Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, 800 lbs and up 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 800 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $490.25/cwt on 100 head, up $13.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +36.66 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$490.25

▲ 13.69 vs prior sale

100 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

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

$120.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

vs KY average

−0.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	495.51	2,644	93
Medium and Large 2-3	565	427.93	2,418	6thin
Small 1-2	525	375.00	1,969	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.51/cwt here — about $676 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale100 hd

490.25

—

KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd

490.41

−0.16

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−0.58

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

+36.66

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	1,584	218.20	3,456	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,581	183.62	2,902	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	182.37	2,416	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	171.70	1,793	31

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)	930	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$2,750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	566.07/cwt	540.00–602.50	2,445	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	401.00/cwt	399.00–404.00	2,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	682.31/cwt	680.00–690.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	628.47/cwt	545.00–670.00	1,766	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	699.79/cwt	650.00–750.00	1,980	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	447.69/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,337	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	449.83/cwt	439.00–460.00	2,542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	418.60/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	502.99/cwt	482.50–505.00	2,817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	431.85/cwt	410.00–472.50	2,699	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	503.60/cwt	490.00–545.00	2,634	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	377.61/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,760	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	324.53/cwt	319.00–327.00	2,671	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	407.02/cwt	372.50–420.00	2,495	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	358.38/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,910	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	339.91/cwt	339.75–350.00	2,716	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	331.58/cwt	325.00–336.50	3,044	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	361.89/cwt	343.00–407.50	2,613	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	468.70/cwt	460.00–477.50	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	524.16/cwt	517.50–532.50	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	421.85/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,438	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	470.92/cwt	467.50–472.50	2,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	358.26/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	504.62/cwt	495.00–517.50	2,437	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	361.20/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	687	396.43/cwt	372.50–417.50	2,723	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	515.07/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	424.44/cwt	417.50–441.00	2,844	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	926	345.63/cwt	343.00–348.50	3,201	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	397.05/cwt	377.50–430.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	432.32/cwt	412.50–442.50	2,105	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	461.24/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	432.01/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,458	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,221	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,387	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	138.69/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,422	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	185.08/cwt	168.00–205.00	1,943	22
Bulls	—	—	1,361	205.97/cwt	200.00–209.00	2,803	8
Bulls	—	—	1,560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,933	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	224.29/cwt	211.00–240.00	3,746	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	148.98/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,530	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,373	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	186.53/cwt	174.00–204.00	2,934	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,961	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	188.01/cwt	175.00–215.00	2,493	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	169.52/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	361.88/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	450.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	415.60/cwt	410.00–417.50	2,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	333.02/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	354.46/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	537.45/cwt	522.50–540.00	2,526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	336	674.55/cwt	615.00–700.00	2,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	668	377.60/cwt	375.00–379.00	2,522	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	492.55/cwt	482.50–507.50	2,512	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	626	399.31/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	570.16/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,452	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	364.32/cwt	363.00–367.00	2,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	640.37/cwt	575.00–680.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,260	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	339.96/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	496.35/cwt	480.00–527.50	2,119	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	401.27/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	436.48/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,278	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	360.58/cwt	351.00–363.00	2,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	486.29/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,379	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	514.18/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	563.85/cwt	532.50–585.00	1,872	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	385.15/cwt	381.00–397.00	2,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	457.32/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,579	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	738.37/cwt	680.00–770.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	320.51/cwt	311.00–326.00	3,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	459.97/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	640.15/cwt	540.00–685.00	2,356	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	546.01/cwt	523.00–555.00	2,539	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	521.62/cwt	517.50–527.50	2,008	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Apr 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,222Last week 787Year ago 1,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 91Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	660.00	660.00
7	300–350	336	615.00–700.00	674.55
1	350–400	355	670.00	670.00
28	400–450	432	540.00–602.50	566.07
7	450–500	470	522.50–540.00	537.45
5	500–550	510	482.50–507.50	492.55
12	600–650	626	380.00–402.50	399.31
5	650–700	668	375.00–379.00	377.60
3	700–750	720	363.00–367.00	364.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	505.00–525.00	515.07
3	400–450	435	505.00–520.00	515.00
10	450–500	483	495.00–517.50	504.62
13	500–550	522	440.00–460.00	447.69
15	550–600	565	439.00–460.00	449.83
2	600–650	645	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	672	350.00–367.50	358.26
2	700–750	728	337.50–342.50	339.96
11	800–850	823	319.00–327.00	324.53
1	850–900	855	310.00	310.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	462	460.00–465.00	461.24
4	500–550	533	410.00–417.50	415.60
5	550–600	575	377.50–430.00	397.05
1	600–650	605	327.50	327.50
1	800–850	810	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	875	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	517.50–532.50	524.16
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	480	510.00–517.50	514.18
3	500–550	527	467.50–472.50	470.92
14	550–600	564	450.00–460.00	457.32
5	600–650	616	399.00–404.00	401.00
1	650–700	665	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	735	350.00–360.00	355.00
5	750–800	764	351.00–363.00	360.58
7	850–900	861	345.00	345.00
16	900–950	918	325.00–336.50	331.58
4	950–1000	958	311.00–326.00	320.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	680.00–770.00	738.37
13	250–300	283	650.00–750.00	699.79
4	300–350	330	680.00–690.00	682.31
29	350–400	368	540.00–685.00	640.15
21	400–450	430	530.00–595.00	570.16
14	450–500	465	523.00–555.00	546.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	500–550	523	490.00–545.00	503.60
11	550–600	560	482.50–505.00	502.99
119	600–650	625	410.00–472.50	431.85
103	650–700	670	417.50–441.00	424.44
15	700–750	731	370.00–392.50	377.61
9	750–800	757	400.00	400.00
13	800–850	812	350.00–361.00	358.38
121	900–950	926	343.00–348.50	345.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	502.50	502.50
1	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	545	407.50	407.50
5	550–600	569	420.00–445.00	432.01
5	650–700	663	360.00	360.00
4	700–750	721	320.00–340.00	333.02
1	750–800	790	329.00	329.00
1	800–850	805	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	870	284.00	284.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	575.00–680.00	640.37
14	250–300	281	545.00–670.00	628.47
17	300–350	332	532.50–585.00	563.85
26	350–400	385	517.50–527.50	521.62
36	400–450	427	480.00–527.50	496.35
24	450–500	467	484.00	484.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	445.00–455.00	450.13
3	400–450	430	395.00–430.00	418.60
11	450–500	487	412.50–442.50	432.32
2	500–550	530	372.50	372.50
4	550–600	568	355.00–367.50	361.88
2	600–650	640	350.00–359.00	354.46
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
2	950–1000	965	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	377	485.00–490.00	486.29
2	400–450	438	460.00–477.50	468.70
16	450–500	474	452.50–472.50	459.97
2	500–550	530	400.00–402.50	401.27
8	550–600	561	381.00–397.00	385.15
3	650–700	692	355.00–367.50	361.20
1	800–850	835	337.00	337.00
2	850–900	882	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	960	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	522	415.00–457.50	436.48
38	550–600	578	410.00–435.00	421.85
21	600–650	613	372.50–420.00	407.02
23	650–700	687	372.50–417.50	396.43
16	700–750	722	343.00–407.50	361.89
63	750–800	799	339.75–350.00	339.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,025	131.00–143.00	138.69
22	—	1,050	168.00–205.00	185.08
5	—	1,027	144.00–160.00	148.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	140.00	140.00
15	—	1,573	174.00–204.00	186.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	148.00	148.00
35	—	1,326	175.00–215.00	188.01
10	—	1,321	159.00–173.00	169.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	200.00–209.00	205.97
1	—	1,560	188.00	188.00
21	—	1,670	211.00–240.00	224.29

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	2,750.00	2,750.00

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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