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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 2

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 245▲ 92 vs year ago 95 · +96.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 33▲ 7 vs year ago 17 · +41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00-15.00 lower on a mostly plain to average quality offering, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.79/cwt on 16 head, down $20.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −68.77 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$344.79

▼ 20.84 vs prior sale

16 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$922

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

$168.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.63

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	386.05	2,064	11thin
Medium and Large 2	540	278.39	1,504	3thin
Medium and Large 3	525	217.50	1,142	2thin

One grade step is worth $168.55/cwt here — about $922 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 sale16 hd

344.79

—

KY average25 barns · 836 hd

354.42

−9.63

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−68.77

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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $344.79, median $413.57 across 15 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	1,657	179.20	2,970	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	136.88	2,259	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,287	115.16	1,482	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	101.69	1,042	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,863	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	273	299.31/cwt	275.00–325.00	817	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,594	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,154	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	233	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	920	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	383.09/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,031	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	984	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	326.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,233	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	366.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,602	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	349.93/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,655	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,580	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	344.47/cwt	332.50–347.50	1,736	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,815	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	292.72/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,718	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	279.89/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,755	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	241.68/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,576	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	359.55/cwt	350.00–370.00	791	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	367.50/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,029	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	286.63/cwt	275.00–300.00	926	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	268.56/cwt	237.50–300.00	1,096	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	343.84/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,461	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	374.37/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,643	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	337.28/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,612	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,142	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	406.29/cwt	387.50–437.50	2,137	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,845	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	282.58/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,492	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,919	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	331.04/cwt	310.00–347.50	2,043	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	271.21/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,717	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	246.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,635	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	220.09/cwt	195.00–245.00	1,481	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	312.84/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,109	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	272.16/cwt	262.50–292.50	1,960	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	241.37/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,769	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	233.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,803	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,153	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,083	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	175.60/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,043	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	93.78/cwt	85.00–102.00	941	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,281	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,507	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	91.07/cwt	82.50–102.00	1,156	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	127.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,669	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	136.88/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,259	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	143.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,765	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,863.06/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,863	2

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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 245Year ago 95

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 33Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 18Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,003	85.00–102.00	93.78
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	135.00–139.00	136.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	82.50–102.00	91.07
1	—	1,225	123.00	123.00
7	—	1,306	125.00–134.00	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,733	173.00–178.00	175.60
1	—	1,430	190.00	190.00

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	1	—	800	240.00	240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	139.00–150.00	143.50

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	—	955	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,863.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,900.00	1,900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	350.00–370.00	359.55
2	250–300	280	355.00–380.00	367.50
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	425	340.00–347.50	343.84
3	450–500	478	325.00–350.00	337.28
2	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	282.58
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
5	600–650	633	250.00–285.00	271.21
3	650–700	663	240.00–260.00	246.63
2	700–750	733	230.00–252.50	241.37
3	750–800	773	230.00–235.00	233.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
7	400–450	439	350.00–387.50	374.37
2	500–550	527	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	322.50	322.50
10	600–650	617	310.00–347.50	331.04
6	650–700	674	290.00–320.00	312.84
5	700–750	720	262.50–292.50	272.16
1	750–800	790	267.50	267.50
1	800–850	805	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	850	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	275.00–300.00	286.63
2	400–450	408	237.50–300.00	268.56
2	500–550	525	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	673	195.00–245.00	220.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	387.50–437.50	406.29
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	413	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
3	650–700	652	235.00–245.00	241.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	395.00	395.00
4	250–300	269	360.00–405.00	383.09
1	300–350	305	322.50	322.50
5	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	326.11
6	400–450	437	360.00–370.00	366.67
6	450–500	473	335.00–362.50	349.93
5	500–550	504	332.50–347.50	344.47
8	550–600	587	290.00–307.50	292.72
3	600–650	627	277.50–285.00	279.89
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	275.00–325.00	299.31
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–325.00	322.45

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.