Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-05-30

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 30
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,327 head
2 vs last sale 1,329 142 vs year ago 1,469 · 9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
9 vs last sale 83 100 vs year ago 174 · 57.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
14 vs last sale 18 3 vs year ago 7 · 42.9%
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.07/cwt on 134 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 144.13 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.
Average price
$265.07
134 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,455
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$243
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.46
vs KY average
2.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547267.831,465122
Medium and Large 2575245.491,4108thin
Medium and Large 2-3556220.011,2224thin
One grade step is worth $47.82/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
461414367320median 409.2012/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
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 sale134 hd
265.07
KY average17 barns · 850 hd
266.52
−1.46
National average129 barns · 6,320 hd
267.62
−2.55
This barn, trailing median31 sales
409.20
−144.13
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
BullsHigh1,697160.942,73114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,321136.111,79937
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,601135.842,1759thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,028119.941,23314

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$1,5132thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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
CowsLean 85-90%67077.50/cwt77.50–77.505191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400397330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250225365.00/cwt365.00–365.008211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450409343.56/cwt327.00–348.001,40520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500472329.91/cwt322.00–336.001,55729
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750715211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5091
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350330224.00/cwt224.00–224.007391
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700672204.63/cwt200.00–211.001,3753
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650620215.36/cwt201.00–225.001,3353
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750724195.74/cwt180.00–201.001,4174
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3950–1000995170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800776247.16/cwt244.00–248.501,918101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900859226.57/cwt220.00–236.001,9467
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450422270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1394
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550520327.52/cwt304.00–333.001,70314
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600559277.50/cwt277.00–279.001,5514
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800770232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7861
SteersMedium and Large 1-2900–950935222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,0761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550533276.96/cwt274.00–289.001,47645
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550537247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3262
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900878246.57/cwt244.75–247.752,165102
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600560267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4981
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650618288.42/cwt283.00–297.001,78213
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480268.45/cwt260.00–281.001,2894
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550517240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2412
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550530268.74/cwt260.00–277.001,4242
SteersMedium and Large 2-3350–400373252.45/cwt245.00–260.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350318273.80/cwt272.50–275.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650638220.84/cwt220.00–222.501,4093
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725225.35/cwt220.00–229.001,63413
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450413280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600587244.99/cwt243.00–248.001,4386
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340252.50/cwt252.50–252.508591
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400385267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0301
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500468230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0762
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750700197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3800–850838187.11/cwt175.00–199.001,5682
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650620221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,3722
BullsMedium and Large 2-31000–10501,045144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5051
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250–300280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300282306.80/cwt300.00–310.008653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500473278.34/cwt270.00–290.001,31713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434287.64/cwt275.00–293.001,2488
BullsMedium and Large 1-2950–1000967208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400380313.75/cwt305.00–322.501,1922
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500475321.68/cwt314.00–328.001,52810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650626248.47/cwt237.00–255.001,5556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518292.50/cwt285.00–297.001,5156
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450417306.07/cwt297.50–313.001,2765
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716221.29/cwt220.00–223.001,5847
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650617273.44/cwt267.50–285.001,6873
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2828162.40/cwt155.00–167.001,3452
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800750242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669245.42/cwt239.00–250.001,6427
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy550–600552304.38/cwt302.50–305.001,6804
BullsMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,007178.66/cwt177.00–180.001,7993
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400373314.77/cwt295.00–320.001,1748
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450430299.88/cwt290.00–310.001,2892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475304.89/cwt300.00–310.001,4482
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550529262.05/cwt250.00–270.001,38631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750716234.04/cwt231.00–240.001,6763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400377299.34/cwt287.50–312.501,1298
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750727248.61/cwt241.00–256.001,8079
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686243.99/cwt231.00–247.001,67433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850827258.26/cwt241.00–260.252,136135
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450429301.76/cwt290.00–315.001,2957
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600571258.90/cwt250.00–270.001,47835
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850834230.03/cwt220.00–240.001,9189
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700660298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9675
SteersMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,075204.00/cwt204.00–204.002,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800761247.71/cwt235.00–253.001,88513
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800756259.75/cwt259.75–259.751,96444
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350315293.00/cwt293.00–293.009232
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577292.23/cwt281.00–300.001,68622
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750713273.82/cwt271.00–274.501,95221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700682274.18/cwt259.00–281.001,87012
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650610261.32/cwt260.00–264.001,5943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550516289.40/cwt280.00–300.001,4939
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650606277.26/cwt256.00–280.001,68016
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850830212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600577275.18/cwt275.00–276.001,58811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750740239.70/cwt239.70–240.001,77476
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350343322.75/cwt322.50–323.001,1072
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600559311.90/cwt302.00–317.001,74432
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300283294.03/cwt287.50–300.008322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800788226.38/cwt215.00–230.001,78411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500471298.26/cwt290.00–307.501,4054
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600581286.82/cwt270.00–296.001,6667
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850805217.32/cwt211.00–224.001,7493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625246.75/cwt230.00–251.001,5426
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450435319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,3882
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-28601,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350317300.00/cwt300.00–300.009512
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Full600–650620207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350327345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1284
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500–550523316.69/cwt310.00–320.001,6563
CowsLean 85-90%1,085119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,488146.01/cwt145.00–147.002,1732
Bulls1,789168.37/cwt166.00–172.003,0127
Bulls1,676155.93/cwt145.00–162.002,6136
CowsBoner 80-85%1,307141.59/cwt136.00–153.001,85121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335129.98/cwt124.00–134.001,73515
CowsLean 85-90%973102.02/cwt101.00–103.009934
CowsLean 85-90%1,093134.33/cwt126.00–149.001,4688
Bulls1,180139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6401
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,633132.94/cwt131.00–136.002,1717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,420113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500458298.11/cwt297.50–300.001,3654
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700673212.42/cwt210.00–215.001,4302
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550528206.27/cwt202.50–210.001,0892
SteersMedium and Large 2-3800–850840190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550532246.64/cwt237.00–252.501,3126
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600583233.74/cwt232.50–235.001,3632
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600580236.27/cwt223.00–250.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3400–450417262.51/cwt253.00–267.501,0953
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650635203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2891
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500479263.48/cwt252.50–268.001,26214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500483268.78/cwt267.50–270.001,2982
SteersMedium and Large 2-3850–900865204.21/cwt197.50–210.001,7663
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400365269.00/cwt265.00–277.509823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800–850828239.21/cwt234.50–242.001,981158

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.