Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-08-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 6
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,320 head
▲ 722 vs last sale 598▼ 533 vs year ago 1,853 · −28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 52▼ 10 vs year ago 72 · −13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 17 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 12.00-15.00 higher and sharply higher in spots, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $416.13/cwt on 40 head, up $56.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −25.65 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$416.13
▲ 56.14 vs prior sale
40 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$84.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.31
vs KY average
+1.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531424.532,25636
Medium and Large 2-3554340.461,8864thin
One grade step is worth $84.07/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale40 hd
416.13
—
KY average23 barns · 576 hd
422.44
−6.31
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
+1.89
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−25.65
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
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,723239.244,1227thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,702183.443,1228thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328181.222,40734
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,033166.201,71712
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210232.502,8131thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,196$3,3476
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,455$2,9442thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)895$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$3,3942thin

Every lot

103 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4181
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,6901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3376424.88/cwt415.00–430.001,5983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,0091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,1002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2442458.40/cwt450.00–475.002,0263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468419.64/cwt395.00–442.501,9642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498422.24/cwt400.00–425.002,1039
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2507406.01/cwt400.00–412.502,0585
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added516429.94/cwt425.00–437.502,21818
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557433.52/cwt420.00–435.002,41510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572333.95/cwt310.00–360.001,9103
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580393.01/cwt387.00–405.002,2793
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617369.09/cwt365.00–372.502,2773
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619397.95/cwt387.00–417.502,46315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619329.97/cwt310.00–342.502,0434
Steers600–650Small 1-2630267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663389.63/cwt387.00–391.002,5833
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3676327.84/cwt300.00–345.002,2165
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678364.86/cwt357.50–372.502,4742
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,7362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774340.03/cwt338.00–345.002,6324
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785362.05/cwt348.50–374.002,842275
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806353.81/cwt352.00–355.252,852123
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2827344.98/cwt343.00–351.002,8536
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2858339.98/cwt338.00–347.002,91725
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3865300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5952
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added891358.50/cwt358.50–358.503,194116
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added914348.88/cwt345.00–352.753,189116
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6601
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added975327.75/cwt327.75–327.753,19656
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,001314.25/cwt314.25–314.253,14638
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,071310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,3205
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318472.01/cwt460.00–485.001,5012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330434.85/cwt430.00–440.001,4352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380462.50/cwt450.00–475.001,7582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433392.03/cwt352.50–407.501,6974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434430.65/cwt426.00–447.501,8699
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466428.20/cwt413.00–433.001,9958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3488397.98/cwt397.50–400.001,9425
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527389.68/cwt372.50–398.002,0549
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529363.54/cwt350.00–370.001,9234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8091
Heifers550–600Small 1-2555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562387.30/cwt375.00–390.002,17733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563353.54/cwt342.50–360.001,9908
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572329.36/cwt320.00–335.001,8843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1632
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619380.72/cwt372.50–390.002,35713
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,3923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663350.64/cwt335.00–355.002,32510
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added706368.75/cwt368.75–368.752,60375
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786316.05/cwt315.00–320.002,4847
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810308.73/cwt307.50–310.002,5012
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,5761
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2937298.00/cwt298.00–298.002,7922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320532.50/cwt532.50–532.501,7041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3330396.67/cwt370.00–425.001,3092
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8571
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408467.60/cwt465.00–472.501,9083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3422436.72/cwt430.00–450.001,8433
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465456.77/cwt447.50–462.502,1244
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480407.24/cwt382.50–432.501,9552
Bulls450–500Small 1-2490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513386.85/cwt375.00–400.001,9853
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525429.90/cwt425.00–435.002,2572
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,9871
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2596394.78/cwt385.00–399.002,3536
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,1502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620373.13/cwt370.00–377.502,3134
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3620302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663352.08/cwt340.00–357.502,3346
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675314.96/cwt310.00–320.002,1262
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715322.54/cwt312.50–330.002,3063
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4041
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,5891
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3561
Beef/Dairy Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,7961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9581
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3840242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,8131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,723239.24/cwt224.00–259.004,1227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009162.76/cwt154.00–170.001,6425
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015145.47/cwt140.00–148.001,4773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,076186.05/cwt175.00–197.002,0024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300167.69/cwt158.00–172.002,1803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,329185.67/cwt174.00–196.002,46829
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355137.01/cwt134.00–140.001,8562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,702183.44/cwt175.00–189.003,1228
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,6451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28952,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1963,346.76/head2,800.00–3,600.003,3476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4552,944.33/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2433,393.66/head2,950.00–3,850.003,3942

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.