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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 6

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 209▼ 339 vs year ago 479 · −70.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 38▲ 19 vs year ago 37 · +51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Lite weight feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs were sharply higher, over 400 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $259.39/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −113.55 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$259.39

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.02

vs KY average

−8.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	259.39	1,419	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

259.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,144 hd

259.40

−0.02

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−8.20

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−113.55

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	1,735	146.05	2,534	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,754	120.48	2,113	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	110.34	1,070	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	108.10	1,402	15

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	776	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	894	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,549	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,599	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	257.26/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,608	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	228	329.67/cwt	320.00–340.00	752	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	763	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	257	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	822	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	282.18/cwt	265.00–287.50	917	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	277.50/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,068	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	278.14/cwt	273.00–283.00	1,310	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.44/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,185	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	262.05/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,339	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	251.76/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,349	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	252.51/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,447	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	265.57/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,543	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	219.61/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,660	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,604	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	921	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,888	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	870	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	356.97/cwt	352.50–365.00	982	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	308.74/cwt	307.50–310.00	874	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,240	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	338.16/cwt	322.50–367.50	1,224	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	279.33/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,159	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	293.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,377	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	316.19/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,496	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	265.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,374	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	273.84/cwt	265.00–283.00	1,555	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,640	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	237.39/cwt	234.00–241.00	1,472	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	230.89/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,577	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	134.98/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,099	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	152.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,801	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	107.81/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,041	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,157	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	105.36/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,323	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,097	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	119.23/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,560	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	93.14/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,241	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	1,527	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,758	136.97/cwt	129.00–143.00	2,408	2

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 209Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 38Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	307.50–310.00	308.74
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	415	270.00–288.00	279.33
5	450–500	469	290.00–305.00	293.59
2	500–550	518	260.00–270.00	265.17
6	550–600	568	265.00–283.00	273.84
2	600–650	620	234.00–241.00	237.39
2	650–700	683	225.00–237.00	230.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	247.50	247.50
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	275	352.50–365.00	356.97
2	300–350	335	370.00	370.00
8	350–400	362	322.50–367.50	338.16
2	450–500	473	315.00–317.50	316.19
1	600–650	605	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	320.00–340.00	329.67
4	250–300	257	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
10	450–500	471	273.00–283.00	278.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	305.00	305.00
5	300–350	325	265.00–287.50	282.18
2	350–400	385	267.50–287.50	277.50
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	473	240.00–261.00	250.44
4	500–550	536	251.00–254.00	251.76
2	550–600	573	251.00–254.00	252.51
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
5	750–800	756	214.00–221.00	219.61
3	900–950	921	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	261.00–266.00	262.05
5	550–600	581	260.00–267.00	265.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	271.00	271.00
2	600–650	625	250.00–265.00	257.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	337.50	337.50
1	250–300	250	357.50	357.50
2	300–350	305	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	495	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	90.00–96.00	93.14
7	—	1,308	115.00–126.00	119.23
4	—	1,256	100.00–110.00	105.36
1	—	1,275	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	966	103.00–114.00	107.81
1	—	895	86.00	86.00
6	—	986	116.00–118.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	129.00–143.00	136.97
1	—	1,745	87.50	87.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	132.00–141.00	134.98
7	—	1,838	150.00–156.00	152.37

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.