Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 15.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.39/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.97 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$309.39

100 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$96.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.09

vs KY average

−3.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	311.16	1,792	98
Medium and Large 2-3	570	230.00	1,311	1thin
Small 1-2	575	215.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.16/cwt here — about $555 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale100 hd

309.39

—

KY average24 barns · 959 hd

289.30

+20.09

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−3.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−142.97

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	1,590	137.95	2,194	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	125.47	2,074	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	117.74	1,509	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	101.16	1,026	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,183	197.51	2,337	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	189.00	2,438	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,281	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,240	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,563	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	265.78/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,669	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	307.64/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,461	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	282.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	242.95/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	237.87/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,932	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	259.30/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	261.12/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,486	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	311.80/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,827	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	276.67/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,137	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	225.09/cwt	224.90–227.50	2,073	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	238.21/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	322.55/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,719	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	295.82/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,964	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	268.92/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,431	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,643	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	257.26/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	232.35/cwt	230.00–237.75	2,024	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	269.29/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,904	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	267.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	250.62/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,561	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	215.27/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	298.48/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,871	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,562.60/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,239.69/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,281.43/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	250.48/cwt	247.00–250.90	1,658	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	222.27/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Steers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	629	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	247.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	98.22/cwt	91.00–104.00	974	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	125.47/cwt	118.00–133.00	2,074	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,290	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,438	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,183	197.51/cwt	197.00–198.00	2,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	142.26/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,485	3
Bulls	—	—	1,120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	531	184.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	978	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	115.40/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,222	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	85.69/cwt	83.00–88.00	851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	119.80/cwt	111.00–137.50	1,533	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	107.42/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	196.75/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	308.71/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	279.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,344	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	262.94/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	305.63/cwt	302.50–307.50	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	309.58/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	324.54/cwt	303.00–347.50	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	286.80/cwt	277.00–297.50	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	573	275.79/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	671	255.21/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	214.95/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	254.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	275.49/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	226.49/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	222.76/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	741	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	305.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	310.46/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	323.36/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,206	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	240.15/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	272.59/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	332.79/cwt	301.00–337.50	1,584	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	361.89/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	285.07/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,351	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	232.50/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,832	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	342.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	304.57/cwt	270.00–322.50	1,279	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	335.79/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,414	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,635	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,581Last week 1,233Year ago 1,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	411	271.00–281.00	276.67
3	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	540	262.50–282.50	272.59
4	550–600	558	272.50–284.00	275.49
11	600–650	628	255.00–270.00	265.78
3	650–700	665	250.00–270.00	258.55
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
31	750–800	788	220.00–239.00	232.50
17	800–850	816	210.00–221.00	214.95
1	900–950	945	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	985	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	533	302.50–325.00	322.55
77	550–600	586	295.00–316.00	311.80
35	600–650	627	275.00–312.00	298.48
27	650–700	664	277.50–301.00	295.82
11	700–750	707	252.00–271.00	269.29
14	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
55	800–850	812	237.50–247.50	237.87
237	850–900	871	230.00–237.75	232.35
110	900–950	921	224.90–227.50	225.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	428	240.00–255.00	247.28
1	450–500	485	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	855	187.50–206.00	196.75
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–385.00	361.89
9	300–350	320	320.00–360.00	342.16
6	350–400	373	315.00–332.50	323.36
48	400–450	421	307.50–365.00	335.79
74	450–500	476	301.00–337.50	332.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	311	303.00–347.50	324.54
6	350–400	376	302.50–315.00	309.58
2	400–450	435	305.00–312.50	308.71
16	450–500	475	302.50–313.00	307.64
3	500–550	522	277.00–297.50	286.80
2	550–600	573	272.50–279.00	275.79
7	600–650	635	258.00–265.00	262.94
4	650–700	671	247.00–258.00	255.21
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	481	270.00–290.00	279.48
3	550–600	575	250.00–265.00	254.87
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	660	232.50–242.00	238.21
1	750–800	775	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	735	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	870	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	282.50	282.50
2	250–300	270	280.00–285.00	282.31
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	388	260.00–275.00	267.65
4	400–450	428	242.50–267.00	257.26
13	450–500	477	242.50–265.00	259.30
7	500–550	535	232.00–243.00	240.15
10	550–600	575	230.00–249.00	242.95
4	600–650	624	210.00–234.00	226.49
9	650–700	677	217.00–231.00	222.76
2	700–750	718	206.00–225.00	215.27
9	750–800	773	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	532	252.50–276.00	268.92
27	550–600	569	251.00–268.00	261.12
22	600–650	623	243.00–253.00	250.62
92	650–700	662	247.00–250.90	250.48
18	700–750	702	234.00	234.00
37	800–850	810	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	200.00–235.00	222.27
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	629	205.00–206.00	205.49
1	650–700	655	197.00	197.00
1	700–750	735	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	531	177.50–187.50	184.18
1	550–600	580	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	302.50–307.50	305.63
2	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
9	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	305.42
21	350–400	381	291.00–321.00	310.46
57	400–450	420	270.00–322.50	304.57
51	450–500	474	270.00–318.00	285.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	695	201.00	201.00
10	700–750	741	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,239.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,043	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,281.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	992	91.00–104.00	98.22
6	—	1,059	105.00–130.00	115.40
4	—	993	83.00–88.00	85.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	118.00–133.00	125.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	111.00–137.50	119.80
2	—	1,288	106.00–109.00	107.42
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	189.00	189.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	197.00–198.00	197.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	134.00–152.00	142.26
1	—	1,120	125.00	125.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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