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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 12Jan 19Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 82▼ 89 vs year ago 226 · −39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 31▲ 22 vs year ago 14 · +157.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 1▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −12.44 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$360.50

10 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$68.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.21

vs KY average

−50.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	381.07	2,079	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.50	1,813	3thin

One grade step is worth $68.57/cwt here — about $267 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

360.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,554 hd

377.71

−17.21

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−50.37

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−12.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,885	194.00	3,657	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	153.59	2,672	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	152.20	2,061	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	137.84	1,532	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	171.00	2,001	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,481	$2,631	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$2,391	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$1,775	1thin

Every lot

56 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	435.73/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,026	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,180	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	398.78/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,425	2
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	361.46/cwt	350.00–372.50	2,411	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	331.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,349	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	741	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,594	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	288.08/cwt	277.50–299.00	2,794	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	432.27/cwt	430.00–442.50	1,426	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,320	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	416.22/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,553	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	418.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,050	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,055	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,088	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	646	316.14/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,042	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	299.12/cwt	295.00–307.50	2,028	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,044	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,166	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,253	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,877	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	474.00/cwt	440.00–477.50	2,261	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	590	417.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,465	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	341.25/cwt	340.00–342.50	2,406	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,422	14
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,330	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	956	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,414	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,478	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,218	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	142.21/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,598	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,661	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	161.93/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,193	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	145.12/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,016	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,733	161.55/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,800	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,746	145.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,543	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	2,390.77/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,391	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	2,630.80/head	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,631	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	162.13/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,686	3

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 82Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 31Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,870	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	130.00–132.00	131.00
8	—	1,354	156.00–168.00	161.93
5	—	1,389	142.00–148.00	145.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,124	134.00–153.00	142.21
1	—	1,050	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,746	140.00–151.00	145.63
4	—	1,733	156.00–166.00	161.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	382.50	382.50
17	600–650	646	315.00–330.00	316.14
3	650–700	678	295.00–307.50	299.12
1	850–900	875	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	430.00–442.50	432.27
2	350–400	373	415.00–417.50	416.22
1	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	490	415.00–425.00	418.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	272.50	272.50
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	527	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	553	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	608	392.50–405.00	398.78
3	700–750	741	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	570	382.50	382.50
3	650–700	667	350.00–372.50	361.46
3	700–750	708	320.00–340.00	331.72
2	950–1000	970	277.50–299.00	288.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	465	420.00–452.50	435.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	417.50	417.50
2	700–750	705	340.00–342.50	341.25
14	750–800	751	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	855	272.50	272.50
3	950–1000	956	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	385	487.50	487.50
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
11	450–500	477	440.00–477.50	474.00
9	550–600	590	400.00–420.00	417.78

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,481	2,200.00–3,050.00	2,630.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,415	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,390.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	1,040	150.00–172.00	162.13

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.