Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.01/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −167.58 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$238.01

11 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$41.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.14

vs KY average

−28.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	249.39	1,391	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	207.67	1,094	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about $297 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

238.01

—

KY average25 barns · 1,536 hd

258.15

−20.14

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−28.86

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−167.58

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	—	Low	1,684	146.77	2,472	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	127.71	1,946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	126.45	1,642	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	117.34	1,215	25

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,625	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,115	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,475	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	249.92/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	289.08/cwt	279.00–300.00	1,356	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	179.00/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	268.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,151	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	244.92/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,658	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,374	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	298.63/cwt	295.00–300.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	281.23/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	287.40/cwt	276.00–299.00	1,638	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	159.04/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	175.16/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	242.07/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	198.00/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,049	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	126.04/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,322	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	114.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,208	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	128.45/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,678	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	113.14/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,466	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	131.89/cwt	122.00–138.00	2,002	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	154.36/cwt	140.00–170.00	2,599	6
Bulls	—	—	2,140	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,953	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	81.86/cwt	77.50–86.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	537	312.06/cwt	304.00–314.00	1,676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	285.15/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.59/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	242.60/cwt	235.00–250.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	278.67/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	303.69/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	277.39/cwt	275.00–280.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	208.79/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	279.70/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	288.81/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	249.18/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	292.62/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	268.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	228.00/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	284.02/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1

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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 221Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 42Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
2	550–600	550	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	473	287.50–290.00	288.81
5	600–650	607	269.00–285.00	278.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	280.00–282.50	281.23
1	600–650	640	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	915	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	275.00–280.00	277.39
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	360	280.00–305.00	292.62
5	400–450	428	260.00–285.00	268.89
7	450–500	469	260.00–275.00	268.30
2	500–550	527	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	568	239.00–258.00	249.18
2	600–650	625	220.00–221.00	220.49
2	700–750	728	197.50–220.00	208.79
1	850–900	855	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	235.00–250.00	242.60
6	400–450	417	225.00–257.50	242.07
4	450–500	480	250.00–252.50	250.59
2	500–550	505	180.00–216.00	198.00
1	550–600	570	227.00	227.00
2	700–750	718	160.00–190.00	175.16
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	965	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	317.50	317.50
4	250–300	270	295.00–300.00	298.63
2	350–400	353	295.00–312.50	303.69
2	400–450	408	280.00–288.00	284.02
11	450–500	469	279.00–300.00	289.08
3	500–550	533	270.00–297.50	279.70
2	550–600	570	276.00–299.00	287.40
2	600–650	615	240.00–260.00	249.92
3	650–700	677	237.00–249.00	244.92
3	750–800	760	224.00–230.00	228.00
2	850–900	885	175.00–183.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	282.50–287.50	285.15
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	780	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	537	304.00–314.00	312.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	2,550.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	157.00	157.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	158.00–160.00	159.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	98.00	98.00
13	—	1,049	119.00–134.00	126.04
9	—	1,052	110.00–117.00	114.80
2	—	858	77.50–86.00	81.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,306	118.00–145.00	128.45
6	—	1,251	109.00–117.00	113.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,518	122.00–138.00	131.89
2	—	1,548	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,684	140.00–170.00	154.36
1	—	2,140	138.00	138.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle