Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.56/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.64 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$269.56

55 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs KY average

+4.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	272.50	1,521	48
Medium and Large 2-3	529	249.38	1,319	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale55 hd

269.56

—

KY average24 barns · 1,273 hd

265.32

+4.24

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+4.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−139.64

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	—	High	1,723	170.53	2,939	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	140.25	1,762	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	139.75	2,260	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	128.13	1,280	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	157.43	2,217	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,337	$1,944	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,522	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,650	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,426	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	850–900	850	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,840	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	327.30/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	812	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,935	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	310.35/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,356	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	259.73/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,912	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	243.55/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	247.91/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,832	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	287.12/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	278.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	298.51/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	273.22/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,822	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	306.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,567	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	308.90/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	266.06/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,261	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	330.03/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	266.73/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	361.17/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	288.28/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	281.61/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,664	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,943.58/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	270.07/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,669	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	292.97/cwt	282.50–298.00	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,761	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,426.02/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	481	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,479	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	139.57/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,421	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,334	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,442	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,584	7
Bulls	—	—	1,948	181.95/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,544	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	147.34/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,977	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	140.09/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,732	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,408	157.43/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	166.94/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,788	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	113.04/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	334.78/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,440	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	301.99/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,519	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,282	6
Bulls	—	—	1,493	160.57/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,522.48/head	925.00–1,900.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	279.57/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	249.11/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	269.19/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	842	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	250.04/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,818	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	929	248.56/cwt	246.25–250.30	2,309	242
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	264.70/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,548	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	242.47/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	330.27/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,717	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	797	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,885	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	259.75/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,657	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	315.41/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,792	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	269.76/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,551	24

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 Jun 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 1,503Year ago 2,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 102Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 1

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
4	500–550	537	280.00–282.00	281.01
12	550–600	555	279.00	279.00
85	600–650	638	256.00–262.00	259.75
72	700–750	713	255.00	255.00
64	750–800	797	236.50	236.50
66	800–850	812	238.25	238.25
59	850–900	850	216.50	216.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	425	270.00–285.00	278.32
18	450–500	474	259.00–272.50	266.06
8	500–550	524	262.00–272.50	266.73
24	550–600	575	262.00–275.00	269.76
4	600–650	614	238.00–244.00	242.47
9	650–700	655	240.00–249.00	243.55
2	700–750	733	215.00–225.00	219.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	413	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	487	279.00–280.00	279.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	522	247.00–252.50	249.11
1	550–600	570	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	608	215.00–220.00	218.36
2	650–700	685	220.00–222.00	221.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	322.50–332.50	327.30
5	400–450	437	302.50–317.50	310.35
4	450–500	474	302.50–317.50	308.90
15	500–550	511	302.50–310.00	306.65
6	550–600	561	293.00–302.50	298.51
16	600–650	625	275.00–291.00	287.12
16	650–700	667	267.50–279.00	273.22
7	700–750	739	240.00–254.00	247.91
2	750–800	775	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	950	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	520	327.50–334.00	330.27
18	550–600	568	312.00–319.00	315.41
12	600–650	602	307.00	307.00
7	700–750	736	258.00–260.00	259.73
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
242	900–950	929	246.25–250.30	248.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	330.00–337.50	334.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	277.50	277.50
2	600–650	610	247.50–252.50	250.04
2	800–850	842	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	507	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	630	265.00–272.50	269.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	342	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	385	327.50–332.50	330.03
5	400–450	442	300.00–307.50	303.71
3	450–500	485	285.00–291.00	288.28
12	500–550	516	282.50–298.00	292.97
7	550–600	591	272.50–287.50	281.61
12	600–650	618	267.00–280.00	270.07
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	743	237.50–240.00	239.16
2	750–800	790	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	960	174.00	174.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–362.50	361.17
3	350–400	363	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	481	307.50	307.50
5	500–550	503	300.00–302.50	301.99
3	600–650	618	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	262.50	262.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	435	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	585	262.50–267.50	264.70
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	137.50	137.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,337	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,943.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,079	925.00–1,900.00	1,522.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,426.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	137.00–141.00	139.57
5	—	1,020	128.00–135.00	130.74
1	—	875	88.00	88.00
2	—	960	112.00–114.00	113.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	118.00–122.00	119.97
5	—	1,657	145.00–150.00	147.40
6	—	1,630	137.00–142.00	139.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	130.00–134.00	132.46
8	—	1,342	144.00–151.00	147.34
13	—	1,236	135.00–143.00	140.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	175.00–186.00	181.95
4	—	1,670	163.00–170.00	166.94
2	—	1,493	160.00–161.00	160.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	156.00–160.00	157.43

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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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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