Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 23
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,075 head
37 vs last sale 1,112 304 vs year ago 1,379 · 22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
8 vs last sale 75 28 vs year ago 95 · 29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
8 vs last sale 8 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply lower, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, 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 $452.36/cwt on 87 head, down $41.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.
Average price
$452.36
41.75 vs prior sale
87 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
18.79
vs KY average
26.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542460.682,49972
Medium and Large 2-3587412.412,42215thin
One grade step is worth $48.27/cwt here — about $77 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
528467407346median 452.3612/1802/2604/3006/2508/20
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 sale87 hd
452.36
KY average25 barns · 1,429 hd
471.15
−18.79
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−26.67
This barn, trailing median31 sales
452.36
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,648212.033,49413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,658172.392,8596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331168.832,24819
CowsLean 85-90%Low990151.671,5019thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,518$3,6262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,1702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,1926

Every lot, as filed

116 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950923268.63/cwt260.00–277.502,4792
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750721388.50/cwt388.50–388.502,80118
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750746350.75/cwt350.75–350.752,61741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400391492.52/cwt490.00–495.001,9264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500482465.79/cwt455.00–480.002,24515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700686422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,89874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600570449.95/cwt442.50–460.002,56511
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement900–950921325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9934
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383486.36/cwt482.50–495.001,8633
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850820307.51/cwt302.50–310.002,5223
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,012263.86/cwt250.00–290.002,6705
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750710336.26/cwt320.00–345.002,3874
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650618372.00/cwt360.00–377.502,2996
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550531460.73/cwt450.00–467.502,44610
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700667355.76/cwt350.00–362.502,3733
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,075285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450432458.92/cwt445.00–462.501,98310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800750338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,5351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582384.22/cwt380.00–390.002,2366
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,055280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800768356.68/cwt350.00–360.002,7393
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480454.11/cwt445.00–467.502,18036
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900866348.93/cwt348.00–349.753,02280
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900860322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650630440.02/cwt400.00–450.002,77222
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550516425.40/cwt407.50–445.002,19537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950922342.70/cwt342.70–342.703,16065
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700679376.55/cwt370.00–377.502,55732
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600561427.96/cwt410.00–440.002,40139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850815345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,81245
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550524487.26/cwt480.00–500.002,55323
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4611
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800768365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,80344
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3900–950935205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9171
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600572407.77/cwt390.00–435.002,3329
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500481428.95/cwt422.50–440.002,0636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800754355.25/cwt355.25–355.252,67972
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550522430.58/cwt402.50–440.002,24815
BullsMedium and Large 2-3800–850812280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400385452.52/cwt450.00–455.001,7424
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500464440.39/cwt432.50–442.502,0435
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600584352.50/cwt347.50–355.002,0595
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700685335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700651313.14/cwt300.00–332.502,0394
CowsBoner 80-85%1,301176.80/cwt164.00–193.002,30015
Bulls1,558200.87/cwt196.00–206.003,1306
CowsLean 85-90%930134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2461
CowsLean 85-90%1,148169.45/cwt168.00–171.001,9452
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,565164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480451.62/cwt437.50–465.002,16811
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600591413.30/cwt385.00–430.002,44314
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400381432.78/cwt380.00–457.501,6494
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400372501.64/cwt500.00–505.001,8663
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650620422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,6201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,170.39/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1702
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,175260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,191.77/head1,525.00–2,750.002,1926
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5183,625.86/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500483495.12/cwt490.00–497.502,3913
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330557.16/cwt540.00–645.001,83910
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415513.89/cwt500.00–517.502,1339
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330550.83/cwt505.00–580.001,81811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270530.40/cwt507.50–560.001,4323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7821
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500478502.74/cwt500.00–507.502,4039
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400376492.65/cwt480.00–500.001,8525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400363539.34/cwt510.00–555.001,9588
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300268624.02/cwt610.00–640.001,6722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426495.97/cwt495.00–497.502,1135
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250247565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3962
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450429496.44/cwt480.00–522.502,13028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600576446.24/cwt441.00–465.002,57028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550518450.83/cwt442.50–460.002,33521
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650603384.57/cwt375.00–387.502,3196
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700668389.90/cwt380.00–400.002,6055
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750707347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4572
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700670393.75/cwt392.50–395.002,6382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500466476.19/cwt470.00–492.502,21912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650628363.46/cwt355.00–367.502,2835
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750723347.47/cwt340.00–350.002,5124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400366510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8674
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,8061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550515382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450439445.75/cwt440.00–455.001,9576
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1271
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400382453.45/cwt450.00–460.001,7323
BullsSmall 1-2500–550530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,677174.07/cwt166.00–185.002,9195
CowsBoner 80-85%1,780101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7981
CowsLean 85-90%949154.43/cwt146.00–160.001,4665
CowsBoner 80-85%1,333151.59/cwt145.00–156.002,0213
CowsLean 85-90%935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Bulls1,725221.60/cwt216.00–227.003,8237

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.