Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers under 900 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 900 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $385.35/cwt on 78 head, up $1.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.01 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$385.35

▲ 1.24 vs prior sale

78 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs KY average

−18.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	386.94	2,155	76
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.94/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale78 hd

385.35

—

KY average24 barns · 717 hd

390.73

−5.38

National average166 barns · 12,236 hd

403.38

−18.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−67.01

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	1,704	200.80	3,422	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	143.27	1,915	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	140.89	2,227	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,092	113.00	1,234	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	251.54	2,800	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	245.00	2,793	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	700–750	703	303.08/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	311.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,635	8
Heifers	Small 2	300–350	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	329.28/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	399.11/cwt	382.50–411.00	2,079	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	318.69/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,985	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,318	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	245.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	309.10/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	368.74/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,664	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,000	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	2,998	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,053	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,117	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	410.51/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	325.76/cwt	324.00–327.50	2,681	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	366.33/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,147	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	342.54/cwt	329.00–344.50	2,377	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	368.34/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	404.08/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	339.94/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,159	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	300.54/cwt	300.50–301.00	2,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,388	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	367.42/cwt	361.00–377.50	2,238	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	894	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,856	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	370.47/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,497	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	393.52/cwt	392.00–402.50	2,290	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,812	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	983	304.70/cwt	304.00–305.75	2,995	219
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	333.93/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	387.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,113	251.54/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,888	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,186	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	143.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,270	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,365	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	121.22/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,575	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	168.06/cwt	161.00–172.50	2,287	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	119.28/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	190.45/cwt	182.50–193.00	2,922	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	221.51/cwt	215.00–227.00	4,530	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	254.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	315.03/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	326.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	406.07/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	348.11/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	428.19/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	278.88/cwt	278.00–279.00	2,323	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	332.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	343.64/cwt	337.00–348.00	1,849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	367.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.00/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	360.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	312.05/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,944	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	397.82/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	403.02/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	369.98/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	401.47/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	349.16/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,308	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	375.67/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,567	5

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,068Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	412.50	412.50
8	350–400	377	387.50–402.50	397.82
7	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	367.97
8	450–500	489	350.00–365.00	360.61
20	500–550	538	337.00–348.00	343.64
13	550–600	563	330.00–345.00	332.82
17	600–650	623	302.50–317.50	312.05
2	650–700	662	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	703	290.00–307.50	303.08
16	800–850	833	278.00–279.00	278.88
2	850–900	850	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	438	307.50–330.00	318.69
12	450–500	485	305.00–342.50	329.28
8	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	311.97
6	550–600	578	307.50–312.50	309.10
2	600–650	630	285.00–289.00	287.00
1	700–750	740	248.00	248.00
7	750–800	776	240.00–262.50	245.63
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	593	360.00	360.00
86	600–650	630	368.00	368.00
49	650–700	661	342.00–365.00	349.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–415.00	403.02
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	521	382.50–411.00	399.11
20	550–600	582	392.00–402.50	393.52
8	600–650	609	361.00–377.50	367.42
80	650–700	674	352.00–377.00	370.47
19	700–750	717	333.00	333.00
47	750–800	788	332.00	332.00
62	800–850	832	338.00	338.00
60	850–900	894	319.50	319.50
219	950–1000	983	304.00–305.75	304.70
54	1000–1050	1,000	299.75	299.75
52	1050–1100	1,053	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	437.00	437.00
5	450–500	450	441.00	441.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	486	340.00–379.00	368.74
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
54	900–950	925	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	426	405.00–425.00	410.51
3	450–500	487	392.50–412.50	404.08
3	500–550	546	360.00–372.50	368.34
22	550–600	586	352.50–375.00	366.33
28	600–650	635	327.50–345.00	339.94
37	650–700	694	329.00–344.50	342.54
3	750–800	756	315.00–320.00	318.34
32	800–850	823	324.00–327.50	325.76
12	900–950	940	300.50–301.00	300.54
4	950–1000	956	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	395.00–405.00	401.47
5	400–450	417	362.50–400.00	375.67
2	450–500	463	300.00–367.50	333.93
6	500–550	525	300.00–340.00	326.71
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	510	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	560	380.00–395.00	387.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	410.00–437.50	428.19
7	450–500	477	395.00–417.00	406.07
2	500–550	525	367.50–372.50	369.98
5	550–600	574	342.50–360.00	348.11
3	600–650	637	312.50–317.50	315.03
4	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	304.77
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	245.00	245.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	220.00–275.00	251.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	141.00–145.00	143.05
1	—	1,395	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,299	111.00–128.00	121.22
5	—	1,361	161.00–172.50	168.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,120	119.00	119.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,587	138.00–148.00	143.02
2	—	1,525	154.00–156.00	155.06
2	—	1,615	110.00–128.00	119.28
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	245.00	245.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	182.50–193.00	190.45
2	—	2,045	215.00–227.00	221.51

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	4	—	1,166	240.00–265.00	254.21

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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