Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher on a limited comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $393.96/cwt on 10 head, up $33.46 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −11.63 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$393.96

▲ 33.46 vs prior sale

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.96

vs KY average

−35.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	393.96	2,080	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

393.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,427 hd

409.92

−15.96

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−35.21

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−11.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,774	192.28	3,410	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	169.02	2,779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	162.02	2,157	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	135.94	1,440	5thin

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)	1,240	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,578	181.07/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,857	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	175.15/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,366	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,318	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	348.48/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	412.43/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	569.91/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	417.63/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	742	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	312.67/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	418.67/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	445.81/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	497.03/cwt	480.00–522.50	2,356	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	190.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	590	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	670	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	476.68/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	773	296.24/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,290	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	172.62/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,876	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	143.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,663	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	196.52/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	887	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,800	1

How this sale compares

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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	180.00–182.00	181.07
3	—	1,915	193.00–199.00	196.52
1	—	1,740	202.00	202.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	166.00–184.00	175.15
1	—	1,335	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,250	144.00	144.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,666	168.00–181.00	172.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	170.00	170.00
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,158	139.00–148.00	143.59
1	—	865	102.50	102.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	814	302.50–322.50	312.67
1	950–1000	965	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	477.50	477.50
1	450–500	480	492.50	492.50
3	500–550	513	475.00–477.50	476.68
1	550–600	590	432.50	432.50
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	670	382.50	382.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	472.50	472.50
1	550–600	560	462.50	462.50
2	600–650	613	412.50–425.00	418.67
2	700–750	742	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.92
2	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	408	565.00–575.00	569.91
4	450–500	474	480.00–522.50	497.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	447.50	447.50
2	550–600	580	412.50–422.50	417.63
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	556	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	626	340.00–352.50	348.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	410.00–422.50	412.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	425.00–452.50	445.81
2	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	773	292.50–300.00	296.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	180.00–205.00	190.88

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.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle