Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 lower on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $225.94/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −179.65 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$225.94

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,254

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.13

vs KY average

−11.07 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	228.83	1,265	28
Medium and Large 2-3	570	205.69	1,172	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

225.94

—

KY average25 barns · 2,300 hd

239.07

−13.13

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−11.07

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−179.65

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	1,414	134.18	1,897	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,627	125.00	2,034	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	111.90	1,491	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	109.68	1,181	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	450–500	496	230.82/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,145	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	258.58/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,482	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	264.51/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	232.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	224.95/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,284	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	386	236.49/cwt	230.00–242.50	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	223.80/cwt	212.50–242.50	1,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,378	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	261.89/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	235.81/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,226	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	209.77/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,286	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	197.61/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	235.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,089	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,234	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,931	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	131.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	2,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,113	128.27/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,428	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	119.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,536	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	107.47/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,562	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	127.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,243	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	90.05/cwt	85.00–94.00	955	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	204.58/cwt	200.00–209.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	371	209.43/cwt	200.00–215.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	271.39/cwt	267.50–275.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	205.69/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	261.60/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	231.70/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,337	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	170.90/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	184.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	265.09/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,095	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 Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 636Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 47Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	220.00	220.00
24	450–500	496	225.00–237.50	230.82
10	500–550	520	230.00–250.00	235.81
18	550–600	571	220.00–242.50	224.95
5	600–650	613	207.50–215.00	209.77
2	700–750	702	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	755	182.50	182.50
4	800–850	804	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	200.00–215.00	209.43
4	400–450	435	200.00–209.00	204.58
1	450–500	470	202.50	202.50
4	550–600	570	192.50–215.00	205.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	267.50–275.00	271.39
2	350–400	395	250.00–260.00	255.00
3	400–450	428	250.00–270.00	261.89
2	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	535	230.00–240.00	235.05
7	550–600	577	222.50–240.00	231.70
1	600–650	630	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	665	202.50	202.50
3	800–850	817	160.00–178.00	170.90
1	850–900	890	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	386	230.00–242.50	236.49
4	450–500	484	212.50–242.50	223.80
1	550–600	555	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	650	167.50	167.50
1	750–800	750	153.00	153.00
1	850–900	880	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	260.00–270.00	265.09
9	450–500	475	260.00–270.00	264.51
3	500–550	535	255.00–270.00	261.60
16	550–600	573	250.00–275.00	258.58
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	685	225.00–240.00	232.39
1	750–800	760	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	828	190.00–205.00	197.61
2	900–950	913	180.00–190.00	184.96
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	241.00	241.00
2	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	205.00
1	650–700	650	197.50	197.50
1	800–850	825	151.00	151.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,113	121.00–135.00	128.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,073	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,100	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,060	85.00–94.00	90.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	107.00–110.00	108.48
6	—	1,584	127.00–137.00	131.01
1	—	1,580	122.00	122.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	115.00–122.00	119.50
6	—	1,453	102.00–112.00	107.47
4	—	1,298	125.00–130.00	127.95
4	—	1,246	92.00–94.00	92.98

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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