Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-05-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 7
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,050 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 1,012▲ 185 vs year ago 865 · +21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 90▼ 22 vs year ago 100 · −22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 9 vs year ago 12 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher except 900-1000 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $447.15/cwt on 70 head, up $31.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 34 of 34 comparable sales and sits +50.52 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.
Average price
$447.15
▲ 31.11 vs prior sale
70 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$56.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+34.14
vs KY average
+19.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529450.362,38066
Medium and Large 2-3577394.132,2754thin
One grade step is worth $56.24/cwt here — about $105 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 sale70 hd
447.15
—
KY average25 barns · 947 hd
413.00
+34.14
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
+19.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
396.62
+50.52
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

34 sales
461407352298median 396.6203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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—Average1,772213.793,78815
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,613178.602,8819thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,348167.122,25320
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,020147.921,50912
HeifersChoiceAverage1,250261.003,2632thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175284.803,3465thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,419268.333,80810

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,4001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$3,2501thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358557.35/cwt550.00–565.001,9956
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3397480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2399535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,1355
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy404539.92/cwt515.00–552.502,1816
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491516.89/cwt512.50–517.502,5388
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515509.90/cwt480.00–522.502,62623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530465.61/cwt460.00–477.502,4683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580492.55/cwt492.50–493.002,85718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,6447
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628425.51/cwt411.00–439.002,67214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671400.15/cwt390.00–417.502,6856
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711399.03/cwt375.00–412.502,83710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735362.42/cwt359.00–372.502,6644
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8286
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6931
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808356.50/cwt355.00–358.002,88116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913338.50/cwt338.00–339.003,09116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added926349.67/cwt349.50–350.003,238176
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2988320.00/cwt320.00–320.003,1626
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050317.50/cwt317.50–317.503,3341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy291575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320525.51/cwt515.00–540.001,6827
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333489.88/cwt485.00–500.001,6313
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370490.00/cwt485.00–495.001,8132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381521.81/cwt510.00–540.001,9889
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3390460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430519.37/cwt480.00–540.002,23328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469495.48/cwt481.00–512.502,32415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485421.21/cwt380.00–447.502,0433
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490467.79/cwt457.50–477.502,2929
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510471.00/cwt471.00–471.002,40236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512446.77/cwt420.00–460.002,28711
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569405.99/cwt402.50–408.002,3106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575416.72/cwt410.00–422.502,39613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3593418.00/cwt418.00–418.002,4793
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618399.16/cwt377.50–415.002,46718
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663383.91/cwt372.50–395.002,54533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,4001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727357.80/cwt352.50–360.002,6018
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774357.17/cwt355.90–358.502,764152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6352
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Replacement827347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,8742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3830289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,3992
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839330.08/cwt329.75–337.502,76957
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added851330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,80848
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Replacement855352.50/cwt352.50–352.503,0143
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903325.63/cwt325.00–327.502,9408
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,6371
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,1161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337570.55/cwt560.00–600.001,92312
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375547.58/cwt540.00–560.002,0535
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,8821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423521.70/cwt515.00–530.002,20712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440457.50/cwt457.50–457.502,0131
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445488.14/cwt482.50–490.002,1724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478518.67/cwt510.00–520.002,47913
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479482.91/cwt470.00–495.002,3139
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510498.48/cwt491.00–500.002,54224
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519469.11/cwt455.00–477.502,4354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3521428.39/cwt415.00–445.002,2325
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3583427.00/cwt417.50–430.002,4894
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy590485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,8621
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2591451.13/cwt451.00–452.502,66611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624413.93/cwt382.50–439.002,58318
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665374.78/cwt372.50–377.002,4922
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy678385.02/cwt380.00–390.002,6102
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,6602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737355.66/cwt342.50–359.002,6215
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,4201
Bulls800–850Small 1-2810285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3091
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,5673
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,4271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3780237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,175284.80/cwt280.00–295.003,3465
Steers—Choice1,419268.33/cwt234.00–279.003,80810
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,250261.00/cwt261.00–261.003,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7271
Bulls——1,748208.34/cwt203.00–211.003,6424
Bulls——1,807219.35/cwt213.00–227.003,96410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2381
Cows—Lean 85-90%999156.11/cwt147.50–164.001,5607
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068138.81/cwt133.00–142.001,4824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343177.65/cwt165.00–189.002,38613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355138.28/cwt130.00–143.001,8743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361154.53/cwt145.00–162.002,1034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598181.18/cwt174.00–195.002,8958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,7411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1353,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-29701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.