Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling classes sharply higher with limited comparison. Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.33/cwt on 46 head, up $52.17 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.03 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$441.33

▲ 52.17 vs prior sale

46 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$82.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs KY average

−37.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	448.48	2,487	42
Medium and Large 2-3	544	366.36	1,993	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.12/cwt here — about $494 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale46 hd

441.33

—

KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd

456.05

−14.71

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−37.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−11.03

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	1,565	179.02	2,802	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,663	165.24	2,748	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	150.25	2,007	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	137.82	1,441	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,172	210.08	2,462	3thin

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)	1,290	$2,706	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,174	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	312.97/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	343.41/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,122	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	413.01/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	3,076	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,032	313.53/cwt	313.50–315.00	3,236	54
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	394.65/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,849	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	307.10/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	328.74/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,072	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	370.05/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	365.03/cwt	350.00–378.00	3,030	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	329.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	936	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,150	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	479.10/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,568	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	340.38/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	422.06/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,186	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,004	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	171.09/cwt	159.00–189.00	2,808	9
Bulls	—	—	1,613	166.75/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,690	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,012	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	146.55/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	149.67/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,982	12
Bulls	—	—	1,550	188.95/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	529.98/cwt	527.50–532.50	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	491.67/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	459.10/cwt	443.00–477.50	2,199	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	272.75/cwt	245.00–297.50	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	529	468.51/cwt	442.50–520.00	2,478	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,706.01/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,706	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	167.15/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,226	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	399.02/cwt	397.00–401.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	703	353.46/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,485	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	498.69/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	525.04/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	477.91/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	438.79/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	499.16/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	658	368.85/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	410.09/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	302.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	527.50/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	508.85/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,468	26
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	193.73/cwt	187.00–201.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	407.58/cwt	391.00–417.50	2,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	460.12/cwt	442.50–480.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	479.60/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	351.25/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	911	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	321.08/cwt	318.00–323.00	3,147	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	508.77/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,087	300.47/cwt	299.00–305.00	3,266	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	323.53/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	328.05/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,408	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	412.57/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	460.90/cwt	447.50–525.00	1,982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,076	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,368	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	358.40/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	353.17/cwt	353.00–354.00	2,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	390.65/cwt	369.00–396.75	3,035	136
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	345.33/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	337.96/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	365.01/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,438	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	337.58/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,984	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	427.20/cwt	392.50–437.50	2,683	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	437.60/cwt	419.00–475.00	2,451	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	421.66/cwt	391.00–432.00	2,821	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	128.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,725	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	169.64/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	339.80/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	372.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,096	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,751	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,172	210.08/cwt	200.00–232.50	2,462	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	103.04/cwt	91.00–117.50	1,427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,850	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,850	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	113.31/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,122	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	130.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,393	7

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 273Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 18Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	420	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
21	550–600	580	365.00–385.00	374.86
3	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.41
6	650–700	670	332.50–341.00	337.96
24	700–750	734	319.00–337.50	328.05
11	750–800	793	330.00	330.00
5	800–850	817	317.50–327.50	323.53
8	850–900	871	311.00–319.00	312.97
5	900–950	947	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	982	282.50	282.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	518	407.50–430.00	422.06
11	550–600	565	395.00–422.50	413.01
6	600–650	628	357.50–372.50	370.05
65	650–700	668	355.00–374.00	365.01
8	700–750	719	342.50–350.00	345.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–365.00	340.38
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	417	295.00–365.00	328.74
3	550–600	575	330.00–350.00	339.80
2	600–650	620	295.00–320.00	307.10
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
2	1050–1100	1,072	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	520.00–535.00	527.50
2	250–300	275	455.00–500.00	477.91
2	300–350	315	455.00–505.00	479.60
3	350–400	377	442.50–480.00	460.12
11	400–450	430	447.50–525.00	460.90
13	450–500	479	443.00–477.50	459.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	536	435.00–490.00	479.10
14	550–600	560	419.00–475.00	437.60
42	600–650	628	392.50–437.50	427.20
48	650–700	669	391.00–432.00	421.66
51	700–750	722	375.00–410.00	394.65
136	750–800	777	369.00–396.75	390.65
164	800–850	830	350.00–378.00	365.03
125	850–900	873	350.00–355.00	352.37
56	900–950	936	336.50	336.50
54	1000–1050	1,032	313.50–315.00	313.53
16	1050–1100	1,076	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	360.38
2	550–600	563	360.00–385.00	372.33
4	650–700	681	310.00–340.00	329.48
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	860	245.00–297.50	272.75
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00
8	1000–1050	1,004	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	275	490.00–525.00	508.77
6	300–350	347	470.00–520.00	491.67
8	350–400	371	520.00–540.00	525.04
3	400–450	408	497.50	497.50
26	450–500	485	490.00–530.00	508.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	418	405.00–415.00	410.09
2	500–550	533	407.50–417.50	412.57
8	550–600	592	391.00–417.50	407.58
4	650–700	680	340.00–355.00	351.25
7	700–750	711	352.00–361.00	358.40
6	750–800	776	353.00–354.00	353.17
33	850–900	884	332.50–341.00	337.58
7	900–950	911	326.00	326.00
75	950–1000	980	318.00–323.00	321.08
8	1050–1100	1,087	299.00–305.00	300.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	598	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	352.00	352.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	812	295.00–310.00	302.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
1	900–950	940	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	373	527.50–532.50	529.98
3	400–450	430	475.00–530.00	499.16
2	450–500	473	497.50–500.00	498.69
9	500–550	529	442.50–520.00	468.51
6	550–600	575	432.50–440.00	438.79
2	600–650	613	397.00–401.00	399.02
2	650–700	658	360.00–377.50	368.85
11	700–750	703	352.50–357.50	353.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,641	159.00–189.00	171.09
1	—	1,490	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,850	152.00–156.00	154.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	140.00–153.00	146.55
3	—	1,072	169.00–170.00	169.64
3	—	990	108.00–117.50	113.31
7	—	1,064	127.50–135.00	130.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	141.00–158.00	149.67
14	—	1,332	161.00–179.00	167.15
4	—	1,345	120.00–134.00	128.25
3	—	1,385	91.00–117.50	103.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	157.00–174.00	166.75
5	—	1,550	181.00–199.00	188.95
1	—	1,355	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	200.00–232.50	210.08

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)	2	—	1,290	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,706.01
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,078	187.00–201.00	193.73

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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