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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 4

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 133▲ 86 vs year ago 133 · +64.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 66▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.10/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −129.84 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$243.10

27 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$27.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs KY average

−28.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	246.19	1,343	24
Medium and Large 2-3	552	218.35	1,205	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.85/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale27 hd

243.10

—

KY average9 barns · 608 hd

250.23

−7.13

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−28.81

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−129.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,534	128.31	1,968	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	118.44	1,899	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	107.27	1,337	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	934	95.91	896	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,470	161.00	2,367	1thin

Every lot

72 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	800	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	953	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,109	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	307.46/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,291	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	304.32/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,439	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,140	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,480	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,758	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	287.43/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,756	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,585	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,754	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,862	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,999	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	272.26/cwt	265.00–280.00	648	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	268	297.36/cwt	292.50–302.50	797	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	222.90/cwt	215.00–230.00	731	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	305.90/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,009	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	975	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	291.69/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,231	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	257.41/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,102	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	252.75/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,188	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	248.59/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,308	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,179	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	242.84/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,391	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	234.57/cwt	228.00–241.00	1,590	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	157.53/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,163	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	834	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,776	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	314.73/cwt	310.00–320.00	866	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,030	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	272.29/cwt	262.50–295.00	918	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,101	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	324.01/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,234	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	403	309.98/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,249	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	283.34/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,182	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	272.09/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,301	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	300.00/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,458	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	263.89/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,372	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	271.11/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,534	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,359	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	219.14/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,611	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	186.52/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,516	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,367	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	123.31/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	133.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,326	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	119.81/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,174	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	101.68/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,020	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	85.51/cwt	83.00–87.00	893	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	943	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,037	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	104.15/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,303	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	115.48/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,485	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,649	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	122.92/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,985	3

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 133Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 66Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	292.50–302.50	297.36
6	300–350	330	300.00–312.50	305.90
22	400–450	422	272.50–300.00	291.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	265.00–280.00	272.26
2	300–350	342	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	428	252.50–262.50	257.41
13	450–500	470	242.50–262.50	252.75
14	500–550	526	237.00–257.00	248.59
10	550–600	573	232.50–253.00	242.84
3	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
2	650–700	678	228.00–241.00	234.57
3	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
5	800–850	834	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	215.00–230.00	222.90
1	400–450	410	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	530	220.00–225.00	222.52
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	625	211.00	211.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	738	150.00–165.00	157.53
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	307.50	307.50
1	300–350	305	312.50	312.50
1	350–400	355	312.50	312.50
3	400–450	420	300.00–311.00	307.46
4	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	304.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	596	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	611	277.50–292.50	287.43
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	835	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	975	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	262.50–295.00	272.29
1	350–400	370	297.50	297.50
6	400–450	417	270.00–290.00	283.34
6	450–500	478	260.00–285.00	272.09
2	500–550	520	260.00–267.50	263.89
6	550–600	566	263.00–280.00	271.11
1	600–650	625	217.50	217.50
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
2	700–750	735	209.00–229.00	219.14
2	800–850	813	185.00–188.00	186.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	242.50	242.50
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	310.00–320.00	314.73
1	300–350	335	307.50	307.50
5	350–400	381	315.00–330.00	324.01
3	400–450	403	300.00–315.00	309.98
5	450–500	486	290.00–302.50	300.00
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,615	114.00–129.00	122.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	112.00–120.00	115.48
8	—	1,251	100.00–108.00	104.15
1	—	1,060	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,115	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	118.00–122.00	119.81
3	—	710	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,003	99.00–104.00	101.68
4	—	1,044	83.00–87.00	85.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	120.00–126.00	123.31
3	—	1,745	131.00–136.00	133.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	161.00	161.00

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.