7	550–600	569	397.50–410.00	408.26
7	600–650	601	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
69	700–750	743	345.00–364.50	363.43
68	750–800	780	337.75	337.75
129	800–850	830	325.25–329.25	327.20
116	850–900	892	326.10	326.10
60	900–950	917	319.25	319.25
104	950–1000	979	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	419	340.00–392.50	372.37
3	450–500	480	332.50–377.50	361.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	430	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	595	299.00	299.00
9	600–650	611	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	670	285.00–295.00	289.93
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	388	395.00–420.00	408.60
4	400–450	434	357.50–365.00	360.61
22	450–500	471	340.00–371.00	352.09
8	500–550	521	320.00–337.50	328.66
27	550–600	560	324.00–332.50	328.09
25	600–650	614	302.50–325.00	315.10
15	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	307.67
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	780	280.00–290.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	437.50–452.50	443.95
4	400–450	406	420.00–437.50	430.51
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	522	350.00–352.50	351.26
71	650–700	676	362.75–364.00	363.06
86	700–750	710	317.00–319.75	319.35

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle