Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-09-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,772 head
▲ 545 vs last sale 1,227▲ 590 vs year ago 1,182 · +49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 46▲ 20 vs year ago 49 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $406.35/cwt on 124 head, up $21.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −44.49 against this barn's trailing median of $450.84.
Average price
$406.35
▲ 21.00 vs prior sale
124 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$95.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.06
vs KY average
+0.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531410.972,182118
Medium and Large 2555315.551,7506thin
One grade step is worth $95.41/cwt here — about $432 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

32 sales
528467407346median 450.8402/0504/0906/0408/0610/01
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $450.84 across 32 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 sale124 hd
406.35
—
KY average28 barns · 944 hd
388.29
+18.06
National average174 barns · 11,933 hd
405.57
+0.78
This barn, trailing median32 sales
450.84
−44.49
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
Bulls—Average1,654186.643,0866thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,565144.682,26410
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,266137.271,73819
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,079117.781,27012
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120215.002,4081thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$1,9792thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)963$2,9792thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 2600–650605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400379442.73/cwt430.00–447.501,6787
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650613336.36/cwt320.00–347.502,0627
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480419.92/cwt410.00–430.002,0167
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427399.08/cwt397.00–410.001,7046
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582358.52/cwt350.00–370.002,0875
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850840241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700673322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1703
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750711320.75/cwt320.75–320.752,28175
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450422392.86/cwt385.00–407.501,65810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655310.04/cwt307.50–317.502,0314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950940277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,6091
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550526342.08/cwt325.00–350.001,79917
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484364.87/cwt347.50–375.001,76628
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850845281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3743
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800769286.63/cwt277.50–305.002,2049
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000950250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650642332.40/cwt326.00–357.502,13450
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375391.74/cwt387.50–410.001,4696
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650620308.04/cwt298.00–317.501,91024
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600575331.99/cwt323.00–340.001,90922
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625293.82/cwt280.00–302.501,8365
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900887261.67/cwt261.00–263.002,3213
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000955280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850825283.74/cwt270.00–290.002,3414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550528358.72/cwt357.50–360.001,8942
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478338.90/cwt335.00–343.001,6202
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350331470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650619353.12/cwt352.50–355.002,1864
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750737278.35/cwt275.00–285.002,0513
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500470445.18/cwt432.50–469.002,09223
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4281,979.29/head1,800.00–2,125.001,9792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9632,979.09/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9792
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,265173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1881
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,145203.95/cwt180.00–230.002,3353
Bulls——1,672192.61/cwt191.00–194.003,2203
Bulls——1,635180.68/cwt180.00–181.002,9543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,275105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3391
CowsLean 85-90%—98396.55/cwt75.00–106.009494
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,250134.60/cwt130.00–141.001,6837
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,283147.52/cwt145.00–150.001,8939
CowsLean 85-90%—1,150134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5411
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,240116.60/cwt110.00–123.001,4462
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,531147.91/cwt145.00–154.002,2656
CowsLean 85-90%—1,090145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5812
CowsLean 85-90%—1,136120.63/cwt115.00–125.001,3705
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,616139.84/cwt132.00–144.002,2604
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,120215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400395462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450425485.60/cwt472.50–500.002,0642
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550517412.38/cwt387.50–425.002,1327
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600564391.09/cwt380.00–395.002,20613
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600561394.00/cwt380.00–410.002,2105
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750710312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850817345.05/cwt344.25–357.002,819237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680356.57/cwt351.00–363.002,42571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900880332.05/cwt329.75–334.202,922124
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800758348.45/cwt347.00–350.002,64118
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800783305.05/cwt300.00–310.002,3892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750737357.71/cwt350.00–362.502,63683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added950–1000957314.32/cwt310.00–316.503,00884
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663316.67/cwt315.00–320.002,1003
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573316.99/cwt305.00–345.001,8164
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650614305.17/cwt282.50–322.501,8744
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582372.04/cwt362.50–377.502,16514
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,025288.50/cwt288.50–288.502,95724
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650619361.41/cwt350.00–385.002,23758
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750731333.60/cwt325.00–338.002,4396
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900875312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7341
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000970297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,8861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480428.14/cwt427.00–433.002,0555
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735316.24/cwt312.50–317.502,3244
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518312.68/cwt300.00–325.001,6202
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900870315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850846329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,7886
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700666345.00/cwt341.00–349.002,2989
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423369.40/cwt360.00–377.001,5639
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350321440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675309.56/cwt297.00–320.002,09022
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583308.01/cwt285.00–319.001,79612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700672345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,32256
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520300.36/cwt291.00–310.001,5623
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750714307.98/cwt300.00–315.002,1999
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750721264.03/cwt243.00–280.001,9044
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,8654
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800770254.39/cwt227.50–262.501,9595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300278557.43/cwt555.00–560.001,5502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650625398.50/cwt398.50–398.502,49185
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478332.97/cwt320.00–345.001,5926
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650625267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550522418.04/cwt387.00–435.002,18298
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950935330.25/cwt330.00–330.503,088114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400386503.94/cwt500.00–512.501,9457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2788
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550531356.31/cwt355.00–357.501,89233
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000977307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,9994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350348490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800780333.97/cwt325.00–337.502,60529
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350300605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550545347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8941
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,022273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,7902
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632340.94/cwt331.00–347.002,15525
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450446455.98/cwt450.00–460.002,03418
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850811310.60/cwt310.00–311.002,5195
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500460417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,9181

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.