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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 11

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 219▼ 187 vs year ago 341 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 39▼ 15 vs year ago 52 · −28.8%

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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 $259.50/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −113.44 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$259.50

20 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs KY average

−16.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	264.37	1,471	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	240.00	1,376	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.37/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale20 hd

259.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−0.30

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−16.67

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−113.44

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	1,644	137.41	2,259	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	119.70	1,831	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	117.35	1,535	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,119	99.87	1,117	9thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	276.81/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,445	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,564	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,656	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,780	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	268.22/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,829	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,908	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,867	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	883	221.00/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,951	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,914	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	276.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,019	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	259.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,098	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	258.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,206	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	263.47/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,373	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	262.76/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,524	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	233.87/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,469	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	244.31/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,661	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	212.32/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,539	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	219.28/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,895	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	666	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	953	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	288.36/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,361	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,407	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	269.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,576	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	264.92/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,650	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	243.19/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,520	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	242.66/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,645	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,584	132.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	147.68/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,607	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,251	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	91.68/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,007	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	114.63/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,443	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	122.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,654	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,348	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,494	124.88/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,866	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	112.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,780	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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 219Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	276.79
2	400–450	423	250.00–270.00	259.59
15	450–500	467	250.00–265.00	258.16
5	500–550	521	258.00–267.00	263.47
10	550–600	580	258.00–265.00	262.76
3	600–650	628	231.00–240.00	233.87
11	650–700	680	241.00–247.00	244.31
2	700–750	725	204.00–221.00	212.32
1	750–800	760	207.00	207.00
7	850–900	864	219.00–220.00	219.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	940	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	425	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	522	271.00–285.00	276.81
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
18	650–700	682	267.00–269.00	268.22
1	800–850	845	221.00	221.00
5	850–900	883	215.00–222.50	221.00
1	900–950	920	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	294.00	294.00
2	600–650	600	276.00	276.00
2	650–700	657	271.00	271.00
4	800–850	805	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	472	287.00–292.50	288.36
4	500–550	525	260.00–275.00	267.91
5	550–600	584	260.00–275.00	269.86
2	600–650	625	231.00–255.00	243.19
6	650–700	678	242.00–243.00	242.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	261.00–269.00	264.92
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	111.00–115.00	112.79
4	—	1,494	121.00–128.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,098	90.00–94.00	91.68
3	—	1,097	112.00–116.00	114.04
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	120.00–130.00	122.97
7	—	1,259	107.00–119.00	114.63
1	—	1,390	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	126.00–136.00	132.27
2	—	1,765	141.00–154.00	147.68

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.