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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 14

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 7May 14May 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,000 head

▲ 950 vs last sale 1,050▲ 578 vs year ago 1,422 · +40.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 78▲ 3 vs year ago 103 · +2.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 3▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady except 600-700 lbs they were sharply higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $475.51/cwt on 81 head, down $18.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +33.73 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$475.51

▼ 18.13 vs prior sale

81 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$62.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.43

vs KY average

+1.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	483.18	2,656	71
Medium and Large 2-3	562	421.01	2,364	10thin

One grade step is worth $62.17/cwt here — about $292 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 sale81 hd

475.51

—

KY average26 barns · 1,208 hd

477.94

−2.43

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+1.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

+33.73

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	—	High	1,773	217.03	3,848	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	178.69	2,302	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	177.81	2,824	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	147.16	1,467	18

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,250	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,488	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	324	580.79/cwt	570.00–610.00	1,882	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	551.12/cwt	547.50–555.00	2,001	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,826	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	527.19/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,177	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	497.90/cwt	485.00–507.50	2,146	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,445	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	451.22/cwt	422.50–477.50	2,134	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	505.54/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,396	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,292	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	500.38/cwt	487.50–530.00	2,642	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	476.75/cwt	465.00–482.00	2,589	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	470.91/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,708	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	579	412.87/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,391	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	406.71/cwt	392.50–420.00	2,530	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	458.75/cwt	447.50–472.50	2,886	85
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,926	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	412.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,786	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	389.02/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,793	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	372.80/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,729	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,888	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	372.21/cwt	370.50–378.00	2,885	22
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	347.72/cwt	333.00–352.00	2,837	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,042	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	316.25/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,672	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	334.90/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,924	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	879	363.21/cwt	356.00–370.00	3,193	302
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,038	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	353.72/cwt	350.25–354.90	3,219	238
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	979	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,123	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	981	335.51/cwt	331.50–337.25	3,291	81
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,078	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	3,423	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	218	579.66/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,264	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	496.60/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,420	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	361	458.25/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,654	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	483.27/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,803	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,816	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	467.07/cwt	455.00–477.50	1,980	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	484.00/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,096	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,220	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	464.37/cwt	452.50–477.50	2,169	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	430.63/cwt	407.50–441.00	2,101	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	439.67/cwt	421.00–452.50	2,273	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	414.15/cwt	412.50–416.00	2,232	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,895	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	426.05/cwt	424.50–435.00	2,386	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	409.20/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,332	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	368.44/cwt	350.00–389.00	2,148	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	307.47/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,946	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	368.97/cwt	365.00–377.00	2,361	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	365.91/cwt	357.50–370.00	2,448	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	385.40/cwt	383.00–397.00	2,663	62
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	717	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,223	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	356.36/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,562	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	342.28/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,540	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	315.00/cwt	291.00–321.00	2,410	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	347.67/cwt	345.00–349.00	2,670	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	776	358.10/cwt	352.50–363.90	2,779	132
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,657	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,454	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,786	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,050	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,024	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	417	473.24/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,973	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	503.10/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,153	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	506.38/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,385	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	475.03/cwt	452.50–482.50	2,290	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,573	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	566	433.73/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,455	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	402.14/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,493	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,643	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	360.35/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,623	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,499	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	882	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,753	220.29/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	210.50/cwt	209.00–212.00	3,816	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	765	116.90/cwt	114.00–120.00	894	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	137.04/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,351	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	154.20/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,622	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,064	171.18/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,821	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	156.21/cwt	148.00–165.00	1,965	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	180.10/cwt	170.00–187.00	2,323	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	177.81/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,824	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	241.02/cwt	200.00–275.00	2,063	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	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 May 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,000Last week 1,050Year ago 1,422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 78Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	497.50	497.50
6	400–450	431	485.00–507.50	497.90
15	450–500	474	485.00–515.00	505.54
18	500–550	543	465.00–482.00	476.75
27	550–600	575	460.00–480.00	470.91
7	600–650	622	392.50–420.00	406.71
12	650–700	676	390.00–415.00	412.10
13	700–750	732	370.00–380.00	372.80
22	750–800	775	370.50–378.00	372.21
14	800–850	816	333.00–352.00	347.72
4	850–900	873	330.00–340.00	334.90
2	900–950	907	335.00	335.00
11	950–1000	979	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	528	487.50–530.00	500.38
85	600–650	629	447.50–472.50	458.75
4	650–700	665	440.00	440.00
17	700–750	718	385.00–400.00	389.02
3	750–800	750	385.00	385.00
4	800–850	845	360.00	360.00
302	850–900	879	356.00–370.00	363.21
238	900–950	910	350.25–354.90	353.72
81	950–1000	981	331.50–337.25	335.51
54	1050–1100	1,078	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	473	422.50–477.50	451.22
3	500–550	521	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	579	390.00–420.00	412.87
2	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
2	800–850	845	310.00–322.50	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	324	570.00–610.00	580.79
2	350–400	363	547.50–555.00	551.12
8	400–450	413	525.00–530.00	527.19
3	450–500	468	522.50	522.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	512.50	512.50
6	400–450	428	490.00–515.00	503.10
7	450–500	471	505.00–510.00	506.38
9	500–550	525	490.00	490.00
3	600–650	620	387.00–415.00	402.14
4	650–700	676	391.00	391.00
3	700–750	728	355.00–363.00	360.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	470.00–480.00	473.24
9	450–500	482	452.50–482.50	475.03
9	550–600	566	430.00–437.50	433.73
1	650–700	665	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	840	297.50	297.50
2	850–900	882	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	366	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	495.00–500.00	496.60
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	373	470.00–490.00	483.27
28	400–450	424	455.00–477.50	467.07
47	450–500	467	452.50–477.50	464.37
28	500–550	539	412.50–416.00	414.15
36	550–600	570	400.00–415.00	409.20
22	600–650	640	365.00–377.00	368.97
11	650–700	669	357.50–370.00	365.91
5	700–750	742	330.00–348.00	342.28
9	750–800	768	345.00–349.00	347.67
5	800–850	810	328.00	328.00
2	850–900	860	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	500–550	517	421.00–452.50	439.67
64	550–600	560	424.50–435.00	426.05
62	650–700	691	383.00–397.00	385.40
11	700–750	719	356.00–360.00	356.36
132	750–800	776	352.50–363.90	358.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	361	455.00–460.00	458.25
1	400–450	415	437.50	437.50
10	450–500	488	407.50–441.00	430.63
1	500–550	540	351.00	351.00
16	550–600	583	350.00–389.00	368.44
2	600–650	633	300.00–315.00	307.47
2	700–750	717	310.00	310.00
5	750–800	765	291.00–321.00	315.00
1	800–850	825	297.50	297.50
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	570.00–590.00	579.66
7	400–450	433	480.00–490.00	484.00
2	450–500	460	482.50	482.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,588	169.00–185.00	177.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	148.00–165.00	156.21
32	—	1,290	170.00–187.00	180.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	131.00–144.00	137.04
4	—	1,064	167.00–175.00	171.18
5	—	1,052	146.00–163.00	154.20
2	—	765	114.00–120.00	116.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,753	215.00–229.00	220.29
2	—	1,813	209.00–212.00	210.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	856	200.00–275.00	241.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,250.00	2,250.00

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.