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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 114▼ 190 vs year ago 243 · −78.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 18▼ 46 vs year ago 53 · −86.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.95/cwt on 12 head, down $113.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −64.99 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$307.95

▼ 113.93 vs prior sale

12 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$682

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

$118.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.27

vs KY average

−48.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	325.90	1,782	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	306.50	1,682	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	207.50	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $118.40/cwt here — about $682 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 sale12 hd

307.95

—

KY average24 barns · 793 hd

346.22

−38.27

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−48.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−64.99

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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 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	1,320	196.25	2,591	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	144.00	2,225	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	130.79	1,809	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	800	90.00	720	1thin

Every lot

28 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,622	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,888	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	362.86/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,513	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,551	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	337.70/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,722	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,688	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	551	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,681	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	377.57/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	389.41/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,857	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,961	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	373.74/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,085	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	311.38/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,790	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,075	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,463	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	141.18/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,991	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,225	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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 114Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 53

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	468	375.00–380.00	377.57
3	550–600	575	295.00–320.00	311.38
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	477	370.00–400.00	389.41
3	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	558	372.50–375.00	373.74
1	650–700	655	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	432.50	432.50
3	500–550	500	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	312.50	312.50
4	550–600	551	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	417	355.00–377.50	362.86
2	450–500	463	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	500–550	510	327.50–347.50	337.70
4	550–600	565	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	207.50	207.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	192.50	192.50
1	—	1,500	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	136.00–146.00	141.18
1	—	1,330	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	144.00	144.00

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.