Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, However all classes were met with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −193.55 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$289.13

8 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$56.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

vs KY average

−13.78 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	296.15	1,653	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	240.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.15/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

289.13

—

KY average7 barns · 321 hd

306.60

−17.48

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−13.78

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−193.55

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	1,638	155.00	2,538	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	143.25	2,435	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	137.34	1,812	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	137.32	1,388	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	180.00	2,034	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	300–350	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	281.62/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	267.56/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	244.28/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,285	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	296.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	233.77/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	900	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,259	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	236.14/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	115.34/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,474	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	145.75/cwt	131.00–161.00	1,963	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	308.10/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,463	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	633	254.95/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	326.68/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	291.51/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	193.94/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	143.25/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,435	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	141.50/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,469	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	210.50/cwt	192.00–229.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	125.33/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,580	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	164.67/cwt	160.00–178.00	3,084	8
Bulls	—	—	1,402	145.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,038	8

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 144Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 21Year ago 36

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, However all classes were met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	420	252.50	252.50
3	550–600	568	263.00–270.00	267.56
2	600–650	623	237.50–251.00	244.28
1	650–700	655	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	290.00–307.50	296.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	695	192.00–229.00	210.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	297.50–320.00	308.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	545	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	588	290.00–293.00	291.51
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	810	224.00–225.00	224.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
60	850–900	891	256.50	256.50
60	900–950	900	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	875	189.00–199.00	193.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	272.50–287.50	281.62
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	232.50–235.00	233.77
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	232.50–240.00	236.14
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	890	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	475	302.50–340.00	326.68
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	633	252.50–257.50	254.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	109.00–119.00	115.34
15	—	1,347	131.00–161.00	145.75
5	—	1,261	121.00–129.00	125.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,700	138.00–153.00	143.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,038	130.00–153.00	141.50
1	—	945	112.00	112.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	160.00–178.00	164.67
8	—	1,402	140.00–155.00	145.33

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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