Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-04-23

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 23
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,075 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 1,112▼ 304 vs year ago 1,379 · −22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 75▼ 28 vs year ago 95 · −29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 7 · +128.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply lower, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $452.36/cwt on 87 head, down $41.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.58 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$452.36
▼ 41.75 vs prior sale
87 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,489
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.79
vs KY average
−26.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542460.682,49972
Medium and Large 2-3587412.412,42215thin
One grade step is worth $48.27/cwt here — about $77 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 sale87 hd
452.36
—
KY average25 barns · 1,429 hd
471.15
−18.79
National average158 barns · 12,009 hd
479.03
−26.67
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
+10.58
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—Average1,648212.033,49413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,658172.392,8596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331168.832,24819
CowsLean 85-90%Low990151.671,5019thin

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)1,518$3,6262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,125$3,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,1702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$2,1926

Every lot

116 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268624.02/cwt610.00–640.001,6722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330557.16/cwt540.00–645.001,83910
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363539.34/cwt510.00–555.001,9588
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376492.65/cwt480.00–500.001,8525
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385452.52/cwt450.00–455.001,7424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415513.89/cwt500.00–517.502,1339
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426495.97/cwt495.00–497.502,1135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3439445.75/cwt440.00–455.001,9576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466476.19/cwt470.00–492.502,21912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478502.74/cwt500.00–507.502,4039
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480451.62/cwt437.50–465.002,16811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518450.83/cwt442.50–460.002,33521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524487.26/cwt480.00–500.002,55323
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576446.24/cwt441.00–465.002,57028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3591413.30/cwt385.00–430.002,44314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603384.57/cwt375.00–387.502,3196
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630440.02/cwt400.00–450.002,77222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670393.75/cwt392.50–395.002,6382
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3685335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,89874
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,4572
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721388.50/cwt388.50–388.502,80118
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,80344
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768356.68/cwt350.00–360.002,7393
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,81245
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866348.93/cwt348.00–349.753,02280
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added922342.70/cwt342.70–342.703,16065
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy247565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,3962
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270530.40/cwt507.50–560.001,4323
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330550.83/cwt505.00–580.001,81811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,8674
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3381432.78/cwt380.00–457.501,6494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383486.36/cwt482.50–495.001,8633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429496.44/cwt480.00–522.502,13028
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432458.92/cwt445.00–462.501,98310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464440.39/cwt432.50–442.502,0435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480454.11/cwt445.00–467.502,18036
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy495360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516425.40/cwt407.50–445.002,19537
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561427.96/cwt410.00–440.002,40139
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582384.22/cwt380.00–390.002,2366
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584352.50/cwt347.50–355.002,0595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628363.46/cwt355.00–367.502,2835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,4101
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1271
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3651313.14/cwt300.00–332.502,0394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667355.76/cwt350.00–362.502,3733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679376.55/cwt370.00–377.502,55732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723347.47/cwt340.00–350.002,5124
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746350.75/cwt350.75–350.752,61741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,5351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754355.25/cwt355.25–355.252,67972
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,8061
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3915220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0131
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Replacement921325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9934
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3881
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,9211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372501.64/cwt500.00–505.001,8663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3382453.45/cwt450.00–460.001,7323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2391492.52/cwt490.00–495.001,9264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3410390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5991
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3481428.95/cwt422.50–440.002,0636
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482465.79/cwt455.00–480.002,24515
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483495.12/cwt490.00–497.502,3913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522430.58/cwt402.50–440.002,24815
Bulls500–550Small 1-2530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531460.73/cwt450.00–467.502,44610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570449.95/cwt442.50–460.002,56511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3572407.77/cwt390.00–435.002,3329
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618372.00/cwt360.00–377.502,2996
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620422.50/cwt422.50–422.502,6201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy668389.90/cwt380.00–400.002,6055
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4333
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710336.26/cwt320.00–345.002,3874
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy730370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,7012
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3812280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2742
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820307.51/cwt302.50–310.002,5223
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7741
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4611
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2923268.63/cwt260.00–277.502,4792
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2-3935205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9171
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7361
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1121
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,012263.86/cwt250.00–290.002,6705
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,558200.87/cwt196.00–206.003,1306
Bulls——1,725221.60/cwt216.00–227.003,8237
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2461
Cows—Lean 85-90%935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Cows—Lean 85-90%949154.43/cwt146.00–160.001,4665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,148169.45/cwt168.00–171.001,9452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301176.80/cwt164.00–193.002,30015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333151.59/cwt145.00–156.002,0213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,5671
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,677174.07/cwt166.00–185.002,9195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,780101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7981
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,175260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,170.39/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,191.77/head1,525.00–2,750.002,1926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5183,625.86/head3,600.00–3,650.003,6262
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,8881

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.