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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 13

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

637 head

▼ 683 vs last sale 1,320▼ 281 vs year ago 918 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 62▼ 68 vs year ago 100 · −68.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 14▼ 5 vs year ago 8 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, 600-800 lbs steady, over 800 lbs sharply lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes and moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate 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 $428.09/cwt on 21 head, up $11.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.69 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$428.09

▲ 11.96 vs prior sale

21 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$462

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

$89.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.87

vs KY average

+26.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	432.37	2,397	20
Medium and Large 2-3	565	342.50	1,935	1thin

One grade step is worth $89.87/cwt here — about $462 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 sale21 hd

428.09

—

KY average24 barns · 585 hd

431.96

−3.87

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

+26.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−13.69

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	1,439	211.85	3,049	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	166.10	2,824	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	163.73	2,299	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	149.48	1,574	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	214.00	3,274	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	265.00	3,286	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,124	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,331	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,971	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,038	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	441.99/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,077	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,033	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	459.46/cwt	447.50–492.50	2,444	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,935	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	434.23/cwt	427.50–462.50	2,484	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	414.99/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,386	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,295	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	420.60/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,620	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	364.00/cwt	363.00–365.00	2,370	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	423.66/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,813	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,678	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,547	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,770	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,678	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,445	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	347.40/cwt	344.75–350.00	2,859	132
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,846	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	323.15/cwt	320.75–324.75	3,034	176
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	959	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,887	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,700	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,639	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,509	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	410.74/cwt	397.50–427.50	1,742	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,647	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	375.02/cwt	370.00–377.50	1,774	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	395.95/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,916	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	393.98/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,080	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,115	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,081	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,948	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	358.69/cwt	352.50–370.00	2,199	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	338.77/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,317	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	772	273.91/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,115	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,360	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,670	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	598.55/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,993	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	538.79/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,010	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	478.50/cwt	473.00–490.00	1,823	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	508.08/cwt	505.00–512.50	2,129	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,886	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	442.29/cwt	437.50–452.50	2,079	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	360.84/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,833	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	547	421.49/cwt	420.00–427.50	2,306	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	385.04/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,249	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	640	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,368	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,114	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,286	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,530	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	228.42/cwt	225.00–231.00	3,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,789	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	174.71/cwt	172.00–177.50	1,782	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,665	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,274	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	165.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	2,278	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	174.46/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,504	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,985	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,906	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	163.46/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,795	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	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 Aug 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 637Last week 1,320Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 14Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	442.50	442.50
14	400–450	424	397.50–427.50	410.74
15	450–500	484	380.00–405.00	395.95
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	365.00
4	600–650	613	352.50–370.00	358.69
4	650–700	684	335.00–340.00	338.77
1	750–800	780	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	945	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	385.00–398.00	393.98
10	550–600	564	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	473	370.00–377.50	375.02
2	550–600	573	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
5	750–800	772	260.00–280.00	273.91
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	605.00	605.00
1	350–400	365	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
5	450–500	470	440.00–442.50	441.99
1	550–600	565	342.50	342.50
1	750–800	795	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	447.50–492.50	459.46
5	550–600	572	427.50–462.50	434.23
4	600–650	623	415.00–425.00	420.60
15	650–700	664	420.00–425.00	423.66
2	700–750	700	382.50	382.50
72	750–800	764	362.50	362.50
132	800–850	823	344.75–350.00	347.40
176	900–950	939	320.75–324.75	323.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	392	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	528	385.00	385.00
6	550–600	575	412.50–417.50	414.99
3	600–650	616	372.50	372.50
4	650–700	651	363.00–365.00	364.00
4	700–750	733	347.50	347.50
2	750–800	782	342.50	342.50
3	900–950	921	309.00	309.00
5	950–1000	959	301.00	301.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	473.00–490.00	478.50
2	400–450	422	447.00	447.00
3	450–500	470	437.50–452.50	442.29
3	500–550	508	352.50–370.00	360.84
5	550–600	584	370.00–392.50	385.04
2	650–700	658	320.00–322.50	321.25
1	700–750	725	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	590.00–625.00	598.55
2	350–400	373	520.00–560.00	538.79
4	400–450	419	505.00–512.50	508.08
5	500–550	547	420.00–427.50	421.49
1	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
3	600–650	640	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	645	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	1	—	890	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	205.00	205.00
3	—	1,447	225.00–231.00	228.42
1	—	1,650	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,710	159.00–166.00	163.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,020	172.00–177.50	174.71
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,180	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	155.00–170.00	165.18
2	—	1,435	173.00–176.00	174.46
1	—	1,470	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	265.00	265.00

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.