Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Limited Comparison on feeder and yearling classes due to limited supply last week. However Good demand for weaned calves and good demand for yearling loads of steers , Moderate demand for yearling loads heifers. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.06/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −177.30 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$275.06

92 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs KY average

+5.66 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	280.05	1,521	84
Medium and Large 2-3	552	222.72	1,230	8thin

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale92 hd

275.06

—

KY average15 barns · 602 hd

268.89

+6.17

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+5.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−177.30

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	1,802	159.96	2,883	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	131.36	1,747	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,610	125.76	2,025	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,085	123.62	1,342	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	160.00	1,792	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,442	$1,916	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	550–600	578	221.34/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	229.01/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,539	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	256.64/cwt	254.75–265.00	1,886	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	303.88/cwt	282.50–308.00	1,529	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	271.80/cwt	263.00–286.00	1,829	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	1,916.26/head	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,642	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,023	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	241.34/cwt	234.00–253.00	1,974	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,498	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	218.76/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	282.96/cwt	281.00–285.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	228.74/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,677	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	194.46/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,647	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	279.68/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	796	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,998	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	217.25/cwt	207.50–222.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	247.34/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	240.31/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,173	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	236.60/cwt	236.60–236.60	2,158	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	287.47/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,748	111
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	229.14/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	222.04/cwt	185.00–232.00	944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	537	223.54/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	233.88/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,767	171.77/cwt	169.00–173.00	3,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,844	158.84/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,929	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,466	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	115.95/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	134.72/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,758	19
Bulls	—	—	1,603	148.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	124.64/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,785	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,792	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	125.55/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,034	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	135.84/cwt	132.00–143.00	2,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	207.25/cwt	177.50–225.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	200.83/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	203.54/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,048	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	194.95/cwt	177.50–212.00	1,244	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1000–1050	1,035	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,899	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	122.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,255	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	190.19/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,761	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	972	226.47/cwt	222.50–229.85	2,201	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	216.14/cwt	200.00–232.50	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	674	207.35/cwt	182.50–218.00	1,398	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	272.06/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,268	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	261.62/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	401	311.25/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,248	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	256.22/cwt	242.50–262.50	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	265.32/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,557	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	290.23/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	281.54/cwt	275.00–287.50	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	229.09/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,423	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	260.32/cwt	250.00–273.00	1,390	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	248.78/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	192.82/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	241.06/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,251	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	238.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,876	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	252.52/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	223.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,905	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	279.69/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	204.60/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	238.67/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,745	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	201.23/cwt	193.00–215.00	1,465	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	757	215.02/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	240.87/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,399	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	815	216.27/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,763	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	248.35/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	241.04/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,270	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	237.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	237.89/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,118	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	227.54/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,415	23

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 Sep 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,279Last week 150Year ago 2,025

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 61Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year 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	300–350	340	261.00	261.00
1	400–450	420	245.00	245.00
15	450–500	488	230.00–255.00	240.31
5	500–550	537	217.50–230.00	223.54
3	550–600	578	200.00–245.00	221.34
3	600–650	623	224.00–232.50	229.14
1	650–700	675	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	760	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	500–550	503	282.50–308.00	303.88
5	550–600	580	284.00	284.00
111	600–650	608	260.00–292.50	287.47
24	650–700	673	263.00–286.00	271.80
233	700–750	735	254.75–265.00	256.64
64	750–800	796	251.00	251.00
167	800–850	818	234.00–253.00	241.34
65	850–900	861	235.00	235.00
58	900–950	912	236.60	236.60
114	950–1000	972	222.50–229.85	226.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	275.00–287.50	281.54
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
4	350–400	375	277.50–302.50	290.23
3	400–450	413	272.50–290.00	279.69
7	450–500	466	270.00–277.00	272.06
18	500–550	534	250.00–273.00	260.32
29	550–600	587	257.50–268.00	265.32
16	600–650	627	250.00–258.00	252.52
8	650–700	677	245.00–257.50	248.78
52	700–750	731	230.00–243.00	238.67
39	750–800	786	230.00–240.00	238.73
4	800–850	842	230.00	230.00
14	850–900	852	220.00–230.00	223.57
3	900–950	908	194.00–210.00	204.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00
7	350–400	386	242.50–262.50	256.22
11	400–450	431	237.50–257.50	248.35
24	450–500	470	230.00–242.50	237.89
33	500–550	527	232.50–250.00	241.04
52	550–600	581	230.00–249.00	240.87
23	600–650	622	220.00–238.00	227.54
47	650–700	672	220.00–236.00	229.01
14	700–750	728	193.00–215.00	201.23
11	750–800	757	202.00–218.00	215.02
5	800–850	832	182.00–200.00	192.82
1	850–900	860	182.50	182.50
5	900–950	926	187.00–191.00	190.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	600–650	624	240.00	240.00
74	650–700	678	242.25	242.25
75	700–750	733	224.00–229.00	228.74
73	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
146	800–850	815	214.00–217.00	216.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	210.00	210.00
2	350–400	373	200.00–232.50	216.14
10	400–450	425	185.00–232.00	222.04
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
7	500–550	515	195.00–220.00	203.54
6	550–600	574	177.50–225.00	207.25
7	600–650	619	180.00–210.00	200.83
11	650–700	674	182.50–218.00	207.35
2	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	260.00–265.00	261.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	281.00–285.00	282.96
6	350–400	383	265.00–289.00	279.68
2	400–450	415	297.50	297.50
1	450–500	450	272.50	272.50
13	500–550	519	230.00–255.00	241.06
7	550–600	570	230.00–240.00	237.09
8	600–650	621	220.00–236.00	229.09
4	700–750	716	190.00–196.00	194.46
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	815	187.50	187.50
3	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
5	400–450	416	240.00–262.00	247.34
8	450–500	478	220.00–245.00	233.88
4	500–550	515	212.50–222.50	218.76
6	550–600	580	207.50–222.00	217.25
2	600–650	638	177.50–212.00	194.95
2	650–700	665	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	950	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	401	307.50–315.00	311.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
50	1000–1050	1,035	183.50	183.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,442	1,725.00–2,125.00	1,916.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	1,850.00	1,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	162.50–165.00	163.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,767	169.00–173.00	171.77
12	—	1,844	154.00–165.00	158.84
2	—	1,603	147.00–152.00	148.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,150	114.00–117.00	115.51
4	—	1,021	120.00–126.00	122.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	114.00–118.00	115.95
4	—	1,620	122.00–128.00	125.55
3	—	1,660	132.00–143.00	135.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,305	130.00–144.00	134.72
5	—	1,432	121.00–129.00	124.64
1	—	1,295	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	160.00	160.00

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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