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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 13

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 140▼ 95 vs year ago 221 · −43.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 56▲ 2 vs year ago 44 · +4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%

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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 $272.31/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −100.63 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$272.31

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.21

vs KY average

+2.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	272.31	1,478	18thin

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 sale18 hd

272.31

—

KY average27 barns · 1,297 hd

263.10

+9.21

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

+2.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−100.63

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	—	Low	1,642	145.66	2,391	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	127.32	2,077	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	119.95	1,570	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	111.24	1,224	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,550	149.00	2,310	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	140.00	1,764	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	150.00	1,673	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,695	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,090	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,250	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	333.55/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,448	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,434	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,487	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	311.34/cwt	294.00–321.00	1,675	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	274.23/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,596	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	588	293.04/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,723	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,821	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,870	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	245.82/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,888	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	916	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,997	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	754	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	296.25/cwt	292.50–300.00	889	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,087	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	299.57/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,267	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	280.86/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,309	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,434	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	267.54/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,407	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	276.57/cwt	274.00–277.00	1,560	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	257.94/cwt	251.00–265.00	1,457	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,600	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,379	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,526	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,437	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	898	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	852	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	299.74/cwt	286.00–307.50	1,424	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,336	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	305.93/cwt	301.00–311.00	1,600	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	285.67/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,500	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,297	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	256.42/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,603	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,673	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,285	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	580	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,117	1
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	725	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,204	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,764	1
Heifers	—	Choice	1,550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	150.99/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	897	91.90/cwt	88.00–97.00	824	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,150	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	126.30/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,440	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	113.62/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,321	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	113.74/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,444	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	93.03/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,221	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	133.21/cwt	123.00–137.00	1,762	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	131.74/cwt	126.00–139.00	2,110	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	122.89/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,040	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,695	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 140Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	538	294.00–321.00	311.34
4	550–600	588	290.00–296.00	293.04
4	650–700	655	278.00	278.00
3	700–750	711	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	297.50	297.50
2	450–500	470	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	531	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	582	262.50–280.00	274.23
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	768	235.00–257.00	245.82
4	900–950	916	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
6	400–450	434	315.00–342.00	333.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	240.00–250.00	244.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	516	278.00	278.00
7	550–600	564	274.00–277.00	276.57
2	600–650	630	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	300	292.50–300.00	296.25
1	350–400	380	286.00	286.00
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
12	450–500	466	267.00–286.00	280.86
5	500–550	526	259.00–271.00	267.54
2	550–600	565	251.00–265.00	257.94
1	650–700	675	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	715	214.00	214.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	290.00–301.00	299.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	209.00	209.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	475	286.00–307.50	299.74
2	500–550	525	281.00–290.00	285.67
3	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	253.00–260.00	256.42
2	650–700	680	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	332.50	332.50
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	523	301.00–311.00	305.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	242.50	242.50
1	350–400	355	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	535	242.50	242.50
1	800–850	840	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	192.50	192.50
1	700–750	725	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	123.00–137.00	133.21
2	—	1,270	109.00–119.00	113.74
2	—	1,313	92.00–94.00	93.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,140	121.00–136.00	126.30
3	—	897	88.00–97.00	91.90
8	—	1,163	109.00–119.00	113.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	126.00–139.00	131.74
5	—	1,660	118.00–125.00	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,875	149.00–153.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,695	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.