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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 4

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 28Jun 4Jun 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

751 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 632▼ 430 vs year ago 1,181 · −36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 67▼ 17 vs year ago 68 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 6▲ 71 vs year ago 5 · +1,420.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers fully steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady except 400-500 lbs they were 10.00-12.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $458.70/cwt on 25 head, up $3.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +16.92 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$458.70

▲ 3.89 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$45.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs KY average

−0.49 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	464.20	2,544	22
Medium and Large 2-3	556	418.33	2,327	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.87/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

458.70

—

KY average25 barns · 971 hd

455.96

+2.74

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−0.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

+16.92

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	—	Average	1,635	212.73	3,478	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	183.27	2,972	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	180.51	2,422	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	158.36	1,685	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	225.00	2,756	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,504	$3,304	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,463	$3,275	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,410	$2,798	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,344	$2,756	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,269	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,651	$4,480	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,438	$3,375	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,342	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	557.59/cwt	545.00–570.00	2,024	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	396	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,020	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	456.67/cwt	445.00–462.50	1,895	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,285	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,475	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	465.68/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,510	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	457.99/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,578	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,360	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	414.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,601	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,518	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,294	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	712	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,225	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	359.98/cwt	357.50–362.50	2,664	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,611	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	365.36/cwt	364.50–366.25	3,135	117
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	348.75/cwt	348.75–348.75	3,261	120
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,039	318.37/cwt	317.00–319.00	3,308	78
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	415.50/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,550	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	475.52/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,869	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	439.84/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,861	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	444	369.19/cwt	360.00–415.00	1,639	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	430.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,037	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	383.94/cwt	330.00–410.00	1,885	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	415.13/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,146	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	392.43/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,080	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	387.21/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,230	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	582	338.30/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,969	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	375.44/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,294	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,247	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,377	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	2,581	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,304	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,180	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	528.56/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,019	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	498.74/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,960	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,035	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	483.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,030	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	463.63/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,165	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	426.43/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,026	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	480.48/cwt	477.50–482.50	2,465	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	400.12/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,133	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	443.36/cwt	440.00–447.50	2,381	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,484	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	390.38/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,206	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	411.65/cwt	402.50–417.50	2,573	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,514	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,294	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,375	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,296	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,332	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,501	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	204.27/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,066	5
Bulls	—	—	1,593	188.91/cwt	184.00–196.00	3,009	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	231.68/cwt	220.00–241.00	4,096	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	184.68/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,865	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,408	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	157.96/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,738	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,348	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	157.92/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,990	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	183.99/cwt	169.00–209.00	2,491	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	186.18/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,977	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,888	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	218.43/cwt	185.00–252.50	2,184	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	2,268.69/head	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,269	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	2,755.59/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,756	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,798.34/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,798	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,463	3,274.63/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,275	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,504	3,303.66/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,304	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,442	4,238.57/head	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,239	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,520	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,695	4,530.59/head	4,250.00–4,700.00	4,531	24

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 Jun 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 751Last week 632Year ago 1,181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 67Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00–430.00	415.50
6	400–450	444	360.00–415.00	369.19
5	450–500	491	330.00–410.00	383.94
1	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	582	320.00–355.00	338.30
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	815	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	300	470.00	470.00
11	350–400	393	460.00–480.00	475.52
3	400–450	423	420.00–450.00	439.84
18	450–500	473	420.00–440.00	430.59
3	500–550	530	387.50–395.00	392.43
7	550–600	576	370.00–397.50	387.21
2	600–650	642	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	357.50	357.50
2	700–750	720	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	400.00–426.00	415.13
18	600–650	611	375.00–382.50	375.44
50	700–750	716	360.50	360.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	545.00–570.00	557.59
1	450–500	495	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	445.00–462.50	456.67
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
2	550–600	572	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	660	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	712	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	510.00	510.00
3	600–650	627	400.00–425.00	414.88
117	850–900	858	364.50–366.25	365.36
120	900–950	935	348.75	348.75
78	1000–1050	1,039	317.00–319.00	318.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	396	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	476	480.00	480.00
11	500–550	539	465.00–472.50	465.68
10	550–600	563	450.00–460.00	457.99
14	600–650	644	391.00	391.00
2	700–750	740	357.50–362.50	359.98
3	750–800	768	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
14	450–500	475	420.00–447.50	426.43
2	500–550	533	375.00–425.00	400.12
3	550–600	565	370.00–402.50	390.38
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	287.00	287.00
1	850–900	880	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	915	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
7	350–400	382	510.00–560.00	528.56
3	400–450	403	505.00	505.00
5	500–550	513	477.50–482.50	480.48
3	600–650	625	402.50–417.50	411.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	490.00–505.00	498.74
3	400–450	420	480.00–490.00	483.45
6	450–500	467	455.00–475.00	463.63
3	500–550	537	440.00–447.50	443.36
2	550–600	555	445.00–450.00	447.50
3	650–700	666	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	717	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	760	312.50	312.50
1	950–1000	965	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,599	175.00–194.00	186.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,354	169.00–209.00	183.99
2	—	1,260	157.00–159.00	157.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,010	180.00–188.00	184.68
6	—	1,100	150.00–165.00	157.96
1	—	1,100	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	200.00–211.00	204.27
3	—	1,593	184.00–196.00	188.91
6	—	1,768	220.00–241.00	231.68

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	3	—	1,000	185.00–252.50	218.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,344	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,755.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,504	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,303.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,410	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,798.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,254	1,900.00–2,550.00	2,268.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,463	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,274.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,442	4,150.00–4,500.00	4,238.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,695	4,250.00–4,700.00	4,530.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,520	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.