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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 10

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,068 head

▲ 864 vs last sale 204▼ 405 vs year ago 1,473 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 13▼ 50 vs year ago 105 · −47.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to limited supply however feeder and yearling classes were met with much better demand and higher prices. No comparison on 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 $384.10/cwt on 25 head, down $6.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.67 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$384.10

▼ 6.21 vs prior sale

25 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.51

vs KY average

−6.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	384.10	2,161	25

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

384.10

—

KY average17 barns · 491 hd

389.61

−5.51

National average134 barns · 6,067 hd

390.59

−6.49

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−57.67

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	1,667	194.09	3,234	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	145.67	2,306	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	143.53	1,887	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	125.73	1,362	16

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,428	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	372.37/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,560	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	413.76/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,812	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	361.38/cwt	332.50–377.50	1,735	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	416.25/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,019	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	399.02/cwt	387.50–420.00	2,099	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,966	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	408.26/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,323	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	366.89/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,117	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,194	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	348.66/cwt	345.00–352.50	2,144	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	340.04/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,237	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	331.87/cwt	330.00–332.50	2,360	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	363.43/cwt	345.00–364.50	2,700	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	2,634	68
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	327.20/cwt	325.25–329.25	2,716	129
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	326.10/cwt	326.10–326.10	2,909	116
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	319.25/cwt	319.25–319.25	2,928	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,754	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	979	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	3,015	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Heifers	300–350	Small 2	325	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,032	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	443.95/cwt	437.50–452.50	1,665	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,302	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	408.60/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,585	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	430.51/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,748	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,423	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	360.61/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,565	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	352.09/cwt	340.00–371.00	1,658	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	328.66/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,712	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	351.26/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,834	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	328.09/cwt	324.00–332.50	1,837	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,779	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,512	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	315.10/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,935	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	307.67/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,046	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	289.93/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,943	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	363.06/cwt	362.75–364.00	2,454	71
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	319.35/cwt	317.00–319.75	2,267	86
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,002	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,215	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,325	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,484	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	387.23/cwt	367.50–407.50	1,413	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 1	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	472.05/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,761	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	435.87/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,661	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,225	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	393.88/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,654	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	426.41/cwt	410.00–437.50	1,808	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	447	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,012	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	388.48/cwt	380.00–397.50	1,787	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	421.43/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,960	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	370.46/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,956	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	576	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,189	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	351.97/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,034	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,030	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,135	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	283.77/cwt	277.50–290.00	2,037	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,256	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,185	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	189.71/cwt	188.00–192.50	2,766	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	198.46/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,721	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,074	122.18/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,312	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	140.44/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	140.12/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,805	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	120.64/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,592	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	158.96/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,135	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,571	143.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,259	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	217.57/cwt	183.00–252.50	2,802	3

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,068Last week 204Year ago 1,473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 13Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 4

No comparison to last week due to limited supply however feeder and yearling classes were met with much better demand and higher prices. No comparison on slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	388	395.00–420.00	408.60
4	400–450	434	357.50–365.00	360.61
22	450–500	471	340.00–371.00	352.09
8	500–550	521	320.00–337.50	328.66
27	550–600	560	324.00–332.50	328.09
25	600–650	614	302.50–325.00	315.10
15	650–700	665	300.00–315.00	307.67
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	780	280.00–290.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	522	350.00–352.50	351.26
71	650–700	676	362.75–364.00	363.06
86	700–750	710	317.00–319.75	319.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	380	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	430	331.00	331.00
1	550–600	595	299.00	299.00
9	600–650	611	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	670	285.00–295.00	289.93
1	750–800	770	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	437.50–452.50	443.95
4	400–450	406	420.00–437.50	430.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	387.50–420.00	399.02
7	550–600	569	397.50–410.00	408.26
7	600–650	601	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
69	700–750	743	345.00–364.50	363.43
68	750–800	780	337.75	337.75
129	800–850	830	325.25–329.25	327.20
116	850–900	892	326.10	326.10
60	900–950	917	319.25	319.25
104	950–1000	979	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	438	412.50–415.00	413.76
15	450–500	485	410.00–430.00	416.25
2	500–550	527	373.00	373.00
12	550–600	577	360.00–382.50	366.89
2	600–650	615	345.00–352.50	348.66
21	650–700	658	330.00–343.00	340.04
4	700–750	711	330.00–332.50	331.87
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	975	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	357	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	419	340.00–392.50	372.37
3	450–500	480	332.50–377.50	361.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	365	367.50–407.50	387.23
2	400–450	420	390.00–397.50	393.88
5	450–500	460	380.00–397.50	388.48
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	680	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	718	277.50–290.00	283.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	373	465.00–480.00	472.05
2	400–450	447	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	576	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	465.00	465.00
1	300–350	345	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	381	417.50–445.00	435.87
14	400–450	424	410.00–437.50	426.41
5	450–500	465	415.00–435.00	421.43
6	500–550	528	367.50–377.50	370.46
8	550–600	578	340.00–362.50	351.97
3	600–650	620	325.00–332.50	327.42
5	650–700	665	315.00–325.00	320.98
1	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	762	296.00	296.00
2	800–850	813	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	950–1000	960	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	302.50	302.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	115.00–128.00	120.64
6	—	1,343	154.00–167.00	158.96
7	—	1,288	133.00–150.00	140.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
11	—	1,074	116.00–129.00	122.18
4	—	1,121	133.00–150.00	140.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,571	140.00–152.00	143.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	188.00–192.50	189.71
2	—	1,875	194.00–203.00	198.46

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	3	—	1,288	183.00–252.50	217.57

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.