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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 14

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 72▼ 47 vs year ago 161 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to Labor Day Holiday. However feeder classes sold with increased demand and higher prices,

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 $379.98/cwt on 16 head, up $25.89 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −33.59 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$379.98

▲ 25.89 vs prior sale

16 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

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

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.15

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	553	383.98	2,122	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	320.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $442 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

379.98

—

KY average25 barns · 467 hd

354.83

+25.15

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−33.59

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	—	Average	1,968	207.00	4,073	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,742	138.33	2,409	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	128.28	1,713	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	109.18	1,190	8thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	427.20/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,858	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,058	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,238	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	401.92/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,326	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	400.58/cwt	395.00–402.50	1,506	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,530	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	383.88/cwt	382.50–395.00	1,781	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	371.83/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,759	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,644	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	339.23/cwt	327.50–350.00	1,774	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	373.42/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,968	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,461	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,990	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	404.17/cwt	395.00–422.50	1,980	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	519	408.13/cwt	407.50–410.00	2,118	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	376.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,047	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	567	390.66/cwt	380.00–397.50	2,215	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,117	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	354.46/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,208	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	324.14/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,019	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,847	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	319.94/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,169	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,214	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,114	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,870	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,249	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	137.27/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,391	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	119.00/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,141	90.23/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,030	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,501	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,938	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,035	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,795	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,764	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	204.13/cwt	190.00–217.50	2,752	2

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 72Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 6

No comparison to last week due to Labor Day Holiday. However feeder classes sold with increased demand and higher prices,

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	450–500	460	432.50	432.50
4	500–550	519	407.50–410.00	408.13
3	550–600	567	380.00–397.50	390.66
5	600–650	623	352.50–357.50	354.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	350	417.50	417.50
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	490	395.00–422.50	404.17
4	500–550	544	370.00–380.00	376.29
4	550–600	584	362.50	362.50
3	600–650	623	320.00–332.50	324.14
3	650–700	678	312.50–325.00	319.94
3	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	287.50	287.50
1	950–1000	950	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	648	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	435	415.00–430.00	427.20
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	556	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	330	385.00–410.00	401.92
4	350–400	376	395.00–402.50	400.58
3	450–500	473	360.00–377.50	371.83
2	500–550	523	327.50–350.00	339.23
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	382.50	382.50
9	450–500	464	382.50–395.00	383.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	527	370.00–377.50	373.42

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	210.00	210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	190.00–217.50	204.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,800	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,815	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,795	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	132.00–138.00	135.04
2	—	1,235	120.00–123.00	121.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	135.00–140.00	137.27
2	—	1,065	114.00–124.00	119.00
4	—	1,141	80.00–105.00	90.23

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.