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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 17

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,227 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 1,068▲ 222 vs year ago 1,005 · +22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 55▼ 28 vs year ago 74 · −37.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers under 900 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 900 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $385.35/cwt on 78 head, up $1.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −56.43 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$385.35

▲ 1.24 vs prior sale

78 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$61.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.38

vs KY average

−18.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	386.94	2,155	76
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.94/cwt here — about $351 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale78 hd

385.35

—

KY average24 barns · 717 hd

390.73

−5.38

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−18.01

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−56.43

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	—	Low	1,704	200.80	3,422	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	143.27	1,915	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	140.89	2,227	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,092	113.00	1,234	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	251.54	2,800	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	245.00	2,793	1thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,610	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	410.51/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,749	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,945	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,985	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	368.74/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,792	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	404.08/cwt	392.50–412.50	1,968	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	399.11/cwt	382.50–411.00	2,079	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	368.34/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,011	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	582	393.52/cwt	392.00–402.50	2,290	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	366.33/cwt	352.50–375.00	2,147	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	367.42/cwt	361.00–377.50	2,238	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	339.94/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,159	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	674	370.47/cwt	352.00–377.00	2,497	80
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	342.54/cwt	329.00–344.50	2,377	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,388	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	318.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,407	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,616	47
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	325.76/cwt	324.00–327.50	2,681	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,812	62
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	894	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,856	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	925	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,664	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	300.54/cwt	300.50–301.00	2,825	12
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	956	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,849	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	983	304.70/cwt	304.00–305.75	2,995	219
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,000	299.75/cwt	299.75–299.75	2,998	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,053	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,117	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	345	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,044	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	397.82/cwt	387.50–402.50	1,500	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	397	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,707	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	403.02/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,685	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	367.97/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,549	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	318.69/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,396	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	329.28/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,597	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	360.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,763	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	311.97/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,635	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	343.64/cwt	337.00–348.00	1,849	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	332.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,874	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	309.10/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,787	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,135	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	312.05/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,944	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,318	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	287.00/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,808	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	349.16/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,308	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	303.08/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,131	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,835	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	776	245.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,906	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	278.88/cwt	278.00–279.00	2,323	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,363	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,250	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,490	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,342	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	401.47/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,477	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,641	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	375.67/cwt	362.50–400.00	1,567	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	428.19/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,833	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	333.93/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,546	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	406.07/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,937	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,104	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	369.98/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,942	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	326.71/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,715	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	387.63/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,171	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	348.11/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,998	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	315.03/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,007	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	304.77/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,042	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,315	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,140	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,793	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,113	251.54/cwt	220.00–275.00	2,800	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,534	190.45/cwt	182.50–193.00	2,922	4
Bulls	—	—	2,045	221.51/cwt	215.00–227.00	4,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,186	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,333	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	121.22/cwt	111.00–128.00	1,575	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,888	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,361	168.06/cwt	161.00–172.50	2,287	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	155.06/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,365	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,587	143.02/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,270	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	119.28/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,926	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	254.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,964	4

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 Sep 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,227Last week 1,068Year ago 1,005

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	340	412.50	412.50
8	350–400	377	387.50–402.50	397.82
7	400–450	421	360.00–375.00	367.97
8	450–500	489	350.00–365.00	360.61
20	500–550	538	337.00–348.00	343.64
13	550–600	563	330.00–345.00	332.82
17	600–650	623	302.50–317.50	312.05
2	650–700	662	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	703	290.00–307.50	303.08
16	800–850	833	278.00–279.00	278.88
2	850–900	850	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	438	307.50–330.00	318.69
12	450–500	485	305.00–342.50	329.28
8	500–550	524	300.00–322.50	311.97
6	550–600	578	307.50–312.50	309.10
2	600–650	630	285.00–289.00	287.00
1	700–750	740	248.00	248.00
7	750–800	776	240.00–262.50	245.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	593	360.00	360.00
86	600–650	630	368.00	368.00
49	650–700	661	342.00–365.00	349.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	397	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	418	390.00–415.00	403.02
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	521	382.50–411.00	399.11
20	550–600	582	392.00–402.50	393.52
8	600–650	609	361.00–377.50	367.42
80	650–700	674	352.00–377.00	370.47
19	700–750	717	333.00	333.00
47	750–800	788	332.00	332.00
62	800–850	832	338.00	338.00
60	850–900	894	319.50	319.50
219	950–1000	983	304.00–305.75	304.70
54	1000–1050	1,000	299.75	299.75
52	1050–1100	1,053	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	437.00	437.00
5	450–500	450	441.00	441.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	486	340.00–379.00	368.74
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
54	900–950	925	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
8	400–450	426	405.00–425.00	410.51
3	450–500	487	392.50–412.50	404.08
3	500–550	546	360.00–372.50	368.34
22	550–600	586	352.50–375.00	366.33
28	600–650	635	327.50–345.00	339.94
37	650–700	694	329.00–344.50	342.54
3	750–800	756	315.00–320.00	318.34
32	800–850	823	324.00–327.50	325.76
12	900–950	940	300.50–301.00	300.54
4	950–1000	956	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	395.00–405.00	401.47
5	400–450	417	362.50–400.00	375.67
2	450–500	463	300.00–367.50	333.93
6	500–550	525	300.00–340.00	326.71
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	295	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	510	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	560	380.00–395.00	387.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	305	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	373	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	410.00–437.50	428.19
7	450–500	477	395.00–417.00	406.07
2	500–550	525	367.50–372.50	369.98
5	550–600	574	342.50–360.00	348.11
3	600–650	637	312.50–317.50	315.03
4	650–700	670	300.00–310.00	304.77
1	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	245.00	245.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	220.00–275.00	251.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	141.00–145.00	143.05
1	—	1,395	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,299	111.00–128.00	121.22
5	—	1,361	161.00–172.50	168.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,120	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,587	138.00–148.00	143.02
2	—	1,525	154.00–156.00	155.06
2	—	1,615	110.00–128.00	119.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	182.50–193.00	190.45
2	—	2,045	215.00–227.00	221.51

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	4	—	1,166	240.00–265.00	254.21

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.