Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 10.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs and up steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady except 700-800 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Demand followed the quality of the cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.88/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.48 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$290.88

69 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,585

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$48.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.31

vs KY average

−6.94 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	293.01	1,593	66
Medium and Large 2-3	573	244.08	1,399	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.93/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd

290.88

—

KY average24 barns · 743 hd

290.57

+0.31

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−6.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−161.48

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	—	Low	1,638	153.63	2,517	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,581	129.91	2,054	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	126.79	1,646	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	117.13	1,163	17

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,342	$2,167	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,086	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,903	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 2-3	450–500	472	247.99/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,171	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	269.38/cwt	250.00–276.00	2,069	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	931	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	2,260	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	279.00/cwt	272.50–292.00	1,733	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,007	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,417	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,903.25/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	306.87/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,596	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	209.24/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	280.86/cwt	250.00–282.10	2,036	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	207.05/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	272.60/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	897	251.30/cwt	249.50–252.95	2,254	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	300.00/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	999	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,365	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	301.60/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	277.70/cwt	272.00–281.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	278.00–301.00	1,382	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	823	256.20/cwt	246.00–266.80	2,109	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	269.88/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,652	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	218.95/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	225.01/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	268.63/cwt	267.50–269.00	1,526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	230.91/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,443	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	290.73/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,241	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	208.94/cwt	201.00–209.50	1,906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	278.40/cwt	254.00–286.40	1,862	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	773	245.93/cwt	243.70–248.80	1,901	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,087	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,527	96
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,085.52/head	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	244.08/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	2,167.02/head	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,167	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	259.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	248.74/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	223.77/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	254.22/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,220	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	274.45/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	208.07/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	132.92/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,760	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	124.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,592	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,379	4
Bulls	—	—	1,480	139.32/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,062	4
Bulls	—	—	1,617	154.47/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,498	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	166.90/cwt	162.00–170.00	3,043	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	115.70/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,148	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	124.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,237	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	102.69/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,001	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	133.45/cwt	129.00–141.00	2,105	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	124.01/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	232.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,319	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	205.31/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	334.31/cwt	322.50–347.50	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	355.19/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	274.12/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	296.06/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,516	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	357.65/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	332.54/cwt	317.50–337.50	1,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	356.51/cwt	337.50–374.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	376.85/cwt	352.50–387.50	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	254.50/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	313.77/cwt	309.00–322.50	1,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	309.63/cwt	302.50–330.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	312.46/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	207.99/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	286.80/cwt	277.50–298.00	1,104	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	268.90/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,398	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	219.01/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	225.53/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,518	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	252.07/cwt	241.00–263.00	1,313	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	295.61/cwt	279.00–305.00	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.66/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,440	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	269.95/cwt	262.00–277.50	1,282	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	273.56/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,444	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	289.02/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	987	219.17/cwt	210.00–221.00	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	270.05/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,164	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	238.08/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	234.70/cwt	223.00–240.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	237.83/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	305.07/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	283.66/cwt	283.00–285.00	1,308	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	278.42/cwt	266.00–282.50	1,576	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	237.77/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	223.25/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	243.09/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,886	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	221	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	292.71/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,194	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 Jul 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,001Last week 1,922Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 93Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	255.00–270.00	259.93
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
5	400–450	435	234.00–255.00	248.74
14	450–500	472	230.00–257.50	247.99
1	500–550	540	232.50	232.50
7	550–600	568	220.00–240.00	232.15
3	600–650	631	200.00–212.00	208.07
3	650–700	678	200.00–216.00	205.31
1	700–750	735	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	805	182.00	182.00
4	900–950	920	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
10	350–400	385	277.50–298.00	286.80
15	400–450	431	260.00–278.00	270.05
34	450–500	475	262.00–277.50	269.95
24	500–550	521	241.00–263.00	252.07
20	550–600	570	242.50–265.00	252.66
13	600–650	625	221.00–236.00	230.91
22	650–700	673	221.00–231.00	225.53
3	700–750	716	218.00–221.00	219.01
3	750–800	767	216.00–221.00	218.95
2	800–850	815	199.00–215.00	207.05
7	850–900	875	200.00–219.00	207.99
15	900–950	912	201.00–209.50	208.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	271.00–276.00	272.60
8	550–600	568	267.50–269.00	268.63
48	600–650	612	255.00–272.00	269.88
333	750–800	773	243.70–248.80	245.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	221	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	270	322.50–347.50	334.31
11	300–350	319	302.50–330.00	309.63
7	350–400	373	302.50–315.00	312.46
4	400–450	408	286.00–295.00	292.71
18	450–500	461	283.00–285.00	283.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	520	290.00–311.00	306.87
17	550–600	568	290.00–307.50	300.00
27	600–650	621	272.50–292.00	279.00
107	650–700	669	254.00–286.40	278.40
78	700–750	725	250.00–282.10	280.86
239	750–800	768	250.00–276.00	269.38
131	800–850	823	246.00–266.80	256.20
115	850–900	897	249.50–252.95	251.30
19	900–950	931	242.75	242.75
57	950–1000	999	236.75	236.75
54	1000–1050	1,007	240.00	240.00
96	1050–1100	1,087	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	480	272.00	272.00
3	550–600	573	227.50–255.00	244.08
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	945	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	352.50–387.50	376.85
9	250–300	283	340.00–390.00	357.65
1	300–350	300	357.50	357.50
6	350–400	392	337.50–374.00	356.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	365	300.00–310.00	305.07
3	400–450	435	285.00–291.00	289.02
11	450–500	478	279.00–305.00	295.61
12	500–550	528	265.00–286.00	273.56
14	550–600	566	266.00–282.50	278.42
3	600–650	625	234.00–240.00	238.08
2	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	713	227.00–245.00	237.83
9	750–800	776	239.00–246.00	243.09
1	800–850	830	224.00	224.00
4	850–900	875	223.00–240.00	234.70
2	900–950	925	218.00	218.00
6	950–1000	987	210.00–221.00	219.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	312.50	312.50
6	350–400	370	292.50–307.50	301.60
16	400–450	427	280.00–305.00	290.73
11	450–500	485	278.00–301.00	285.00
15	500–550	520	260.00–283.00	268.90
7	550–600	561	272.00–281.00	277.70
7	650–700	685	230.00–243.00	237.77
7	700–750	715	220.00–233.00	223.25
2	750–800	780	224.00–226.00	225.01
1	850–900	860	216.00	216.00
4	900–950	926	205.00–216.00	209.24
1	1050–1100	1,075	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	432	270.00–279.00	274.45
14	450–500	480	230.00–273.00	254.22
2	550–600	575	220.00–227.50	223.65
2	650–700	675	222.50–225.00	223.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	347.50	347.50
2	300–350	323	330.00–380.00	355.19
6	350–400	383	317.50–337.50	332.54
3	400–450	422	309.00–322.50	313.77
8	500–550	512	290.00–302.00	296.06
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
12	600–650	612	255.00–287.50	274.12
2	650–700	650	250.00–259.00	254.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,260	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,903.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,825.00–2,225.00	2,085.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,342	1,875.00–2,300.00	2,167.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	150.00	150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,324	129.00–143.00	132.92
13	—	1,280	120.00–127.00	124.41
4	—	1,254	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	992	113.00–118.00	115.70
1	—	1,060	131.00	131.00
7	—	994	121.00–128.00	124.43
4	—	975	99.00–109.00	102.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,577	129.00–141.00	133.45
3	—	1,587	122.00–127.00	124.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	132.00–146.00	139.32
5	—	1,617	151.00–156.00	154.47
4	—	1,823	162.00–170.00	166.90

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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