Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $251.82/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$251.82

42 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$76.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	459	259.10	1,189	38
Medium and Large 2-3	530	182.73	968	4thin

One grade step is worth $76.37/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

251.82

—

KY average26 barns · 8,393 hd

243.18

+8.65

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,812	131.14	2,377	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	112.05	1,837	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	110.46	1,429	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	104.59	1,043	13

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,705	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,638	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,478	$2,324	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	277.20/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	256.42/cwt	250.00–262.50	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	239.34/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	291.44/cwt	278.00–302.50	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	196.21/cwt	192.50–200.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	251.76/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	301.62/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	107.22/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	118.48/cwt	110.00–126.00	2,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	88.57/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,094	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	116.28/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,508	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	105.38/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	113.80/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,165	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	102.53/cwt	98.00–107.00	974	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	88.93/cwt	85.00–92.00	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	124.46/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,275	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	135.59/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,443	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.96/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,704.87/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,705	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,637.61/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,638	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,273.22/head	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	217.29/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	228.26/cwt	217.50–237.50	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	223.78/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	264.77/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	220.57/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	232.80/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,234	2

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 194Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 51Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	265.00–287.50	277.20
1	—	295	290.00	290.00
4	—	381	278.00–302.50	291.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	260.00	260.00
1	—	275	260.00	260.00
1	—	220	240.00	240.00
2	—	370	250.00–262.50	256.42
2	—	625	215.00–230.00	222.50
5	—	576	230.00–244.00	239.34
2	—	652	225.00	225.00
6	—	496	230.00–256.00	251.76
2	—	530	226.00–240.00	232.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	207.50	207.50
2	—	490	192.50–200.00	196.21
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	877	205.00	205.00
1	—	400	242.50	242.50
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
1	—	370	247.50	247.50
1	—	660	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	567	260.00	260.00
1	—	650	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	290.00	290.00
1	—	435	287.50	287.50
1	—	380	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	176.00	176.00
1	—	420	270.00	270.00
1	—	395	282.50	282.50
1	—	535	231.00	231.00
2	—	570	240.00–250.00	245.00
5	—	636	222.00–231.00	223.78
3	—	483	258.00–269.00	264.77
2	—	680	211.00–230.00	220.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	300.00–302.50	301.62
1	—	565	260.00	260.00
2	—	485	279.00	279.00
1	—	440	292.50	292.50
1	—	345	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	189.00	189.00
1	—	425	230.00	230.00
4	—	476	206.00–223.00	217.29
3	—	378	217.50–237.50	228.26
1	—	655	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	106.00–108.00	107.22
3	—	1,693	110.00–126.00	118.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	84.00–93.00	88.57
11	—	1,297	110.00–127.00	116.28
4	—	1,313	101.00–108.00	105.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	109.00–124.00	113.80
4	—	950	98.00–107.00	102.53
3	—	1,008	85.00–92.00	88.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	124.00–125.00	124.46
3	—	1,802	133.00–140.00	135.59

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	2	—	850	123.00–135.00	128.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	992	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,704.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,637.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,635	2,475.00	2,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,425	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,273.22

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle