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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,540 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 1,409▼ 319 vs year ago 1,859 · −17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 46▼ 30 vs year ago 75 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady, 800 lbs and up sharply lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sharply lower, 500-600 lbs steady, 700 lbs and up sharply lower, Good demand for weaned and vaccinated packages of calves and moderate demand for the fleshy bawling calves and the heavier yearlings. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $436.00/cwt on 171 head, up $20.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +39.37 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$436.00

▲ 20.13 vs prior sale

171 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$91.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.42

vs KY average

+39.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	436.53	2,342	170
Medium and Large 2-3	585	345.00	2,018	1thin

One grade step is worth $91.53/cwt here — about $324 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 sale171 hd

436.00

—

KY average25 barns · 1,111 hd

411.58

+24.42

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

+39.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

+39.37

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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	1,924	217.59	4,186	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,679	187.36	3,146	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	179.95	2,301	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,112	169.29	1,883	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,188	208.95	2,482	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,410	220.00	3,102	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	456.15/cwt	442.50–470.00	1,519	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	480.93/cwt	472.50–490.00	1,996	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,976	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,087	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	448.36/cwt	440.00–452.50	2,166	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	467.57/cwt	467.00–470.00	2,263	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	449.71/cwt	447.00–452.50	2,397	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	473.32/cwt	461.00–492.50	2,542	38
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	468.38/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,674	69
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	452.24/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,632	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	438.54/cwt	429.50–455.00	2,785	126
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	431.69/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,841	92
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	382.81/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,615	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	712	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	3,005	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,796	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	718	308.66/cwt	281.00–335.00	2,216	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	369.78/cwt	369.00–370.00	2,688	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,820	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	361.93/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,827	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,017	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	853	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,644	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	906	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,967	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	957	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	3,101	57
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,648	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,188	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,444	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	434.22/cwt	425.00–449.00	1,654	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	406.41/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,548	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	404.80/cwt	397.50–415.00	1,692	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	432.64/cwt	421.00–440.00	1,869	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	405.21/cwt	382.50–415.00	1,892	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	430.24/cwt	420.00–434.00	2,069	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	501	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,249	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	386.26/cwt	385.00–387.50	1,951	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	427.37/cwt	405.00–431.00	2,167	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	410.55/cwt	407.50–413.00	2,279	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	382.05/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,178	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	574	445.54/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,557	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	607	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,543	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	391.04/cwt	362.50–400.00	2,475	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	338.28/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,141	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	634	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,029	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	341.06/cwt	337.00–353.00	2,241	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,562	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,348	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	302.60/cwt	295.00–317.50	2,224	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	323.94/cwt	321.75–326.00	2,511	287
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	862	291.94/cwt	290.75–317.50	2,517	69
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,578	56
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	272	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,605	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	542.32/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,670	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,475	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	533.65/cwt	522.50–555.00	1,996	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,080	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	469.98/cwt	460.00–481.00	2,002	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	462.66/cwt	447.50–470.00	2,137	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	428.04/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,050	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	434.83/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,309	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	435.71/cwt	427.50–460.00	2,536	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	593	407.81/cwt	403.00–417.50	2,418	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	611	406.23/cwt	405.00–407.50	2,482	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	391.01/cwt	390.00–393.00	2,428	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,495	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	319.13/cwt	292.50–332.50	2,180	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	315.03/cwt	301.00–322.50	2,252	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,321	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	325.74/cwt	317.50–330.00	2,658	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	995	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,886	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,188	208.95/cwt	194.00–225.00	2,482	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,788	234.51/cwt	227.00–247.00	4,193	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,839	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	158.30/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,713	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	177.54/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,015	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,038	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	181.82/cwt	172.00–193.00	2,335	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,679	187.36/cwt	177.00–197.00	3,146	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,431	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jul 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,540Last week 1,409Year ago 1,859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	381	400.00–417.50	406.41
6	400–450	418	397.50–415.00	404.80
4	450–500	467	382.50–415.00	405.21
1	550–600	585	345.00	345.00
4	600–650	634	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	330	437.50	437.50
17	350–400	381	425.00–449.00	434.22
10	400–450	432	421.00–440.00	432.64
10	450–500	481	420.00–434.00	430.24
2	500–550	505	385.00–387.50	386.26
5	550–600	570	370.00–392.50	382.05
3	600–650	633	330.00–350.00	338.28
8	650–700	657	337.00–353.00	341.06
3	700–750	735	295.00–317.50	302.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	500–550	507	405.00–431.00	427.37
9	550–600	555	407.50–413.00	410.55
25	600–650	633	362.50–400.00	391.04
41	650–700	685	374.00	374.00
2	700–750	705	333.00	333.00
287	750–800	775	321.75–326.00	323.94
69	850–900	862	290.75–317.50	291.94
56	900–950	903	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	501	449.00	449.00
67	550–600	574	442.50–450.00	445.54
5	600–650	607	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	525.00	525.00
2	400–450	415	472.50–490.00	480.93
30	450–500	484	467.00–470.00	467.57
17	700–750	712	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	442.50–470.00	456.15
1	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	425	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	483	440.00–452.50	448.36
4	500–550	533	447.00–452.50	449.71
15	550–600	582	450.00–457.00	452.24
13	650–700	683	382.50–383.00	382.81
14	700–750	727	369.00–370.00	369.78
9	750–800	781	353.00–369.00	361.93
1	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
9	850–900	853	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	990	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	482	433.00	433.00
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	718	281.00–335.00	308.66
1	850–900	880	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	537	461.00–492.50	473.32
69	550–600	571	460.00–475.00	468.38
126	600–650	635	429.50–455.00	438.54
92	650–700	658	426.00–450.00	431.69
49	700–750	717	390.00	390.00
15	750–800	756	373.00	373.00
21	800–850	838	360.00	360.00
65	900–950	906	327.50	327.50
57	950–1000	957	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	426	460.00–481.00	469.98
9	450–500	462	447.50–470.00	462.66
10	500–550	531	420.00–455.00	434.83
14	550–600	582	427.50–460.00	435.71
3	600–650	621	390.00–393.00	391.01
6	650–700	661	377.50	377.50
3	700–750	715	301.00–322.50	315.03
1	750–800	780	297.50	297.50
3	800–850	816	317.50–330.00	325.74
1	950–1000	995	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	427.50	427.50
5	450–500	479	415.00–439.00	428.04
3	550–600	593	403.00–417.50	407.81
3	650–700	683	292.50–332.50	319.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	308	535.00–550.00	542.32
5	350–400	374	522.50–555.00	533.65
5	400–450	416	500.00	500.00
4	600–650	611	405.00–407.50	406.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	194.00–225.00	208.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	177.00–197.00	187.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,284	172.00–193.00	181.82
1	—	1,235	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	173.00–185.00	177.54
3	—	1,082	152.50–165.00	158.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,010	191.00	191.00
3	—	1,788	227.00–247.00	234.51
1	—	2,160	220.00	220.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.