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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jan 22

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jan 15Jan 22Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

985 head

▲ 171 vs last sale 814▼ 361 vs year ago 1,346 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 104▲ 20 vs year ago 46 · +43.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers unevenly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $442.40/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +0.62 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$442.40

82 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$589

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

$112.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs KY average

−22.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	447.90	2,397	78
Medium and Large 2-3	540	335.00	1,807	4thin

One grade step is worth $112.90/cwt here — about $589 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 sale82 hd

442.40

—

KY average25 barns · 1,271 hd

443.08

−0.69

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−22.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

+0.62

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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	1,579	191.34	3,022	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	164.98	2,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	160.22	2,119	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	145.72	1,588	14

Every lot

78 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. 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	482.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,279	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	321	500.42/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,606	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	483.61/cwt	432.50–525.00	1,809	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	405.46/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,533	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	498.67/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,035	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	461.74/cwt	425.00–513.00	2,147	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	488.70/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,487	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,736	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	440.54/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,326	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	384.72/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,170	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	416.64/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,417	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	401.05/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,515	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,079	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	385.35/cwt	360.00–399.50	2,570	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	362.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,605	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	333.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,423	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	351.46/cwt	347.00–359.00	2,678	45
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	327.17/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,513	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	330.26/cwt	321.00–343.00	2,744	24
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	851	342.45/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,914	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	922	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	3,070	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	922	306.49/cwt	306.00–306.50	2,826	46
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,200	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	452.29/cwt	435.00–477.50	1,524	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	448.44/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,713	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	432.09/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,832	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,731	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	406.93/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,904	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	384.18/cwt	372.00–392.50	1,867	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	336.31/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,648	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	347.32/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,782	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	374.77/cwt	361.00–386.00	1,964	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	343.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,940	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	372.93/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,170	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	372.55/cwt	357.50–376.00	2,314	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	338.20/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,239	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	304.89/cwt	297.50–312.50	2,028	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	706	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,942	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	329.04/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,333	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,290	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	301.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,308	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	279.97/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,178	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,527	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,161	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,090	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,540	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	458.06/cwt	442.50–482.50	1,736	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	504.50/cwt	445.00–520.00	2,184	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	479.58/cwt	475.00–497.50	2,312	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	402.74/cwt	392.50–407.50	1,945	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	519	425.81/cwt	397.50–455.00	2,210	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,428	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,040	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	617	382.34/cwt	350.00–386.00	2,359	15
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3Value Added	974	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,391	58
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3Value Added	1,076	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,588	50
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,270	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	185.22/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,780	200.27/cwt	198.00–202.00	3,565	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	127.46/cwt	121.00–133.00	1,336	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	146.76/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,592	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	172.07/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,989	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	124.99/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,560	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	146.56/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,942	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	167.14/cwt	155.00–183.00	2,220	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	164.98/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,727	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	194.47/cwt	194.00–195.00	2,441	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 814Year ago 1,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 104Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
46	900–950	922	306.00–306.50	306.49
1	950–1000	975	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	475.00–500.00	482.83
6	300–350	321	490.00–510.00	500.42
9	350–400	374	432.50–525.00	483.61
4	400–450	408	495.00–510.00	498.67
22	450–500	465	425.00–513.00	461.74
25	500–550	509	485.00–502.50	488.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	528	405.00–465.00	440.54
17	550–600	580	400.00–419.00	416.64
6	600–650	627	390.00–412.50	401.05
85	650–700	667	360.00–399.50	385.35
35	700–750	719	350.00–365.00	362.28
45	750–800	762	347.00–359.00	351.46
57	900–950	922	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	395.00–415.00	405.46
4	550–600	564	370.00–390.00	384.72
1	600–650	630	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
3	700–750	727	330.00–340.00	333.30
3	750–800	768	323.00–331.00	327.17
24	800–850	831	321.00–343.00	330.26
9	850–900	851	330.00–344.00	342.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	950–1000	974	245.50	245.50
50	1050–1100	1,076	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	330.00–342.50	336.31
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	665	297.50–312.50	304.89
4	700–750	706	275.00	275.00
3	750–800	778	277.50–285.00	279.97
3	950–1000	950	227.50	227.50
2	1050–1100	1,090	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	475.00–485.00	480.00
5	300–350	337	435.00–477.50	452.29
19	350–400	382	420.00–487.50	448.44
11	400–450	424	417.50–445.00	432.09
28	450–500	468	395.00–430.00	406.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	524	361.00–386.00	374.77
58	550–600	582	365.00–390.00	372.93
17	600–650	621	357.50–376.00	372.55
29	700–750	709	329.00–330.00	329.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	389.00	389.00
31	450–500	486	372.00–392.50	384.18
2	500–550	513	340.00–355.00	347.32
3	550–600	565	340.00–350.00	343.36
4	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
10	650–700	662	330.00–340.00	338.20
12	700–750	727	315.00	315.00
4	750–800	766	300.00–305.00	301.27
3	800–850	823	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
14	350–400	379	442.50–482.50	458.06
13	400–450	433	445.00–520.00	504.50
18	450–500	482	475.00–497.50	479.58
19	500–550	519	397.50–455.00	425.81
1	550–600	585	415.00	415.00
15	600–650	617	350.00–386.00	382.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	483	392.50–407.50	402.74
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,780	198.00–202.00	200.27
1	—	1,270	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,415	183.00–186.00	185.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	121.00–133.00	127.46
4	—	1,156	166.00–181.00	172.07
4	—	1,085	137.50–154.00	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	137.00–152.00	146.56
2	—	1,248	121.00–129.00	124.99
24	—	1,328	155.00–183.00	167.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	162.00–167.00	164.98

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	—	1,255	194.00–195.00	194.47

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.