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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 17

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 107▼ 36 vs year ago 100 · −36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trends due to limited comparisons. Moderate to lite demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter cows. No trend on slaughter bulls.

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 $326.97/cwt on 5 head, down $94.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −45.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$326.97

▼ 94.91 vs prior sale

5 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$78.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.49

vs KY average

−23.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	358.29	1,892	3thin
Large 1	570	280.00	1,596	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.29/cwt here — about $296 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

326.97

—

KY average29 barns · 826 hd

371.46

−44.49

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−23.95

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−45.97

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,776	166.60	2,959	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	164.86	2,195	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	147.33	1,680	3thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,662	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,362	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	402	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,477	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	459	322.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,478	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	352.87/cwt	342.50–370.00	1,644	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	358.29/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,892	3
Heifers	550–600	Large 1	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,155	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	432.23/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,010	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	379.01/cwt	360.00–397.50	2,039	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	383.77/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,141	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	356.25/cwt	355.00–357.50	2,262	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	333.62/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,402	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,427	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,274	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,153	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,395	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,934	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	149.08/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,957	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	169.37/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,264	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,563	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,810	171.13/cwt	168.00–177.00	3,097	3

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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 107Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	870	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	420.00–445.00	432.23
2	500–550	538	360.00–397.50	379.01
2	550–600	558	380.00–387.50	383.77
2	600–650	635	355.00–357.50	356.25
2	650–700	670	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	720	327.50–340.00	333.62
3	750–800	783	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	827	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	418	397.50	397.50
3	450–500	470	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	392	347.50	347.50
2	400–450	402	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	466	342.50–370.00	352.87
3	500–550	528	335.00–370.00	358.29
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	653	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	459	300.00–330.00	322.07
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,337	166.00–180.00	169.37
2	—	1,313	147.00–151.00	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	168.00–177.00	171.13
1	—	1,675	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,165	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,065	131.00	131.00

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.