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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 7

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 29Mar 7Mar 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,581 head

▲ 348 vs last sale 1,233▼ 99 vs year ago 1,680 · −5.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 48▼ 4 vs year ago 60 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▲ 7 vs year ago 4 · +175.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 15.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $309.39/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −132.39 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$309.39

100 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$555

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

$96.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.09

vs KY average

−3.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	311.16	1,792	98
Medium and Large 2-3	570	230.00	1,311	1thin
Small 1-2	575	215.00	1,236	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.16/cwt here — about $555 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale100 hd

309.39

—

KY average24 barns · 959 hd

289.30

+20.09

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−3.61

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−132.39

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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	1,590	137.95	2,194	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	125.47	2,074	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	117.74	1,509	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	101.16	1,026	18
Steers	Choice	Average	1,183	197.51	2,337	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,290	189.00	2,438	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,281	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,240	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,563	2thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	361.89/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,006	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	342.16/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,095	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	323.36/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,206	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	276.67/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,137	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	335.79/cwt	307.50–365.00	1,414	48
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	247.28/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,058	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	332.79/cwt	301.00–337.50	1,584	74
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,273	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	322.55/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,719	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	272.59/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,472	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	275.49/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,537	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	586	311.80/cwt	295.00–316.00	1,827	77
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	298.48/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,871	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	265.78/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,669	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	295.82/cwt	277.50–301.00	1,964	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,719	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	269.29/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,904	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,568	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,930	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	232.50/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,832	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	237.87/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,932	55
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	214.95/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,754	17
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	196.75/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,682	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	232.35/cwt	230.00–237.75	2,024	237
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	225.09/cwt	224.90–227.50	2,073	110
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,833	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,832	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	607	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	238	305.63/cwt	302.50–307.50	727	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	282.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	762	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	305.42/cwt	300.00–310.00	987	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	310.46/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,183	21
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	267.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,038	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	304.57/cwt	270.00–322.50	1,279	57
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	257.26/cwt	242.50–267.00	1,101	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	285.07/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,351	51
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	259.30/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,237	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	222.27/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,071	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	531	184.18/cwt	177.50–187.50	978	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	268.92/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,431	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.15/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,285	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	261.12/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,486	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	242.95/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,397	10
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	580	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,146	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	250.62/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,561	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	226.49/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,413	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,293	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	250.48/cwt	247.00–250.90	1,658	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	222.76/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,508	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	702	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,643	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	215.27/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,546	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,352	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	741	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,512	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,708	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	37
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	324.54/cwt	303.00–347.50	1,009	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	309.58/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,164	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	308.71/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,343	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	307.64/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,461	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	279.48/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,344	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	286.80/cwt	277.00–297.50	1,497	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	573	275.79/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,580	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	254.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,466	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	262.94/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,670	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	238.21/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,572	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	671	255.21/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,712	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,635	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,331	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,183	197.51/cwt	197.00–198.00	2,337	2
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,290	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	142.26/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,485	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	98.22/cwt	91.00–104.00	974	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	85.69/cwt	83.00–88.00	851	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	115.40/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,222	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	119.80/cwt	111.00–137.50	1,533	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	107.42/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,384	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	125.47/cwt	118.00–133.00	2,074	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,562.60/head	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,563	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,281.43/head	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,281	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,239.69/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,240	3

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 Mar 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,581Last week 1,233Year ago 1,680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
5	400–450	411	271.00–281.00	276.67
3	450–500	470	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	540	262.50–282.50	272.59
4	550–600	558	272.50–284.00	275.49
11	600–650	628	255.00–270.00	265.78
3	650–700	665	250.00–270.00	258.55
1	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
31	750–800	788	220.00–239.00	232.50
17	800–850	816	210.00–221.00	214.95
1	900–950	945	194.00	194.00
1	950–1000	985	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	533	302.50–325.00	322.55
77	550–600	586	295.00–316.00	311.80
35	600–650	627	275.00–312.00	298.48
27	650–700	664	277.50–301.00	295.82
11	700–750	707	252.00–271.00	269.29
14	750–800	772	250.00	250.00
55	800–850	812	237.50–247.50	237.87
237	850–900	871	230.00–237.75	232.35
110	900–950	921	224.90–227.50	225.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	205.00	205.00
2	400–450	428	240.00–255.00	247.28
1	450–500	485	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	855	187.50–206.00	196.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	340.00–385.00	361.89
9	300–350	320	320.00–360.00	342.16
6	350–400	373	315.00–332.50	323.36
48	400–450	421	307.50–365.00	335.79
74	450–500	476	301.00–337.50	332.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	311	303.00–347.50	324.54
6	350–400	376	302.50–315.00	309.58
2	400–450	435	305.00–312.50	308.71
16	450–500	475	302.50–313.00	307.64
3	500–550	522	277.00–297.50	286.80
2	550–600	573	272.50–279.00	275.79
7	600–650	635	258.00–265.00	262.94
4	650–700	671	247.00–258.00	255.21
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
7	450–500	481	270.00–290.00	279.48
3	550–600	575	250.00–265.00	254.87
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	660	232.50–242.00	238.21
1	750–800	775	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	201.00	201.00
1	700–750	735	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	870	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	282.50	282.50
2	250–300	270	280.00–285.00	282.31
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	388	260.00–275.00	267.65
4	400–450	428	242.50–267.00	257.26
13	450–500	477	242.50–265.00	259.30
7	500–550	535	232.00–243.00	240.15
10	550–600	575	230.00–249.00	242.95
4	600–650	624	210.00–234.00	226.49
9	650–700	677	217.00–231.00	222.76
2	700–750	718	206.00–225.00	215.27
9	750–800	773	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	532	252.50–276.00	268.92
27	550–600	569	251.00–268.00	261.12
22	600–650	623	243.00–253.00	250.62
92	650–700	662	247.00–250.90	250.48
18	700–750	702	234.00	234.00
37	800–850	810	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	200.00–235.00	222.27
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	629	205.00–206.00	205.49
1	650–700	655	197.00	197.00
1	700–750	735	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	531	177.50–187.50	184.18
1	550–600	580	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	302.50–307.50	305.63
2	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
9	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	305.42
21	350–400	381	291.00–321.00	310.46
57	400–450	420	270.00–322.50	304.57
51	450–500	474	270.00–318.00	285.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	695	201.00	201.00
10	700–750	741	204.00	204.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.60

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)	3	—	1,083	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,239.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,043	1,200.00–1,575.00	1,281.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	992	91.00–104.00	98.22
6	—	1,059	105.00–130.00	115.40
4	—	993	83.00–88.00	85.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,653	118.00–133.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	111.00–137.50	119.80
2	—	1,288	106.00–109.00	107.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	197.00–198.00	197.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,747	134.00–152.00	142.26
1	—	1,120	125.00	125.00

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.