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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 15

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 234▲ 239 vs year ago 160 · +149.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 73▲ 16 vs year ago 30 · +53.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%

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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 $286.70/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −146.46 against this barn's trailing median of $433.16.

Average price

$286.70

7 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.94

vs KY average

−4.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	286.70	1,603	7thin

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 sale7 hd

286.70

—

KY average24 barns · 907 hd

289.64

−2.94

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−4.39

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.16

−146.46

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	1,693	170.79	2,892	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	130.39	1,980	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,331	129.93	1,729	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	103.44	983	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	165.00	2,005	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,415	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	286.58/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,642	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,742	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	844	259.66/cwt	255.00–261.00	2,192	307
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	798	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	736	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	276.88/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,060	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	262.00/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,127	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,000	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	262.20/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,285	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	260.61/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,347	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,457	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,294	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	187.01/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,449	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	923	158.84/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,466	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	313.26/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,206	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,318	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,448	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,416	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,605	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,374	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,572	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,853	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,754	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	176.49/cwt	166.00–183.00	3,221	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	926	90.62/cwt	77.50–97.00	839	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	106.10/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,011	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	141.78/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,375	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	124.12/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,519	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	136.37/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,771	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	148.12/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,945	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	118.15/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,764	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,658	104.06/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,725	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 234Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 73Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	625	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	690	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	383	270.00–290.00	276.88
4	400–450	430	252.50–270.00	262.00
5	450–500	490	250.00–266.00	262.20
5	500–550	517	258.00–262.00	260.61
5	550–600	552	264.00	264.00
2	700–750	723	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	310	237.50	237.50
1	400–450	430	232.50	232.50
1	450–500	465	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	570	227.00	227.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	775	186.00–188.00	187.01
1	800–850	815	161.00	161.00
2	900–950	923	155.00–162.50	158.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	257.50	257.50
1	600–650	645	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	385	302.50–317.50	313.26
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
4	500–550	508	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	588	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	705	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	415	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	525	287.00	287.00
5	550–600	573	280.00–291.00	286.58
1	650–700	690	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	730	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
307	800–850	844	255.00–261.00	259.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	495	125.00	125.00
1	600–650	620	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,493	114.00–122.00	118.15
3	—	1,498	132.00–134.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
8	—	926	77.50–97.00	90.62
2	—	953	103.00–110.00	106.10
2	—	970	141.00–142.50	141.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,224	116.00–128.00	124.12
3	—	1,658	100.00–108.00	104.06
9	—	1,299	130.00–141.00	136.37
3	—	1,313	146.00–150.00	148.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,825	166.00–183.00	176.49
1	—	1,165	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,925.00	1,925.00

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	—	885	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00

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.