Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.96/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −177.63 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$227.96

35 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.41

vs KY average

−12.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	235.65	1,270	23
Medium and Large 2-3	532	213.22	1,135	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $136 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.

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 sale35 hd

227.96

—

KY average26 barns · 1,252 hd

232.37

−4.41

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−12.13

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−177.63

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	1,750	149.97	2,625	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	116.82	1,864	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	113.89	1,537	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	99.82	993	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,622	121.32	1,968	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	256.39/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,361	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	241.13/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	235.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,084	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	254.56/cwt	252.00–262.50	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	251.26/cwt	250.00–252.50	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	236.42/cwt	227.50–242.50	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	246.24/cwt	245.00–247.50	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	236.54/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,221	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	234.43/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,024	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	236.33/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	89.50/cwt	84.00–99.00	874	5
Bulls	—	—	1,945	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	3,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	108.46/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,164	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	119.13/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,577	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	234.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,334	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	257.74/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	267.57/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	264.19/cwt	250.00–272.50	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	245.37/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	254.87/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	201.91/cwt	183.00–220.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	215.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,131	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	266.59/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,224	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	234.38/cwt	212.50–252.50	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	109.62/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,595	2
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,622	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,968	3
Bulls	—	—	1,165	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	121.13/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,051	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,685	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 272Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 43Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	250.00–272.50	264.19
8	400–450	434	260.00–272.50	266.59
5	450–500	462	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	531	230.00–264.00	256.39
4	550–600	575	252.00–262.50	254.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	212.50–252.50	234.38
2	450–500	473	230.00–243.00	236.33
2	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	250.00–252.50	251.26
3	400–450	435	251.00–262.50	257.74
2	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	525	262.50–270.00	267.57
6	550–600	577	250.00–267.50	254.87
2	600–650	623	241.00–250.00	245.37
3	650–700	672	232.00–248.00	241.13
2	700–750	720	241.00	241.00
2	850–900	890	227.00	227.00
1	900–950	945	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	245.00–247.50	246.24
1	300–350	335	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	370	227.50–242.50	236.42
14	400–450	437	220.00–240.00	234.43
17	450–500	461	230.00–240.00	235.11
13	500–550	516	230.00–241.00	236.54
10	550–600	569	230.00–245.00	234.49
1	600–650	600	231.00	231.00
2	650–700	665	209.00	209.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	198.00	198.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	222.50	222.50
1	450–500	495	222.50	222.50
10	500–550	525	215.00–220.00	215.48
2	550–600	568	183.00–220.00	201.91
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	425	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	475	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	575	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	84.00–99.00	89.50
2	—	1,040	103.00–113.00	108.46
2	—	995	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,324	116.00–124.00	119.13
1	—	1,295	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,455	105.00–114.00	109.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	120.00–122.00	121.13
2	—	1,498	112.00–113.00	112.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	150.00–160.00	155.63
1	—	1,165	133.00	133.00
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	120.00–122.00	121.32

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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