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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 114▲ 20 vs year ago 104 · +19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 21▲ 9 vs year ago 28 · +32.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 11 vs year ago 13 · −84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $459.64/cwt on 9 head, up $16.67 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +46.08 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$459.64

▲ 16.67 vs prior sale

9 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+24.88

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	459.64	2,540	9thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

459.64

—

KY average26 barns · 501 hd

434.76

+24.88

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

+46.08

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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $344.79, median $413.57 across 15 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	—	Low	1,388	195.84	2,718	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	165.48	2,176	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,575	163.24	2,572	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	142.55	1,514	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	240.00	2,664	1thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	190	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,093	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,392	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,955	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	356.65/cwt	352.50–360.00	2,390	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,556	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	472.56/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,479	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,015	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,030	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	466.19/cwt	462.50–470.00	2,019	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	438.72/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,106	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	416.35/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,998	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	425.84/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,236	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,039	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	391.15/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,210	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	415.02/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,407	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,854	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,435	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	722	282.79/cwt	257.50–302.50	2,042	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	262.60/cwt	247.50–277.50	2,022	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,356	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,950	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	554.93/cwt	520.00–570.00	2,064	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	483.46/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,031	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	460.94/cwt	452.50–470.00	1,959	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,218	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,150	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	429.33/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,095	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,512	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	458.81/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,478	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	454.44/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,563	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	389.88/cwt	372.50–417.50	2,437	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	723	356.03/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,574	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	321.26/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,650	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,738	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,664	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,311	173.95/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,280	4
Bulls	—	—	1,449	213.36/cwt	208.00–220.00	3,092	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,308	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	150.33/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,621	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	168.89/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,223	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,356	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	167.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,682	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	246.28/cwt	245.00–247.50	2,606	2

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 114Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 13

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	525	415.00–430.00	425.84
3	550–600	580	410.00–422.50	415.02
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	667	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	480	400.00–427.50	416.35
1	600–650	645	287.50	287.50
3	700–750	722	257.50–302.50	282.79
2	750–800	770	247.50–277.50	262.60
2	800–850	825	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	465.00–480.00	472.56
6	400–450	433	462.50–470.00	466.19
2	450–500	480	437.50–440.00	438.72
1	500–550	540	377.50	377.50
2	550–600	565	387.50–395.00	391.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	395	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	400	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	575.00	575.00
1	200–250	230	605.00	605.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	460.00	460.00
3	650–700	670	352.50–360.00	356.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	565.00	565.00
1	300–350	325	600.00	600.00
6	350–400	372	520.00–570.00	554.93
3	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	483.46
1	450–500	455	487.50	487.50
1	500–550	510	492.50	492.50
6	600–650	625	372.50–417.50	389.88
5	700–750	723	355.00–360.00	356.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	425	452.50–470.00	460.94
2	450–500	470	457.50	457.50
2	500–550	540	452.50–465.00	458.81
6	550–600	564	447.50–467.50	454.44
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	825	320.00–322.50	321.26
1	900–950	905	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	488	420.00–432.50	429.33
1	950–1000	970	277.50	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	148.00–153.00	150.33
1	—	1,030	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	162.00–174.00	167.86
1	—	1,530	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	128.00	128.00
11	—	1,316	160.00–180.00	168.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	165.00–180.00	173.95
5	—	1,449	208.00–220.00	213.36

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	2	—	1,058	245.00–247.50	246.28

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.