Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs steady, 600 lbs and up 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for calves and very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.49/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.87 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$299.49

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$59.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs KY average

+0.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	303.09	1,652	31
Medium and Large 2-3	563	243.75	1,371	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.34/cwt here — about $281 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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 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 sale33 hd

299.49

—

KY average24 barns · 801 hd

300.90

−1.41

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

+0.23

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−152.87

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	1,781	181.52	3,233	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,582	150.36	2,379	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,333	148.77	1,983	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	129.58	1,327	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,085	147.50	1,600	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	197.28	2,397	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	600–650	618	268.74/cwt	256.00–277.50	1,661	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	252.05/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,205	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	277.94/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	238.80/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	288.27/cwt	272.00–297.50	1,784	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	911	257.02/cwt	255.00–259.00	2,341	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	306.43/cwt	293.00–320.00	1,560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	235.09/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	769	248.88/cwt	246.50–251.90	1,914	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	830	240.75/cwt	240.75–240.75	1,998	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	265.31/cwt	256.00–267.00	2,194	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	268.33/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,296	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,039	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	286.43/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	232.29/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	237.47/cwt	229.00–246.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	275.26/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,833	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	308.31/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	280.76/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,617	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,911	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,583	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	982	249.61/cwt	249.00–250.25	2,451	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	233.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,335	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	187.07/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	251.05/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	254.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	226.88/cwt	210.00–245.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	236.41/cwt	212.50–260.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	143.16/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,528	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	126.03/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,216	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	150.36/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,379	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	197.28/cwt	193.00–202.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,085	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	2,003	191.06/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,827	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	113.19/cwt	107.50–116.00	1,124	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	176.75/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	123.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	151.85/cwt	133.00–167.00	2,017	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	93.10/cwt	80.00–107.50	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	327.20/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,538	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	305.86/cwt	293.00–312.50	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	700	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	306.10/cwt	292.50–315.00	1,295	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	564	300.12/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	347.20/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	335.73/cwt	332.50–339.00	1,387	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	249.07/cwt	245.00–249.25	2,182	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	263.53/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	303.76/cwt	287.00–311.00	1,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	297.59/cwt	295.00–302.50	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	275.18/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	285.00/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	294.02/cwt	285.00–302.50	973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	260.86/cwt	251.00–263.40	2,298	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	283.38/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	250.88/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	228.02/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	253.03/cwt	249.00–255.75	1,834	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	249.70/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,808	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	253.96/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	301.17/cwt	283.00–329.00	1,434	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	249.95/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,550	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	296.41/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	330.30/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,572	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	232.48/cwt	228.00–237.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	255.03/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	308.02/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,432	4

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,997Last week 1,585Year ago 1,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 55Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year 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
10	500–550	518	271.00–290.00	286.43
16	550–600	576	274.00–284.00	280.76
16	600–650	618	256.00–277.50	268.74
166	650–700	666	252.00–276.00	275.26
351	700–750	725	249.00–255.75	253.03
122	750–800	769	246.50–251.90	248.88
62	800–850	830	240.75	240.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	270	295.00–302.50	297.59
4	300–350	331	285.00–302.50	294.02
10	450–500	483	255.00–274.00	268.33
5	500–550	517	242.50–262.00	253.96
3	550–600	570	247.50–255.00	250.88
1	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
6	700–750	719	220.00–244.00	232.29
5	750–800	780	221.00–244.00	235.09
1	800–850	825	213.00	213.00
5	850–900	865	226.00–236.00	228.02
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
3	950–1000	953	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	257.50	257.50
2	350–400	378	212.50–260.00	236.41
2	400–450	420	210.00–245.00	226.88
1	450–500	475	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	572	230.00–240.00	233.37
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	150.00	150.00
1	750–800	775	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	835	149.00	149.00
3	850–900	855	170.00–205.00	187.07
1	950–1000	965	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	343.00	343.00
12	400–450	423	292.50–315.00	306.10
14	450–500	476	283.00–329.00	301.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	433	240.00–262.50	251.05
11	450–500	478	240.00–282.50	252.05
1	500–550	500	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	595	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	430	290.00–309.00	296.41
12	450–500	483	287.00–311.00	303.76
4	500–550	528	270.00–281.00	275.18
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	620	241.00–255.00	249.95
1	650–700	655	254.00	254.00
2	700–750	738	229.00–246.00	237.47
2	750–800	770	235.00–242.50	238.80
1	800–850	840	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	362	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	413	332.50–339.00	335.73
12	450–500	470	322.50–335.00	327.20
6	500–550	516	293.00–312.50	305.86
4	550–600	564	295.00–305.00	300.12
6	600–650	613	260.00–268.00	263.53
6	650–700	660	274.00	274.00
3	700–750	700	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	293.00–320.00	306.43
15	550–600	566	293.00–315.00	308.31
31	600–650	619	272.00–297.50	288.27
4	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	277.94
2	700–750	710	262.00	262.00
189	750–800	761	268.00	268.00
174	800–850	827	256.00–267.00	265.31
221	850–900	881	251.00–263.40	260.86
119	900–950	911	255.00–259.00	257.02
118	950–1000	982	249.00–250.25	249.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	250.00–260.00	254.31
1	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	257.50	257.50
2	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	363.00	363.00
3	250–300	276	351.00	351.00
2	300–350	318	340.00–355.00	347.20
4	400–450	427	320.00–325.00	322.50
11	450–500	476	327.50–335.00	330.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	302.50	302.50
4	450–500	465	290.00–315.00	308.02
2	500–550	518	280.00–287.00	283.38
4	550–600	571	282.00–288.00	285.00
3	600–650	620	250.00–262.50	255.03
2	650–700	670	266.00	266.00
5	700–750	724	236.00–254.00	249.70
2	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
6	800–850	833	247.00	247.00
23	850–900	876	245.00–249.25	249.07
4	900–950	916	228.00–237.00	232.48

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	—	1,015	156.00	156.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,067	135.00–150.00	143.16
3	—	965	121.00–129.00	126.03
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
5	—	993	107.50–116.00	113.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,582	134.00–160.00	150.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,372	120.00–127.00	123.17
71	—	1,328	133.00–167.00	151.85
2	—	1,470	80.00–107.50	93.10
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	193.00–202.00	197.28
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	147.50	147.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	189.00–193.00	191.06
4	—	1,670	173.00–179.00	176.75

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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