Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2026-09-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 24
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,772 head
▲ 545 vs last sale 1,227▲ 590 vs year ago 1,182 · +49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 46▲ 20 vs year ago 49 · +40.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 4▲ 5 vs year ago 6 · +83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sharply higher, over 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate 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 $406.35/cwt on 124 head, up $21.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −35.43 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$406.35
▲ 21.00 vs prior sale
124 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,162
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$95.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.06
vs KY average
+0.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531410.972,182118
Medium and Large 2555315.551,7506thin
One grade step is worth $95.41/cwt here — about $432 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 sale124 hd
406.35
—
KY average28 barns · 944 hd
388.29
+18.06
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
+0.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−35.43
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—Low1,654186.643,0866thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565144.682,26410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,266137.271,73819
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079117.781,27012
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,120215.002,4081thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,428$1,9792thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)963$2,9792thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278557.43/cwt555.00–560.001,5502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8154
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,7053
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386503.94/cwt500.00–512.501,9457
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2446455.98/cwt450.00–460.002,03418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,9181
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy477477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2788
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480428.14/cwt427.00–433.002,0555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518312.68/cwt300.00–325.001,6202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522418.04/cwt387.00–435.002,18298
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8941
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561394.00/cwt380.00–410.002,2105
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573316.99/cwt305.00–345.001,8164
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582372.04/cwt362.50–377.502,16514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614305.17/cwt282.50–322.501,8744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619361.41/cwt350.00–385.002,23758
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625398.50/cwt398.50–398.502,49185
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6721
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632340.94/cwt331.00–347.002,15525
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663316.67/cwt315.00–320.002,1003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666345.00/cwt341.00–349.002,2989
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680356.57/cwt351.00–363.002,42571
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731333.60/cwt325.00–338.002,4396
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735316.24/cwt312.50–317.502,3244
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737357.71/cwt350.00–362.502,63683
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758348.45/cwt347.00–350.002,64118
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780333.97/cwt325.00–337.502,60529
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783305.05/cwt300.00–310.002,3892
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2811310.60/cwt310.00–311.002,5195
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817345.05/cwt344.25–357.002,819237
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2846329.50/cwt329.50–329.502,7886
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,7411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,7341
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added880332.05/cwt329.75–334.202,922124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added935330.25/cwt330.00–330.503,088114
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957314.32/cwt310.00–316.503,00884
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,8861
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,9994
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,022273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,7902
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,025288.50/cwt288.50–288.502,95724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375391.74/cwt387.50–410.001,4696
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422392.86/cwt385.00–407.501,65810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423369.40/cwt360.00–377.001,5639
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478332.97/cwt320.00–345.001,5926
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484364.87/cwt347.50–375.001,76628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520300.36/cwt291.00–310.001,5623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526342.08/cwt325.00–350.001,79917
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531356.31/cwt355.00–357.501,89233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575331.99/cwt323.00–340.001,90922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583308.01/cwt285.00–319.001,79612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620308.04/cwt298.00–317.501,91024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625293.82/cwt280.00–302.501,8365
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642332.40/cwt326.00–357.502,13450
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,8654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672345.50/cwt345.50–345.502,32256
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675309.56/cwt297.00–320.002,09022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711320.75/cwt320.75–320.752,28175
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714307.98/cwt300.00–315.002,1999
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721264.03/cwt243.00–280.001,9044
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769286.63/cwt277.50–305.002,2049
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770254.39/cwt227.50–262.501,9595
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,3743
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2887261.67/cwt261.00–263.002,3213
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379442.73/cwt430.00–447.501,6787
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395462.50/cwt462.50–462.501,8272
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425485.60/cwt472.50–500.002,0642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,9231
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427399.08/cwt397.00–410.001,7046
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470445.18/cwt432.50–469.002,09223
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478338.90/cwt335.00–343.001,6202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480419.92/cwt410.00–430.002,0167
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517412.38/cwt387.50–425.002,1327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528358.72/cwt357.50–360.001,8942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy564391.09/cwt380.00–395.002,20613
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582358.52/cwt350.00–370.002,0875
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613336.36/cwt320.00–347.502,0627
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy619353.12/cwt352.50–355.002,1864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655310.04/cwt307.50–317.502,0314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1703
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2737278.35/cwt275.00–285.002,0513
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825283.74/cwt270.00–290.002,3414
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840241.00/cwt241.00–241.002,0241
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,6091
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6741
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers700–750Large 3710312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2191
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,120215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,4081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635180.68/cwt180.00–181.002,9543
Bulls——1,672192.61/cwt191.00–194.003,2203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98396.55/cwt75.00–106.009494
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,090145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136120.63/cwt115.00–125.001,3705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240116.60/cwt110.00–123.001,4462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250134.60/cwt130.00–141.001,6837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,283147.52/cwt145.00–150.001,8939
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531147.91/cwt145.00–154.002,2656
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,616139.84/cwt132.00–144.002,2604
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145203.95/cwt180.00–230.002,3353
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29632,979.09/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4281,979.29/head1,800.00–2,125.001,9792

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.