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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 19

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 131▲ 67 vs year ago 109 · +61.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.02/cwt on 18 head, down $2.52 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −53.38 against this barn's trailing median of $385.39.

Average price

$332.02

▼ 2.52 vs prior sale

18 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,840

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$115.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.24

vs KY average

−45.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	340.24	1,899	16thin
Medium and Large 2	530	307.50	1,630	1thin
Medium and Large 3	520	225.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $115.24/cwt here — about $729 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 sale18 hd

332.02

—

KY average26 barns · 1,484 hd

344.26

−12.24

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−45.00

This barn, trailing median12 sales

385.39

−53.38

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $385.39 across 12 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	1,809	178.64	3,232	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,729	135.65	2,345	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	132.18	1,689	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	114.75	1,087	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,809	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,091	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,434	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,133	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,844	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,315	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,126	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	291.49/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,842	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,030	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,582	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,192	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,233	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	394.39/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,613	8
Heifers	400–450	Small 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	348.11/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,521	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	367.91/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,725	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	332.78/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,757	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,630	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	344.71/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,986	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	271.20/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,654	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	294.37/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,857	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,818	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,438	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,165	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,059	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,968	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	446.52/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,268	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	322.56/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,832	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	360.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,082	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	333.76/cwt	332.50–335.00	2,063	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	315.59/cwt	302.50–332.50	2,121	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,937	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	283.21/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,011	11
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	277.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,284	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,853	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,384	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,096	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,070	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	140.35/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,761	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,500	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	128.54/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,690	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,149	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,060	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,719	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,331	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 131Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 6

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	437	340.00–362.50	348.11
14	450–500	469	340.00–372.50	367.91
6	500–550	528	325.00–337.50	332.78
10	550–600	576	320.00–347.50	344.71
4	600–650	631	292.50–300.00	294.37
2	650–700	655	270.00–285.00	277.50
2	700–750	740	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	530	307.50	307.50
2	600–650	610	265.00–277.50	271.20
1	650–700	680	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	710	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	390.00–395.00	394.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
1	450–500	455	432.50	432.50
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	577	350.00–370.00	360.88
2	600–650	618	332.50–335.00	333.76
6	650–700	672	302.50–332.50	315.59
11	700–750	710	280.00–305.00	283.21
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	823	270.00–285.00	277.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	310.00–335.00	322.56
2	650–700	680	280.00–290.00	284.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	455	452.50	452.50
15	500–550	508	400.00–450.00	446.52
2	550–600	550	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	590	312.50	312.50
3	600–650	632	287.50–300.00	291.49
1	650–700	660	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	790	275.00–280.00	277.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	673	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	377.50	377.50
2	600–650	630	335.00–340.00	337.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	457.50	457.50
2	600–650	630	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	462	452.50	452.50

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	1	—	1,260	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	180.00–185.00	182.60
3	—	1,780	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,563	136.00–139.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,315	124.00–132.00	128.54
5	—	1,255	134.00–152.00	140.35
2	—	1,260	118.00–120.00	119.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,000	107.00	107.00

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.