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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 20

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 125▲ 51 vs year ago 116 · +44.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 56▲ 36 vs year ago 19 · +189.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $453.18/cwt on 15 head, down $7.26 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +39.61 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$453.18

▼ 7.26 vs prior sale

15 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$74.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

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	529	463.09	2,450	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	388.75	2,138	2thin

One grade step is worth $74.34/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

453.18

—

KY average26 barns · 606 hd

452.57

+0.61

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

+39.61

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	—	High	1,923	228.16	4,388	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	170.87	2,273	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	164.69	1,630	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	161.41	2,639	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	235.00	3,267	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,450	1thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,608	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,150	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,711	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,940	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,660	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,204	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,199	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,400	1
Steers	450–500	Small 1-2	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,664	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,490	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,380	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,242	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,820	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,166	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	521.50/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,711	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	469.08/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,539	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,823	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	473.49/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,780	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	497.28/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,049	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,838	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,049	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,944	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	444.66/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,081	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	362.57/cwt	357.50–367.50	1,842	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	424.76/cwt	422.00–427.50	2,179	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,338	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,155	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	314.76/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,967	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,383	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,274	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	287.53/cwt	282.50–292.50	2,200	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	336	566.92/cwt	540.00–615.00	1,905	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	563.80/cwt	552.50–570.00	2,097	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,079	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	534.71/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,299	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	502.54/cwt	500.00–507.50	2,302	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	448.15/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,160	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	493.31/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,407	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	463.09/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,450	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,993	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	366.29/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,337	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,748	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	893	276.71/cwt	252.50–307.50	2,471	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,998	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	3,267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,923	228.16/cwt	224.00–232.00	4,388	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,195	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	150.02/cwt	138.00–163.00	1,427	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	180.15/cwt	169.00–205.00	1,859	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,556	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	157.11/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,019	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	180.17/cwt	167.00–193.00	2,434	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	161.41/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	947	221.99/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,102	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	211.75/cwt	207.00–220.00	2,012	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 125Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 56Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 3

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	460.00–477.50	469.08
4	350–400	376	465.00–490.00	473.49
3	400–450	436	470.00	470.00
8	450–500	468	440.00–450.00	444.66
2	500–550	508	357.50–367.50	362.57
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	620	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	662	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	705	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	422.00–427.50	424.76
1	550–600	550	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	425	432.50	432.50
1	450–500	460	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–330.00	314.76
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	765	282.50–292.50	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	530.00	530.00
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	328	515.00–525.00	521.50
3	350–400	361	505.00	505.00
6	400–450	412	485.00–505.00	497.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	420	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	488	490.00–495.00	493.31
13	500–550	529	440.00–465.00	463.09
2	600–650	638	362.50–370.00	366.29
1	750–800	785	350.00	350.00
1	950–1000	950	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	482	415.00–470.00	448.15
1	500–550	535	372.50	372.50
1	550–600	565	405.00	405.00
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	755	312.50	312.50
3	850–900	893	252.50–307.50	276.71
1	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	540.00–615.00	566.92
3	350–400	372	552.50–570.00	563.80
9	400–450	430	500.00–545.00	534.71
3	450–500	458	500.00–507.50	502.54
1	600–650	615	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	337	492.50	492.50
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	527	472.50	472.50
1	600–650	610	367.50	367.50
2	700–750	747	377.50	377.50
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	507.50	507.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	595	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	670.00	670.00
1	250–300	295	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	326	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	390	565.00	565.00
1	400–450	425	517.50	517.50
1	450–500	455	527.50	527.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	124.00	124.00
8	—	1,351	167.00–193.00	180.17
2	—	1,285	152.00–163.00	157.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	135.00	135.00
19	—	1,032	169.00–205.00	180.15
18	—	951	138.00–163.00	150.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	160.00–163.00	161.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,923	224.00–232.00	228.16

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	207.00–220.00	211.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	947	210.00–230.00	221.99

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	—	985	2,450.00	2,450.00

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.