Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, however there was good demand for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $284.27/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −168.09 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$284.27

53 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$41.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.54

vs KY average

−18.64 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	288.20	1,608	48
Medium and Large 2-3	565	246.55	1,393	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.65/cwt here — about $215 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

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 sale53 hd

284.27

—

KY average21 barns · 937 hd

295.81

−11.54

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−18.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−168.09

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	1,565	165.44	2,589	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,639	137.48	2,253	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	134.47	1,734	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	124.69	1,256	33
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,012	200.07	2,025	4thin

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	187.00/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	287.89/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	246.47/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,555	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	294.43/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,843	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	279.13/cwt	267.50–288.00	1,460	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	258.42/cwt	254.00–271.00	2,122	193
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	237.83/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	864	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	2,037	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.85/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,489	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	244.16/cwt	242.80–246.00	1,882	327
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	307.58/cwt	302.00–312.50	1,172	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	272.97/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,460	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	241.22/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	275.84/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	246.38/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,661	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	191.44/cwt	185.00–200.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	185.43/cwt	173.00–211.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	793	260.00/cwt	259.75–264.00	2,062	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	236.90/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	872	254.96/cwt	252.75–259.00	2,223	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	277.29/cwt	261.00–282.00	2,021	161
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	222.53/cwt	198.00–229.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,764	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,014	185.96/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,886	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	293.57/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,392	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	283.33/cwt	282.50–285.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	256.40/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	299.98/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,575	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	289.25/cwt	289.00–292.50	1,626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,284	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	274.27/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,319	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	287.07/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,935	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	981	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	2,430	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	235.47/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	234.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	245.06/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	259.22/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	243.16/cwt	222.50–254.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	261.51/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	217.96/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	202.45/cwt	188.00–220.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	223.11/cwt	202.50–240.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	249.08/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,320	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	136.92/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,423	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	125.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,245	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	90.64/cwt	89.00–93.00	861	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	140.21/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,827	40
Bulls	—	—	1,770	176.16/cwt	171.00–190.00	3,118	6
Bulls	—	—	1,373	160.34/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,201	9
Heifers	Choice	—	1,012	200.07/cwt	198.00–202.50	2,025	4
Bulls	—	—	2,065	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	3,036	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	114.38/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,132	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	139.56/cwt	130.00–149.00	2,287	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,280	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	198.06/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,521	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	580	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	125.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,540	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	114.75/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	288.97/cwt	280.00–303.00	1,373	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	325.45/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	307.91/cwt	287.50–319.00	1,321	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	257.17/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,589	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	293.39/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	315.88/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	322.48/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	937	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	321.93/cwt	321.00–327.50	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	301.49/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	229.67/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	265.96/cwt	260.00–272.50	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	199.34/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	205.10/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	252.38/cwt	239.00–262.00	1,605	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	295.75/cwt	290.00–315.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	230.80/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	263.16/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,274	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	230.41/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	280.96/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	235.08/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	311.06/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	296.84/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,238	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	193.23/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,874	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	190.76/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,646	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	905	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,124	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	316.25/cwt	304.00–325.00	1,199	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	243.33/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,869	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	339.94/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,051	204.00/cwt	203.00–208.00	2,144	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	263.40/cwt	245.00–269.00	1,385	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	259.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,731	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1

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 Jul 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,277Last week 1,997Year ago 1,639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 133Year ago 69

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, however there was good demand for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	290.00–315.00	295.75
11	350–400	381	302.00–312.50	307.58
7	400–450	417	287.50–305.00	296.84
20	450–500	474	277.50–307.50	293.57
12	500–550	523	267.50–288.00	279.13
11	550–600	571	267.50–287.50	275.84
7	600–650	628	230.00–242.50	237.83
6	650–700	679	231.00–247.00	236.90
16	700–750	722	229.00–240.00	235.47
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
5	800–850	810	198.00–229.00	222.53
4	850–900	874	185.00–210.00	199.34
5	1000–1050	1,038	186.00–191.00	187.00
3	1050–1100	1,065	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	240.00–267.50	259.22
11	450–500	463	230.00–270.00	261.51
10	500–550	530	240.00–260.00	249.08
11	550–600	574	222.50–254.00	243.16
1	650–700	695	227.00	227.00
3	700–750	718	216.00–219.00	217.96
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	860	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	330.00	330.00
5	400–450	418	316.00–337.50	325.45
3	450–500	485	312.50–317.50	315.88
6	500–550	511	290.00–310.00	293.39
14	600–650	618	252.00–265.00	257.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	260.00–272.50	265.96
3	300–350	326	282.50–285.00	283.33
5	350–400	384	282.50–292.50	287.89
4	400–450	430	250.00–262.50	256.40
27	450–500	484	254.00–275.00	263.16
30	500–550	526	245.00–269.00	263.40
68	550–600	573	250.00–267.50	259.85
15	600–650	619	230.00–239.00	235.08
5	650–700	654	230.00–234.00	230.80
11	700–750	725	219.00–239.00	229.67
24	750–800	757	233.00	233.00
9	800–850	824	197.00–209.00	205.10
32	850–900	863	184.00–201.00	190.76
26	950–1000	970	180.00–199.00	193.23
9	1000–1050	1,014	182.50–191.00	185.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	535	271.00–275.00	272.97
3	550–600	580	285.00	285.00
42	600–650	631	241.00–255.00	246.47
33	650–700	674	246.00–249.00	246.38
3	700–750	701	242.00	242.00
327	750–800	771	242.80–246.00	244.16
63	850–900	864	235.75	235.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	185.00–200.00	191.44
1	400–450	400	210.00	210.00
4	450–500	486	230.00–240.00	234.39
9	550–600	577	202.50–240.00	223.11
1	600–650	615	201.00	201.00
10	650–700	679	188.00–220.00	202.45
3	700–750	723	173.00–211.00	185.43
14	750–800	768	183.00–205.00	198.06
1	850–900	895	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
7	300–350	340	321.00–327.50	321.93
20	350–400	379	304.00–325.00	316.25
26	400–450	429	287.50–319.00	307.91
17	450–500	475	280.00–303.00	288.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	525	299.00–304.00	299.98
14	550–600	562	289.00–292.50	289.25
75	600–650	626	270.00–299.00	294.43
25	650–700	674	271.00–295.00	287.07
161	700–750	729	261.00–282.00	277.29
67	750–800	793	259.75–264.00	260.00
193	800–850	821	254.00–271.00	258.42
205	850–900	872	252.75–259.00	254.96
65	900–950	902	253.25	253.25
57	950–1000	981	247.75	247.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	368	312.50	312.50
5	400–450	424	302.50–315.00	311.06
10	450–500	472	290.00–310.00	301.49
2	500–550	537	282.50	282.50
20	550–600	577	270.00–287.50	280.96
20	600–650	636	239.00–262.00	252.38
7	650–700	666	250.00–267.50	259.86
4	700–750	715	232.50–250.00	241.22
15	750–800	768	239.00–252.00	243.33
9	800–850	839	224.00–242.50	230.41
9	900–950	937	231.00	231.00
1	950–1000	980	223.00	223.00
5	1050–1100	1,051	203.00–208.00	204.00
5	1100–1150	1,124	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
7	450–500	481	240.00–285.00	274.27
1	500–550	510	252.50	252.50
4	550–600	579	237.50–260.00	245.06
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	955	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	340	331.00	331.00
2	350–400	383	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	435	330.00–342.50	339.94
3	450–500	495	320.00–327.50	322.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	182.50	182.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,039	130.00–149.00	136.92
11	—	995	120.00–129.00	125.15
3	—	950	89.00–93.00	90.64
6	—	990	108.00–118.00	114.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,303	130.00–152.00	140.21
2	—	1,280	100.00	100.00
11	—	1,230	120.00–129.00	125.23
3	—	1,340	111.00–118.00	114.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,639	130.00–149.00	139.56
2	—	1,638	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,770	171.00–190.00	176.16
9	—	1,373	151.00–166.00	160.34
1	—	2,065	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,012	198.00–202.50	200.07

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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