Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.48/cwt on 15 head, down $10.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 10 comparable sales and sits +18.90 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$424.48

▼ 10.85 vs prior sale

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.96

vs KY average

−2.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	424.48	2,331	15thin

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 sale15 hd

424.48

—

KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd

414.52

+9.96

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−2.91

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

+18.90

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	—	Average	1,574	218.87	3,444	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	181.00	2,946	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	174.85	2,222	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	157.86	1,599	19

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)	1,161	$2,965	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	206.35/cwt	205.00–207.50	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	421.86/cwt	407.50–440.00	2,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	423.75/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	557.30/cwt	540.00–575.00	2,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	445.84/cwt	445.00–447.50	2,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	497.98/cwt	480.00–502.50	1,957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	479.94/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	460.85/cwt	460.00–462.50	2,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	454.82/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	394.93/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	362.95/cwt	342.50–367.50	2,479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	123.89/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,224	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	502.38/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,110	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	477.45/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	488.77/cwt	485.00–492.50	1,872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,539	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	569.15/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	508.29/cwt	505.00–517.50	1,855	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,964.53/head	2,350.00–3,550.00	2,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	543.52/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	529.15/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	131.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,380	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	158.56/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,575	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	182.19/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,836	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	188.61/cwt	170.00–203.00	2,384	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	161.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,083	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,756	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	225.32/cwt	213.00–240.00	3,587	10

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 243Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 38Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 3

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

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	2	—	985	205.00–207.50	206.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	235.00	235.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	280.00	280.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	2,350.00–3,550.00	2,964.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	420.00–427.50	423.75
4	550–600	560	407.50–440.00	421.86
2	600–650	617	407.50	407.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	276	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
6	350–400	365	505.00–517.50	508.29
23	400–450	420	490.00–515.00	502.38
1	450–500	465	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	534	457.50	457.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	475.00–480.00	477.45
2	350–400	383	485.00–492.50	488.77
3	450–500	483	445.00–447.50	445.84
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	572	385.00–400.00	394.93
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
10	650–700	683	342.50–367.50	362.95
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	960	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	325	540.00–580.00	569.15
2	400–450	430	540.00–575.00	557.30
1	450–500	495	512.50	512.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	555	457.50	457.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	850	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	480.00–502.50	497.98
1	400–450	420	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	472	472.50–495.00	479.94
2	500–550	502	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	605	392.50	392.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	450.00–460.00	454.82
3	450–500	482	460.00–462.50	460.85
2	500–550	523	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
4	350–400	381	525.00–550.00	543.52
5	400–450	420	520.00–540.00	529.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	122.50–125.00	123.89
5	—	1,046	130.00–138.00	131.95
4	—	993	152.00–164.00	158.56
8	—	1,008	170.00–195.00	182.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,670	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,264	170.00–203.00	188.61
5	—	1,291	155.00–165.00	161.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	205.00–207.00	206.03
1	—	1,540	180.00	180.00
10	—	1,592	213.00–240.00	225.32

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle