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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 42▲ 41 vs year ago 28 · +146.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 18▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers were sharply higher on a limited comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $393.96/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +21.02 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$393.96

10 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.96

vs KY average

−35.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	393.96	2,080	10thin

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 sale10 hd

393.96

—

KY average25 barns · 1,427 hd

409.92

−15.96

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−35.21

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+21.02

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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 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	1,774	192.28	3,410	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,644	169.02	2,779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	162.02	2,157	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	135.94	1,440	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	544.92/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,716	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,790	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	569.91/cwt	565.00–575.00	2,325	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	497.03/cwt	480.00–522.50	2,356	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,528	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,590	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	417.63/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,422	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	418.67/cwt	412.50–425.00	2,566	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,671	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	445.81/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,832	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	412.43/cwt	410.00–422.50	2,132	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,029	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	348.48/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,181	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,122	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	296.24/cwt	292.50–300.00	2,290	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,077	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	476.68/cwt	475.00–477.50	2,445	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	590	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,552	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,007	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	670	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,563	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,525	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,282	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	312.67/cwt	302.50–322.50	2,545	6
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	181.07/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	196.52/cwt	193.00–199.00	3,763	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	887	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	143.59/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,663	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,800	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	175.15/cwt	166.00–184.00	2,366	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,318	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	172.62/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,876	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	190.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,781	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	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 Feb 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 42Year ago 28

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 18Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	180.00–182.00	181.07
3	—	1,915	193.00–199.00	196.52
1	—	1,740	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,351	166.00–184.00	175.15
1	—	1,335	127.50	127.50
1	—	1,250	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,666	168.00–181.00	172.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	170.00	170.00
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,158	139.00–148.00	143.59
1	—	865	102.50	102.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	330.00	330.00
6	800–850	814	302.50–322.50	312.67
1	950–1000	965	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	477.50	477.50
1	450–500	480	492.50	492.50
3	500–550	513	475.00–477.50	476.68
1	550–600	590	432.50	432.50
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	670	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	637	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	780	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	472.50	472.50
1	550–600	560	462.50	462.50
2	600–650	613	412.50–425.00	418.67
2	700–750	742	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	515.00	515.00
2	300–350	315	540.00–550.00	544.92
2	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	408	565.00–575.00	569.91
4	450–500	474	480.00–522.50	497.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	447.50	447.50
2	550–600	580	412.50–422.50	417.63
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	556	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	626	340.00–352.50	348.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	517	410.00–422.50	412.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	425.00–452.50	445.81
2	450–500	452	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	307.50	307.50
2	750–800	773	292.50–300.00	296.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,700.00	1,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	180.00–205.00	190.88

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.