Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling Heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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 $270.00/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −182.36 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$270.00

152 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$52.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.52

vs KY average

−4.29 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	278.64	1,596	127
Medium and Large 2-3	557	226.09	1,260	25

One grade step is worth $52.55/cwt here — about $336 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 sale152 hd

270.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,097 hd

263.48

+6.52

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−4.29

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−182.36

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	1,801	147.00	2,647	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	112.69	1,786	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	111.93	1,489	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	106.15	1,119	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	180.00	2,115	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,229	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,749	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,210	$1,613	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$2,232	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,748.80/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	215.80/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,126	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	903	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,136	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	259.09/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,588	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,232.31/head	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,228.86/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	224.26/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,303	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	957	228.37/cwt	228.00–228.75	2,186	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	869	238.34/cwt	237.00–239.50	2,071	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	216.19/cwt	216.10–222.00	1,814	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	240.41/cwt	235.25–245.50	1,623	150
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	285.07/cwt	278.00–289.00	1,457	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	266.25/cwt	266.25–266.25	1,792	79
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	275.46/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,275	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	846	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,005	144
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	254.91/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,458	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,613.17/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,020	223.95/cwt	223.95–223.95	2,284	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	196.28/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	219.45/cwt	200.00–240.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	215.32/cwt	191.00–224.00	1,034	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	400–450	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	214.96/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	191.37/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,020	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	220.64/cwt	210.00–242.50	1,154	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	477	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	230.38/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,345	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	631	221.59/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	175.12/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	210.50/cwt	190.00–225.00	907	12
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	423	211.32/cwt	200.00–222.50	894	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	125.77/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,697	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	117.33/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,509	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,262	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	92.88/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,263	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	139.79/cwt	134.00–146.00	2,347	4
Bulls	—	—	1,830	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	105.51/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,094	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	91.22/cwt	89.00–95.00	961	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,115	1
Bulls	—	—	2,030	151.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	3,074	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,952	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	103.60/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	193.08/cwt	170.00–222.50	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	199.71/cwt	182.50–207.00	1,132	22
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1100–1150	1,118	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,917	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	448	290.51/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	295.09/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,413	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	220.31/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	170.52/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	824	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,076	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	198.24/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,431	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	272.51/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	236.76/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,856	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	282.67/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	271.38/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,403	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	247.19/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,038	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	275.18/cwt	257.00–282.50	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	186.98/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	207.58/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	199.38/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,511	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	204.56/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	229.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	203.49/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,703	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	208.54/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,297	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,096	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	273.53/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	221.91/cwt	214.00–232.50	1,165	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	866	219.34/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	212.79/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,543	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	258.22/cwt	248.00–267.50	1,343	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	237.30/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	246.01/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,658	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	293.66/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,351	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	216.57/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,239	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	244.20/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	218.70/cwt	211.00–222.50	1,358	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	257.86/cwt	247.00–265.00	1,485	15

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,898Last week 776Year ago 1,199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 74Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 2

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)	2	—	1,353	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,410	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,228.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.17
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	2,025.00–2,425.00	2,232.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	145.00	145.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	200.00–240.00	219.45
1	400–450	430	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	483	212.50–217.50	214.96
11	500–550	522	205.00–232.50	215.80
4	550–600	581	217.50–230.00	224.26
2	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	372	257.00–282.50	275.18
9	400–450	416	260.00–280.00	272.51
12	450–500	463	270.00–282.50	275.46
12	500–550	517	262.50–277.50	271.38
8	550–600	572	240.00–260.00	254.91
10	600–650	621	211.00–222.50	218.70
8	650–700	662	195.00–220.00	204.56
10	700–750	722	190.00–209.00	198.24
5	750–800	758	191.00–205.00	199.38
1	950–1000	975	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	200.00–222.50	211.32
2	450–500	477	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	479	285.00–303.00	295.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	227.50	227.50
1	300–350	335	210.00	210.00
5	350–400	363	170.00–222.50	193.08
12	400–450	431	190.00–225.00	210.50
12	450–500	480	191.00–224.00	215.32
21	500–550	533	175.00–210.00	191.37
22	550–600	567	182.50–207.00	199.71
4	600–650	635	160.00–180.00	175.12
4	650–700	660	160.00–174.00	170.52
1	700–750	715	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	800	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	890	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	650–700	675	235.25–245.50	240.41
62	800–850	839	216.10–222.00	216.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	242.50	242.50
1	350–400	375	231.00	231.00
22	400–450	420	235.00–255.00	247.19
19	450–500	480	225.00–235.00	229.17
22	500–550	525	214.00–232.50	221.91
12	550–600	572	209.00–225.00	216.57
49	600–650	622	195.00–218.00	208.54
5	650–700	668	190.00–202.00	196.28
13	700–750	725	190.00–219.00	212.79
4	750–800	767	197.00–211.00	207.58
30	800–850	837	203.00–204.00	203.49
2	850–900	860	184.00–190.00	186.98
2	900–950	932	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
11	500–550	523	210.00–242.50	220.64
14	550–600	584	210.00–241.00	230.38
6	600–650	631	217.50–225.00	221.59
8	650–700	658	217.50–225.00	220.31
1	700–750	730	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	785	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	980	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	511	278.00–289.00	285.07
80	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
11	600–650	613	253.00–266.00	259.09
79	650–700	673	266.25	266.25
144	800–850	846	237.00	237.00
115	850–900	869	237.00–239.50	238.34
120	900–950	903	236.50	236.50
117	950–1000	957	228.00–228.75	228.37
50	1000–1050	1,020	223.95	223.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	287.50–291.00	290.51
21	450–500	460	285.00–311.00	293.66
67	800–850	824	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	281.00–290.00	282.67
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
10	450–500	469	265.00–283.00	273.53
15	500–550	520	248.00–267.50	258.22
15	550–600	576	247.00–265.00	257.86
8	600–650	614	230.00–252.50	237.30
31	650–700	674	241.00–248.00	246.01
3	700–750	708	242.00–247.50	244.20
109	750–800	784	234.00–240.00	236.76
2	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	866	219.00–220.00	219.34
17	900–950	945	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	209.00	209.00
5	1050–1100	1,096	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1100–1150	1,118	171.50	171.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	124.00–128.00	125.77
9	—	1,286	115.00–121.00	117.33
4	—	1,360	90.00–95.00	92.88
5	—	1,369	98.00–110.00	103.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	118.00–119.00	118.51
6	—	1,037	99.00–110.00	105.51
3	—	1,053	89.00–95.00	91.22
1	—	1,135	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,578	107.00–109.00	108.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,679	134.00–146.00	139.79
1	—	1,830	167.00	167.00
2	—	2,030	150.00–153.00	151.43
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	180.00	180.00

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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