Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-04-16

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 16
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,112 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 1,222▼ 691 vs year ago 1,803 · −38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 135▲ 7 vs year ago 68 · +10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 7 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate 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 $494.11/cwt on 73 head, up $3.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 32 comparable sales and sits +52.33 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$494.11
▲ 3.86 vs prior sale
73 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$795
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$123.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.40
vs KY average
+5.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543498.372,70869
Medium and Large 2-3560435.802,4403thin
Small 1-2510375.001,9131thin
One grade step is worth $123.37/cwt here — about $795 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale73 hd
494.11
—
KY average24 barns · 1,183 hd
483.71
+10.40
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
+5.76
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
+52.33
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—Average1,720217.783,7459thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,533173.502,6592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,307173.202,26326
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,067157.581,68122
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,103284.473,1382thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,180$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,3001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,170$2,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,220$4,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$3,2501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235680.00/cwt665.00–695.001,5982
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272637.76/cwt625.00–645.001,7353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335666.43/cwt625.00–680.002,2334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375620.45/cwt600.00–645.002,3277
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy416569.45/cwt525.00–580.002,36914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3473461.20/cwt460.00–462.502,1812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477490.02/cwt480.00–495.002,3373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482518.65/cwt500.00–532.502,50010
Steers500–550Small 1-2510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525513.15/cwt495.00–542.502,69443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,6163
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added551500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,7557
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560435.80/cwt402.50–455.002,4403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589461.37/cwt460.00–472.502,71716
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616443.97/cwt409.00–462.502,73529
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635378.63/cwt376.00–400.002,4049
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663431.50/cwt429.00–447.502,86129
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3672331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,2244
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682390.27/cwt382.00–397.502,6625
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,4641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724392.23/cwt380.00–395.002,8408
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7233
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765353.77/cwt350.00–357.502,7062
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772377.16/cwt377.00–377.502,9123
Steers750–800Small 1-2795305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812346.41/cwt330.00–347.002,81342
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added818367.75/cwt360.00–374.603,008147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,2461
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3895325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9091
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added899348.50/cwt348.50–348.503,13345
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added900353.00/cwt353.00–353.003,17763
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3905233.00/cwt233.00–233.002,1091
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added959343.25/cwt343.25–343.253,29257
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,008307.50/cwt307.50–307.503,10013
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,036317.50/cwt317.50–317.503,28956
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,053327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,44355
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1903
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283594.90/cwt540.00–635.001,6845
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318528.22/cwt500.00–575.001,6806
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369506.54/cwt500.00–515.001,8699
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369484.56/cwt477.50–495.001,78810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423499.16/cwt485.00–520.002,11129
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428466.60/cwt465.00–470.001,9973
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3447445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460486.83/cwt480.00–492.502,23912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478473.29/cwt467.50–477.502,26221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3478418.36/cwt370.00–450.002,0006
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518458.02/cwt412.50–476.002,37342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,0671
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564422.18/cwt400.00–435.002,38112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579375.05/cwt362.50–392.502,1724
Heifers550–600Small 1-2585295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622388.62/cwt377.50–410.002,41719
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,9971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3541
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667387.56/cwt375.00–390.002,5856
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667359.56/cwt349.00–365.002,3983
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712355.76/cwt347.50–360.002,5337
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774343.96/cwt340.00–353.002,6629
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823321.14/cwt315.00–330.002,6435
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8481
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,6061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,3121
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,8091
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy328656.34/cwt600.00–690.002,1536
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370502.50/cwt502.50–502.501,8591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382600.24/cwt562.50–620.002,2935
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415481.57/cwt472.50–490.001,9992
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427541.53/cwt515.00–585.002,31223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473516.46/cwt500.00–535.002,44311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3488463.77/cwt462.50–465.002,2632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2491484.99/cwt482.50–490.002,3813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3503423.05/cwt407.50–432.502,1283
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508505.90/cwt480.00–517.502,5709
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538473.20/cwt472.50–477.502,5467
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,5481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy569485.50/cwt485.00–487.002,7624
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3591416.68/cwt400.00–440.002,46310
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617414.78/cwt410.00–433.002,55916
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618374.98/cwt370.00–380.002,3172
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy675390.31/cwt387.50–393.002,6352
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,4851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy711372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6483
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy735315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3152
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7362
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3787315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4792
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2812330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6804
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,5591
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,103284.47/cwt261.00–312.503,1382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4101
Bulls——1,784220.00/cwt211.00–230.003,9258
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%843119.75/cwt110.00–129.001,0092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064155.33/cwt143.00–164.001,65310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127171.56/cwt165.00–180.001,9339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305161.61/cwt153.00–164.002,1096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,307176.68/cwt166.00–200.002,30920
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,7601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,5511
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2204,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,2201

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.