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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 27

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 184▲ 12 vs year ago 92 · +13.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 22 vs year ago 43 · −51.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 28 · −89.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers no test, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $364.41/cwt on 7 head, down $58.62 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −49.15 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$364.41

▼ 58.62 vs prior sale

7 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,011

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$51.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.30

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	543	379.11	2,060	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	327.66	1,877	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.45/cwt here — about $183 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

364.41

—

KY average23 barns · 322 hd

384.71

−20.30

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−49.15

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	1,352	203.98	2,757	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,713	192.91	3,305	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	172.63	1,729	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	171.28	2,199	9thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,055	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,418	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	399.00/cwt	390.00–427.50	1,560	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	370.70/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,779	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,769	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,806	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	533.99/cwt	532.50–535.00	1,618	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	417.06/cwt	385.00–450.00	1,543	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	467.99/cwt	460.00–482.50	1,806	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,045	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,048	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	364.76/cwt	340.00–410.00	1,762	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	381.85/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,989	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	327.66/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,877	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,164	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	351.25/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,143	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	325.12/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,022	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	304.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,057	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	281.26/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,991	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	271.47/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,090	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,980	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,345	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,552	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,716	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,245	176.47/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	225.98/cwt	221.00–230.00	3,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,069	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	164.94/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,625	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,946	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	167.43/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,972	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,692	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	188.14/cwt	179.00–210.00	2,465	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,813	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	192.91/cwt	189.00–197.00	3,305	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	281.21/cwt	277.50–285.00	2,742	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,756	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 184Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 28

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	330	435.00	435.00
4	350–400	391	390.00–427.50	399.00
3	450–500	480	362.50–375.00	370.70
1	500–550	540	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	285.00–295.00	289.90
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	825	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	457.50	457.50
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	460.00–482.50	467.99
1	450–500	450	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	521	365.00–390.00	381.85
2	550–600	577	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	622	310.00–335.00	325.12
2	650–700	675	290.00–320.00	304.67
2	700–750	708	280.00–282.50	281.26
2	750–800	770	260.00–282.50	271.47
1	800–850	845	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	945	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–450.00	417.06
7	450–500	483	340.00–410.00	364.76
2	550–600	573	315.00–340.00	327.66
1	800–850	800	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	303	532.50–535.00	533.99
2	400–450	407	502.50	502.50
2	600–650	610	350.00–352.50	351.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	587	350.00	350.00

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	—	1,060	260.00	260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	277.50–285.00	281.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	170.00–183.00	176.47
3	—	1,343	221.00–230.00	225.98
1	—	1,590	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	164.00–171.00	167.43
1	—	1,200	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,310	179.00–210.00	188.14
1	—	1,450	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	189.00–197.00	192.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	163.00–167.50	164.94
1	—	1,035	188.00	188.00

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.