Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $298.21/cwt on 126 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.37 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$298.21

126 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

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

$56.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.40

vs KY average

+7.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	299.11	1,623	124
Medium and Large 2-3	505	242.50	1,225	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.61/cwt here — about $398 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale126 hd

298.21

—

KY average23 barns · 750 hd

291.81

+6.40

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+7.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−155.37

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	1,576	168.92	2,662	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	142.17	2,205	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	136.59	1,771	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	116.79	1,166	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	199.63	2,146	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	192.64	2,264	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	900–950	920	200.61/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	264.51/cwt	259.25–270.50	2,076	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	236.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	924	247.99/cwt	244.25–251.50	2,291	117
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	226.71/cwt	212.50–238.00	1,870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	582	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,571	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	279.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	274.79/cwt	262.50–281.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	260.03/cwt	259.50–260.50	1,623	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,042	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	809	262.46/cwt	245.00–264.00	2,123	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,025	234.37/cwt	224.50–239.75	2,402	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	885	245.94/cwt	241.75–249.50	2,177	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	293.04/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,442	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	239.75/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	285.68/cwt	270.00–295.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	240.40/cwt	237.50–241.90	1,887	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	255.14/cwt	252.75–259.00	1,707	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	269.84/cwt	261.00–287.50	1,557	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	276.89/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	283.75/cwt	273.00–289.00	1,728	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	281.05/cwt	251.00–285.00	2,038	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	457	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	274.97/cwt	269.00–279.00	1,444	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	285.94/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,939	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	809	239.28/cwt	237.75–240.80	1,936	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	218.96/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,347	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	311.60/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,642	77
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	156.03/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	252.43/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	215.46/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	258.40/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	195.61/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	178.79/cwt	171.00–192.50	2,936	7
Bulls	—	—	1,537	163.16/cwt	156.00–168.00	2,508	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,141	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,647	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	125.09/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	199.63/cwt	190.00–210.00	2,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	112.08/cwt	104.00–117.50	1,124	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	139.60/cwt	130.00–161.00	1,798	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	136.09/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,404	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	192.64/cwt	181.00–205.00	2,264	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	142.17/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	684	207.93/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,422	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	326	234.87/cwt	225.00–240.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	266.31/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	321.05/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	339.03/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	613	261.94/cwt	252.00–276.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	568	295.78/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	298.78/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,566	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	321.40/cwt	317.00–324.00	1,559	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	287.54/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,377	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	326.17/cwt	313.00–332.50	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,057	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	314.67/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	300.42/cwt	286.00–307.50	1,403	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	325.89/cwt	317.00–331.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	773	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,894	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	262.46/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,772	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	234.47/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,688	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	281.38/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,477	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	916	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	275.83/cwt	271.00–282.50	1,432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	310.11/cwt	296.00–320.00	1,327	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	230.94/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	240.80/cwt	226.00–247.00	1,599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	258.60/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,490	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	240.18/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,516	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	274.81/cwt	268.00–289.00	1,613	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	254.93/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	872	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	244.76/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,703	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,922Last week 2,277Year ago 1,789

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 127Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
2	400–450	425	270.00–290.00	279.88
9	450–500	492	285.00–303.00	293.04
14	500–550	525	262.50–287.50	281.38
7	550–600	577	261.00–287.50	269.84
6	600–650	632	230.00–250.00	236.91
5	650–700	661	240.00–251.00	244.76
11	700–750	720	225.00–241.00	234.47
1	750–800	750	227.00	227.00
6	800–850	825	212.50–238.00	226.71
2	900–950	920	190.00–211.00	200.61
2	1000–1050	1,042	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	475	222.50	222.50
3	500–550	508	245.00–260.00	252.43
5	550–600	598	258.00–259.00	258.40
2	600–650	615	210.00–227.50	218.96
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	372	320.00–323.00	321.05
3	400–450	436	313.00–332.50	326.17
7	500–550	524	290.00–315.00	298.78
3	550–600	568	292.50–302.50	295.78
4	600–650	613	252.00–276.00	261.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	500–550	527	302.50–322.50	311.60
7	550–600	565	299.00	299.00
34	600–650	609	273.00–289.00	283.75
11	650–700	678	280.00–293.00	285.94
121	700–750	725	251.00–285.00	281.05
139	750–800	785	259.25–270.50	264.51
73	800–850	809	245.00–264.00	262.46
126	850–900	885	241.75–249.50	245.94
117	900–950	924	244.25–251.50	247.99
139	1000–1050	1,025	224.50–239.75	234.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	440	287.50	287.50
8	450–500	467	286.00–307.50	300.42
11	500–550	519	271.00–282.50	275.83
29	550–600	587	268.00–289.00	274.81
6	600–650	626	250.00	250.00
11	650–700	675	250.00–268.00	262.46
2	700–750	723	240.00–242.00	240.97
4	750–800	762	246.00	246.00
2	800–850	820	221.00–241.00	230.94
2	850–900	872	222.00	222.00
3	900–950	916	239.00	239.00
2	1050–1100	1,057	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	252.50–273.00	266.31
2	500–550	505	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
3	350–400	370	317.00–331.00	325.89
5	400–450	428	337.50–340.00	339.03
13	450–500	485	317.00–324.00	321.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	750–800	773	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	323	270.00–295.00	285.68
5	350–400	368	262.50–281.00	274.79
4	450–500	490	275.00–277.50	276.89
9	500–550	521	245.00–268.00	254.93
12	550–600	576	250.00–267.50	258.60
14	600–650	631	230.00–244.00	240.18
11	650–700	664	226.00–247.00	240.80
8	750–800	766	228.00	228.00
2	800–850	810	219.00	219.00
1	950–1000	960	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	525	269.00–279.00	274.97
10	550–600	582	270.00	270.00
35	600–650	624	259.50–260.50	260.03
126	650–700	669	252.75–259.00	255.14
16	700–750	709	239.00–240.00	239.75
204	750–800	785	237.50–241.90	240.40
132	800–850	809	237.75–240.80	239.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	240.00	240.00
3	300–350	326	225.00–240.00	234.87
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	457	249.00	249.00
2	500–550	523	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	550–600	580	235.00–240.00	238.33
6	650–700	684	185.00–220.00	207.93
2	700–750	718	214.00–217.00	215.46
5	750–800	790	190.00–201.00	195.61
3	900–950	945	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	335.00	335.00
1	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	386	309.00–320.00	314.67
14	400–450	428	296.00–320.00	310.11
32	450–500	479	280.00–312.50	287.54

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	3	—	920	146.00–163.00	156.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,642	171.00–192.50	178.79
12	—	1,537	156.00–168.00	163.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	123.00–125.00	124.03
1	—	995	101.00	101.00
12	—	1,003	104.00–117.50	112.08
3	—	1,032	130.00–145.00	136.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,300	121.00–129.00	125.09
19	—	1,288	130.00–161.00	139.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	136.00–148.00	142.17
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	190.00–210.00	199.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	181.00–205.00	192.64

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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