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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 8

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

954 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 781▲ 324 vs year ago 630 · +51.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 73▼ 49 vs year ago 69 · −71.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 10.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes under 500 lbs over 500 lbs and yearlings moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.38/cwt on 85 head, down $12.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 33 comparable sales and sits −54.66 against this barn's trailing median of $447.05.

Average price

$392.38

▼ 12.77 vs prior sale

85 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$74.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs KY average

−37.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	394.13	2,228	83
Medium and Large 2	548	320.00	1,752	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.13/cwt here — about $476 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

392.38

—

KY average25 barns · 859 hd

386.42

+5.97

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

−37.98

This barn, trailing median33 sales

447.05

−54.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $447.05 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,788	182.34	3,260	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,359	120.41	1,636	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,625	113.38	1,842	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,073	109.37	1,173	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	180.20	2,243	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,110	161.00	1,787	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,602	2thin

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,667	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	569.87/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,841	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	477.34/cwt	467.50–480.00	1,728	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,688	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,940	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	444	416.75/cwt	412.50–422.50	1,850	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	426.23/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,990	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	389.58/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,897	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	426.74/cwt	402.50–440.00	2,219	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	349.93/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,837	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	397.38/cwt	382.50–410.00	2,261	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	374.59/cwt	372.50–379.00	2,203	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	367.50/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,267	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	347.11/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,166	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	311.43/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,978	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	328.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,161	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	307.90/cwt	280.00–316.00	2,029	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	296.51/cwt	275.00–307.50	2,105	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	339.39/cwt	330.00–344.00	2,413	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	731	315.79/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,308	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	322.31/cwt	312.00–328.00	2,498	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	784	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,662	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,384	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,804	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,688	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,887	112
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,846	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	902	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,913	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	993	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,770	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	413.84/cwt	400.00–427.50	1,523	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	412.94/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,697	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	365.63/cwt	355.00–371.00	1,601	5
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	358.95/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,716	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,611	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	362.39/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,874	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	337.64/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,773	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	292.37/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,710	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	323.45/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,895	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	313.40/cwt	304.00–321.00	1,915	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	285.65/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,788	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,901	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	287.13/cwt	272.50–297.50	2,090	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,187	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,846	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,853	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	394.12/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,647	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	430.49/cwt	415.00–437.50	1,873	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	408.80/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,954	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	371.50/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,802	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	399.49/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,101	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	340.63/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,799	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	370.32/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,974	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	557	381.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,128	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	329.32/cwt	302.50–347.50	1,861	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	372.18/cwt	362.50–375.00	2,107	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	604	351.26/cwt	347.50–357.50	2,122	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	300.99/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,872	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	328.99/cwt	312.50–332.50	2,053	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	302.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,036	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	275.59/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,885	5
Bulls	650–700	Small 2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	296.96/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,132	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,425	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	265.81/cwt	257.00–275.00	2,201	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	259.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,110	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,787	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	180.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,243	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	176.95/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,837	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	183.32/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,470	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,752	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,373	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	107.56/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,135	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	123.92/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,349	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	89.90/cwt	65.00–97.50	985	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	97.49/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,031	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	125.61/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,715	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	108.55/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,516	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,450	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	111.36/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,754	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,713	121.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,076	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	172.62/cwt	153.00–205.00	2,052	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,890	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,601.50/head	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,602	2

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 Oct 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 781Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 73Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	417.50	417.50
7	400–450	444	412.50–422.50	416.75
10	450–500	467	415.00–440.00	426.23
2	500–550	525	347.50–352.50	349.93
27	550–600	588	372.50–379.00	374.59
31	600–650	624	337.50–355.00	347.11
10	650–700	657	320.00–335.00	328.99
6	700–750	731	310.00–320.00	315.79
5	750–800	775	312.00–328.00	322.31
1	800–850	840	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	895	318.00	318.00
3	950–1000	993	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	565.00	565.00
3	300–350	323	565.00–575.00	569.87
5	350–400	362	467.50–480.00	477.34
3	400–450	431	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	520	402.50–440.00	426.74
39	550–600	569	382.50–410.00	397.38
3	600–650	617	360.00–375.00	367.50
31	700–750	711	330.00–344.00	339.39
12	750–800	784	339.50	339.50
67	800–850	827	339.00	339.00
112	850–900	891	324.00	324.00
108	900–950	902	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	422	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	487	355.00–410.00	389.58
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	300.00–322.50	311.43
11	650–700	659	280.00–316.00	307.90
5	700–750	710	275.00–307.50	296.51
1	800–850	815	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	400.00–427.50	413.84
5	400–450	438	355.00–371.00	365.63
20	450–500	478	345.00–369.00	358.95
5	500–550	525	327.50–342.50	337.64
16	550–600	586	315.00–335.00	323.45
22	600–650	611	304.00–321.00	313.40
2	650–700	673	280.00–285.00	282.49
9	700–750	728	272.50–297.50	287.13
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	481	330.00–340.00	334.96
2	550–600	585	285.00–300.00	292.37
4	600–650	626	282.50–290.00	285.65
3	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	517	355.00–377.50	362.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
14	400–450	411	390.00–422.50	412.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	418	380.00–400.00	394.12
5	450–500	485	367.50–377.50	371.50
4	500–550	528	340.00–342.50	340.63
8	550–600	565	302.50–347.50	329.32
5	600–650	622	300.00–302.50	300.99
5	650–700	684	260.00–285.00	275.59
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	405	457.50	457.50
17	500–550	526	390.00–411.00	399.49
5	550–600	557	380.00–390.00	381.98
8	600–650	604	347.50–357.50	351.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	415.00–437.50	430.49
3	450–500	478	407.50–410.00	408.80
12	500–550	533	350.00–377.50	370.32
16	550–600	566	362.50–375.00	372.18
10	600–650	624	312.50–332.50	328.99
4	650–700	673	300.00–310.00	302.53
3	700–750	718	285.00–307.50	296.96
1	750–800	795	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	828	257.00–275.00	265.81
2	900–950	918	255.00–265.00	259.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	96.00–99.00	97.49
3	—	1,397	105.00–114.00	108.55
1	—	1,310	155.00	155.00
9	—	1,365	120.00–131.00	125.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,575	110.00–113.00	111.36
3	—	1,713	116.00–125.00	121.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,096	65.00–97.50	89.90
1	—	960	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,089	119.00–129.00	123.92
5	—	1,055	103.00–115.00	107.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	170.00–190.00	180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,893	181.00–186.00	183.32
4	—	1,603	174.00–179.00	176.95
1	—	1,895	198.00	198.00

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	6	—	1,189	153.00–205.00	172.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	153.00	153.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,335	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,601.50

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.