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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 102▲ 44 vs year ago 63 · +69.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 26▼ 16 vs year ago 30 · −53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No trend on feeder steers due to limited comparison, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $381.59/cwt on 16 head, down $41.44 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 15 comparable sales and sits −31.98 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$381.59

▼ 41.44 vs prior sale

16 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.20

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	543	381.59	2,071	16thin

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 sale16 hd

381.59

—

KY average26 barns · 391 hd

387.79

−6.20

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−31.98

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	1,727	222.67	3,845	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	179.27	2,902	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	176.46	2,266	5thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,145	282.50	3,235	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,757	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,226	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,529	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	391.21/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,440	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	361.21/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,564	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	384.43/cwt	372.50–392.50	1,834	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	359.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,933	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	296.16/cwt	272.50–320.00	2,023	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,222	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	494.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,871	2
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,027	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	424	409.52/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,736	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	450	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,496	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	454	470.64/cwt	465.00–472.50	2,137	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	417.02/cwt	387.50–422.50	1,977	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	370.49/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,956	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	541	395.84/cwt	392.50–397.50	2,141	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	384.99/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,141	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	347.09/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,218	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	334.98/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,228	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,306	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,145	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	3,922	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	4,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	180.58/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,228	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,376	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,721	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	184.40/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,993	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 102Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	541	392.50–397.50	395.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	424	375.00–440.00	409.52
7	450–500	474	387.50–422.50	417.02
1	750–800	775	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	378	490.00–500.00	494.90
5	400–450	420	482.50	482.50
4	450–500	454	465.00–472.50	470.64
6	500–550	528	360.00–372.50	370.49
7	550–600	556	382.50–387.50	384.99
6	600–650	639	340.00–372.50	347.09
2	650–700	665	332.50–337.50	334.98
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	770	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	450	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	362	422.50	422.50
11	450–500	477	372.50–392.50	384.43
4	500–550	537	350.00–370.00	359.88
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
10	600–650	643	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	368	390.00–392.50	391.21
2	400–450	433	360.00–362.50	361.21
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	683	272.50–320.00	296.16
4	750–800	773	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	495	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	249.00	249.00
1	—	2,150	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,455	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,234	174.00–188.00	180.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,623	182.00–187.00	184.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	282.50	282.50

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.