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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 5

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 29Nov 5latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

242 head

▼ 1,069 vs last sale 1,311▼ 1,332 vs year ago 1,574 · −84.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 101▼ 44 vs year ago 111 · −39.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 9 · +88.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply lower, 500-700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers mostly steady except 500-600 lbs they were 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate 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 $398.12/cwt on 35 head, up $10.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $436.51.

Average price

$398.12

▲ 10.02 vs prior sale

35 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$921

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

$152.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.73

vs KY average

−20.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	402.48	2,321	34
Medium and Large 3	560	250.00	1,400	1thin

One grade step is worth $152.48/cwt here — about $921 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 sale35 hd

398.12

—

KY average22 barns · 697 hd

384.40

+13.73

National average185 barns · 28,311 hd

419.08

−20.96

This barn, trailing median33 sales

436.51

−38.39

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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $436.51 across 33 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	1,780	174.86	3,112	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	126.04	1,674	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	121.86	1,961	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	105.83	1,111	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,650	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,014	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,717	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,708	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,021	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,226	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	401.75/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,330	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	299.89/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,823	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,446	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,153	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	822	308.69/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,537	6
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	992	291.93/cwt	291.00–295.00	2,896	21
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,050	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,977	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	357.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,300	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,675	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	360.59/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,677	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	303.35/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,480	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,713	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	283.67/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,586	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	315.52/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,776	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	305.52/cwt	290.00–315.00	2,035	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	305.19/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,213	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,223	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,180	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,690	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,484	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	409.79/cwt	400.00–420.00	983	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Bulls	350–400	Small 2	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 2	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	364.53/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,735	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,129	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	240.31/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,579	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,188	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,866	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,126	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	215.04/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,845	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	178.83/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,697	193.97/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,292	3
Bulls	—	—	1,921	163.99/cwt	151.00–172.00	3,150	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	91.69/cwt	80.00–98.00	929	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	129.27/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,351	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	110.22/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,166	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,334	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	131.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,695	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	120.77/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,651	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,735	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	117.09/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,835	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	129.58/cwt	124.00–141.00	2,173	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	230.07/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,611	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	188.15/cwt	135.00–247.50	2,173	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	163.59/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,012	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Nov 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 1,311Year ago 1,574

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 101Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	417.50	417.50
2	550–600	585	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	657	225.00–265.00	240.31
1	700–750	715	261.00	261.00
1	800–850	825	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	400.00–420.00	409.79
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	476	350.00–377.50	364.53
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
3	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	700	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	780	272.50	272.50
2	850–900	858	200.00–230.00	215.04
1	1050–1100	1,070	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	443	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	490	412.50	412.50
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	747	327.50	327.50
6	800–850	822	295.00–312.50	308.69
21	950–1000	992	291.00–295.00	291.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	488	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	600–650	608	280.00–310.00	299.89
1	800–850	805	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	410.00	410.00
31	550–600	580	380.00–427.50	401.75
49	1050–1100	1,050	283.50	283.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	488	275.00–330.00	303.35
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
6	550–600	559	272.50–310.00	283.67
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	660	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	815	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	364	350.00–370.00	357.05
1	400–450	445	375.00	375.00
7	450–500	465	355.00–375.00	360.59
12	500–550	532	322.00	322.00
2	550–600	563	311.00–320.00	315.52
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
5	650–700	666	290.00–315.00	305.52
6	700–750	725	295.00–315.00	305.19
1	750–800	760	292.50	292.50
11	850–900	882	305.00	305.00
3	900–950	900	276.00	276.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	126.00–133.00	129.27
2	—	1,150	115.00–117.00	116.02
6	—	1,013	80.00–98.00	91.69
4	—	1,058	106.00–114.00	110.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,677	124.00–141.00	129.58
3	—	1,567	114.00–122.00	117.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,285	126.00–140.00	131.89
10	—	1,367	117.00–124.00	120.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	192.00–195.00	193.97
6	—	1,921	151.00–172.00	163.99
2	—	1,480	178.00–180.00	178.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	10	—	1,155	135.00–247.50	188.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	160.00–167.00	163.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,950.00	1,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,135	225.00–235.00	230.07

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.