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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 2

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 177▼ 147 vs year ago 272 · −54.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 48 · −10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 2▲ 23 vs year ago 5 · +460.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, 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 $397.85/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +24.91 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$397.85

19 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.24

vs KY average

−23.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	397.85	2,198	19thin

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 sale19 hd

397.85

—

KY average25 barns · 1,700 hd

405.09

−7.24

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−23.11

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+24.91

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	1,705	185.36	3,160	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	150.99	2,009	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,681	149.89	2,519	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	115.47	1,213	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	270.00	2,781	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$3,503	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,506	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$3,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,433	$4,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,581	$4,171	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	170	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,037	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	499.27/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,062	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,774	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,058	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	496.57/cwt	465.00–502.50	2,523	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,030	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,627	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	165	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	817	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	428.79/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,149	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	483.75/cwt	480.00–487.50	1,862	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	478.73/cwt	475.00–482.50	2,001	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,666	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	462.99/cwt	450.00–467.50	2,134	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	439.93/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,107	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	422.25/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,238	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	396.89/cwt	395.00–417.50	2,203	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	369.15/cwt	357.50–375.00	2,115	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	365.80/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,261	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,346	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,635	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	294.53/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,601	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,835	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	393.76/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,902	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,007	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	461.90/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,430	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,630	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	685	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,552	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	723	358.71/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,593	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,958	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,408	171.57/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,416	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	194.56/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,029	86.83/cwt	70.00–100.00	893	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	147.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,564	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	126.79/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,355	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	133.75/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,749	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	151.81/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,993	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	164.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,368	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	164.03/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,698	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	153.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,574	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,460	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,506.27/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,502.87/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,503	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	3,284.14/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,284	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,530	4,574.92/head	4,550.00–4,600.00	4,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	4,414.37/head	4,250.00–4,550.00	4,414	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,713	4,601.12/head	4,500.00–4,650.00	4,601	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,043	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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 177Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 30Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 5

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	385	480.00–487.50	483.75
2	400–450	418	475.00–482.50	478.73
4	450–500	461	450.00–467.50	462.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–455.00	428.79
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
4	450–500	479	430.00–445.00	439.93
3	550–600	573	357.50–375.00	369.15
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	340.00	340.00
5	850–900	883	290.00–297.50	294.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	400.00–440.00	422.25
12	550–600	555	395.00–417.50	396.89
3	600–650	618	362.50–370.00	365.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	387.50	387.50
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	397.50	397.50
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
1	900–950	900	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	265	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	367	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
8	500–550	526	455.00–480.00	461.90
1	600–650	630	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	685	372.50	372.50
2	700–750	723	355.00–362.50	358.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	392.50–395.00	393.76
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	412.50	412.50
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	465.00–502.50	496.57
2	550–600	587	447.50	447.50
2	600–650	627	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	610.00	610.00
1	200–250	220	515.00	515.00
7	400–450	413	470.00–512.50	499.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	372.50	372.50

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)	10	—	1,455	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,502.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,395	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,506.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,550.00	3,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,530	4,550.00–4,600.00	4,574.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	3,650.00	3,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,670	4,250.00–4,550.00	4,414.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,713	4,500.00–4,650.00	4,601.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,284.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	3,450.00	3,450.00

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	—	1,075	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	167.00–176.00	171.57
3	—	1,903	193.00–197.00	194.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,680	150.00–157.00	153.22
4	—	1,645	160.00–169.00	164.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	132.50–135.00	133.75
10	—	1,313	144.00–159.00	151.81
2	—	1,443	160.00–168.00	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	70.00–100.00	86.83
4	—	1,069	121.00–135.00	126.79
4	—	1,063	140.00–152.50	147.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	270.00	270.00

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.