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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 23

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 124▼ 31 vs year ago 140 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 37▲ 10 vs year ago 24 · +41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very 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 $471.50/cwt on 16 head, up $28.52 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 15 comparable sales and sits +57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$471.50

▲ 28.52 vs prior sale

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$77.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.99

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	537	495.79	2,662	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	418.05	2,334	5thin

One grade step is worth $77.74/cwt here — about $328 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 sale16 hd

471.50

—

KY average24 barns · 445 hd

449.51

+21.99

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

+57.93

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	—	Average	1,526	202.77	3,094	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	174.95	2,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	173.44	2,801	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	164.85	1,649	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	247.50	2,834	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$2,605	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$2,700	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,184	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,415	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,438	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,349	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,556	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,514	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	493.58/cwt	487.50–500.00	1,658	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	470.42/cwt	470.00–472.50	1,966	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	407.40/cwt	377.50–435.00	1,939	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	446.53/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,166	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	438.72/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,273	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	389.12/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,226	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	413.25/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,418	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,526	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,426	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	564.07/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,816	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,667	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	543.50/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,065	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,192	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	516.18/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,452	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	476.30/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,343	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,235	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	516.50/cwt	495.00–525.00	2,675	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,461	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,744	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	468.23/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,660	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	403.41/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,388	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	408.84/cwt	375.00–427.50	2,547	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	770	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	184.82/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,551	217.89/cwt	205.00–230.00	3,379	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	190.46/cwt	189.00–192.00	2,977	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	169.77/cwt	162.00–177.50	1,711	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,517	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	182.75/cwt	172.00–199.00	2,323	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	173.44/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,801	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	208.27/cwt	190.00–227.50	2,412	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,548	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,420	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	2,605.19/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,605	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 124Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 15

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	440.00–460.00	446.53
3	550–600	572	385.00–397.50	389.12
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	336	487.50–500.00	493.58
6	400–450	418	470.00–472.50	470.42
1	450–500	455	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	437.50–440.00	438.72
3	550–600	585	400.00–425.00	413.25
1	600–650	605	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	476	377.50–435.00	407.40
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	620.00	620.00
5	300–350	322	560.00–570.00	564.07
4	350–400	380	525.00–550.00	543.50
2	400–450	425	500.00–530.00	515.71
4	450–500	475	495.00–530.00	516.18
6	500–550	518	495.00–525.00	516.50
1	550–600	560	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	623	375.00–427.50	408.84
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00
1	750–800	770	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	492	457.50–480.00	476.30
1	500–550	535	460.00	460.00
3	550–600	568	460.00–480.00	468.23
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	508	435.00–445.00	440.02
3	550–600	592	390.00–410.00	403.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
1	400–450	420	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	460.00	460.00
1	700–750	710	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	435.00	435.00
1	800–850	845	297.50	297.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	162.00–177.50	169.77
1	—	985	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	165.00–183.00	173.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	127.50	127.50
8	—	1,271	172.00–199.00	182.75
1	—	1,210	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	189.00–192.00	190.46
4	—	1,551	205.00–230.00	217.89
2	—	1,438	184.00–186.00	184.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	247.50	247.50

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	1	—	1,185	215.00	215.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,660	206.00	206.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	190.00–227.50	208.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,605.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.