Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 11
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
874 head
123 vs last sale 751 232 vs year ago 1,106 · 21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
10 vs last sale 51 27 vs year ago 34 · +79.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
49 vs last sale 76 122 vs year ago 3 · +4,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.20/cwt on 16 head, up $20.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.
Average price
$409.20
20.77 vs prior sale
16 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$69.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs KY average
+8.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539419.382,2609thin
Medium and Large 2515415.172,1382thin
Large 1-2542414.162,2453thin
Medium 1-2522350.001,8272thin
One grade step is worth $69.38/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
461414367320median 409.2012/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale16 hd
409.20
KY average26 barns · 1,059 hd
409.08
+0.12
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+8.68
This barn, trailing median31 sales
409.20
+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
BullsAverage1,444214.063,0925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275181.222,31123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,539178.792,75110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,056151.931,60413

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,614$3,6176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,466$3,3007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,472$2,7518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,455$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$2,1384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$4,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,601$4,31440
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,410$3,7501thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550533463.85/cwt450.00–470.002,4729
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515415.17/cwt412.50–418.002,1382
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650635364.30/cwt357.50–367.502,3133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400387545.59/cwt527.50–547.502,11110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,65211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450425399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,6961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500474412.29/cwt405.00–420.001,9544
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550542414.16/cwt412.50–415.002,2453
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400398439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,7474
SteersLarge 1-2550–600590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583427.44/cwt425.00–440.002,4926
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350302500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5105
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700679366.43/cwt362.50–370.002,48812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650617383.12/cwt377.50–387.502,3647
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650602400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4082
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800770347.61/cwt346.75–348.502,677134
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465425.65/cwt421.00–435.001,9799
HeifersLarge 2450–500470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8804
HeifersLarge 1-2600–650623350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400382494.93/cwt492.50–505.001,8919
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400386479.37/cwt477.50–485.001,8504
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added450–500464478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,21810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850833286.66/cwt281.00–292.502,3882
HeifersLarge 1-2750–800785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2371
HeifersLarge 1-2450–500457435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9882
HeifersLarge 1-2400–450445445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,9802
HeifersMedium 1-2500–550522350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8272
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250237523.10/cwt515.00–540.001,2403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745324.16/cwt322.50–327.502,4153
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400360487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,7551
SteersLarge 2500–550510412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1041
SteersLarge 1-2500–550530435.19/cwt425.00–445.002,3072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750703411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,88912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,002327.50/cwt327.50–327.503,28260
SteersLarge 1-2650–700670347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300295583.33/cwt580.00–585.001,7213
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500457440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500465470.95/cwt460.00–480.002,1907
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450430492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,1181
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650647385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4912
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400360515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8549
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600561400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2444
SteersLarge 1-2750–800750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
SteersLarge 2700–750705327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3091
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800782210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6425
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,013207.47/cwt195.00–220.002,1022
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900856357.47/cwt343.00–359.003,06073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650617448.59/cwt447.50–449.002,76836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950912347.25/cwt347.25–347.253,16760
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4461
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950935190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7771
Dairy SteersLarge 31300–13501,340197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,6471
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650640333.70/cwt327.50–340.002,1362
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700695321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,1272
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650610417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5473
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,587185.97/cwt180.00–195.002,9515
CowsLean 85-90%930119.37/cwt109.00–124.001,1103
CowsLean 85-90%1,020149.69/cwt149.00–150.001,5273
CowsLean 85-90%1,125166.84/cwt161.00–173.001,8777
CowsBoner 80-85%1,330163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1681
CowsBoner 80-85%1,346190.88/cwt183.00–198.002,5699
CowsBoner 80-85%1,222175.93/cwt171.00–181.002,15013
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,6723
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,448165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3892
Bulls1,553211.99/cwt210.00–214.003,2922
Bulls1,080190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0521
Bulls1,518228.15/cwt225.00–232.003,4632
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6143,616.65/head3,400.00–3,750.003,6176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4722,751.46/head2,525.00–2,900.002,7518
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4663,299.75/head3,250.00–3,350.003,3007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1382,137.64/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3454,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5644,274.42/head3,950.00–4,550.004,27425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6844,401.19/head4,200.00–4,700.004,40114
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7054,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5003
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900880282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4861
BullsLarge 1-2500–550505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1971
BullsLarge 1-2550–600565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700662389.05/cwt372.50–392.502,5766
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300293588.52/cwt575.00–595.001,7243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450426455.17/cwt447.50–465.001,93914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500484441.58/cwt437.50–460.002,13726
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571397.89/cwt395.00–404.002,2723
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325536.42/cwt517.50–540.001,7436
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550523430.12/cwt420.00–440.002,2506
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750728353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,57061
HeifersLarge 1-2800–850800282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2561
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2862
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450402475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9102
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600581411.68/cwt400.00–415.002,3925
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450417490.32/cwt481.00–505.002,0455
BullsLarge 2550–600595375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2311
BullsLarge 2600–650615342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1061
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700660362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3933
BullsLarge 1-2600–650610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
BullsMedium 1-2500–550535382.50/cwt380.00–385.002,0462
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380539.94/cwt530.00–550.002,0529
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531436.45/cwt435.00–437.502,3187
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650635392.56/cwt385.00–400.002,4932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550512456.05/cwt445.00–460.002,3355
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450443463.58/cwt460.00–465.002,0547
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350329567.45/cwt560.00–580.001,8674
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500474460.48/cwt450.00–471.002,18314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600563430.36/cwt425.00–440.002,4236
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750730340.03/cwt337.50–342.502,4822
BullsMedium 1-2550–600583369.04/cwt360.00–387.502,1523

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.