Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-04-25

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 25
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,524 head
130 vs last sale 1,654 395 vs year ago 1,919 · 20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
18 vs last sale 113 47 vs year ago 142 · 33.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
8 vs last sale 19 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%
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Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $304.08/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 148.28 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.
Average price
$304.08
95 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$455
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$92.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.22
vs KY average
5.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2556307.761,71389
Medium and Large 2541266.881,4444thin
Medium and Large 2-3585215.001,2582thin
One grade step is worth $92.76/cwt here — about $455 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
528467407346median 452.3612/1802/2604/3006/2508/20
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 sale95 hd
304.08
KY average28 barns · 1,146 hd
297.87
+6.22
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−5.47
This barn, trailing median31 sales
452.36
−148.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh2,006144.702,90310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559125.911,96316
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,241118.451,47037
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,003109.821,10126
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360124.001,6861thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,3253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$2,0382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,295$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,185$1,5251thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850840219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800776228.08/cwt214.00–228.801,77054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535283.40/cwt279.00–291.001,5163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265305.00/cwt305.00–305.008081
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,030164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380305.41/cwt300.00–318.001,1617
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550517288.90/cwt273.00–293.001,49416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900876202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7703
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600573303.07/cwt300.00–315.001,73747
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550525265.29/cwt251.00–273.001,39344
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429266.82/cwt260.00–272.501,14512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700675238.72/cwt228.00–249.001,61123
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750730233.13/cwt230.00–234.001,7029
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500485300.77/cwt291.00–303.001,4599
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700683252.02/cwt250.00–255.001,72120
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600584293.77/cwt292.50–297.501,7164
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400385306.99/cwt305.00–310.001,1825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650639243.46/cwt231.00–249.001,55618
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473270.25/cwt255.00–276.001,27822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1100–11501,105186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,05529
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450441268.99/cwt267.00–273.001,1863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added1000–10501,024175.75/cwt175.75–175.751,80040
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300278308.53/cwt305.00–312.008582
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750737243.99/cwt240.00–255.001,7988
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650612282.85/cwt279.00–287.501,73111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900890222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,97611
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,005189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550526313.61/cwt295.00–329.001,65013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750720258.58/cwt256.00–261.001,8628
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700677253.92/cwt249.00–264.001,7195
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600566282.54/cwt270.00–289.001,59922
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350324292.88/cwt285.00–302.509495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500472294.88/cwt283.00–302.501,39211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350335330.22/cwt322.50–337.501,1062
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435295.88/cwt282.00–309.001,28737
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450434317.52/cwt305.00–327.001,37813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500477286.37/cwt280.00–288.001,3665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400383297.37/cwt285.00–305.001,1397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250218317.70/cwt315.00–320.006932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,178110.86/cwt102.00–114.001,30611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1241
CowsLean 85-90%1,051112.31/cwt105.00–115.001,1807
HeifersSelect and Choice1,360124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6861
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,563117.20/cwt113.00–124.001,8326
Bulls1,615155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,5031
CowsLean 85-90%1,01199.05/cwt90.00–106.001,0019
Bulls2,315129.88/cwt127.00–133.003,0072
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550500230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350325250.35/cwt242.50–257.508142
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650608184.98/cwt180.00–190.001,1252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600568231.96/cwt230.00–234.001,3182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500465225.81/cwt212.50–240.001,0502
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450430207.24/cwt200.00–215.008912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850830154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450435240.33/cwt230.00–250.001,0454
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650633210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750706241.36/cwt239.50–250.001,70417
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450407335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3636
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5795
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650632268.38/cwt265.00–272.501,6963
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800765245.69/cwt244.00–249.001,8803
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900885227.94/cwt224.50–229.002,017155
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5391
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added900–950901229.00/cwt229.00–229.002,06358
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750715272.42/cwt263.00–278.001,94862
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680279.01/cwt277.25–307.501,897217
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700685274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,8771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618258.95/cwt251.00–264.001,60050
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550530281.91/cwt275.00–290.001,49475
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850825230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8987
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533317.74/cwt300.00–335.001,69435
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650615300.03/cwt275.00–307.001,84539
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650617242.26/cwt242.00–243.001,4954
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4183
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4342
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550525242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575241.84/cwt240.00–245.001,3914
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650640222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4211
BullsMedium and Large 2-3850–900880150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3201
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573261.49/cwt260.00–263.001,4982
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500495262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2991
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,1161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600585215.00/cwt200.00–230.001,2582
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600578225.09/cwt210.00–235.001,3013
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700673190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450443235.02/cwt231.00–239.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800788204.95/cwt200.00–210.001,6152
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650633269.70/cwt255.00–275.001,7078
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600582261.52/cwt257.00–269.001,52227
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400385311.12/cwt307.00–317.501,19810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250235355.00/cwt355.00–355.008342
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450414291.97/cwt282.50–301.001,2094
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450426283.13/cwt280.00–300.001,2068
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3752,038.32/head1,925.00–2,150.002,0382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1851,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy650–700662272.38/cwt270.00–279.001,8035
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850815202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361330.59/cwt325.00–335.001,1934
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2875151.25/cwt139.00–167.501,3235
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350341356.87/cwt329.00–365.001,2178
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300290327.67/cwt317.50–337.509502
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750723242.53/cwt240.00–245.001,7532
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350328311.64/cwt310.00–312.501,0223
CowsLean 85-90%969125.48/cwt116.00–143.001,2168
CowsLean 85-90%93386.99/cwt82.00–91.008122
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,556131.14/cwt125.00–143.002,04110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,217128.82/cwt125.00–136.001,5688
Bred CowsLarge 3905775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 2-3600–650610159.00/cwt159.00–159.009702
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 2-3600–650644231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4887
Bulls1,974147.47/cwt142.00–151.002,9117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293120.09/cwt115.00–124.001,55317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270318.68/cwt315.00–320.008604
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500466319.42/cwt310.00–329.001,48815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423323.21/cwt310.00–332.501,36712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500491313.26/cwt305.00–331.001,53820
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600577297.62/cwt296.00–301.001,7174
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400364342.01/cwt325.00–365.001,2457
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900880189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400390225.00/cwt225.00–225.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750714177.48/cwt170.00–180.001,2674
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500470230.95/cwt220.00–241.001,0852

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.