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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 15

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 8Feb 15Feb 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,138 head

▼ 2,212 vs last sale 3,350▼ 139 vs year ago 1,277 · −10.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 212▼ 20 vs year ago 79 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.68/cwt on 683 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −34.00 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$237.68

683 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$450

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

$67.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.07

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	786	238.63	1,875	669
Medium and Large 2	636	204.59	1,300	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	834	170.80	1,424	5thin

One grade step is worth $67.83/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale683 hd

237.68

—

KY average25 barns · 5,903 hd

248.75

−11.07

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−34.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,610	125.77	2,025	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	110.73	1,779	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	106.92	1,395	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	89.03	934	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,270	158.00	2,007	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

112 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,110	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	309.57/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,260	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	294.36/cwt	264.00–315.00	1,360	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	249.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,192	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	269.87/cwt	266.00–282.50	1,441	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	250.93/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,342	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	274.00/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,507	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	257.79/cwt	254.00–261.00	1,518	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	238.06/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,471	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	262.01/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,632	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	657	268.82/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,766	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	196.43/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,296	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	235.00/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,565	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	213.66/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,564	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	234.22/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,722	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	232.38/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,787	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	224.51/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	233.90/cwt	229.95–235.95	1,937	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	191.99/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	232.43/cwt	225.50–236.20	2,027	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,900	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	925	174.50/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,614	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,502	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	210.01/cwt	190.00–210.50	2,079	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,789	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	273.83/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	243.56/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,067	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	300.98/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,339	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	190.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	234.89/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,116	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	297.02/cwt	275.00–308.00	1,435	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	272.90/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	237.76/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,239	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,123	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	230.88/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,318	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,190	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	199.64/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,182	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	612	188.16/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,152	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	212.91/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,341	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	228.36/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,477	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	192.51/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,286	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	213.12/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,477	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,592	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	171.13/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,237	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	197.55/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,444	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	192.65/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,474	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	1,738	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,319	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	812	163.47/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,327	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	197.39/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,607	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,669	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,739	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.50	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	272.21/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	201.81/cwt	200.00–205.00	953	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	216.94/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,145	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	242.61/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,286	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	253.42/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,483	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	590	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	184.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	215.20/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,474	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	189.59/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,462	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	184.49/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	173.70/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	610	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	109.72/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	126.67/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,095	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	139.58/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,531	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	71.47/cwt	60.00–78.00	678	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	109.17/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,075	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	83.53/cwt	80.00–86.00	861	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	94.94/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,076	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	94.31/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,182	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	109.89/cwt	102.00–124.00	1,447	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,468	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,698	114.59/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,946	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,580	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,138Last week 3,350Year ago 1,277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 212Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 13Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	192.00–201.00	196.43
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	227.50	227.50
2	—	840	191.00–193.00	191.99
2	—	455	226.00	226.00
1	—	795	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	872	225.50–236.20	232.43
5	—	550	268.00–278.00	274.00
8	—	769	229.00–233.00	232.38
23	—	735	229.00–235.00	234.22
59	—	657	248.00–270.00	268.82
12	—	534	266.00–282.50	269.87
25	—	623	250.00–268.00	262.01
188	—	828	229.95–235.95	233.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	778	221.00–225.00	224.51
7	—	618	231.00–244.00	238.06
13	—	732	206.00–224.00	213.66
41	—	990	190.00–210.50	210.01
14	—	589	254.00–261.00	257.79
3	—	838	210.00	210.00
8	—	535	232.50–262.50	250.93
6	—	477	240.00–255.00	249.91
9	—	666	226.00–242.00	235.00
3	—	850	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,040	172.00	172.00
1	—	430	240.00	240.00
27	—	907	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
2	—	925	170.00–179.00	174.50
2	—	985	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	270.00–320.00	309.57
15	—	462	264.00–315.00	294.36
2	—	290	312.50	312.50
2	—	367	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	232.50	232.50
3	—	685	209.00–228.00	215.20
3	—	920	170.00–178.00	173.70
2	—	320	240.00–247.50	243.52
9	—	530	240.00–246.00	242.61
8	—	585	245.00–259.00	253.42
1	—	975	166.00	166.00
3	—	623	230.00	230.00
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
5	—	771	182.00–200.00	189.59
3	—	853	181.00–190.00	184.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	277.50	277.50
1	—	355	299.00	299.00
1	—	335	309.00	309.00
1	—	590	279.00	279.00
1	—	510	275.00	275.00
2	—	433	260.00–284.00	272.21
1	—	610	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
4	—	472	200.00–205.00	201.81
2	—	653	180.00–190.00	184.98
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	765	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	213.00–221.00	216.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	190.00–200.00	197.55
18	—	856	195.00	195.00
32	—	693	213.00–215.00	213.12
6	—	630	209.00–219.00	212.91
1	—	925	188.00	188.00
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
7	—	814	191.00–201.00	197.39
20	—	571	220.00–240.00	230.88
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
6	—	475	229.00–241.00	234.89
3	—	765	190.00–194.00	192.65
4	—	438	240.00–255.00	243.56
4	—	521	222.00–245.00	237.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	207.50	207.50
1	—	545	206.00	206.00
4	—	572	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	790	167.00	167.00
2	—	470	180.00–200.00	190.32
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
5	—	812	157.00–173.00	163.47
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
4	—	668	191.00–193.00	192.51
7	—	592	197.50–200.00	199.64
4	—	723	165.00–180.00	171.13
3	—	612	182.00–195.00	188.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	445	280.00–311.00	300.98
11	—	483	275.00–308.00	297.02
1	—	320	295.00	295.00
2	—	373	272.50–275.00	273.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	789	220.25	220.25
51	—	717	222.00	222.00
3	—	510	253.00–283.00	272.90
22	—	647	227.00–230.00	228.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,698	110.00–118.00	114.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,317	102.00–124.00	109.89
4	—	1,253	91.00–96.00	94.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	106.00–115.00	109.17
8	—	1,133	90.00–99.00	94.94
3	—	948	60.00–78.00	71.47
10	—	1,031	80.00–86.00	83.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	104.00–114.00	109.72
2	—	1,813	137.00–143.00	139.58
5	—	1,654	122.00–129.00	126.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,325.00	1,325.00

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.