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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 4

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 127▲ 58 vs year ago 40 · +145.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 24▼ 15 vs year ago 23 · −65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on limited comparison. 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 $399.94/cwt on 8 head, up $27.00 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +27.00 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$399.94

▲ 27.00 vs prior sale

8 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.56

vs KY average

−27.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	399.94	2,179	8thin

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 sale8 hd

399.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,247 hd

413.50

−13.56

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−27.96

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

+27.00

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	—	Average	1,495	206.00	3,080	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	163.27	1,489	6thin

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)	1,705	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,262	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,730	$4,796	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$2,150	1thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,006	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,848	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	487.56/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,072	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,428	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	496.66/cwt	495.00–502.50	2,637	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,617	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,625	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,320	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	408.75/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,685	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,148	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,391	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	510.21/cwt	505.00–512.50	1,944	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	493.89/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,104	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	481.86/cwt	480.00–482.50	2,245	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	476.23/cwt	470.00–477.50	2,286	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	425.22/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,045	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,323	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	397.45/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,106	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	391.17/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,194	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	380.04/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,318	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,904	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,890	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	438.81/cwt	435.00–442.50	2,054	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	471.48/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,225	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,388	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,305	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,631	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,565	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,680	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,573	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,497	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	175.93/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,578	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	143.42/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,291	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,617	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	855	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	4,795.95/head	4,600.00–5,000.00	4,796	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	3,261.66/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,262	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,705	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 98Last week 127Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 24Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 7

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	468	435.00–442.50	438.81
1	500–550	515	447.50	447.50
1	700–750	740	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	472	465.00–480.00	471.48
1	500–550	500	477.50	477.50
2	550–600	572	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	600	427.50	427.50
1	650–700	670	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	595.00	595.00
1	350–400	365	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
12	450–500	480	470.00–477.50	476.23
3	500–550	530	392.50–400.00	397.45
4	550–600	561	375.00–400.00	391.17
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	442.50	442.50
7	600–650	610	370.00–382.50	380.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	415.00–430.00	425.22
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	560.00	560.00
1	250–300	265	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	381	505.00–512.50	510.21
5	400–450	426	480.00–497.50	493.89
4	450–500	466	480.00–482.50	481.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	425	480.00–495.00	487.56
3	450–500	498	487.50	487.50
2	550–600	572	457.50	457.50
1	600–650	600	437.50	437.50
4	650–700	657	405.00–410.00	408.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	375	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	531	495.00–502.50	496.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	362.50	362.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,150.00	2,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,730	4,600.00–5,000.00	4,795.95

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	—	1,705	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,261.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	165.00	165.00
2	—	900	142.00–145.00	143.42
3	—	897	170.00–183.00	175.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,665	210.00	210.00

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.