USDA Stanford, KY Livestock Auction (Thu) 04/30 21:00
04/30/2026 | 9:00 pm CDT USDA Stanford, KY Livestock Auction (Thu) 04/30 21:00
AMS_2191 MARS
Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY
Stanford Livestock Auction-Stanford,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/30/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 1012 1075 960
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 90 67 120
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 2 16 5
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sharply higher, over 600
lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-10.00 higher, Good to
very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls
3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 261-295 270 635-660 641.84 Fancy
3 320-340 333 592.5-625 602.9 Fancy
2 370-375 373 462.5-490 476.34
4 392-392 392 565-565 565 Fancy
2 450-480 465 510-517.5 513.63 Fancy
3 465-495 485 497.5-507.5 500.7
6 515-535 520 477.5-517.5 504.48 Fancy
4 510-545 531 452.5-470 462.08
2 560-565 563 457.5-457.5 457.5
3 635-645 638 380-389 385.97 Fancy
7 657-697 668 383-392.5 389.67 Fancy
5 700-712 705 375-383 379.77 Fancy
1 805-805 805 293-293 293
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 435-435 435 451-451 451
2 455-475 465 410-442.5 426.6
4 510-545 523 367.5-425 407.95
2 560-580 570 350-377.5 363.99
1 625-625 625 340-340 340
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 200-200 200 660-660 660 Fancy
1 265-265 265 600-600 600 Fancy
4 315-340 330 520-590 547.67 Fancy
2 375-375 375 517.5-517.5 517.5 Fancy
2 377-377 377 495-495 495
14 400-447 415 482.5-520 503.56 Fancy
4 410-435 416 460-475 469.85
4 450-450 450 482.5-482.5 482.5 Fancy
22 450-497 480 457.5-475 464.5
29 500-547 518 420-450 438.12 Value Added
5 540-545 541 392.5-395 394.5
10 555-596 583 370-397.5 386.75
95 560-598 591 400-426 415.31 Value Added
28 600-641 623 382.5-408 391.01 Value Added
2 680-680 680 340-340 340
4 686-686 686 370-370 370 Value Added
3 728-728 728 349-349 349 Value Added
15 755-763 762 327.5-340 339.17
129 794-794 794 355.75-355.75 355.75 Value Added
22 821-821 821 343-343 343 Replacement
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 375-375 375 450-450 450
3 415-445 425 371-420 398.82
5 475-497 488 340-440 415.99
3 575-590 583 353-365 359.31
4 890-890 890 285-285 285
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 270-270 270 770-770 770 Fancy
3 335-342 340 600-645 614.79 Fancy
3 353-353 353 587-587 587 Fancy
1 385-385 385 550-550 550
15 400-434 418 515-547.5 537.22 Fancy
1 425-425 425 485-485 485
8 450-475 461 510-542.5 530.76 Fancy
6 470-487 481 480-495 487.87
3 500-535 520 467.5-472.5 469.94
29 500-547 528 481-515 506.3 Value Added
18 550-577 565 475-485 477.36 Value Added
7 550-590 577 450-469 460.87
7 606-606 606 462.5-462.5 462.5 Fancy
50 610-641 633 400-450 445.03 Value Added
2 635-640 638 370-382.5 376.27
2 665-670 668 387.5-392.5 389.99
8 651-692 677 430-432.5 431.6 Value Added
31 710-735 726 377.5-402.5 395.04 Value Added
1 740-740 740 342.5-342.5 342.5
27 751-772 757 382-389 386.67 Value Added
1 790-790 790 350-350 350
60 870-870 870 366.5-366.5 366.5 Value Added
18 883-890 884 339-340 339.94
121 922-931 924 349-359.25 355.75 Value Added
72 952-961 954 340-346.85 345.32 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 480-487 485 407.5-465 447.26
3 555-595 580 412.5-445 425.91
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1215-1235 1225 202.5-203 202.75 Average
2 1790-1845 1818 215-239 226.82 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1130-1460 1301 143-165 157.41 Average
31 1175-1490 1332 168-200 177.57 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1490-1710 1549 168-182 174.28 High
1 1640-1640 1640 161-161 161 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 900-1175 1055 167-207.5 177.24 High
6 975-1280 1076 144-162.5 150.96 Average
2 920-1035 978 136-137 136.47 Low
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1095-1095 1095 2850-2850 2850 O
1 1330-1330 1330 4100-4100 4100 O
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