Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady, over 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for high quality calves and very good demand for high quality yearlings. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $288.24/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.34 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$288.24

51 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$51.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

vs KY average

−12.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	295.35	1,608	44
Medium and Large 2-3	550	243.56	1,339	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.79/cwt here — about $269 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

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 sale51 hd

288.24

—

KY average23 barns · 568 hd

298.41

−10.17

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−12.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−165.34

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	1,734	176.24	3,056	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	150.82	2,404	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	149.32	1,908	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	135.49	1,413	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2	500–550	531	277.43/cwt	272.50–286.00	1,473	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	304.78/cwt	292.50–314.00	1,448	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	280.95/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,063	215.00/cwt	213.00–217.00	2,285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	328.08/cwt	323.00–335.00	1,427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	263.15/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	257.44/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	255.48/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	246.64/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	281.64/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,036	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	238.76/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	279.26/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	302.75/cwt	302.50–303.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	269.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,888	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	290.28/cwt	281.00–297.00	1,797	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	251.50/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	312.94/cwt	291.00–329.00	1,596	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,098	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	294.06/cwt	282.00–302.50	1,417	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,746	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	269.25/cwt	254.00–270.50	1,801	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	289.40/cwt	281.00–293.00	1,545	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	258.41/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	658	279.71/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,840	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	882	253.69/cwt	241.00–257.00	2,238	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	254.05/cwt	248.00–257.10	2,088	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	248.45/cwt	235.25–255.00	2,296	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	954	241.36/cwt	237.00–245.75	2,303	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,022	231.50/cwt	227.00–236.00	2,366	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	236.37/cwt	207.50–252.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	817	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	227.89/cwt	212.50–242.50	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	230.95/cwt	221.00–238.00	2,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	272.65/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,298	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	246.22/cwt	229.00–247.00	1,687	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	285.06/cwt	282.50–290.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	261.49/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	260.12/cwt	258.00–263.00	1,800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	706	298.95/cwt	298.95–298.95	2,111	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	306.94/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	308.39/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	286.21/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	273.98/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	290.12/cwt	284.00–299.00	1,625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	313.86/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	248.95/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	288.07/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,512	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	293.91/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,240	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	942	197.75/cwt	197.75–197.75	1,863	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	318.65/cwt	315.00–319.00	1,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	201.75/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	285.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	241.73/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Steers	Small 1-2	400–450	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	272.21/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	461	252.34/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	655	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,015	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1050–1100	1,053	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	2,040	55
Bulls	—	—	1,793	180.01/cwt	174.00–194.00	3,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	149.32/cwt	131.00–164.00	1,908	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	135.49/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,413	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	150.82/cwt	139.00–163.00	2,404	6
Bulls	—	—	1,538	163.69/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,518	3

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,585Last week 1,017Year ago 1,503

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 74Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	425	301.00–317.00	306.94
10	450–500	475	292.50–314.00	304.78
9	500–550	531	272.50–286.00	277.43
10	550–600	574	272.50–287.50	280.95
4	600–650	635	260.00–262.00	261.49
8	650–700	692	258.00–263.00	260.12
2	700–750	713	237.50–240.00	238.76
2	750–800	765	237.00–240.00	238.47
1	800–850	820	218.00	218.00
5	850–900	885	221.00–238.00	230.95
1	950–1000	985	225.00	225.00
2	1000–1050	1,017	200.00	200.00
2	1050–1100	1,063	213.00–217.00	215.00
1	1100–1150	1,105	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	323.00–335.00	328.08
6	450–500	493	320.00	320.00
64	700–750	706	298.95	298.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	510	291.00–329.00	312.94
9	550–600	586	298.00	298.00
20	600–650	619	281.00–297.00	290.28
33	650–700	658	271.00–280.00	279.71
23	700–750	701	260.00–280.00	269.38
73	750–800	756	277.50	277.50
110	800–850	822	248.00–257.10	254.05
120	850–900	882	241.00–257.00	253.69
298	900–950	924	235.25–255.00	248.45
120	950–1000	954	237.00–245.75	241.36
109	1000–1050	1,022	227.00–236.00	231.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	285.70
5	450–500	462	240.00–287.00	272.21
3	500–550	515	207.50–252.00	236.37
4	550–600	576	232.50–257.50	248.95
1	700–750	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	282.50–290.00	285.06
1	300–350	320	319.00	319.00
2	350–400	390	302.50–303.00	302.75
3	400–450	422	280.00–302.50	293.91
8	450–500	482	282.00–302.50	294.06
4	500–550	530	260.00–272.50	263.15
5	550–600	581	265.00–280.00	273.98
2	600–650	630	250.00–253.00	251.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	240.00	240.00
7	450–500	461	225.00–272.00	252.34
2	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
12	400–450	429	315.00–319.00	318.65
20	500–550	525	285.00–297.00	288.07
11	550–600	560	284.00–299.00	290.12
2	600–650	612	279.00	279.00
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	368	267.50–295.00	281.64
1	400–450	430	253.00	253.00
11	450–500	476	264.00–278.00	272.65
2	500–550	533	251.00–260.00	255.48
2	550–600	560	254.00–261.00	257.44
8	600–650	634	245.00–248.00	246.64
22	650–700	685	229.00–247.00	246.22
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	822	209.00	209.00
3	850–900	856	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	534	281.00–293.00	289.40
4	550–600	561	271.00–289.00	279.26
13	600–650	612	250.00–261.00	258.41
80	650–700	669	254.00–270.50	269.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	212.50–242.50	227.89
4	400–450	434	220.00–257.50	241.73
1	450–500	480	241.00	241.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	632	185.00–210.00	201.75
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
2	800–850	817	182.50	182.50
2	850–900	855	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	300.00–330.00	313.86
5	400–450	425	299.00–325.00	308.39
3	450–500	483	282.00–295.00	286.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	900–950	942	197.75	197.75
55	1050–1100	1,053	193.75	193.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	185.00	185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,793	174.00–194.00	180.01
3	—	1,538	159.00–166.00	163.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,278	131.00–164.00	149.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	129.00–148.00	135.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,594	139.00–163.00	150.82

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle