Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.73/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −134.63 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$317.73

120 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$67.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.34

vs KY average

−0.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	319.43	1,753	117
Medium and Large 2-3	572	251.63	1,438	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.80/cwt here — about $315 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

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 sale120 hd

317.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,439 hd

304.39

+13.34

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−0.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−134.63

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	—	High	1,696	138.05	2,342	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	126.00	2,002	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	121.06	1,537	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	103.49	1,085	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	307.38/cwt	302.50–312.50	977	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	255.36/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,586	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	264.29/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,509	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	240.40/cwt	230.00–243.85	1,841	96
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	244.76/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	217.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,921	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	241.48/cwt	235.00–243.00	2,130	155
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	185.21/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	212.67/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	284.95/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	814	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,870	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	257.11/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,126	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	290.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,422	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,949	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	961	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,105	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,004	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	215.38/cwt	215.00–215.50	1,859	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,051	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	298.75/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	248.95/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	221.55/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	273.33/cwt	269.90–280.00	1,881	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	334.97/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,765	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	306.36/cwt	292.00–324.00	1,759	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	940	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,176	51
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	264.64/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,358	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	300.69/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,876	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	376	229.81/cwt	210.00–240.00	864	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	255.16/cwt	252.25–258.00	1,694	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	265.70/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,985	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	476	246.42/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	212.13/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	185.85/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	249.94/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,462	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	127.31/cwt	117.00–146.00	1,641	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	109.44/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,349	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.00	878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	146.69/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,674	6
Bulls	—	—	1,145	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	216.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,233	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	852	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,674	60
Bulls	—	—	1,627	127.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,213	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	107.40/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,147	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	126.00/cwt	118.00–132.00	2,002	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	227.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,090	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	261.43/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	328.12/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	268.86/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,678	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	333.91/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,563	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	322.09/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,385	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	290.63/cwt	267.50–312.50	1,250	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	309.33/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	347.09/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,333	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	328.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,653	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	275.60/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,298	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	317.30/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	271.24/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	232.55/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,437	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	231.38/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	228.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,551	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	290.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	241.46/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	288.85/cwt	280.00–297.50	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	282.95/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	239.29/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,723	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	244.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,173	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	233.66/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	336.21/cwt	315.00–351.00	1,553	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	339.11/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,153	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	258.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	322.53/cwt	315.00–327.50	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	306.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	244.75/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,300	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,970	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	591	285.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	311.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	995	9

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,915Last week 1,919Year ago 1,584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 98Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	302.50–312.50	307.38
5	350–400	361	285.00–310.00	298.75
7	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	290.02
8	450–500	489	280.00–300.00	290.76
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
4	550–600	589	250.00–265.00	261.43
2	600–650	625	243.00–255.00	248.95
6	650–700	670	240.00–254.00	244.76
4	700–750	719	230.00–240.00	237.55
3	800–850	833	212.00–213.00	212.67
2	900–950	920	182.50–188.00	185.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	476	220.00–260.00	246.42
2	650–700	668	205.00–219.00	212.13
1	700–750	725	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	317	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	379	312.50–337.50	328.12
8	400–450	430	312.50–331.00	322.09
10	450–500	468	332.50–340.00	333.91
16	500–550	503	310.00–330.00	328.72
6	550–600	591	280.00–295.00	285.41
15	600–650	624	260.00–272.50	268.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	513	251.00–275.00	264.64
50	550–600	571	250.00–269.00	264.29
37	600–650	621	242.00–258.00	255.36
78	650–700	664	252.25–258.00	255.16
20	700–750	732	230.00–232.00	231.38
96	750–800	766	230.00–243.85	240.40
62	800–850	814	229.75	229.75
52	850–900	882	217.00–222.00	217.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	282.50	282.50
4	300–350	323	280.00–297.50	288.85
6	350–400	386	262.50–297.50	282.95
14	400–450	438	240.00–262.50	257.11
20	450–500	479	240.00–260.00	244.97
23	500–550	531	235.00–246.00	244.75
6	550–600	584	236.00–245.00	241.46
16	600–650	618	221.00–239.00	232.55
8	650–700	679	220.00–235.00	228.39
6	700–750	728	218.00–224.00	221.55
2	750–800	750	229.00	229.00
17	850–900	863	215.00–215.50	215.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	210.00–240.00	229.81
4	450–500	479	220.00–230.00	227.57
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
7	550–600	571	210.00–224.00	216.02
1	650–700	690	201.00	201.00
3	700–750	703	180.00–195.00	185.85
1	850–900	875	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	311.05
7	350–400	374	307.50–310.00	309.33
41	400–450	430	267.50–312.50	290.63
43	450–500	471	265.00–284.00	275.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	500–550	527	302.50–350.00	334.97
52	550–600	574	292.00–324.00	306.36
20	600–650	624	287.00–306.00	300.69
139	650–700	688	269.90–280.00	273.33
47	700–750	747	251.00–266.00	265.70
66	750–800	774	265.00	265.00
21	800–850	817	238.50	238.50
155	850–900	882	235.00–243.00	241.48
51	900–950	940	231.50	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	307	315.00–327.50	322.53
3	350–400	380	300.00–310.00	306.88
2	450–500	483	275.00–295.00	284.95
3	500–550	523	260.00–282.50	271.24
2	550–600	588	260.00–270.00	265.06
2	600–650	620	258.00–260.00	258.97
21	650–700	692	250.00–260.00	258.24
17	700–750	720	235.00–248.00	239.29
11	750–800	772	230.00–242.00	233.66
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
5	950–1000	961	219.00	219.00
9	1000–1050	1,004	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	585	242.50–257.50	249.94
1	600–650	605	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	685	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	340	332.50–365.00	339.11
12	350–400	384	335.00–352.50	347.09
8	400–450	417	305.00–335.00	317.30
37	450–500	462	315.00–351.00	336.21
20	600–650	610	323.00	323.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	852	196.50	196.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	142.00–145.00	143.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,289	117.00–146.00	127.31
7	—	1,233	106.00–111.00	109.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	85.00–88.00	86.55
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,055	114.00–116.00	114.97
6	—	1,068	102.00–110.00	107.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	118.00–132.00	126.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,823	135.00–160.00	146.69
1	—	1,145	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,627	125.00–132.00	127.45

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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