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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 17

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

136 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 164▼ 51 vs year ago 187 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 42▼ 57 vs year ago 91 · −62.6%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $246.34/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −167.23 against this barn's trailing median of $413.57.

Average price

$246.34

8 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$42.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.87

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	266.57	1,527	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	250.00	1,450	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	223.66	1,223	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.91/cwt here — about $305 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale8 hd

246.34

—

KY average25 barns · 305 hd

273.20

−26.87

This barn, trailing median15 sales

413.57

−167.23

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

15 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $344.79, median $413.57 across 15 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	—	High	1,749	174.04	3,044	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	147.79	1,816	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,513	133.76	2,023	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	119.43	1,213	13

Every lot

54 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,716	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	290.32/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,661	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,911	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	256.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	968	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	269.55/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,138	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,341	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	267.83/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,422	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,560	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	258.89/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,494	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	245.96/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,434	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	179.00/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,396	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	730	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	287.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,094	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	292.80/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,282	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	294.14/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,412	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,246	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	266.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,527	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	256.25/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,719	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	239.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,739	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	221.03/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,819	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,899	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	176.85/cwt	169.00–190.00	3,307	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	137.81/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,477	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	110.56/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	151.01/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,826	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	142.15/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,795	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,470	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,310	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,165	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 164Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.50	282.50
6	400–450	422	265.00–287.50	269.55
1	450–500	495	271.00	271.00
22	500–550	531	257.00–275.00	267.83
7	550–600	577	255.00–276.00	258.89
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	250.00–260.00	256.73
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	583	244.00–248.00	245.96
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	780	171.00–187.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	287.20
5	400–450	438	280.00–296.00	292.80
18	450–500	480	290.00–301.00	294.14
3	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	266.57
3	650–700	671	240.00–264.00	256.25
2	700–750	725	230.00–250.00	239.93
6	800–850	823	218.00–224.00	221.03
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–221.00	220.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	572	287.00–291.00	290.32
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	650	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,530	141.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	1,520	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,209	147.00–158.00	151.01
4	—	1,263	136.00–144.00	142.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	80.00–85.00	82.75
4	—	1,075	107.00–113.00	110.56
6	—	1,072	134.00–143.00	137.81
1	—	755	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	169.00–190.00	176.85
1	—	1,145	160.00	160.00

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.