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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 156▼ 35 vs year ago 166 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 37▼ 30 vs year ago 50 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to up 2.00, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on lite test.

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 $390.50/cwt on 20 head, up $28.88 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 4 comparable sales and sits −42.66 against this barn's trailing median of $433.16.

Average price

$390.50

▲ 28.88 vs prior sale

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$780

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

$162.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

vs KY average

−41.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	412.05	2,192	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	322.41	1,764	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	565	250.00	1,413	1thin

One grade step is worth $162.05/cwt here — about $780 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 sale20 hd

390.50

—

KY average24 barns · 802 hd

386.75

+3.74

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

−41.79

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.16

−42.66

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.54, low $361.62, median $433.16 across 4 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	1,540	176.00	2,710	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	134.78	1,793	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	133.00	2,062	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	121.54	1,286	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,145	257.50	2,948	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)	1,295	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,712	1
Steers	300–350	Medium 1-2	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	2
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,050	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,114	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,223	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	406.97/cwt	380.00–412.50	2,185	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	333.61/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,878	2
Steers	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,133	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	293.29/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,871	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	318.67/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,151	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	391.49/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,449	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	361.99/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,571	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,703	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,443	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	305.93/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,768	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	311.04/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,904	12
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	630	260.06/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,638	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	295.85/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,976	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,034	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	467.95/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,217	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,650	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	428.95/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,029	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,975	1
Bulls	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	358.83/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,056	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	2
Bulls	550–600	Small and Medium 1-2	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	303.75/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,944	2
Bulls	650–700	Small and Medium 1-2	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,229	6
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,948	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	112.57/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,157	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,382	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,456	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	135.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,678	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	128.88/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,757	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,448	153.51/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,223	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,062	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,060	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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 156Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 37Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers were steady to up 2.00, feeder heifers were unevenly steady, good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on lite test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	370	380.00–395.00	391.49
6	400–450	434	360.00–372.50	361.99
1	450–500	490	347.50	347.50
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	578	295.00–312.50	305.93
12	600–650	612	295.00–312.50	311.04
3	650–700	668	292.50–297.50	295.85
1	700–750	720	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	252.50–267.50	260.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
1	300–350	320	535.00	535.00
5	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
14	400–450	448	457.50	457.50
2	450–500	462	457.50	457.50
9	500–550	537	380.00–412.50	406.97
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	638	285.00–310.00	293.29
2	650–700	675	315.00–322.50	318.67
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	563	327.50–340.00	333.61
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	427.50	427.50
3	600–650	605	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	302.50	302.50
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	450.00–500.00	467.95
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	473	420.00–440.00	428.95
1	500–550	500	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	573	355.00–362.50	358.83
2	600–650	640	285.00–322.50	303.75
6	700–750	725	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	573	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,400.00	2,400.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,975.00	1,975.00

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	1	—	1,005	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	107.50–116.00	112.57
1	—	1,080	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,095	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	128.00–129.00	128.88
2	—	1,448	153.00–154.00	153.51
5	—	1,238	130.00–145.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	257.50	257.50

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.