Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 700 steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter cows and good demand for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.46/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.90 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$286.46

55 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$80.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs KY average

−24.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	289.39	1,586	53
Medium and Large 2-3	503	208.84	1,050	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.55/cwt here — about $536 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

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 sale55 hd

286.46

—

KY average23 barns · 876 hd

290.29

−3.83

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−24.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−165.90

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	1,597	154.48	2,466	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	122.04	1,650	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	116.50	1,946	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	108.92	1,137	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,220	185.00	2,257	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	184.03	2,126	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2-3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	221.07/cwt	219.00–223.00	1,824	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	258.32/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,844	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	268.70/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	298.48/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,567	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	901	230.54/cwt	230.50–237.50	2,077	182
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	956	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	278.76/cwt	277.50–280.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	264.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	236.10/cwt	236.10–236.10	1,943	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	259.27/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	248.31/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,584	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	206.99/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	208.55/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,408	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	289.26/cwt	271.00–303.00	1,623	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	251.51/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	862	222.69/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	267.59/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	264.83/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,793	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	232.98/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,789	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	208.32/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	183.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	208.84/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	223.03/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	207.46/cwt	180.00–234.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	464	218.42/cwt	200.00–238.00	1,013	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,764	161.18/cwt	153.00–177.00	2,843	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	92.59/cwt	91.00–94.00	836	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	123.97/cwt	115.00–145.00	1,318	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	122.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,650	10
Bulls	—	—	1,295	142.41/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	227.01/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,187	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,971	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	184.03/cwt	170.00–200.00	2,126	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,257	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	105.14/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,128	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	321.66/cwt	315.00–327.50	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	221.21/cwt	210.00–232.50	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	212.49/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	151.75/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	317.03/cwt	307.50–332.50	1,341	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	679	258.92/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	291.88/cwt	276.00–308.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	307.68/cwt	297.50–331.00	1,498	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	308.70/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	637	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	222.39/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	345.23/cwt	312.50–355.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	312.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	277.16/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	240.48/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,392	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,534	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	172.49/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	256.77/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,104	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	254.46/cwt	243.00–267.00	1,221	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	272.69/cwt	260.00–285.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	242.78/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	243.46/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,278	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	215.06/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,344	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	214.75/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,550	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	300.61/cwt	290.00–312.50	995	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	206.12/cwt	198.00–213.00	1,921	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	283.69/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,206	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	239.79/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	494	300.51/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,485	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	261.47/cwt	261.10–262.00	1,632	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	232.67/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,436	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	235.17/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,853	66

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 Apr 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,399Last week 1,276Year ago 1,564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 97Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	503	190.00–227.50	208.84
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	700	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	860	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	525	280.00–322.50	298.48
17	550–600	561	271.00–303.00	289.26
14	600–650	628	260.00–277.50	268.70
90	650–700	677	260.00–272.50	264.83
47	700–750	714	250.00–263.00	258.32
64	800–850	823	236.10	236.10
182	900–950	901	230.50–237.50	230.54
8	950–1000	956	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
2	450–500	482	271.00	271.00
10	550–600	588	260.00–262.00	260.81
15	600–650	617	228.00–243.00	232.67
14	650–700	684	237.00–245.00	239.79
6	700–750	726	237.50–248.00	242.78
66	750–800	788	227.00–239.00	235.17
18	800–850	825	215.00–232.00	222.39
6	850–900	862	220.00–224.00	222.69
22	900–950	932	198.00–213.00	206.12
3	950–1000	980	211.00	211.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	315.00–327.50	321.66
2	250–300	278	310.00–315.00	312.43
1	300–350	325	332.50	332.50
9	350–400	384	312.50–355.00	345.23
10	400–450	415	295.00–320.00	308.70
15	450–500	494	290.00–332.50	300.51
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	514	250.00–254.00	251.51
6	550–600	554	254.00	254.00
90	600–650	638	236.00–254.00	248.31
10	650–700	663	247.00	247.00
86	750–800	768	226.00–236.00	232.98
21	800–850	825	219.00–223.00	221.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	277.50–280.00	278.76
2	300–350	325	260.00–285.00	272.69
6	350–400	381	260.00–277.50	267.59
11	400–450	430	251.00–262.00	256.77
38	450–500	480	243.00–267.00	254.46
22	500–550	525	230.00–249.00	243.46
21	550–600	579	230.00–244.00	240.48
10	600–650	625	210.00–233.00	215.06
6	650–700	675	190.00–217.50	208.55
32	700–750	722	205.00–222.00	214.75
3	750–800	753	205.00–208.00	206.99
1	950–1000	980	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	320	210.00–232.50	221.21
1	350–400	380	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	438	180.00–234.00	207.46
5	450–500	464	200.00–238.00	218.42
3	500–550	535	200.00–220.00	212.49
3	550–600	570	195.00–220.00	208.32
3	600–650	618	175.00–200.00	183.09
1	650–700	680	187.00	187.00
5	700–750	700	160.00–185.00	180.00
3	800–850	810	130.00–165.00	151.75
1	850–900	870	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	150.00	150.00
1	500–550	535	167.50	167.50
1	550–600	575	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	270	302.50	302.50
9	300–350	331	290.00–312.50	300.61
4	350–400	353	315.00	315.00
14	400–450	425	270.00–300.00	283.69
136	600–650	624	261.10–262.00	261.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	212.50	212.50
2	400–450	413	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	458	240.00–250.00	245.03
3	500–550	523	210.00–240.00	227.01
2	550–600	580	221.00–225.00	223.03
1	650–700	690	193.00	193.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	895	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	283.00	283.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	473	250.00–275.00	259.27
7	500–550	536	260.00–270.00	264.23
5	550–600	574	270.00–272.50	270.51
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
3	750–800	781	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	875	161.00–178.00	172.49
1	900–950	945	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	307.50–332.50	317.03
7	450–500	487	297.50–331.00	307.68
7	500–550	518	276.00–308.00	291.88
4	550–600	560	273.00–285.00	277.16
5	600–650	637	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	679	252.50–262.50	258.92

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	1	—	1,565	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	89.00	89.00
2	—	903	91.00–94.00	92.59
6	—	1,063	115.00–145.00	123.97
10	—	1,073	98.00–112.00	105.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,352	115.00–125.00	122.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,760	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,764	153.00–177.00	161.18
5	—	1,295	137.00–149.00	142.41
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	170.00–200.00	184.03
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	185.00	185.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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