Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $312.86/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.72 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$312.86

97 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$71.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.71

vs KY average

+2.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	318.05	1,705	90
Medium and Large 2-3	580	246.15	1,429	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.90/cwt here — about $277 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale97 hd

312.86

—

KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd

299.15

+13.71

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

+2.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−140.72

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	1,829	159.09	2,910	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	126.02	1,658	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	125.62	1,939	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	115.37	1,228	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,125	186.91	2,103	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	248.37/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,662	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	264.26/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,263	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	891	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	2,096	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	241.84/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	281.64/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	248.60/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,544	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	231.41/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	258.84/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	200.00/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	200.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	227.55/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,415	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	316.82/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,695	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	242.10/cwt	235.50–248.00	1,978	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	270.26/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	259.16/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,350	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	227.24/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	739	259.14/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,915	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	235.09/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,676	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	282.97/cwt	276.00–285.50	1,862	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	313.67/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	294.54/cwt	271.00–312.50	1,861	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	231.31/cwt	227.25–233.50	2,140	96
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	871	210.33/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	240.22/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	185.93/cwt	173.00–210.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	248.01/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,261	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	130.52/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,994	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,701	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	130.56/cwt	119.00–144.00	1,725	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	97.48/cwt	97.00–98.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	108.78/cwt	101.00–116.00	1,411	5
Bulls	—	—	1,829	159.09/cwt	142.00–173.00	2,910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,013	184.90/cwt	184.90–184.90	1,873	52
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	186.91/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,103	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	126.05/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,388	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	110.71/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,161	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	80.82/cwt	75.00–87.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	254.83/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	821	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	183.71/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	228	340.91/cwt	335.00–347.50	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	302.08/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,135	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	668	256.27/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	259.58/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	282.99/cwt	282.50–284.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	323.10/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,515	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	281.74/cwt	273.00–295.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	316.02/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,046	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	289.96/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	294	313.17/cwt	305.00–337.50	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	323.10/cwt	309.00–347.50	1,393	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	317.32/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	274.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	288.34/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	323.41/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	345.31/cwt	342.50–346.00	1,775	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	234.64/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	301.03/cwt	297.50–307.50	1,174	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	323.43/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	245.61/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,869	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	285.41/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	859	229.62/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	241.72/cwt	231.00–248.00	1,378	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	258.94/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	222.97/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	291.15/cwt	278.00–296.00	1,546	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	298.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,154	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	290.62/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	754	208.58/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,573	28

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,276Last week 1,915Year ago 2,392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 104Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	357	280.00–285.00	281.64
7	400–450	426	265.00–277.00	270.26
24	450–500	478	250.00–273.00	264.26
12	500–550	519	230.00–248.00	241.84
22	550–600	570	231.00–248.00	241.72
8	600–650	622	220.00–239.00	227.55
5	650–700	677	221.00–237.00	227.24
3	700–750	737	195.00–210.00	200.06
28	750–800	754	203.00–215.00	208.58
6	800–850	823	190.00–206.00	200.00
5	900–950	922	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	960	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	500–550	521	255.00–263.00	259.16
5	550–600	582	257.00	257.00
32	600–650	621	242.00–255.00	248.60
29	650–700	669	240.00–250.00	248.37
21	700–750	713	229.00–236.00	235.09
17	750–800	779	230.00–233.00	231.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	385	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	479	236.00–245.00	240.22
2	500–550	515	214.00	214.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	615	200.00–210.00	205.12
5	650–700	675	173.00–210.00	185.93
2	700–750	723	180.00–187.50	183.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	332.50	332.50
4	250–300	294	305.00–337.50	313.17
12	300–350	331	290.00–320.00	316.02
8	350–400	390	297.50–307.50	301.03
10	400–450	423	281.00–300.00	289.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	500–550	535	300.00–327.50	316.82
6	550–600	575	310.00–333.00	313.67
61	600–650	632	271.00–312.50	294.54
39	650–700	658	276.00–285.50	282.97
27	700–750	739	257.00–260.00	259.14
138	800–850	817	235.50–248.00	242.10
57	850–900	891	235.25	235.25
96	900–950	925	227.25–233.50	231.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	276.00	276.00
6	350–400	387	290.00–300.00	298.30
2	400–450	435	285.00–300.00	292.50
9	450–500	465	273.00–291.00	285.41
16	500–550	531	278.00–296.00	291.15
12	550–600	582	271.00–297.50	290.62
6	600–650	610	247.00–269.00	258.94
2	650–700	675	248.00–270.00	258.84
6	700–750	740	231.00–242.00	234.64
39	750–800	761	241.00–246.00	245.61
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
8	850–900	859	220.00–231.00	229.62
2	900–950	918	221.00–225.00	222.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	428	252.50–260.00	254.83
2	450–500	470	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	588	240.00–260.00	248.01
2	600–650	607	239.00	239.00
1	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
4	800–850	821	199.00	199.00
3	850–900	871	210.00–211.00	210.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	335.00–347.50	340.91
3	300–350	317	312.50–330.00	323.41
3	350–400	378	312.00–320.00	317.32
13	400–450	431	309.00–347.50	323.10
22	450–500	469	310.00–342.50	323.10
30	500–550	514	342.50–346.00	345.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	421	285.00–290.00	288.34
3	450–500	483	273.00–295.00	281.74
4	550–600	568	270.00–280.00	274.96
1	650–700	650	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	775	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	950	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	310.00	310.00
8	400–450	415	302.50–327.50	323.43
1	450–500	490	332.50	332.50
6	500–550	516	292.50–320.00	302.08
3	550–600	572	282.50–284.00	282.99
3	600–650	627	254.00–265.00	259.58
4	650–700	668	251.00–258.00	256.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1000–1050	1,013	184.90	184.90

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	120.00–137.00	130.52
1	—	1,605	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,321	119.00–144.00	130.56
5	—	1,297	101.00–116.00	108.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	97.00–98.00	97.48
12	—	1,101	120.00–135.00	126.05
5	—	1,049	109.00–112.50	110.71
2	—	1,015	75.00–87.00	80.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,829	142.00–173.00	159.09
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	186.00–188.00	186.91

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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