Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, over 800 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.56/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −151.64 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$257.56

84 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,421

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$39.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

vs KY average

−10.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	259.45	1,430	80
Medium and Large 2-3	565	219.80	1,242	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.65/cwt here — about $188 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale84 hd

257.56

—

KY average25 barns · 1,263 hd

261.15

−3.59

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−10.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−151.64

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	—	Average	1,747	152.76	2,668	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	123.15	1,983	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	118.76	1,534	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	111.36	1,176	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,148	212.00	2,434	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,420	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,515	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,487	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2Value Added	900–950	927	231.70/cwt	230.75–232.75	2,148	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	308.06/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	241.19/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,640	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	994	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.73/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,085	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,045	51
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	293.79/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	311.12/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	285.39/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	269.23/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	214.03/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	231.54/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,586	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	227.01/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	249.47/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,427	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	263.34/cwt	259.00–267.50	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	232.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,451	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	292.64/cwt	285.00–300.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	254.70/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,869	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	265.63/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,519	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	301.85/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,419	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,486.82/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,213	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	270.09/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,396	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	253.32/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	219.73/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	213.50/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	864	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	695	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	257.12/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	215.95/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,317	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	109.51/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,151	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,786	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	122.74/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,591	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	109.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,410	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,148	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,434	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	146.37/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,572	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	923	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,800	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	96.09/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,041	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	122.74/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	—	1,739	157.33/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,736	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	124.42/cwt	115.00–138.00	2,006	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	228.69/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	809	169.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	732	176.70/cwt	163.00–191.00	1,293	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	862	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,569	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	332.75/cwt	332.50–333.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	325.14/cwt	312.50–342.50	1,385	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	285.95/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	339.09/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	316.00/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,529	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	321.27/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	671	267.06/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	263.16/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	321.87/cwt	313.00–330.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	289.35/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,244	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	284.12/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	251.90/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	274.44/cwt	270.00–284.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	283.13/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	779	228.03/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,776	140
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	245.97/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	224.35/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	217	343.00/cwt	330.00–355.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	253.55/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,329	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	282.66/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	280.28/cwt	272.00–287.50	1,623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	307.26/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,592	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	243.57/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	234.19/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	871	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	216.85/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	283.32/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	309.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	248.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,560	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	346.32/cwt	345.00–347.50	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	223.04/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	305.20/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	285.80/cwt	271.00–297.50	1,338	40

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 May 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,117Last week 1,524Year ago 1,129

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 95Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	301.00–319.00	308.06
1	550–600	550	309.00	309.00
17	600–650	636	257.50–290.00	285.39
7	650–700	676	259.00–273.00	269.23
19	700–750	734	250.00–259.00	254.70
122	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
114	900–950	927	230.75–232.75	231.70
59	950–1000	979	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	246.00	246.00
3	550–600	572	215.00–250.00	228.69
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	725	209.00	209.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	900	191.00	191.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	345.00–347.50	346.32
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	382	330.00–350.00	339.09
27	400–450	426	312.50–342.50	325.14
12	450–500	484	312.50–322.50	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	435	267.50–300.00	284.12
2	500–550	523	280.00–286.00	283.13
8	550–600	587	281.00–285.00	283.32
2	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	234.82
5	650–700	683	235.00–251.00	243.57
6	700–750	732	230.00–237.50	234.19
2	750–800	768	233.00	233.00
5	800–850	816	217.00–228.00	224.35
2	850–900	873	221.00–225.00	223.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	240.00–245.00	242.50
2	400–450	432	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	577	209.00–225.00	219.73
5	600–650	610	212.00–217.00	215.95
2	650–700	695	211.00–216.00	213.50
6	700–750	732	163.00–191.00	176.70
1	750–800	770	149.00	149.00
7	800–850	809	160.00–172.00	169.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	500–550	517	262.50–282.50	270.09
16	550–600	572	262.00–268.00	265.63
11	600–650	619	243.00–269.00	253.32
21	650–700	680	241.00–243.00	241.19
140	750–800	779	223.00–233.00	228.03
51	1050–1100	1,085	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	285.00–300.00	292.64
3	300–350	337	270.00–284.00	274.44
3	350–400	373	272.50–292.50	282.66
3	400–450	430	245.00–261.00	251.90
2	450–500	480	259.00–267.50	263.34
6	500–550	524	245.00–260.00	253.55
33	550–600	572	240.00–259.00	249.47
10	600–650	623	230.00–240.00	232.96
18	650–700	685	220.00–236.00	231.54
5	700–750	722	206.00–216.00	214.03
7	750–800	762	202.00–222.00	216.85
3	800–850	805	203.00	203.00
6	850–900	871	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	905	183.00	183.00
5	950–1000	994	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	330.00–355.00	343.00
1	250–300	290	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	330	300.00–312.50	305.20
9	350–400	370	305.00–320.00	309.42
10	400–450	430	273.00–305.00	289.35
40	450–500	468	271.00–297.50	285.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	287.50	287.50
2	350–400	358	305.00–317.50	311.12
2	400–450	418	292.50–295.00	293.79
3	450–500	470	297.50–305.00	301.85
6	500–550	531	280.00–297.50	285.95
5	550–600	579	272.00–287.50	280.28
12	600–650	628	240.00–250.00	248.33
3	650–700	680	240.00–249.00	244.73
2	700–750	708	238.00–254.00	245.97
4	750–800	758	224.00–231.00	227.01
2	850–900	878	210.00–220.00	214.93
1	900–950	945	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	460	240.00–270.00	257.12
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	395	332.50–333.00	332.75
4	400–450	423	313.00–330.00	321.87
10	450–500	479	310.00–333.00	321.27
11	500–550	518	300.00–312.50	307.26
7	600–650	617	251.00–280.00	263.16
7	650–700	671	259.00–270.00	267.06
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	900–950	923	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	862	182.00	182.00
1	950–1000	950	171.00	171.00

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	1	—	1,265	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,486.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,051	104.00–113.00	109.51
3	—	1,083	94.00–99.00	96.09
5	—	1,046	115.00–134.00	122.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	110.00–114.00	112.05
35	—	1,612	115.00–138.00	124.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,296	115.00–135.00	122.74
17	—	1,284	100.00–114.00	109.79
1	—	1,240	96.00	96.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	212.00	212.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,757	142.00–149.00	146.37
7	—	1,739	154.00–167.00	157.33

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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