Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand with considerably more buyer activity this week. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.27 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$259.94

78 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$35.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs KY average

+8.00 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	262.20	1,428	73
Medium and Large 2-3	554	226.85	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.36/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd

259.94

—

KY average25 barns · 1,074 hd

253.92

+6.02

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

+8.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−149.27

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	1,535	166.50	2,555	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	143.82	2,262	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	137.86	1,767	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	130.54	1,367	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,635	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	269.96/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	2,023	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	270.59/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	253.74/cwt	252.50–253.75	1,619	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	227.69/cwt	202.50–247.50	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	288.75/cwt	288.75–288.75	1,938	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	245.85/cwt	238.50–249.10	2,136	87
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	293.06/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	279.88/cwt	272.50–295.00	826	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,634.87/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	240.61/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,766	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	236.88/cwt	236.75–241.00	1,893	66
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	279.40/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,213	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	228.07/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	235.36/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,459	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	277.42/cwt	272.50–285.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	255.51/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,462	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	228.75/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,578	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	301.81/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	244.15/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	210.84/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	849	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,110	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	200.34/cwt	191.00–217.50	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	236.10/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,150	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	219.31/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,154	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	227.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	143.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,262	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	125.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	140.66/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,791	20
Bulls	—	—	1,583	172.32/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,728	3
Bulls	—	—	1,506	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	237.53/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,017	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1350–1400	1,366	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,329	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	135.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	226.53/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	228.45/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,325	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	284.57/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,332	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	297.48/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	293.77/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	247.58/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	340.33/cwt	337.50–347.50	963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	259.94/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	309.84/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,475	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	289.12/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	265.79/cwt	262.50–272.50	962	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	293.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	236.61/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	236.20/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	271.76/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,136	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	268.74/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,588	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	271.42/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,425	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	230.41/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,590	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	191.39/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	273.74/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,311	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.83/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,472	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	273.41/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,405	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	250.41/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,295	6

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,391Last week 1,587Year ago 1,964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 93Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	517	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	580	210.00–245.00	228.45
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	700	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	295.00–307.50	301.81
13	600–650	615	269.00–272.50	269.96
64	650–700	671	288.75	288.75
9	700–750	703	261.00	261.00
131	750–800	791	255.75	255.75
60	800–850	849	248.50	248.50
87	850–900	869	238.50–249.10	245.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
10	500–550	525	270.00–279.00	271.42
19	550–600	591	266.00–280.00	268.74
3	600–650	627	240.00–253.00	247.58
2	650–700	685	230.00–233.00	231.51
4	700–750	723	231.00–238.00	236.20
2	750–800	768	230.00–243.00	236.61
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	870	215.00–217.00	216.02
3	900–950	925	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	337.50–347.50	340.33
2	400–450	442	307.50	307.50
11	450–500	476	300.00–312.50	309.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	293.09
8	400–450	434	270.00–292.50	279.40
2	450–500	465	291.00–295.00	293.06
5	500–550	529	267.50–272.50	270.59
5	550–600	567	255.00–262.50	259.94
14	600–650	620	225.00–246.00	235.36
4	650–700	690	225.00–235.00	228.75
4	700–750	712	225.00–237.50	228.07
1	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	220.00–260.00	244.15
5	500–550	526	210.00–245.00	219.31
10	550–600	581	202.50–247.50	227.69
4	600–650	628	213.00	213.00
3	650–700	677	210.00–212.50	210.84
1	750–800	785	197.50	197.50
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	471	300.00–305.00	302.49
2	500–550	533	292.50–302.50	297.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	514	265.00–280.00	273.41
82	600–650	638	252.50–253.75	253.74
207	700–750	734	237.00–245.00	240.61
66	750–800	799	236.75–241.00	236.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	242.50	242.50
2	300–350	330	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	370	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	428	232.50–242.50	237.53
11	450–500	487	228.00–250.00	236.10
2	500–550	533	220.00–235.00	227.32
3	550–600	568	212.50–235.00	226.53
3	650–700	680	191.00–217.50	200.34
1	700–750	710	191.00	191.00
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	820	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	295	272.50–295.00	279.88
3	300–350	307	272.50–285.00	277.42
10	350–400	362	262.50–272.50	265.79
12	400–450	418	255.00–279.00	271.76
20	450–500	479	260.00–277.50	273.74
6	500–550	517	242.50–260.00	250.41
38	550–600	572	240.00–263.00	255.51
18	600–650	627	225.00–242.50	234.83
63	650–700	690	220.00–233.00	230.41
2	700–750	712	214.00	214.00
5	800–850	825	189.00–192.00	191.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	388	290.00–297.50	293.77
5	400–450	409	282.50–297.50	289.12
17	450–500	468	282.50–285.00	284.57
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	1350–1400	1,366	170.50	170.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,634.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	140.00–151.00	143.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	123.00–128.00	125.34
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
20	—	1,273	131.00–155.00	140.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	131.00–145.00	135.34
4	—	1,080	122.00–127.00	124.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	168.00–176.00	172.32
5	—	1,506	161.00–165.00	163.00

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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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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