Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady with some increase on 400 lb and 600 lb heifers , Good demand for the high quality feeders and moderate demand for the plainer quality feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 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 $261.87/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −143.72 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$261.87

7 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.04

vs KY average

−7.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	261.87	1,397	7thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale7 hd

261.87

—

KY average23 barns · 1,234 hd

270.90

−9.04

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−7.41

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−143.72

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	—	High	1,865	188.67	3,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	151.77	1,931	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	133.50	2,179	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	132.73	1,354	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	—	—	1,865	188.67/cwt	181.00–193.00	3,519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	151.77/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,931	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,107	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	147.09/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	244.48/cwt	230.00–257.50	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.56/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	268.80/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	331.22/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	266.26/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	266.67/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	258.76/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	238.99/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	266.01/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	294.89/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	264.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	288.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	298.14/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	317.70/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	299.33/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,428	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	201.32/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	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 Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 136Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 34Year ago 78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	181.00–193.00	188.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,272	135.00–158.00	151.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,505	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	140.00–154.00	147.09
1	—	1,005	104.00	104.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	262.50	262.50
2	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	468	260.00–277.50	268.80
4	500–550	520	255.00–260.00	258.76
3	550–600	551	260.00–269.00	266.01
2	600–650	643	237.00–241.00	238.99
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	230.00–257.50	244.48
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–211.00	210.49
2	650–700	668	192.00–211.00	201.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	352.50	352.50
1	300–350	320	297.50	297.50
7	350–400	359	297.50	297.50
2	400–450	425	330.00–332.50	331.22
5	450–500	477	290.00–310.00	299.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	610	265.00–274.00	266.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	242.50	242.50
2	450–500	467	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	234.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	297	317.50	317.50
5	350–400	362	285.00–287.50	285.99
3	400–450	425	287.50–300.00	294.89
5	450–500	485	280.00–300.00	288.00
2	500–550	525	260.00–270.00	264.81
6	550–600	560	255.00–273.00	265.56
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	342.50	342.50
2	350–400	392	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	413	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	473	310.00–325.00	317.70
3	500–550	523	292.50–307.50	298.14
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	605	260.00–271.00	266.67
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	580	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	688	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00

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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