Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-03-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,293 head
▲ 799 vs last sale 1,494▲ 666 vs year ago 1,627 · +40.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 84▲ 41 vs year ago 89 · +46.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 9 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $488.59/cwt on 144 head, down $25.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 32 comparable sales and sits +46.81 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$488.59
▼ 25.46 vs prior sale
144 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,634
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.32
vs KY average
+10.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2538492.892,651134
Medium and Large 2-3555430.932,39310thin
One grade step is worth $61.96/cwt here — about $257 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 sale144 hd
488.59
—
KY average26 barns · 1,593 hd
482.27
+6.32
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
+10.50
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
+46.81
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
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,841225.644,15410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,596173.622,77215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,290171.332,21125
CowsLean 85-90%High1,028142.801,46823
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,139195.542,2275thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,177269.543,17210

Every lot

126 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy231633.25/cwt600.00–655.001,4634
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258647.18/cwt570.00–720.001,6702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324635.57/cwt580.00–700.002,05918
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375583.49/cwt530.00–650.002,18824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy434566.88/cwt515.00–595.002,46032
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476535.71/cwt517.00–567.502,55035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477506.88/cwt505.00–507.502,4184
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512521.64/cwt490.00–539.002,67171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520436.97/cwt433.00–440.002,2724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541460.57/cwt460.00–467.502,49227
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,7161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3579426.91/cwt420.00–445.002,4726
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587459.73/cwt447.50–472.502,69935
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620404.50/cwt402.50–410.002,50811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630442.53/cwt417.50–457.502,788143
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669427.84/cwt416.00–433.002,86262
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677405.21/cwt390.00–410.002,74324
Steers700–750Small 1-2712307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,1892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727382.98/cwt368.00–403.002,78427
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,5771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3740320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754376.48/cwt361.00–378.252,83945
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758345.81/cwt335.00–357.502,62135
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825345.32/cwt343.50–348.502,849132
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829324.59/cwt320.00–337.502,69114
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3843309.50/cwt309.00–310.002,6092
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865335.76/cwt328.00–340.002,9047
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7591
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3904291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,6316
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9411
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added932332.82/cwt330.75–336.003,102179
Steers950–1000Small 1-2950280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6601
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970311.00/cwt311.00–311.003,0177
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,010317.90/cwt317.90–317.903,21152
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1475
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,068271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,8944
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy232548.21/cwt525.00–565.001,2727
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275492.50/cwt485.00–500.001,3544
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285565.14/cwt530.00–580.001,6114
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295457.50/cwt457.50–457.501,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318514.58/cwt500.00–527.501,6369
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2341491.07/cwt482.50–497.501,6757
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5181
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372526.19/cwt515.00–542.501,9578
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374478.81/cwt470.00–492.501,79110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3379444.81/cwt425.00–460.001,6864
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422491.96/cwt470.00–520.002,07625
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430456.60/cwt450.00–467.501,96314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435437.71/cwt430.00–442.001,9048
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463480.35/cwt477.00–520.002,22421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469455.55/cwt447.50–467.502,13727
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480427.39/cwt400.00–445.002,05123
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522395.73/cwt387.50–397.002,06613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529422.58/cwt400.00–445.002,23594
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569417.54/cwt407.50–427.502,37667
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576384.71/cwt365.00–397.502,21613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3595350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624388.69/cwt372.00–419.002,42554
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659369.73/cwt357.50–372.502,43738
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671349.45/cwt347.50–350.002,34511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690321.30/cwt315.00–327.502,2172
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718331.00/cwt320.00–340.002,37718
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726354.33/cwt341.00–372.502,57257
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3728275.65/cwt255.00–307.502,0075
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776330.56/cwt322.50–337.502,5657
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3783254.84/cwt245.00–265.001,9952
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3808271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,1909
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added862314.00/cwt314.00–314.002,70769
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875298.32/cwt290.00–305.002,6103
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918308.50/cwt308.50–308.502,83247
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2923286.65/cwt282.50–291.002,6462
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3993273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,71115
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258574.85/cwt570.00–580.001,4832
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331623.06/cwt560.00–655.002,06210
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3355485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370564.71/cwt551.00–605.002,08911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395530.00/cwt520.00–540.002,0942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3400492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,9701
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414569.59/cwt535.00–615.002,3587
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468544.99/cwt520.00–567.502,55118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489510.13/cwt495.00–515.002,4957
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493464.99/cwt462.50–467.502,2922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519490.87/cwt480.00–500.002,54810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531466.70/cwt460.00–475.002,47817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545442.50/cwt442.50–442.502,4121
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565464.91/cwt455.00–475.002,6274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3582434.55/cwt400.00–447.502,52912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618389.29/cwt380.00–400.002,4066
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665388.04/cwt372.50–395.002,5804
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672351.65/cwt350.00–355.002,3633
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy727360.76/cwt350.00–367.502,6233
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3765315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4102
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy783353.75/cwt352.50–355.002,7702
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3870282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4581
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,8424
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8591
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,9181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3614321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,9718
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3Value Added809271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,19252
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,177269.54/cwt225.00–279.003,17210
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,139195.54/cwt180.00–200.002,2275
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,604212.69/cwt207.00–216.003,4124
Bulls——1,999234.28/cwt227.00–240.004,6836
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978120.75/cwt116.00–122.501,1814
Cows—Lean 85-90%988130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027147.00/cwt137.50–161.001,51011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120166.12/cwt162.00–173.001,8614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255157.47/cwt150.00–161.001,9764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297173.97/cwt163.00–193.002,25621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593159.94/cwt159.00–161.002,5482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597175.72/cwt165.00–184.002,80613
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2956239.62/cwt189.00–287.502,2919
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8901

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.