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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 8

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 144▲ 82 vs year ago 152 · +53.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 21▲ 37 vs year ago 36 · +102.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, However all classes were met with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.13/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −144.03 against this barn's trailing median of $433.16.

Average price

$289.13

8 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$56.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

vs KY average

−13.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	296.15	1,653	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	240.00	1,428	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.15/cwt here — about $225 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 sale8 hd

289.13

—

KY average7 barns · 321 hd

306.60

−17.48

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−13.78

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.16

−144.03

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

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.54, low $361.62, median $433.16 across 4 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	1,638	155.00	2,538	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	143.25	2,435	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,319	137.34	1,812	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	137.32	1,388	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	180.00	2,034	1thin

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,500	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,565	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,504	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,752	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	291.51/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,714	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,512	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,684	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	224.51/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,819	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	193.94/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,697	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,285	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,259	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,061	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	308.10/cwt	297.50–320.00	1,463	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	296.88/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,502	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	267.56/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,520	3
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	623	244.28/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,522	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	210.50/cwt	192.00–229.00	1,463	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	690	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	326.68/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,552	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	281.62/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,352	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	236.14/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,365	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	233.77/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,461	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	633	254.95/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,614	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,034	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,402	145.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,038	8
Bulls	—	—	1,873	164.67/cwt	160.00–178.00	3,084	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	141.50/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,469	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	125.33/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,580	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	115.34/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,474	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	145.75/cwt	131.00–161.00	1,963	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	143.25/cwt	138.00–153.00	2,435	8

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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 144Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 21Year ago 36

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday, However all classes were met with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	420	252.50	252.50
3	550–600	568	263.00–270.00	267.56
2	600–650	623	237.50–251.00	244.28
1	650–700	655	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	506	290.00–307.50	296.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	695	192.00–229.00	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	475	297.50–320.00	308.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
1	500–550	545	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	588	290.00–293.00	291.51
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	732	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	810	224.00–225.00	224.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	580	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
60	850–900	891	256.50	256.50
60	900–950	900	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	465	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	875	189.00–199.00	193.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	480	272.50–287.50	281.62
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	232.50–235.00	233.77
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	232.50–240.00	236.14
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	890	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	475	302.50–340.00	326.68
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	633	252.50–257.50	254.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	109.00–119.00	115.34
15	—	1,347	131.00–161.00	145.75
5	—	1,261	121.00–129.00	125.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,700	138.00–153.00	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
9	—	1,038	130.00–153.00	141.50
1	—	945	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,873	160.00–178.00	164.67
8	—	1,402	140.00–155.00	145.33

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.