Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder cattle and unweaned, fleshy, and bawling calves faced discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.54/cwt on 264 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.67 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.

Average price

$244.54

264 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$39.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

vs KY average

+5.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	245.90	1,408	255
Medium and Large 2-3	552	205.96	1,136	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.93/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale264 hd

244.54

—

KY average25 barns · 2,604 hd

239.84

+4.69

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

+5.93

This barn, trailing median31 sales

409.20

−164.67

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	1,697	154.36	2,620	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	118.85	1,836	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	116.40	1,505	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	111.92	1,119	20
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,000	157.50	1,575	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2	700–750	733	235.43/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,726	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	263.97/cwt	253.00–270.00	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	280.89/cwt	280.00–285.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	273.99/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,203	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	256.24/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,317	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	238.42/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	646	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,457	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	218.67/cwt	214.00–219.50	1,782	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	281.25/cwt	277.50–285.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	262.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,496	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	504	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,502	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	190.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	209.68/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,409	3
Steers	Small 1-2	700–750	735	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	281.65/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	231.25/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,095	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,697	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	218.06/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,042	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,624	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	237.76/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,303	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	207.34/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	242.92/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	204.17/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,884	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	278.05/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,474	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	765	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	1,926	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.32/cwt	239.00–242.50	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.33/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	243.83/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,148	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	810	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	264.68/cwt	263.00–274.00	1,678	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	920	233.60/cwt	233.60–233.60	2,149	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	256.08/cwt	255.00–262.50	978	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	733	245.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,798	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,670	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	972	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,526	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	703	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,216	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,043	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,711	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,665	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	234.84/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,085	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	192.83/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	230.70/cwt	230.00–231.00	994	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	120.51/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,567	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	111.59/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,428	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	113.76/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,130	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	113.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,776	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	120.34/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,865	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	130.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,710	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,000	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	122.76/cwt	120.00–127.50	1,166	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	103.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,324	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	108.10/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,144	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	154.65/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,572	6
Bulls	—	—	2,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,498	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	263.22/cwt	257.50–270.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	230.03/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,224	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	182.14/cwt	173.00–195.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	272.11/cwt	262.50–276.00	1,252	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	207.86/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,393	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	206.03/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	227.60/cwt	227.60–227.60	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	214.16/cwt	210.00–217.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	214.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,217	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	204.24/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,187	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	190.60/cwt	181.00–193.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	217.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	583	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,504	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	218.44/cwt	212.00–224.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	196.76/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	222.32/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,158	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	190.61/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	222.44/cwt	217.50–230.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	216.39/cwt	210.00–222.50	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	226.07/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,284	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	238.12/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	215.88/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,347	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	250.91/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,069	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	206.37/cwt	202.50–210.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	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 Sep 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,420Last week 2,279Year ago 2,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 125Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 10Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	277.50–285.00	281.25
5	300–350	338	280.00–285.00	280.89
9	350–400	382	255.00–262.50	256.08
14	400–450	439	263.00–282.50	273.99
8	450–500	494	253.00–270.00	263.97
6	500–550	514	251.00–263.00	256.24
15	550–600	569	250.00–265.00	262.89
7	600–650	615	244.00–259.00	252.33
11	650–700	671	235.00–242.50	238.42
22	700–750	733	231.00–242.00	235.43
7	750–800	765	221.00–233.00	231.25
23	800–850	815	214.00–219.50	218.67
14	850–900	887	205.00	205.00
18	900–950	923	200.00–205.00	204.17
1	1050–1100	1,070	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	367	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	412	259.00	259.00
5	450–500	471	243.00–245.00	243.83
5	500–550	525	239.00–242.50	240.32
6	550–600	586	240.00–245.00	242.92
1	600–650	635	232.50	232.50
3	650–700	672	209.00–211.00	209.68
3	750–800	758	202.50	202.50
1	800–850	840	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	480	280.00–282.50	281.65
15	500–550	504	298.00	298.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	530	275.00–279.00	278.05
13	550–600	578	289.00	289.00
83	600–650	634	263.00–274.00	264.68
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
81	700–750	733	245.00–250.00	245.30
68	750–800	765	251.75	251.75
54	900–950	920	233.60	233.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	548	234.00–239.00	237.76
4	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
24	600–650	646	225.50	225.50
75	650–700	663	245.00	245.00
66	800–850	829	204.75	204.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	227.60	227.60
1	300–350	330	207.50	207.50
3	350–400	368	210.00–217.50	214.16
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
5	500–550	528	205.00–210.00	207.34
4	550–600	581	200.00–207.00	204.24
5	600–650	618	190.00–195.00	190.99
1	650–700	655	181.00	181.00
1	700–750	715	172.00	172.00
1	1050–1100	1,095	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	280	252.50	252.50
2	300–350	338	210.00–222.50	216.39
14	350–400	382	217.50–230.00	222.44
12	400–450	432	210.00–220.00	217.87
26	450–500	478	210.00–227.50	218.06
16	500–550	521	215.00–227.50	222.32
42	550–600	568	210.00–220.00	214.27
5	600–650	640	212.00–224.00	218.44
9	650–700	676	200.00–211.00	206.03
7	700–750	724	190.00–204.00	196.76
10	750–800	760	189.00–195.00	190.61
2	800–850	830	165.00	165.00
5	850–900	878	181.00–193.00	190.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	267.50	267.50
4	400–450	430	237.50–240.00	238.12
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
165	550–600	583	258.00	258.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	750	157.00	157.00
1	800–850	810	153.00	153.00
3	900–950	930	179.00	179.00
6	1000–1050	1,043	164.00	164.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	703	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	972	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	262.50	262.50
9	450–500	460	262.50–276.00	272.11
6	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	257.50–270.00	263.22
3	350–400	357	262.50	262.50
8	400–450	426	240.00–257.50	250.91
10	450–500	462	225.00–242.00	234.84
24	500–550	532	220.00–235.00	230.03
12	550–600	568	222.00–232.50	226.07
5	600–650	624	210.00–224.00	215.88
5	650–700	670	200.00–213.00	207.86
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	191.00	191.00
5	800–850	817	173.00–195.00	182.14
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	980	190.00–195.00	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	220.00	220.00
2	300–350	310	202.50–210.00	206.37
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
7	400–450	431	230.00–231.00	230.70
2	450–500	495	210.00–217.50	213.75
1	500–550	545	212.50	212.50
2	550–600	570	212.50–215.00	213.76
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
3	650–700	663	192.50–193.00	192.83
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,300	116.00–127.00	120.51
10	—	1,280	109.00–115.00	111.59
7	—	1,312	128.00–136.00	130.37
9	—	1,278	100.00–108.00	103.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	993	110.00–119.00	113.76
4	—	950	120.00–127.50	122.76
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,058	106.00–109.00	108.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	110.00–115.00	113.31
3	—	1,550	117.00–124.00	120.34
1	—	1,465	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	157.50	157.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	142.00	142.00
6	—	1,663	152.00–159.00	154.65
1	—	2,120	165.00	165.00

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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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