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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

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

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 167▲ 2 vs year ago 80 · +2.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 131▲ 20 vs year ago 11 · +181.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $386.77/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits −26.80 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$386.77

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.25

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	386.77	2,100	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

386.77

—

KY average26 barns · 864 hd

381.52

+5.25

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−26.80

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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $344.79, median $413.57 across 15 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	—	Low	1,455	168.52	2,452	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,616	139.47	2,253	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	135.75	1,868	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,081	126.54	1,367	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,900	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	458.33/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,077	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	465.28/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,256	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	464.88/cwt	435.00–490.00	1,502	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,021	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,243	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	379.39/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,408	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	360.41/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,543	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	394.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,833	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	339.87/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,913	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,037	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,072	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,944	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	456.08/cwt	432.50–470.00	1,665	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	426.36/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,816	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	427.50/cwt	425.00–432.50	1,967	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	395.41/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,017	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	371.84/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,127	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	597	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,328	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,259	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,031	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	950	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,686	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	255	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	822	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	168.52/cwt	153.00–175.00	2,452	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	128.39/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	104.46/cwt	99.00–112.50	1,103	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	141.78/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,572	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	104.05/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,425	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	143.38/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,971	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,246	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	148.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,335	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,162	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,055	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 167Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 131Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,056	99.00–112.50	104.46
7	—	1,109	136.00–147.00	141.78
2	—	1,043	122.00–134.00	128.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,375	139.00–150.00	143.38
1	—	1,395	161.00	161.00
2	—	1,370	103.00–105.00	104.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,568	146.00–152.00	148.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	153.00–175.00	168.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	572	355.00–380.00	371.84
1	650–700	650	347.50	347.50
2	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	432.50–470.00	456.08
4	400–450	426	420.00–437.50	426.36
3	450–500	460	425.00–432.50	427.50
6	500–550	510	390.00–402.50	395.41
2	550–600	597	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	950	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	445.00–480.00	458.33
2	250–300	270	450.00–480.00	465.28
4	300–350	323	435.00–490.00	464.88
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	372.50–390.00	379.39
2	400–450	428	350.00–370.00	360.41
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–350.00	339.87
2	600–650	605	340.00–345.00	342.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
5	550–600	569	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
4	450–500	464	385.00–400.00	394.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.