Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply lower, over 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Most price increase on the extra high dressing individuals. Good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.38/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −155.82 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$253.38

48 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$32.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.43

vs KY average

−5.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	259.47	1,409	39
Medium and Large 2-3	548	227.03	1,244	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.44/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 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 sale48 hd

253.38

—

KY average25 barns · 1,611 hd

267.81

−14.43

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−5.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−155.82

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	1,852	171.12	3,169	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	133.25	2,134	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	128.39	1,612	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,026	115.61	1,187	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	143.00	1,656	3thin

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)	1,610	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,377	$1,992	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,408	$2,506	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	650–700	685	228.36/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	255.83/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,197	5
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	709	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	2,505.82/head	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	243.87/cwt	241.00–246.75	2,241	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	262.90/cwt	250.00–265.25	1,780	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	242.13/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,833	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	271.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,436	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	273.00/cwt	261.00–290.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	269.80/cwt	269.00–271.00	1,837	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	262.66/cwt	252.50–272.00	1,382	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	752	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	278.10/cwt	278.10–278.10	2,080	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	746	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	1,818	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	231.77/cwt	231.00–232.50	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	301.66/cwt	300.00–302.50	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	819	240.41/cwt	240.00–240.75	1,969	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	264.01/cwt	255.50–270.85	1,674	152
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.75/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	261.90/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,850	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	263.99/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	252.29/cwt	252.00–255.00	2,033	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	972	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,352	58
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,983.75/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,984	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,377	1,992.13/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	243.33/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,185	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	222.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	230.99/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	222.95/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	232.59/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	972	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,041	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	91.23/cwt	89.00–94.00	981	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	124.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,228	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,914	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	124.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,544	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,158	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,961	177.97/cwt	171.00–190.00	3,490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	114.40/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,160	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,401	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	135.73/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,718	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	138.40/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,271	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	111.57/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,411	6
Bulls	—	—	1,925	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	3,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	217.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,017	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	572	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,273	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,501	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	777	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	230.46/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	241.22/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	304.31/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	284.23/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	329.50/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	256.30/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,448	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,975	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	296.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	233.75/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,592	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	250.69/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,304	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	213.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	294.37/cwt	290.00–301.00	971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	243.94/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	238.97/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	267.69/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	244.96/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	267.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	268.31/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	249.02/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,658	4
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	260.65/cwt	249.00–267.50	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,207	8

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 Aug 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,508Last week 2,001Year ago 1,437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 85Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 20Year 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	340	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	429	260.00–280.00	267.88
5	450–500	468	249.00–260.00	255.83
13	500–550	526	252.50–272.00	262.66
3	550–600	570	245.00–265.00	255.75
2	600–650	620	225.00–240.00	232.50
5	650–700	685	222.50–237.00	228.36
2	700–750	700	226.00–234.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	242.50	242.50
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	487	222.50–242.50	230.99
3	500–550	536	239.00	239.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	320	327.00–335.00	329.50
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	620	253.00	253.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	337.50	337.50
4	300–350	321	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
4	400–450	420	302.50–310.00	304.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	545	307.00	307.00
6	600–650	617	261.00–290.00	273.00
15	650–700	681	269.00–271.00	269.80
72	700–750	748	278.10	278.10
5	750–800	752	255.00	255.00
63	800–850	806	252.00–255.00	252.29
115	900–950	919	241.00–246.75	243.87
58	950–1000	972	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	210.00–225.00	217.38
3	500–550	527	227.50–240.00	232.59
2	550–600	568	240.00–242.50	241.22
3	600–650	628	205.00–232.50	222.95
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	972	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	480	266.00–271.00	267.69
8	500–550	524	249.00–267.50	260.65
4	550–600	573	257.50–280.00	268.31
6	600–650	627	237.50–255.00	244.96
4	650–700	666	240.00–252.50	249.02
3	700–750	702	225.00–246.00	238.97
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
8	900–950	945	233.50	233.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	529	270.00–275.00	271.38
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
152	600–650	634	255.50–270.85	264.01
207	650–700	677	250.00–265.25	262.90
65	700–750	746	243.75	243.75
139	750–800	757	240.00–242.50	242.13
129	800–850	819	240.00–240.75	240.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	300.00–302.50	301.66
6	300–350	330	290.00–301.00	294.37
4	350–400	385	295.00–300.00	296.28
5	400–450	423	257.50–277.50	263.99
13	450–500	472	250.00–272.50	261.90
10	500–550	520	242.50–262.50	250.69
17	550–600	565	242.50–265.00	256.30
7	600–650	624	237.50–248.00	243.94
12	650–700	681	230.00–239.00	233.75
2	700–750	720	231.00–232.50	231.77
13	750–800	784	236.00	236.00
5	850–900	880	210.00–220.00	213.96
44	900–950	925	213.50	213.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	358	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	445	244.00	244.00
8	450–500	487	240.00–247.50	243.33
4	500–550	520	210.00–230.00	222.74
5	550–600	570	227.50–233.00	230.46
2	600–650	617	210.00	210.00
10	750–800	768	218.50	218.50
1	800–850	810	154.00	154.00
1	950–1000	950	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	307.50	307.50
6	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
2	450–500	465	282.50–286.00	284.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	572	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	777	186.00	186.00
1	850–900	870	172.50	172.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	618	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,505.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,610	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,983.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,377	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,992.13
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	89.00–94.00	91.23
3	—	990	121.00–129.00	124.08
6	—	1,014	110.00–119.00	114.40
2	—	1,070	130.00–132.00	130.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	124.00–126.00	124.66
5	—	1,641	134.00–148.00	138.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,237	120.00–129.00	124.84
21	—	1,266	130.00–152.00	135.73
6	—	1,265	107.00–116.00	111.57
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,961	171.00–190.00	177.97
1	—	1,925	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,235	147.00	147.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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