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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 107▼ 119 vs year ago 162 · −73.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 24▼ 15 vs year ago 23 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

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 $359.19/cwt on 5 head, down $62.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −13.75 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$359.19

▼ 62.69 vs prior sale

5 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$58.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.68

vs KY average

−41.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	370.87	2,030	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	312.50	1,703	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.37/cwt here — about $327 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale5 hd

359.19

—

KY average24 barns · 980 hd

406.88

−47.68

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−41.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−13.75

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	—	Average	1,705	217.00	3,700	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	182.00	3,003	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,380	179.54	2,478	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	157.00	1,562	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	215.00	2,462	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,000	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,558	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,599	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	474.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,804	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	389.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,864	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	381.99/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,967	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,703	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	359.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,086	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	339.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,278	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,250	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,940	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	458.74/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,248	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	638	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,664	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,636	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,145	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,645	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,462	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,677	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,723	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	179.54/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,003	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,415	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 107Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	655	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	665	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	490	457.50–460.00	458.74
1	700–750	710	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	385.00–400.00	389.92
1	500–550	545	312.50	312.50
1	900–950	940	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	470.00–480.00	474.80
2	500–550	515	365.00–400.00	381.99
2	550–600	580	350.00–370.00	359.74
5	650–700	672	330.00–345.00	339.00
1	700–750	720	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
2	550–600	550	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	412.50	412.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	287.50	287.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,625	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
1	—	990	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	179.00–180.00	179.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	215.00	215.00

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.