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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $435.33/cwt on 85 head, up $22.00 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 10 comparable sales and sits +29.74 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$435.33

▲ 22.00 vs prior sale

85 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.18

vs KY average

+6.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	435.33	2,425	85

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 sale85 hd

435.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,324 hd

422.15

+13.18

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+6.97

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

+29.74

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	1,490	179.00	2,667	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	180.85	2,409	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	180.45	3,035	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	147.53	1,517	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,035	237.50	2,458	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)	1,460	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,943	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	184.13/cwt	170.00–202.00	2,460	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	180.45/cwt	172.00–186.00	3,035	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	148.17/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,554	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	135.02/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,343	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	157.90/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	419.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	395.29/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,556	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	521.57/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	458.75/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	436.19/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,443	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,779	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,562	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,942.78/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	380.15/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	443.24/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,296	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	519.41/cwt	510.00–522.50	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	374.87/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	297.20/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	551.62/cwt	547.50–560.00	2,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	698	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,687	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,035	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,458	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,539	2

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 119Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,336	170.00–202.00	184.13
2	—	1,305	151.00–164.00	157.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,682	172.00–186.00	180.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	141.00–159.00	148.17
1	—	1,080	195.00	195.00
4	—	995	133.00–136.00	135.02
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	237.50	237.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	457.50	457.50
3	800–850	801	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	950	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	435	547.50–560.00	551.62
4	450–500	460	510.00–522.50	519.41
2	500–550	520	480.00	480.00
7	650–700	698	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	432.50	432.50
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	548	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	560	470.00	470.00
1	750–800	750	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	400.00–440.00	419.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	650	427.50	427.50
10	700–750	731	372.50–381.00	380.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	415.00–457.50	443.24
76	550–600	560	420.00–437.00	436.19
6	600–650	632	392.50–410.00	395.29
54	650–700	657	389.00	389.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	457.50–460.00	458.75
2	550–600	580	360.00–390.00	374.87
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	990	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	515.00–525.00	521.57
7	450–500	450	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	412.50	412.50
2	700–750	733	280.00–315.00	297.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,942.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.

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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