Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $476.56/cwt on 41 head, down $12.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +24.20 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$476.56

▼ 12.03 vs prior sale

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

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

$78.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

vs KY average

−6.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	484.23	2,673	37
Medium and Large 2-3	557	405.59	2,260	4thin

One grade step is worth $78.64/cwt here — about $412 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

476.56

—

KY average23 barns · 1,084 hd

483.24

−6.68

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−6.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

+24.20

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	1,938	230.92	4,474	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	176.00	2,316	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	174.96	2,813	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	148.21	1,494	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	260.00	2,769	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	331.35/cwt	317.50–339.00	2,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	478.49/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	475.53/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	474.98/cwt	462.50–482.50	2,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	513.47/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	460.48/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	679	372.88/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,532	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	393.79/cwt	389.00–405.00	2,430	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	462.45/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	338.93/cwt	331.00–341.75	3,135	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	357.65/cwt	357.00–357.75	2,518	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	437.19/cwt	392.50–459.00	2,335	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	419.91/cwt	392.50–427.50	2,440	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	344.63/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,964	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	962	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	504.52/cwt	482.50–537.50	2,639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	358.47/cwt	357.00–377.50	2,853	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	490.38/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,761	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	378.64/cwt	351.00–392.50	2,367	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	399.51/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	444.75/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	439.42/cwt	420.00–457.50	2,931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	470.95/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,656	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	443.25/cwt	410.00–451.00	2,792	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	403.53/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	434.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	418.69/cwt	385.00–432.50	1,771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	461.06/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	145.91/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	132.97/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,245	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	173.70/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,855	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	174.96/cwt	164.00–183.00	2,813	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	180.99/cwt	168.00–199.00	2,394	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	393.29/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,254	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	144.84/cwt	139.00–157.00	1,841	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,695	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	235.70/cwt	224.00–245.00	4,639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	122.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	564	513.67/cwt	487.50–520.00	2,897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	707	362.48/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	445.05/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	433.88/cwt	390.00–452.50	2,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,297	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	231.17/cwt	200.00–289.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	503.15/cwt	487.50–515.00	2,314	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	645.22/cwt	602.50–690.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	645.24/cwt	620.00–665.00	2,478	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	646.83/cwt	555.00–720.00	2,154	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	616	408.18/cwt	387.50–440.00	2,514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	497.99/cwt	485.00–520.00	2,097	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	561.28/cwt	512.50–600.00	2,655	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	675	376.70/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	556.45/cwt	512.50–600.00	2,387	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	271	599.65/cwt	570.00–645.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	504.66/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	582.98/cwt	547.50–625.00	2,518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	511.89/cwt	500.00–522.50	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	243	569.73/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	514.81/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,019	274.55/cwt	265.00–281.00	2,798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	462.47/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,998	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	601.79/cwt	540.00–670.00	2,245	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	601.82/cwt	570.00–640.00	1,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	492	561.87/cwt	545.00–577.50	2,764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	398.57/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,762	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	531	522.54/cwt	492.50–537.50	2,775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	461.54/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	364.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,164	5

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 Apr 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 2,293Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 130Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	485	500.00	500.00
6	500–550	527	452.50–465.00	461.54
6	550–600	584	450.00–472.50	462.45
7	600–650	617	389.00–405.00	393.79
14	650–700	693	390.00–400.00	398.57
1	850–900	895	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	975	315.00	315.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	523	482.50–537.50	504.52
17	550–600	563	480.00–497.50	490.38
18	600–650	630	410.00–451.00	443.25
16	650–700	667	420.00–457.50	439.42
6	700–750	707	401.00	401.00
41	750–800	796	357.00–377.50	358.47
23	800–850	801	370.00	370.00
79	900–950	925	331.00–341.75	338.93
15	950–1000	962	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	510	442.50	442.50
3	550–600	573	370.00–405.00	393.29
1	600–650	615	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	570.00–640.00	601.82
4	250–300	271	570.00–645.00	599.65
5	300–350	333	555.00–720.00	646.83
9	350–400	384	620.00–665.00	645.24
17	400–450	432	547.50–625.00	582.98
20	450–500	492	545.00–577.50	561.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	450.00–475.00	460.48
3	300–350	331	475.00–480.00	478.49
7	350–400	372	465.00–490.00	475.53
8	400–450	432	460.00–465.00	462.47
5	450–500	458	457.50	457.50
1	500–550	515	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	593	360.00–375.00	364.98
2	600–650	618	340.00–349.00	344.63
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	834	317.50–339.00	331.35
6	850–900	869	323.00	323.00
1	950–1000	990	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	534	392.50–459.00	437.19
32	550–600	581	392.50–427.50	419.91
6	600–650	625	351.00–392.50	378.64
25	650–700	679	355.00–375.00	372.88
43	700–750	704	357.00–357.75	357.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	420.00–450.00	434.77
5	350–400	375	432.50–457.50	444.75
6	400–450	423	385.00–432.50	418.69
6	450–500	472	390.00–445.00	403.53
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	735	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	760	289.00	289.00
1	950–1000	990	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	550.00–610.00	569.73
2	250–300	270	505.00–525.00	514.81
3	300–350	327	500.00–522.50	511.89
11	350–400	384	500.00–525.00	504.66
27	400–450	421	485.00–520.00	497.99
12	450–500	460	487.50–515.00	503.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	388	500.00–520.00	513.47
1	400–450	435	497.50	497.50
1	450–500	490	497.50	497.50
3	500–550	523	462.50–482.50	474.98
11	550–600	564	465.00–480.00	470.95
2	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	805	322.50	322.50
1	850–900	895	307.50	307.50
1	950–1000	975	285.00	285.00
5	1000–1050	1,019	265.00–281.00	274.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	425.00–480.00	461.06
2	450–500	470	440.00–450.00	445.05
2	500–550	528	399.00–400.00	399.51
4	550–600	573	390.00–452.50	433.88
1	800–850	830	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	615.00	615.00
2	300–350	318	602.50–690.00	645.22
15	350–400	373	540.00–670.00	601.79
17	400–450	429	512.50–600.00	556.45
27	450–500	473	512.50–600.00	561.28
6	500–550	531	492.50–537.50	522.54
5	550–600	564	487.50–520.00	513.67
10	600–650	616	387.50–440.00	408.18
3	650–700	675	370.00–382.50	376.70
3	700–750	707	360.00–367.50	362.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,044	139.00–153.00	145.91
4	—	936	131.00–136.00	132.97
5	—	1,068	165.00–187.00	173.70
2	—	878	121.00–125.00	122.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,608	164.00–183.00	174.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,323	168.00–199.00	180.99
4	—	1,271	139.00–157.00	144.84
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	260.00	260.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	207.00	207.00
5	—	1,968	224.00–245.00	235.70

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	3	—	867	200.00–289.00	231.17

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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