Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-04-09

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 9
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,222 head
▲ 435 vs last sale 787▲ 138 vs year ago 1,084 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 91▲ 43 vs year ago 92 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, 800 lbs and up 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 800 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Very 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 $490.25/cwt on 100 head, up $13.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +48.47 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$490.25
▲ 13.69 vs prior sale
100 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,625
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$676
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$120.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.16
vs KY average
−0.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534495.512,64493
Medium and Large 2-3565427.932,4186thin
Small 1-2525375.001,9691thin
One grade step is worth $120.51/cwt here — about $676 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 sale100 hd
490.25
—
KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd
490.41
−0.16
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−0.58
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
+48.47
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—Average1,584218.203,45630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,581183.622,90216
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,325182.372,41647
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,044171.701,79331

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$2,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,280$2,9501thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205738.37/cwt680.00–770.001,5143
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283699.79/cwt650.00–750.001,98013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330682.31/cwt680.00–690.002,2524
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,6831
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368640.15/cwt540.00–685.002,35629
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382524.16/cwt517.50–532.502,0023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430570.16/cwt530.00–595.002,45221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465546.01/cwt523.00–555.002,53914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480514.18/cwt510.00–517.502,4683
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523503.60/cwt490.00–545.002,63465
Steers500–550Small 1-2525375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9691
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527470.92/cwt467.50–472.502,4823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,2211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560502.99/cwt482.50–505.002,81711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564457.32/cwt450.00–460.002,57914
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3569432.01/cwt420.00–445.002,4585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616401.00/cwt399.00–404.002,4705
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625431.85/cwt410.00–472.502,699119
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3663360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3875
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5071
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670424.44/cwt417.50–441.002,844103
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3721333.02/cwt320.00–340.002,4014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731377.61/cwt370.00–392.502,76015
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735355.00/cwt350.00–360.002,6092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,0289
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764360.58/cwt351.00–363.002,7555
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,5991
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812358.38/cwt350.00–361.002,91013
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2861345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9707
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,4711
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2918331.58/cwt325.00–336.503,04416
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926345.63/cwt343.00–348.503,201121
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2958320.51/cwt311.00–326.003,0704
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220640.37/cwt575.00–680.001,4094
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy281628.47/cwt545.00–670.001,76614
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy332563.85/cwt532.50–585.001,87217
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377486.29/cwt485.00–490.001,8334
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385521.62/cwt517.50–527.502,00826
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385450.13/cwt445.00–455.001,7332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427496.35/cwt480.00–527.502,11936
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430418.60/cwt395.00–430.001,8003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438468.70/cwt460.00–477.502,0532
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467484.00/cwt484.00–484.002,26024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474459.97/cwt452.50–472.502,18016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487432.32/cwt412.50–442.502,10511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522436.48/cwt415.00–457.502,27827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530401.27/cwt400.00–402.502,1272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,9742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561385.15/cwt381.00–397.002,1618
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568361.88/cwt355.00–367.502,0554
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578421.85/cwt410.00–435.002,43838
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613407.02/cwt372.50–420.002,49521
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640354.46/cwt350.00–359.002,2692
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added687396.43/cwt372.50–417.502,72323
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692361.20/cwt355.00–367.502,5003
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722361.89/cwt343.00–407.502,61316
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799339.91/cwt339.75–350.002,71663
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,8141
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2882320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,8222
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960317.50/cwt317.50–317.503,0481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3965257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,4852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,5841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336674.55/cwt615.00–700.002,2667
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,3791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2383515.07/cwt505.00–525.001,9732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432566.07/cwt540.00–602.502,44528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435515.00/cwt505.00–520.002,2403
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3462461.24/cwt460.00–465.002,1314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470537.45/cwt522.50–540.002,5267
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483504.62/cwt495.00–517.502,43710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510492.55/cwt482.50–507.502,5125
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522447.69/cwt440.00–460.002,33713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533415.60/cwt410.00–417.502,2154
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565449.83/cwt439.00–460.002,54215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575397.05/cwt377.50–430.002,2835
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,9811
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy626399.31/cwt380.00–402.502,50012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,2742
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy668377.60/cwt375.00–379.002,5225
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672358.26/cwt350.00–367.502,4083
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy720364.32/cwt363.00–367.002,6233
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728339.96/cwt337.50–342.502,4752
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,2881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823324.53/cwt319.00–327.002,67111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6511
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3875287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,5161
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,6292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,361205.97/cwt200.00–209.002,8038
Bulls——1,560188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,9331
Bulls——1,670224.29/cwt211.00–240.003,74621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025138.69/cwt131.00–143.001,4223
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027148.98/cwt144.00–160.001,5305
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050185.08/cwt168.00–205.001,94322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06590.00/cwt90.00–90.009591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321169.52/cwt159.00–173.002,23910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,326188.01/cwt175.00–215.002,49335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573186.53/cwt174.00–204.002,93415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,3731
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28452,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.