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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 26

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,063 head

▼ 269 vs last sale 1,332▼ 514 vs year ago 1,577 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

136 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 56▼ 11 vs year ago 147 · −7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 32 vs year ago 36 · −88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 12.00-15.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $466.86/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 22 of 32 comparable sales and sits +25.09 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$466.86

66 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$615

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

$87.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs KY average

−20.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	468.18	2,615	65
Medium and Large 2-3	525	381.00	2,000	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.18/cwt here — about $615 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale66 hd

466.86

—

KY average25 barns · 1,249 hd

471.48

−4.61

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−20.16

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

+25.09

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	—	High	1,778	197.07	3,503	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	168.62	2,702	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,335	159.53	2,130	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	136.64	1,420	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	187.50	2,381	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	272.50	3,229	2thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	252	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,764	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	648.30/cwt	625.00–680.00	2,062	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,357	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	553.62/cwt	500.00–590.00	2,054	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	533.87/cwt	485.00–565.00	2,242	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	514.08/cwt	462.50–527.50	2,483	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	406.21/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,051	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	492.58/cwt	457.50–545.00	2,542	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,000	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,379	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	463.17/cwt	441.00–495.00	2,668	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	439.84/cwt	407.50–449.00	2,758	75
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	380.07/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,421	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	413.69/cwt	397.50–422.50	2,747	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	712	382.71/cwt	373.00–390.00	2,725	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,683	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	360.16/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,795	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	347.91/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,825	67
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	326.23/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,652	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	336.53/cwt	335.50–340.50	2,928	76
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,956	10
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	917	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,293	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	924	321.23/cwt	310.00–327.00	2,968	13
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	931	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	3,077	18
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	3,168	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	311.52/cwt	309.00–321.00	3,084	11
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,910	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	539.94/cwt	500.00–610.00	1,539	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	319	546.58/cwt	490.00–575.00	1,744	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	494.40/cwt	462.50–527.50	1,844	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	438.01/cwt	437.00–440.00	1,717	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	494.46/cwt	445.00–525.00	2,057	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	463.44/cwt	447.50–500.00	2,187	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	439.54/cwt	425.00–443.00	2,136	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	430.85/cwt	392.50–455.00	2,271	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	429.42/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,418	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	352.12/cwt	337.00–367.50	2,060	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	390.89/cwt	372.50–408.00	2,420	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	365.13/cwt	364.00–367.50	2,300	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,461	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	352.58/cwt	340.00–367.50	2,345	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	363.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,606	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,506	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	331.05/cwt	321.00–342.50	2,546	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	359.85/cwt	359.00–361.00	2,785	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	303.97/cwt	292.50–315.00	2,371	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,809	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	842	315.67/cwt	311.00–335.00	2,658	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,737	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	903	322.35/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,911	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	937	299.49/cwt	285.00–307.50	2,806	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	571.72/cwt	520.00–585.00	1,932	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	562.50/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,109	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	508.12/cwt	482.50–567.50	2,205	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	453	498.67/cwt	485.00–512.50	2,259	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,033	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	495.83/cwt	457.50–525.00	2,549	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	420.57/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,250	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,336	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	569	451.34/cwt	440.00–457.50	2,568	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	413.41/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,571	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	379.18/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,389	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,561	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	328.34/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,561	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,578	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,759	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	316.10/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,933	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	3,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3Value Added	900	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,466	57
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,185	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	3,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,381	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,579	195.44/cwt	191.00–198.00	3,086	6
Bulls	—	—	1,893	184.86/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,499	3
Bulls	—	—	1,989	208.68/cwt	203.00–215.00	4,151	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	109.19/cwt	90.00–120.00	1,035	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	125.52/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,334	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	166.53/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,777	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	148.08/cwt	136.00–160.00	1,602	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,475	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	130.59/cwt	127.50–132.50	1,715	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	168.90/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,241	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	153.76/cwt	137.00–160.00	2,088	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,433	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,619	171.15/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,771	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	3,129	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,102	219.47/cwt	192.50–282.50	2,419	3

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 1,332Year ago 1,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 56Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	417.50	417.50
2	500–550	505	402.50–410.00	406.21
1	550–600	550	432.50	432.50
5	600–650	637	375.00–382.50	380.07
1	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	735	365.00	365.00
14	750–800	776	349.00–361.00	360.16
2	800–850	813	325.00–327.50	326.23
10	850–900	885	334.00	334.00
13	900–950	924	310.00–327.00	321.23
11	950–1000	990	309.00–321.00	311.52
12	1000–1050	1,000	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	252	700.00	700.00
3	300–350	318	625.00–680.00	648.30
4	350–400	371	500.00–590.00	553.62
18	400–450	420	485.00–565.00	533.87
24	450–500	483	462.50–527.50	514.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	381.00	381.00
2	900–950	917	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	516	457.50–545.00	492.58
46	550–600	576	441.00–495.00	463.17
75	600–650	627	407.50–449.00	439.84
31	650–700	664	397.50–422.50	413.69
15	700–750	712	373.00–390.00	382.71
67	800–850	812	341.00–351.00	347.91
76	850–900	870	335.50–340.50	336.53
18	900–950	931	330.50	330.50
60	950–1000	950	333.50	333.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	437.00–440.00	438.01
1	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
7	450–500	486	425.00–443.00	439.54
3	600–650	630	364.00–367.50	365.13
17	650–700	665	340.00–367.50	352.58
2	700–750	737	340.00	340.00
4	750–800	769	321.00–342.50	331.05
5	800–850	842	311.00–335.00	315.67
10	850–900	883	310.00	310.00
5	900–950	937	285.00–307.50	299.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	285	500.00–610.00	539.94
6	300–350	319	490.00–575.00	546.58
17	350–400	373	462.50–527.50	494.40
28	400–450	416	445.00–525.00	494.46
16	450–500	472	447.50–500.00	463.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	585	337.00–367.50	352.12
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	780	292.50–315.00	303.97
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	527	392.50–455.00	430.85
26	550–600	563	400.00–432.50	429.42
62	600–650	619	372.50–408.00	390.89
1	650–700	665	370.00	370.00
20	700–750	718	350.00–370.00	363.02
21	750–800	774	359.00–361.00	359.85
1	800–850	820	342.50	342.50
17	900–950	903	322.00–325.00	322.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	535	412.50–430.00	420.57
2	550–600	553	420.00–425.00	422.51
2	600–650	630	371.00–387.50	379.18
2	650–700	697	367.50	367.50
2	750–800	780	320.00–337.00	328.34
1	800–850	825	312.50	312.50
1	850–900	890	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	928	305.00–327.50	316.10
1	950–1000	950	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	520.00–585.00	571.72
2	350–400	375	555.00–570.00	562.50
17	400–450	434	482.50–567.50	508.12
2	450–500	453	485.00–512.50	498.67
10	500–550	514	457.50–525.00	495.83
4	550–600	569	440.00–457.50	451.34
5	600–650	622	395.00–425.00	413.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	900	274.00	274.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,215	257.50	257.50

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	3	—	1,102	192.50–282.50	219.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	161.00–174.00	166.53
8	—	948	90.00–120.00	109.19
11	—	1,082	136.00–160.00	148.08
5	—	1,063	122.50–130.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,358	137.00–160.00	153.76
23	—	1,327	161.00–182.00	168.90
3	—	1,313	127.50–132.50	130.59
1	—	1,255	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	158.00–159.00	158.51
8	—	1,619	161.00–182.00	171.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,989	203.00–215.00	208.68
6	—	1,579	191.00–198.00	195.44
3	—	1,893	182.00–186.00	184.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	187.50	187.50

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.