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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 30

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,012 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 1,075▲ 52 vs year ago 960 · +5.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 67▼ 30 vs year ago 120 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 16▼ 3 vs year ago 5 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-10.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $486.48/cwt on 60 head, up $34.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +44.70 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$486.48

▲ 34.12 vs prior sale

60 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$63.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.23

vs KY average

+5.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	489.67	2,670	57
Medium and Large 2-3	580	425.91	2,470	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.76/cwt here — about $200 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 sale60 hd

486.48

—

KY average25 barns · 1,161 hd

470.25

+16.23

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

+5.46

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

+44.70

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	—	Average	1,522	214.79	3,268	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	173.86	2,306	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	171.62	2,690	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	161.29	1,699	15

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,330	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$2,850	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	2,079	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	614.79/cwt	600.00–645.00	2,090	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	2,072	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	537.22/cwt	515.00–547.50	2,246	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	530.76/cwt	510.00–542.50	2,447	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	487.87/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,347	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	447.26/cwt	407.50–465.00	2,169	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	469.94/cwt	467.50–472.50	2,444	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	506.30/cwt	481.00–515.00	2,673	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	477.36/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,697	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	460.87/cwt	450.00–469.00	2,659	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	425.91/cwt	412.50–445.00	2,470	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	606	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,803	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	633	445.03/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,817	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	376.27/cwt	370.00–382.50	2,401	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	389.99/cwt	387.50–392.50	2,605	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	431.60/cwt	430.00–432.50	2,922	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	395.04/cwt	377.50–402.50	2,868	31
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,535	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	757	386.67/cwt	382.00–389.00	2,927	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,765	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,189	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	339.94/cwt	339.00–340.00	3,005	18
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	924	355.75/cwt	349.00–359.25	3,287	121
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	954	345.32/cwt	340.00–346.85	3,294	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	547.67/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,807	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	1,941	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,688	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,866	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	503.56/cwt	482.50–520.00	2,090	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	469.85/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,955	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	398.82/cwt	371.00–420.00	1,695	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,171	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	464.50/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,230	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	415.99/cwt	340.00–440.00	2,030	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	438.12/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,269	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	394.50/cwt	392.50–395.00	2,134	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	386.75/cwt	370.00–397.50	2,255	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	359.31/cwt	353.00–365.00	2,095	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	591	415.31/cwt	400.00–426.00	2,454	95
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	391.01/cwt	382.50–408.00	2,436	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,538	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,541	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	339.17/cwt	327.50–340.00	2,584	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	355.75/cwt	355.75–355.75	2,825	129
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	821	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,816	22
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,537	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	641.84/cwt	635.00–660.00	1,733	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	602.90/cwt	592.50–625.00	2,008	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	476.34/cwt	462.50–490.00	1,777	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	392	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,215	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,962	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	513.63/cwt	510.00–517.50	2,388	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	426.60/cwt	410.00–442.50	1,984	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	500.70/cwt	497.50–507.50	2,428	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	504.48/cwt	477.50–517.50	2,623	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	407.95/cwt	367.50–425.00	2,134	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	462.08/cwt	452.50–470.00	2,454	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,576	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	363.99/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,075	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	638	385.97/cwt	380.00–389.00	2,462	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	668	389.67/cwt	383.00–392.50	2,603	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	379.77/cwt	375.00–383.00	2,677	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,359	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	202.75/cwt	202.50–203.00	2,484	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	226.82/cwt	215.00–239.00	4,124	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	136.47/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,335	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	177.24/cwt	167.00–207.50	1,870	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	150.96/cwt	144.00–162.50	1,624	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	157.41/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,048	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	177.57/cwt	168.00–200.00	2,365	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	174.28/cwt	168.00–182.00	2,700	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,640	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1

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 Apr 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,012Last week 1,075Year ago 960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 67Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 16Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	770.00	770.00
3	300–350	340	600.00–645.00	614.79
3	350–400	353	587.00	587.00
15	400–450	418	515.00–547.50	537.22
8	450–500	461	510.00–542.50	530.76
7	600–650	606	462.50	462.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
6	450–500	481	480.00–495.00	487.87
3	500–550	520	467.50–472.50	469.94
7	550–600	577	450.00–469.00	460.87
2	600–650	638	370.00–382.50	376.27
2	650–700	668	387.50–392.50	389.99
1	700–750	740	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	790	350.00	350.00
18	850–900	884	339.00–340.00	339.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	528	481.00–515.00	506.30
18	550–600	565	475.00–485.00	477.36
50	600–650	633	400.00–450.00	445.03
8	650–700	677	430.00–432.50	431.60
31	700–750	726	377.50–402.50	395.04
27	750–800	757	382.00–389.00	386.67
60	850–900	870	366.50	366.50
121	900–950	924	349.00–359.25	355.75
72	950–1000	954	340.00–346.85	345.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	407.50–465.00	447.26
3	550–600	580	412.50–445.00	425.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	518	420.00–450.00	438.12
95	550–600	591	400.00–426.00	415.31
28	600–650	623	382.50–408.00	391.01
4	650–700	686	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	728	349.00	349.00
129	750–800	794	355.75	355.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
1	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	330	520.00–590.00	547.67
2	350–400	375	517.50	517.50
14	400–450	415	482.50–520.00	503.56
4	450–500	450	482.50	482.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	495.00	495.00
4	400–450	416	460.00–475.00	469.85
22	450–500	480	457.50–475.00	464.50
5	500–550	541	392.50–395.00	394.50
10	550–600	583	370.00–397.50	386.75
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00
15	750–800	762	327.50–340.00	339.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	800–850	821	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	425	371.00–420.00	398.82
5	450–500	488	340.00–440.00	415.99
3	550–600	583	353.00–365.00	359.31
4	850–900	890	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	451.00	451.00
2	450–500	465	410.00–442.50	426.60
4	500–550	523	367.50–425.00	407.95
2	550–600	570	350.00–377.50	363.99
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	462.50–490.00	476.34
3	450–500	485	497.50–507.50	500.70
4	500–550	531	452.50–470.00	462.08
2	550–600	563	457.50	457.50
1	800–850	805	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	635.00–660.00	641.84
3	300–350	333	592.50–625.00	602.90
4	350–400	392	565.00	565.00
2	450–500	465	510.00–517.50	513.63
6	500–550	520	477.50–517.50	504.48
3	600–650	638	380.00–389.00	385.97
7	650–700	668	383.00–392.50	389.67
5	700–750	705	375.00–383.00	379.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	144.00–162.50	150.96
2	—	978	136.00–137.00	136.47
7	—	1,055	167.00–207.50	177.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	161.00	161.00
4	—	1,549	168.00–182.00	174.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	143.00–165.00	157.41
31	—	1,332	168.00–200.00	177.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	202.50–203.00	202.75
2	—	1,818	215.00–239.00	226.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	4,100.00	4,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.