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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 125▼ 77 vs year ago 191 · −40.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 43▼ 13 vs year ago 34 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 28▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $425.36/cwt on 15 head, up $27.51 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +52.42 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$425.36

▲ 27.51 vs prior sale

15 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+22.38

vs KY average

+11.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	425.36	2,413	15thin

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 sale15 hd

425.36

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

+22.38

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

+11.58

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+52.42

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	—	High	1,873	193.00	3,614	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	163.14	2,148	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	150.97	2,414	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	146.44	1,520	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	246.05	2,805	2thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	232	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,276	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	494.05/cwt	492.50–497.50	1,863	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	474.02/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,925	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	381.74/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,436	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	429.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,130	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	430.99/cwt	427.50–435.00	1,392	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	470.41/cwt	467.50–475.00	1,529	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	393	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,024	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	472.39/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,960	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	431.30/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,846	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	457.34/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,127	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	438.33/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,073	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	436.73/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,376	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	585	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,486	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	367.88/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,439	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,211	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,516	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,936	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,583	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	923	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,658	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	297	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,492	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	465.63/cwt	450.00–477.00	1,704	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,985	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	436.97/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,019	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,306	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,408	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	362.58/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,878	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	386.27/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	246.05/cwt	235.00–257.50	2,805	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,763	1
Bulls	—	—	2,120	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	4,579	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	146.44/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,520	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	165.18/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,108	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,294	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	150.97/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,414	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	221.73/cwt	212.50–232.50	2,235	2

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 125Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 43Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 28Year ago 3

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,120	216.00	216.00
1	—	1,625	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	235.00–257.50	246.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	161.00–174.00	165.18
1	—	1,480	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	145.00–154.00	150.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	140.00–150.00	146.44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	370.00–395.00	381.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	232	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	290	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	377	492.50–497.50	494.05
5	400–450	406	470.00–475.00	474.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	366	450.00–477.00	465.63
3	450–500	462	420.00–450.00	436.97
1	500–550	515	467.50	467.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	518	345.00–380.00	362.58
2	550–600	568	382.50–390.00	386.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	502.50	502.50
2	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	420	472.50	472.50
3	450–500	483	477.50	477.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	420.00–440.00	429.71
2	300–350	323	427.50–435.00	430.99
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	428	422.50–440.00	431.30
3	450–500	473	435.00–440.00	438.33
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	740	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	861	300.00	300.00
6	900–950	923	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	425.00–442.50	436.73
8	550–600	585	425.00	425.00
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
7	650–700	663	365.00–375.00	367.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	467.50–475.00	470.41
3	350–400	393	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	415	450.00–485.00	472.39
2	450–500	465	450.00–465.00	457.34

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	2	—	1,008	212.50–232.50	221.73

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.