Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-06-11

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 11
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
874 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 751▼ 232 vs year ago 1,106 · −21.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 51▲ 27 vs year ago 34 · +79.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 76▲ 122 vs year ago 3 · +4,066.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Yearling steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.20/cwt on 16 head, up $20.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 34 comparable sales and sits +12.58 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.
Average price
$409.20
▲ 20.77 vs prior sale
16 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$433
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$69.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.12
vs KY average
+8.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539419.382,2609thin
Medium and Large 2515415.172,1382thin
Large 1-2542414.162,2453thin
Medium 1-2522350.001,8272thin
One grade step is worth $69.38/cwt here — about $433 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale16 hd
409.20
—
KY average26 barns · 1,059 hd
409.08
+0.12
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
+8.68
This barn, trailing median34 sales
396.62
+12.58
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

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—Average1,444214.063,0925thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,275181.222,31123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,539178.792,75110
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,056151.931,60413

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,614$3,6176
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,466$3,3007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,345$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,472$2,7518
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,455$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,138$2,1384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,705$4,5003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,601$4,31440
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,410$3,7501thin

Every lot

122 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295583.33/cwt580.00–585.001,7213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8549
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3360487.50/cwt487.50–487.501,7551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387545.59/cwt527.50–547.502,11110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430492.50/cwt492.50–492.502,1181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465470.95/cwt460.00–480.002,1907
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3474412.29/cwt405.00–420.001,9544
Steers500–550Large 2510412.50/cwt412.50–412.502,1041
Steers500–550Large 1-2530435.19/cwt425.00–445.002,3072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533463.85/cwt450.00–470.002,4729
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583427.44/cwt425.00–440.002,4926
Steers550–600Large 1-2590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617448.59/cwt447.50–449.002,76836
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,65211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2647385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4461
Steers650–700Large 1-2670347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3281
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,88912
Steers700–750Large 2705327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3091
Steers750–800Large 1-2750340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856357.47/cwt343.00–359.003,06073
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7441
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912347.25/cwt347.25–347.253,16760
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,002327.50/cwt327.50–327.503,28260
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2237523.10/cwt515.00–540.001,2403
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2302500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5105
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325536.42/cwt517.50–540.001,7436
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,9261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382494.93/cwt492.50–505.001,8919
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386479.37/cwt477.50–485.001,8504
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3398439.00/cwt439.00–439.001,7474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,8811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,6961
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426455.17/cwt447.50–465.001,93914
Heifers400–450Large 1-2445445.00/cwt440.00–450.001,9802
Heifers450–500Large 1-2457435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added464478.00/cwt478.00–478.002,21810
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465425.65/cwt421.00–435.001,9799
Heifers450–500Large 2470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8804
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484441.58/cwt437.50–460.002,13726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515415.17/cwt412.50–418.002,1382
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2522350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523430.12/cwt420.00–440.002,2506
Heifers500–550Large 1-2542414.16/cwt412.50–415.002,2453
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571397.89/cwt395.00–404.002,2723
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617383.12/cwt377.50–387.502,3647
Heifers600–650Large 1-2623350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635364.30/cwt357.50–367.502,3133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679366.43/cwt362.50–370.002,48812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,57061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745324.16/cwt322.50–327.502,4153
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added770347.61/cwt346.75–348.502,677134
Heifers750–800Large 1-2785285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2371
Heifers800–850Large 1-2800282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,2561
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833286.66/cwt281.00–292.502,3882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,5931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2293588.52/cwt575.00–595.001,7243
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2329567.45/cwt560.00–580.001,8674
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380539.94/cwt530.00–550.002,0529
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,1272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417490.32/cwt481.00–505.002,0455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2443463.58/cwt460.00–465.002,0547
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3445430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474460.48/cwt450.00–471.002,18314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
Bulls500–550Large 1-2505435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1971
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512456.05/cwt445.00–460.002,3355
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531436.45/cwt435.00–437.502,3187
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2535382.50/cwt380.00–385.002,0462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563430.36/cwt425.00–440.002,4236
Bulls550–600Large 1-2565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581411.68/cwt400.00–415.002,3925
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2583369.04/cwt360.00–387.502,1523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1242
Bulls550–600Large 2595375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5473
Bulls600–650Large 1-2610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Bulls600–650Large 2615342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,1061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,2862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2635392.56/cwt385.00–400.002,4932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3640333.70/cwt327.50–340.002,1362
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662389.05/cwt372.50–392.502,5766
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730340.03/cwt337.50–342.502,4822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,4861
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3782210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6425
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3935190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7771
Dairy Steers1300–1350Large 31,340197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,6471
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,013207.47/cwt195.00–220.002,1022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0521
Bulls——1,518228.15/cwt225.00–232.003,4632
Bulls——1,553211.99/cwt210.00–214.003,2922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930119.37/cwt109.00–124.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020149.69/cwt149.00–150.001,5273
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125166.84/cwt161.00–173.001,8777
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222175.93/cwt171.00–181.002,15013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,346190.88/cwt183.00–198.002,5699
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3892
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,6723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587185.97/cwt180.00–195.002,9515
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,137.64/head2,050.00–2,200.002,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3452,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4663,299.75/head3,250.00–3,350.003,3007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4722,751.46/head2,525.00–2,900.002,7518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6143,616.65/head3,400.00–3,750.003,6176
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3454,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4103,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5644,274.42/head3,950.00–4,550.004,27425
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6844,401.19/head4,200.00–4,700.004,40114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,7054,500.00/head4,500.00–4,500.004,5003

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.