Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeders and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $310.29/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −143.30 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$310.29

54 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.43

vs KY average

−3.81 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	310.29	1,663	54

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale54 hd

310.29

—

KY average26 barns · 1,203 hd

303.86

+6.43

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−3.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−143.30

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	1,825	159.70	2,915	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	137.68	1,811	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	136.82	2,162	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	130.58	1,358	18
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	174.00	2,384	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,140	180.24	2,055	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$1,907	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,483	$1,904	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,299	$2,461	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1-2Value Added	750–800	754	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	1,883	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	302.75/cwt	274.00–308.00	1,880	67
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,217.91/head	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	234.81/cwt	232.50–237.00	1,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	2,501.27/head	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,501	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	1,903.54/head	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	293.45/cwt	272.50–299.00	1,957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	318.01/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,663	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	272.82/cwt	261.00–276.00	1,544	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	238.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	257.29/cwt	250.00–259.75	1,642	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	306.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	264.62/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	269.36/cwt	250.00–270.40	2,044	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	243.66/cwt	237.50–247.90	2,244	276
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	271.30/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,413	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	223.91/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	265.97/cwt	253.00–267.00	1,934	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	255.57/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	263.90/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	251.73/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,478	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,906.79/head	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	275.41/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	227.34/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	275.32/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	262.55/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,494	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,874	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	267.17/cwt	267.00–267.50	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	762	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	235.92/cwt	212.50–248.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	211.51/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	154.75/cwt	148.00–159.00	2,956	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	110.38/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	134.67/cwt	121.00–144.00	1,399	15
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,140	180.24/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,055	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,370	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	164.65/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	248.17/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,417	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	136.82/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,162	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	139.08/cwt	122.00–157.00	1,825	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	110.12/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	531	290.87/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,545	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	315.77/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	324.60/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,367	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	564	283.16/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	334.56/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	240.75/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	800	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	624	265.74/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	284.26/cwt	281.00–292.00	1,350	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	340.15/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	307.60/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	206.86/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	230.13/cwt	227.50–230.50	1,834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	303.97/cwt	303.00–305.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	244.68/cwt	238.00–246.80	1,796	108
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	252.76/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	295.95/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	239.06/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	210.55/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,948	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	232.22/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	230.02/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	339.16/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,346	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	285.47/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	240.87/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,857	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	291.41/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,233	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	299.19/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,589	5

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,329Last week 1,306Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 65Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	521	267.00–278.00	271.30
34	550–600	566	261.00–276.00	272.82
46	600–650	638	250.00–259.75	257.29
14	650–700	683	252.00–257.00	255.57
108	700–750	734	238.00–246.80	244.68
70	750–800	754	249.75	249.75
64	800–850	801	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	302.50	302.50
2	300–350	325	303.00–305.00	303.97
4	400–450	431	262.50–265.00	263.90
6	450–500	487	261.00–271.00	264.62
8	500–550	537	240.00–257.50	252.76
26	550–600	587	250.00–257.00	251.73
12	650–700	685	230.00–245.00	238.86
4	700–750	713	222.00–237.50	232.22
8	750–800	797	227.50–230.50	230.13
11	800–850	821	223.00–225.00	223.91
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	212.50–248.00	235.92
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
5	550–600	590	224.00–235.00	227.34
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	693	210.00–220.00	214.98
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	763	210.00–213.00	211.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	312.50–317.50	315.77
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
12	400–450	423	284.00–300.00	291.41
16	450–500	475	281.00–292.00	284.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	500–550	523	312.00–330.00	318.01
6	550–600	569	302.00–315.00	307.60
67	600–650	621	274.00–308.00	302.75
10	650–700	667	272.50–299.00	293.45
16	700–750	727	253.00–267.00	265.97
78	750–800	759	250.00–270.40	269.36
276	900–950	921	237.50–247.90	243.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	267.00–267.50	267.17
1	450–500	480	262.50	262.50
2	600–650	635	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	762	221.00	221.00
2	850–900	892	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
12	350–400	397	339.00–340.00	339.16
3	400–450	410	330.00–340.00	336.67
11	450–500	463	337.50–342.50	340.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	299.00	299.00
2	450–500	473	290.00–302.50	295.95
5	500–550	531	298.00–300.00	299.19
8	550–600	570	281.00–289.00	285.47
1	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	683	240.00–241.00	240.75
2	700–750	723	233.00–245.00	239.06
36	750–800	771	230.00–243.50	240.87
2	800–850	838	223.00–237.00	230.02
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
9	900–950	925	210.00–215.00	210.55
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	302.50	302.50
2	250–300	292	317.50	317.50
2	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	309.73
4	400–450	417	300.00–310.00	306.18
2	450–500	480	300.00–310.00	305.00
8	500–550	537	260.00–281.00	275.41
9	550–600	569	260.00–277.50	262.55
1	600–650	620	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	708	232.50–237.00	234.81
1	750–800	790	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	800	223.00	223.00
2	850–900	868	200.00–214.00	206.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	474	270.00–278.00	275.32
4	550–600	571	230.00–261.00	248.17
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	890	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	347.50	347.50
1	300–350	325	342.50	342.50
3	350–400	363	332.00	332.00
8	400–450	421	315.00–335.00	324.60
4	450–500	471	317.50–340.00	334.56
14	500–550	531	290.00–294.00	290.87
5	550–600	564	280.00–284.00	283.16
8	600–650	624	260.00–271.00	265.74
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
3	800–850	800	232.00	232.00

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	2	—	1,208	1,975.00–2,450.00	2,217.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,309	2,375.00–2,575.00	2,501.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,370	2,625.00	2,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,483	1,725.00–2,175.00	1,903.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,398	1,350.00–2,150.00	1,906.79
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,910	148.00–159.00	154.75
3	—	1,740	161.00–170.00	164.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	106.00–115.00	110.38
39	—	1,312	122.00–157.00	139.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,039	121.00–144.00	134.67
3	—	1,047	108.00–113.00	110.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	132.00–139.00	136.82
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,140	176.00–182.00	180.24
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	174.00	174.00

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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