Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply lower, over 500 lbs 5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-10.00 lower. Moderate 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 $405.15/cwt on 20 head, down $1.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −45.68 against this barn's trailing median of $450.84.

Average price

$405.15

▼ 1.20 vs prior sale

20 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+15.62

vs KY average

−8.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	405.15	2,161	20

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 sale20 hd

405.15

—

KY average25 barns · 790 hd

389.53

+15.62

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−8.68

This barn, trailing median32 sales

450.84

−45.68

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	—	High	1,483	190.36	2,822	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	137.58	2,188	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	131.07	1,699	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	119.51	1,269	16

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)	1,435	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,740	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	650–700	681	292.15/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,990	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	332.31/cwt	322.50–349.00	1,894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	276.58/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	268.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	377.99/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	389.40/cwt	383.00–400.00	1,581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	305.71/cwt	291.00–320.00	2,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	405.62/cwt	380.00–417.50	1,537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	280.75/cwt	279.00–289.00	1,996	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	306.59/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	340.39/cwt	333.00–360.00	1,797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	421.12/cwt	417.50–440.00	1,874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	256.73/cwt	252.50–261.00	2,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	320.26/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,280	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	325.85/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,177	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	332.06/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	321.31/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	296.24/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	355.89/cwt	333.00–367.50	2,064	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	579	379.83/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,199	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	443.83/cwt	440.00–451.00	1,633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	198.37/cwt	165.00–232.50	2,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	4,122	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	188.71/cwt	187.00–191.00	2,657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	113.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	104.95/cwt	102.00–107.50	1,380	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	132.76/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,094	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	104.14/cwt	97.00–111.00	1,060	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	131.47/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,405	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	155.83/cwt	148.00–167.50	2,548	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	133.40/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,704	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	145.95/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,960	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	117.81/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	552.50/cwt	540.00–565.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	489.64/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	397.82/cwt	387.50–422.50	2,104	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	401.88/cwt	397.50–405.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	293.61/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,967	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	847	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	397.11/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	295.25/cwt	293.00–297.50	2,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	321.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	370.03/cwt	367.50–372.50	2,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,884	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	320.65/cwt	312.50–327.50	2,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	424.07/cwt	407.50–442.50	2,188	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	366.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,261	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	337.33/cwt	324.00–345.00	2,253	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	333.37/cwt	329.00–337.50	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,090	3
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	307.68/cwt	293.00–317.50	1,898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	420.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	414.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	278.19/cwt	270.00–290.00	2,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,736	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	973	303.11/cwt	300.50–304.75	2,949	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	322.71/cwt	312.50–333.00	2,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	353.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	364.80/cwt	349.00–370.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	383.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	346.70/cwt	325.00–352.50	1,824	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	374.75/cwt	357.50–380.00	1,907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	259.75/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	359.02/cwt	348.00–369.00	1,659	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	312.56/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,828	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,163	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 Oct 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 1,772Year ago 951

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 11

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	290	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	335	400.00–420.00	414.85
5	350–400	371	375.00–395.00	383.88
5	400–450	413	349.00–370.00	364.80
16	450–500	462	348.00–369.00	359.02
14	500–550	526	325.00–352.50	346.70
20	550–600	570	322.50–349.00	332.31
15	600–650	617	293.00–317.50	307.68
18	650–700	681	285.00–300.00	292.15
4	700–750	734	265.00–280.00	268.65
3	750–800	777	270.00–290.00	278.19
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	350.00–360.00	353.39
2	400–450	415	330.00–335.00	332.44
1	500–550	535	317.50	317.50
17	550–600	585	300.00–318.00	312.56
6	600–650	632	262.50–280.00	276.58
5	650–700	683	252.50–270.00	259.75
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	805	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	406	383.00–400.00	389.40
3	450–500	460	383.00	383.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	357.50–380.00	374.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	437.50	437.50
3	350–400	368	440.00–451.00	443.83
6	400–450	445	417.50–440.00	421.12
2	450–500	478	420.00–425.00	422.51
8	500–550	528	333.00–360.00	340.39
11	550–600	580	333.00–367.50	355.89
9	600–650	626	320.00–345.00	332.06
8	650–700	668	320.00–335.00	325.85
15	700–750	712	312.50–332.50	320.26
6	750–800	758	291.00–320.00	305.71
8	800–850	844	292.50–300.00	296.24
1	850–900	860	271.00	271.00
2	950–1000	980	252.50–261.00	256.73
1	1050–1100	1,075	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	380.00–417.50	405.62
7	400–450	420	350.00–410.00	377.99
4	450–500	462	397.50–405.00	401.88
2	500–550	522	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	553	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	600–650	612	300.00–310.00	306.59
2	650–700	690	313.00	313.00
6	700–750	711	279.00–289.00	280.75
2	750–800	768	275.00–280.00	277.54
1	950–1000	965	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	463	310.00–332.50	321.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	540.00–565.00	552.50
2	300–350	313	475.00–505.00	489.64
1	350–400	360	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00
27	500–550	529	387.50–422.50	397.82
18	550–600	579	372.50–387.50	379.83
4	600–650	611	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	370.00–380.00	375.02
2	450–500	480	385.00–410.00	397.11
3	650–700	670	280.00–310.00	293.61
1	700–750	735	272.50	272.50
2	750–800	760	293.00–297.50	295.25
1	850–900	855	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	415.00–430.00	420.86
4	400–450	429	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	486	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	528	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	581	367.50–372.50	370.03
2	600–650	623	329.00–337.50	333.37
11	650–700	668	324.00–345.00	337.33
8	700–750	728	312.50–333.00	322.71
4	750–800	755	312.50–327.50	320.65
3	800–850	817	315.00–325.00	321.73
2	850–900	872	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	516	407.50–442.50	424.07
12	600–650	616	355.00–370.00	366.99
40	800–850	818	334.50	334.50
60	850–900	874	330.00	330.00
171	950–1000	973	300.50–304.75	303.11
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	580.00	580.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	847	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,740	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	165.00–232.50	198.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	213.00	213.00
2	—	1,408	187.00–191.00	188.71
1	—	1,180	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	112.00–115.00	113.40
2	—	1,315	102.00–107.50	104.95
12	—	1,277	127.00–137.00	133.40
4	—	1,343	143.00–150.00	145.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,577	124.00–138.00	132.76
1	—	1,540	109.00	109.00
5	—	1,635	148.00–167.50	155.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	97.00–111.00	104.14
7	—	1,069	126.00–140.00	131.47
4	—	1,103	113.00–124.00	117.81

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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