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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 107▲ 4 vs year ago 135 · +3.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 43▼ 22 vs year ago 55 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 2 · +200.0%

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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 $240.16/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −132.78 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$240.16

26 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$23.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs KY average

−11.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	241.07	1,320	25
Medium and Large 2-3	555	217.50	1,207	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.57/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

240.16

—

KY average25 barns · 820 hd

245.93

−5.76

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−11.78

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−132.78

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	—	High	1,849	172.35	3,187	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	144.00	2,149	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	143.32	1,941	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	117.43	1,221	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,373	$1,880	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,070	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	312.11/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,330	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,296	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,580	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	270.47/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,425	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	264.11/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,513	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	270.01/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,669	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,455	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,480	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	860	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	283.30/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,167	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	260.65/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,108	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	467	237.95/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,111	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	255.01/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,252	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	230.51/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,171	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	250.40/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,330	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,207	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	240.84/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,370	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	227.47/cwt	224.00–231.00	1,410	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,047	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	314.93/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,181	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	295.14/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,154	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	308.35/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,255	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	279.47/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,327	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,363	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	287.71/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,467	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	258.58/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,469	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	237.45/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,456	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,849	172.35/cwt	166.00–183.00	3,187	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	115.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,140	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	99.20/cwt	90.00–107.00	996	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	126.96/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,381	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	137.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,553	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	147.35/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,891	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	140.29/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,975	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,052	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,249	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,665	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,880.12/head	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,880	4

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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 107Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 43Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	275.00–295.00	283.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	277.50	277.50
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	425	250.00–272.50	260.65
11	450–500	491	252.50–260.00	255.01
5	500–550	508	230.00–232.50	230.51
14	550–600	569	230.00–247.50	240.84
2	600–650	620	224.00–231.00	227.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	467	230.00–242.50	237.95
1	550–600	555	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	531	250.00–252.50	250.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	463	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	527	269.00–275.00	270.47
3	550–600	573	260.00–272.50	264.11
2	600–650	618	267.50–272.50	270.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	630	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	655	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	300.00–316.00	312.11
6	450–500	490	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	140.00	140.00
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	391	285.00–300.00	295.14
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	475	270.00–282.50	279.47
1	500–550	500	272.50	272.50
10	550–600	568	250.00–272.50	258.58
2	600–650	613	235.00–240.00	237.45
2	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	375	310.00–322.50	314.93
3	400–450	407	300.00–312.50	308.35
10	500–550	510	280.00–302.50	287.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	134.00–143.00	140.29
3	—	1,283	147.00–148.00	147.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	986	110.00–119.00	115.62
4	—	1,128	135.00–139.00	137.70
2	—	1,088	122.00–133.00	126.96
5	—	1,004	90.00–107.00	99.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,530	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,849	166.00–183.00	172.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	920	181.00	181.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,373	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,880.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.