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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 12

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 5Feb 12Feb 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,358 head

▲ 1,085 vs last sale 273▲ 1,033 vs year ago 325 · +317.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 18▲ 47 vs year ago 29 · +162.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling classes sharply higher with limited comparison. Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $441.33/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits −0.44 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$441.33

46 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$494

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

$82.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

vs KY average

−37.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	448.48	2,487	42
Medium and Large 2-3	544	366.36	1,993	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.12/cwt here — about $494 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd

441.33

—

KY average24 barns · 1,112 hd

456.05

−14.71

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

−37.06

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−0.44

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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	—	Low	1,565	179.02	2,802	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,663	165.24	2,748	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	150.25	2,007	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	137.82	1,441	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,172	210.08	2,462	3thin

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)	1,290	$2,706	2thin

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	994	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	508.77/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,399	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	491.67/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,706	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	525.04/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,948	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,030	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	410.09/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,714	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	508.85/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,468	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	360.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,892	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	412.57/cwt	407.50–417.50	2,199	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	479.10/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,568	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	437.60/cwt	419.00–475.00	2,451	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	563	372.33/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,096	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	407.58/cwt	391.00–417.50	2,413	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	427.20/cwt	392.50–437.50	2,683	42
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	421.66/cwt	391.00–432.00	2,821	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	351.25/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,389	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	681	329.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,244	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	358.40/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,548	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	394.65/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,849	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,558	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	353.17/cwt	353.00–354.00	2,741	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	777	390.65/cwt	369.00–396.75	3,035	136
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	365.03/cwt	350.00–378.00	3,030	164
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	272.75/cwt	245.00–297.50	2,346	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	352.37/cwt	350.00–355.00	3,076	125
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	337.58/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,984	33
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,385	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	911	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,970	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	936	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,150	56
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	321.08/cwt	318.00–323.00	3,147	75
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,004	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,902	8
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,032	313.53/cwt	313.50–315.00	3,236	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,076	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,368	16
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	300.47/cwt	299.00–305.00	3,266	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	527.50/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,240	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	477.91/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,314	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	479.60/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,511	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	340.38/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,106	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,526	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	460.12/cwt	442.50–480.00	1,735	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	328.74/cwt	295.00–365.00	1,371	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,649	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	460.90/cwt	447.50–525.00	1,982	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	459.10/cwt	443.00–477.50	2,199	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	422.06/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,186	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	413.01/cwt	395.00–422.50	2,334	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	339.80/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,954	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	374.86/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,174	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	343.41/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,122	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	307.10/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	370.05/cwt	357.50–372.50	2,324	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	365.01/cwt	355.00–374.00	2,438	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	337.96/cwt	332.50–341.00	2,264	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	345.33/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,483	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	328.05/cwt	319.00–337.50	2,408	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,617	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	323.53/cwt	317.50–327.50	2,643	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	312.97/cwt	311.00–319.00	2,726	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	947	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,841	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	982	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,774	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	3,116	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,072	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,680	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,380	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,331	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	529.98/cwt	527.50–532.50	1,977	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	499.16/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,146	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	498.69/cwt	497.50–500.00	2,359	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	529	468.51/cwt	442.50–520.00	2,478	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	438.79/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,523	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,482	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	613	399.02/cwt	397.00–401.00	2,446	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,165	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	658	368.85/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,427	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	703	353.46/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,485	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,505	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,220	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	302.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,457	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,280	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,172	210.08/cwt	200.00–232.50	2,462	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	188.95/cwt	181.00–199.00	2,929	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	166.75/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,690	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	113.31/cwt	108.00–117.50	1,122	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	146.55/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,512	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	130.95/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,393	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	169.64/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,819	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	149.67/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,982	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	167.15/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,226	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	128.25/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,725	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	103.04/cwt	91.00–117.50	1,427	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,012	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	171.09/cwt	159.00–189.00	2,808	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,850	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,850	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	2,706.01/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,706	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	193.73/cwt	187.00–201.00	2,088	4

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,358Last week 273Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 18Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	412.50	412.50
1	400–450	420	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	500	377.50	377.50
21	550–600	580	365.00–385.00	374.86
3	600–650	618	340.00–347.50	343.41
6	650–700	670	332.50–341.00	337.96
24	700–750	734	319.00–337.50	328.05
11	750–800	793	330.00	330.00
5	800–850	817	317.50–327.50	323.53
8	850–900	871	311.00–319.00	312.97
5	900–950	947	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	982	282.50	282.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	518	407.50–430.00	422.06
11	550–600	565	395.00–422.50	413.01
6	600–650	628	357.50–372.50	370.05
65	650–700	668	355.00–374.00	365.01
8	700–750	719	342.50–350.00	345.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–365.00	340.38
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	417	295.00–365.00	328.74
3	550–600	575	330.00–350.00	339.80
2	600–650	620	295.00–320.00	307.10
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
2	1050–1100	1,072	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	520.00–535.00	527.50
2	250–300	275	455.00–500.00	477.91
2	300–350	315	455.00–505.00	479.60
3	350–400	377	442.50–480.00	460.12
11	400–450	430	447.50–525.00	460.90
13	450–500	479	443.00–477.50	459.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	536	435.00–490.00	479.10
14	550–600	560	419.00–475.00	437.60
42	600–650	628	392.50–437.50	427.20
48	650–700	669	391.00–432.00	421.66
51	700–750	722	375.00–410.00	394.65
136	750–800	777	369.00–396.75	390.65
164	800–850	830	350.00–378.00	365.03
125	850–900	873	350.00–355.00	352.37
56	900–950	936	336.50	336.50
54	1000–1050	1,032	313.50–315.00	313.53
16	1050–1100	1,076	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	350.00–370.00	360.38
2	550–600	563	360.00–385.00	372.33
4	650–700	681	310.00–340.00	329.48
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	775	330.00	330.00
3	850–900	860	245.00–297.50	272.75
1	900–950	900	265.00	265.00
8	1000–1050	1,004	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	485.00	485.00
2	250–300	275	490.00–525.00	508.77
6	300–350	347	470.00–520.00	491.67
8	350–400	371	520.00–540.00	525.04
3	400–450	408	497.50	497.50
26	450–500	485	490.00–530.00	508.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	418	405.00–415.00	410.09
2	500–550	533	407.50–417.50	412.57
8	550–600	592	391.00–417.50	407.58
4	650–700	680	340.00–355.00	351.25
7	700–750	711	352.00–361.00	358.40
6	750–800	776	353.00–354.00	353.17
33	850–900	884	332.50–341.00	337.58
7	900–950	911	326.00	326.00
75	950–1000	980	318.00–323.00	321.08
8	1050–1100	1,087	299.00–305.00	300.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	420.00	420.00
5	550–600	598	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	615	352.00	352.00
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	327.50	327.50
3	800–850	812	295.00–310.00	302.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	277.50	277.50
1	900–950	940	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	373	527.50–532.50	529.98
3	400–450	430	475.00–530.00	499.16
2	450–500	473	497.50–500.00	498.69
9	500–550	529	442.50–520.00	468.51
6	550–600	575	432.50–440.00	438.79
2	600–650	613	397.00–401.00	399.02
2	650–700	658	360.00–377.50	368.85
11	700–750	703	352.50–357.50	353.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,641	159.00–189.00	171.09
1	—	1,490	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,850	152.00–156.00	154.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	140.00–153.00	146.55
3	—	1,072	169.00–170.00	169.64
3	—	990	108.00–117.50	113.31
7	—	1,064	127.50–135.00	130.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,324	141.00–158.00	149.67
14	—	1,332	161.00–179.00	167.15
4	—	1,345	120.00–134.00	128.25
3	—	1,385	91.00–117.50	103.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,613	157.00–174.00	166.75
5	—	1,550	181.00–199.00	188.95
1	—	1,355	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	200.00–232.50	210.08

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,706.01

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	4	—	1,078	187.00–201.00	193.73

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.