USDA Stanford, KY Livestock Auction (Thu) 05/21 21:00
05/21/2026 | 9:00 pm CDT USDA Stanford, KY Livestock Auction (Thu) 05/21 21:00
AMS_2191 MARS
Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY
Stanford Livestock Auction-Stanford,KY
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/21/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 1271 2000 928
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 11 15 2
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 66 106 56
Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady, over 800 lbs
3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers mostly steady, Good demand for
feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 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
1 200-200 200 690-690 690 Fancy
3 310-335 325 585-630 601.95 Fancy
4 382-382 382 450-450 450
7 375-391 384 520-565 543.22 Fancy
1 410-410 410 500-500 500 Fancy
2 430-435 433 475-479 477.01
6 470-471 471 470-480 478.34
4 495-495 495 502.5-502.5 502.5 Fancy
1 520-520 520 480-480 480 Fancy
8 521-540 528 437.5-455 443.98
2 570-570 570 450-450 450
3 635-642 640 395-427.5 405.75 Fancy
1 645-645 645 357.5-357.5 357.5
7 650-692 675 397.5-420 411.98 Fancy
2 685-685 685 371-377.5 374.25
1 705-705 705 345-345 345
1 750-750 750 340-340 340
1 855-855 855 297.5-297.5 297.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 360-380 370 310-387.5 349.8
1 445-445 445 400-400 400
2 455-495 475 397.5-425 410.67
1 520-520 520 402.5-402.5 402.5
2 565-585 575 375-429 401.53
2 630-630 630 337.5-365 351.25
1 965-965 965 285-285 285
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 310-310 310 500-500 500 Fancy
1 345-345 345 480-480 480
10 370-385 372 487.5-500 488.8 Fancy
7 370-395 381 472.5-480 473.96
18 400-447 419 440-469 463.33
7 405-440 433 472.5-515 480.28 Fancy
21 450-490 469 440-455 448.47
40 502-549 539 413-442.5 418.74 Value Added
1 540-540 540 400-400 400
4 561-565 562 420-420 420 Value Added
17 565-593 590 380-400 383.62
41 609-645 628 370-397.5 378.89 Value Added
5 625-645 632 330-350 341.84
12 660-685 662 369-375 369.52 Value Added
6 655-685 671 330-345 340.04
1 725-725 725 345-345 345
143 725-745 735 364.5-365.75 365.15 Value Added
134 762-762 762 368.6-368.6 368.6 Value Added
5 765-781 778 335-347.5 345.04
7 805-807 806 326-340 329.99
1 895-895 895 328-328 328
12 905-905 905 331-331 331 Value Added
1 910-910 910 303-303 303
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 405-440 415 350-437.5 411.33
12 477-495 487 350-425 414.38
2 530-540 535 355-360 357.52
1 550-550 550 360-360 360
1 605-605 605 315-315 315
2 787-787 787 325-325 325
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1080-1080 1080 309-309 309
3 250-297 281 600-600 600 Fancy
3 320-340 330 535-610 579.85 Fancy
3 365-370 367 560-600 586.55 Fancy
3 407-430 415 500-525 516.36 Fancy
5 482-486 484 500-500 500 Fancy
14 495-495 495 485-485 485
2 505-530 518 440-442.5 441.28
4 515-537 529 500-512.5 504.37 Value Added
3 575-590 582 450-462.5 454.12
33 594-597 594 475-484.5 483.34 Value Added
7 610-630 617 460-480 468.49 Fancy
3 600-645 618 405.5-420 412.62 Value Added
11 665-685 672 395-407.5 402.8 Value Added
2 685-685 685 387.5-387.5 387.5
19 705-730 720 385-405 390.44 Value Added
8 775-792 779 352-355 354.24
55 798-798 798 370-370 370 Value Added
21 821-821 821 356.5-356.5 356.5 Value Added
4 842-842 842 348-348 348
8 867-885 869 336-337 336.13
296 886-896 892 354.95-361 358.93 Value Added
58 946-946 946 344.9-344.9 344.9 Value Added
57 962-962 962 345-345 345 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 485-485 485 402.5-402.5 402.5
1 590-590 590 432.5-432.5 432.5
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1000-1110 1055 2000-2100 2049.76 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 2900-2900 2900
3 1140-1540 1335 2250-3000 2575.03
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1285-1285 1285 2900-2900 2900
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1265-1265 1265 3600-3600 3600 O
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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
1 1070-1070 1070 182.5-182.5 182.5 Low
1 1385-1385 1385 213-213 213 Average
8 1795-2370 2000 220-242 230.35 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1200-1200 1200 91-91 91 Very Low
2 1190-1275 1233 159-165 162.1 Average
13 1175-1440 1298 167-196 181.21 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1820-1925 1855 174-200 186.75 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 895-1135 1002 150-166 158.11 Average
6 1000-1135 1076 171-186 176.77 High
6 795-1175 978 133-149 138.96 Low
2 860-1105 983 100-127.5 112.04 Very Low
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