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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 6

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

243 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 119▲ 207 vs year ago 36 · +575.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 24 vs year ago 14 · +171.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

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 $435.33/cwt on 85 head, up $22.00 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +62.39 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$435.33

▲ 22.00 vs prior sale

85 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.18

vs KY average

+6.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	435.33	2,425	85

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 sale85 hd

435.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,324 hd

422.15

+13.18

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

+6.97

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+62.39

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	1,490	179.00	2,667	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	180.85	2,409	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	180.45	3,035	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	147.53	1,517	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,035	237.50	2,458	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,943	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$3,200	1thin

Every lot

43 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	419.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,238	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,646	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	548	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,480	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,632	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,623	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,779	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	380.15/cwt	372.50–381.00	2,779	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,609	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	521.57/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,128	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	458.75/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,087	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	443.24/cwt	415.00–457.50	2,296	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	436.19/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,443	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	374.87/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,174	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	632	395.29/cwt	392.50–410.00	2,498	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,556	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	297.20/cwt	280.00–315.00	2,178	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	551.62/cwt	547.50–560.00	2,400	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	519.41/cwt	510.00–522.50	2,389	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,496	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,562	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,539	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	698	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,687	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,563	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,262	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,035	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,458	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	135.02/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,343	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	148.17/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,554	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	157.90/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,061	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	184.13/cwt	170.00–202.00	2,460	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,682	180.45/cwt	172.00–186.00	3,035	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	2,942.78/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,943	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 119Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,336	170.00–202.00	184.13
2	—	1,305	151.00–164.00	157.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,682	172.00–186.00	180.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,049	141.00–159.00	148.17
1	—	1,080	195.00	195.00
4	—	995	133.00–136.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	179.00	179.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	457.50	457.50
3	800–850	801	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	950	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	435	547.50–560.00	551.62
4	450–500	460	510.00–522.50	519.41
2	500–550	520	480.00	480.00
7	650–700	698	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	587	432.50	432.50
1	800–850	830	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
3	500–550	548	452.50	452.50
1	550–600	560	470.00	470.00
1	750–800	750	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	400.00–440.00	419.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	610	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	650	427.50	427.50
10	700–750	731	372.50–381.00	380.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	518	415.00–457.50	443.24
76	550–600	560	420.00–437.00	436.19
6	600–650	632	392.50–410.00	395.29
54	650–700	657	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	457.50–460.00	458.75
2	550–600	580	360.00–390.00	374.87
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
1	950–1000	990	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	515.00–525.00	521.57
7	450–500	450	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	412.50	412.50
2	700–750	733	280.00–315.00	297.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,942.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.