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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 53▼ 155 vs year ago 287 · −54.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 7▼ 39 vs year ago 64 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%

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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, Moderate 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 $352.62/cwt on 17 head, down $27.36 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −60.95 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$352.62

▼ 27.36 vs prior sale

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$826

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

$145.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

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	544	385.48	2,098	9thin
Medium and Large 2	549	326.45	1,792	7thin
Medium and Large 3	530	240.00	1,272	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.48/cwt here — about $826 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

352.62

—

KY average26 barns · 645 hd

358.76

−6.15

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−60.95

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	1,689	196.37	3,317	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	148.24	1,903	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,898	137.81	2,616	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	108.67	1,110	3thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,010	177.50	1,793	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$2,550	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	892	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,133	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,258	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,701	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,227	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,887	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,119	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	277	391.36/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,084	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,297	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	321.32/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,359	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,573	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	309.82/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,441	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	353.72/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,662	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	343.42/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,758	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	296.11/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,555	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,884	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	296.53/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,723	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	306.96/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,885	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	253.87/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,861	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,162	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,197	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	346	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,548	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,587	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	359.64/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,521	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	408.15/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,747	4
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	364.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,690	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	425.32/cwt	417.50–427.50	2,059	7
Bulls	450–500	Small 2	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	326.88/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,677	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	394.85/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,077	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	385.80/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,180	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,142	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	326.13/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,879	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,181	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	320.64/cwt	302.50–330.00	2,007	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	307.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,045	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	307.51/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,180	10
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,010	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	184.40/cwt	174.00–190.00	2,794	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	213.01/cwt	209.00–217.00	4,117	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,030	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	854	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,484	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	142.01/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,747	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	150.73/cwt	146.00–162.50	1,967	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,898	137.81/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,616	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	267.56/cwt	245.00–295.00	2,609	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 53Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	380	417.50	417.50
4	400–450	428	400.00–417.50	408.15
7	450–500	484	417.50–427.50	425.32
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	575	372.50	372.50
7	600–650	626	302.50–330.00	320.64
4	650–700	665	300.00–310.00	307.56
10	700–750	709	295.00–310.00	307.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	423	340.00–380.00	359.64
2	450–500	463	360.00–370.00	364.92
3	500–550	513	307.50–340.00	326.88
4	550–600	576	312.50–340.00	326.13
2	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	505.00	505.00
4	300–350	346	447.50	447.50
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	526	380.00–410.00	394.85
3	550–600	565	380.00–390.00	385.80
1	600–650	610	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	362.00	362.00
2	550–600	590	377.50	377.50
1	600–650	600	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	615	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	645	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	815	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	380.00–400.00	391.36
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	360	350.00–370.00	360.14
1	400–450	425	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	470	350.00–355.00	353.72
3	500–550	512	330.00–350.00	343.42
1	550–600	550	342.50	342.50
10	600–650	614	300.00–315.00	306.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	310.00–332.50	321.32
3	450–500	465	270.00–330.00	309.82
4	500–550	525	280.00–307.50	296.11
5	550–600	581	290.00–312.50	296.53
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	733	242.50–265.00	253.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,550.00	2,550.00

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	1	—	1,185	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	245.00–295.00	267.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	199.00	199.00
3	—	1,515	174.00–190.00	184.40
2	—	1,933	209.00–217.00	213.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	141.00–143.00	142.01
5	—	1,305	146.00–162.50	150.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	88.00	88.00
1	—	945	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,150	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,898	135.00–140.00	137.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	177.50	177.50

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.