Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to no sale last Monday for Labor Day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.74/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −221.94 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$260.74

21 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$50.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs KY average

−7.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	263.15	1,456	20
Medium and Large 2-3	510	212.50	1,084	1thin

One grade step is worth $50.65/cwt here — about $372 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd

260.74

—

KY average23 barns · 968 hd

265.15

−4.41

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−7.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−221.94

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	1,763	151.06	2,663	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	127.73	1,623	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,626	127.36	2,071	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	115.85	1,160	10

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,464	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	350–400	379	245.37/cwt	235.00–252.50	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	229.09/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,304	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,822	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	192.97/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	852	163.35/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	223.27/cwt	215.00–232.50	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	210.02/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	189.60/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	253.31/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,325	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	240.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	210.55/cwt	202.50–217.50	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	247.05/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	893	234.21/cwt	231.00–236.25	2,091	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	256.15/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	258.79/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	239.10/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	261.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,485	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	261.72/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	262.71/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	233.32/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	235.65/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,228	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	424	234.40/cwt	232.50–242.50	994	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	271.23/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	984	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,810	117.11/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,120	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	112.09/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,141	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	132.54/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,658	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	132.49/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,032	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	96.49/cwt	88.00–106.00	1,320	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	99.05/cwt	98.00–100.00	802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	124.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,332	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	154.47/cwt	148.00–160.00	2,720	10
Bulls	—	—	1,773	134.02/cwt	120.00–140.00	2,376	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	173.82/cwt	162.50–182.50	1,451	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,464.34/head	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,464	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	181.32/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	165.24/cwt	163.00–167.50	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	188.53/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	224.91/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	259.54/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	207.72/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	208.19/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	225.94/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	217.06/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	227.75/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	189.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	208.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	251.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	205.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,468	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,183	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	238.24/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,160	33

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 99Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 46Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 0

No trends available due to no sale last Monday for Labor Day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	307	252.50	252.50
6	350–400	379	235.00–252.50	245.37
12	400–450	428	230.00–245.00	240.72
33	450–500	487	232.50–252.50	238.24
15	500–550	512	230.00–235.00	231.00
14	550–600	569	220.00–237.50	229.09
6	600–650	623	223.00–237.50	227.75
2	650–700	687	240.00	240.00
13	700–750	716	190.00–210.00	205.00
5	750–800	763	189.00–190.00	189.60
5	800–850	813	190.00–205.00	192.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	215.00–232.50	223.27
4	400–450	434	202.50–217.50	210.55
1	450–500	495	222.50	222.50
3	500–550	520	202.50–215.00	210.02
1	600–650	640	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
3	850–900	852	160.00–170.00	163.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	523	247.50–265.00	253.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	670	257.50–266.00	261.72
8	700–750	724	231.00–240.00	233.32
29	750–800	782	233.00	233.00
65	800–850	835	235.00	235.00
243	850–900	893	231.00–236.25	234.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	418	252.50–265.00	258.79
2	450–500	483	252.50–260.00	256.15
6	500–550	524	255.00–271.00	262.71
13	550–600	567	250.00–270.00	261.87
4	600–650	619	230.00–252.50	247.05
3	650–700	667	232.50–252.50	239.10
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	510	212.50	212.50
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	438	247.50–265.00	259.54
6	450–500	465	250.00–255.00	251.26
11	500–550	521	227.50–240.00	235.65
5	550–600	565	220.00–240.00	224.91
6	600–650	620	210.00–222.50	217.06
3	700–750	717	201.00–211.00	207.72
2	750–800	770	187.00–190.00	188.53
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	861	180.00–184.00	181.32
2	1000–1050	1,020	163.00–167.50	165.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	424	232.50–242.50	234.40
3	450–500	471	220.00–237.50	225.94
4	500–550	519	200.00–212.50	208.19
3	550–600	575	200.00–215.00	208.32
3	600–650	633	205.00	205.00
5	650–700	674	180.00–205.00	189.38
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	310	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	415	270.00–272.50	271.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	113.00–122.00	117.11
4	—	1,534	126.00–139.00	132.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	110.00–116.00	112.09
2	—	810	98.00–100.00	99.05
5	—	1,067	120.00–132.00	124.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,251	126.00–139.00	132.54
2	—	1,368	88.00–106.00	96.49
1	—	1,190	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,370	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,761	148.00–160.00	154.47
2	—	1,773	120.00–140.00	134.02

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	—	835	162.50–182.50	173.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,234	1,075.00–1,800.00	1,464.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,475.00	1,475.00

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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle