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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 27

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 167▲ 11 vs year ago 116 · +9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 55▼ 20 vs year ago 44 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $372.94/cwt on 12 head, down $51.54 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$372.94

▼ 51.54 vs prior sale

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−42.86

vs KY average

−51.13 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	372.94	2,076	12thin

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 sale12 hd

372.94

—

KY average27 barns · 1,382 hd

415.80

−42.86

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−51.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+0.00

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	1,484	209.16	3,103	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,645	190.08	3,127	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	179.51	2,250	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	161.58	1,751	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,635	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,760	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,796	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	450.92/cwt	440.00–472.50	1,862	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	447.45/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,045	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	488.73/cwt	487.50–490.00	2,507	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,200	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,637	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,645	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,800	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,573	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	543.29/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,728	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	475.53/cwt	462.50–482.50	1,726	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,756	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	498.81/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,065	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	441.95/cwt	430.00–447.50	1,883	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	399.92/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,720	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	469	397.82/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,866	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,071	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,910	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	371.67/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,104	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,449	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,835	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,648	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,780	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	541.74/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,939	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	486.96/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,376	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,459	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,236	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	436.45/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,527	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	428.98/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,651	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	361.29/cwt	357.50–365.00	2,486	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,136	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,112	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,849	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,514	215.83/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,268	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,097	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	154.34/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,641	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	179.60/cwt	167.00–195.00	1,936	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	185.26/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,305	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,900	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	190.08/cwt	180.00–199.00	3,127	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,107	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,635	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 167Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 55Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower, 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	358	525.00–550.00	541.74
2	500–550	515	477.50	477.50
3	600–650	618	420.00–440.00	428.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	480.00–490.00	486.96
1	500–550	520	430.00	430.00
5	550–600	579	422.50–447.50	436.45
2	650–700	688	357.50–365.00	361.29
1	850–900	890	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	270.00	270.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
1	950–1000	960	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	450.00–455.00	452.52
3	400–450	430	380.00–420.00	399.92
5	450–500	469	370.00–420.00	397.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	318	535.00–545.00	543.29
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	414	480.00–505.00	498.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	462.50–482.50	475.53
4	400–450	426	430.00–447.50	441.95
3	450–500	476	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	523	360.00–370.00	365.12
9	550–600	566	365.00–375.00	371.67
1	650–700	685	357.50	357.50
1	900–950	945	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	990	267.50	267.50
1	1050–1100	1,090	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	440.00–472.50	450.92
5	450–500	457	440.00–460.00	447.45
4	550–600	586	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	645	410.00	410.00
4	650–700	655	427.50	427.50
1	700–750	730	352.50	352.50
1	800–850	800	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	690.00	690.00
1	300–350	325	552.50	552.50
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	487.50–490.00	488.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	167.00–195.00	179.60
2	—	1,063	150.00–159.00	154.34
1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	180.00–199.00	190.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	175.00–194.00	185.26
1	—	1,310	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	210.00–220.00	215.83
1	—	1,630	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,185	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	260.00	260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,635	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.