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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 14

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,919 head

▲ 338 vs last sale 1,581▲ 514 vs year ago 1,405 · +36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 56▼ 60 vs year ago 158 · −38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $258.95/cwt on 149 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −137.68 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$258.95

149 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$40.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs KY average

−17.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	260.02	1,455	145
Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00	1,232	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.02/cwt here — about $223 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 sale149 hd

258.95

—

KY average26 barns · 2,056 hd

260.89

−1.94

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−17.22

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−137.68

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

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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	—	Average	1,533	141.86	2,175	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,541	128.92	1,987	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	127.27	1,633	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	114.91	1,197	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,195	136.15	1,627	2thin

Every lot

103 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	244	331.63/cwt	327.50–345.00	809	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	344.78/cwt	327.50–367.50	1,103	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	333.83/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,302	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	309.79/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,307	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	350.21/cwt	322.50–372.50	1,485	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	260.75/cwt	243.00–277.50	1,129	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	304.37/cwt	301.00–312.50	1,421	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	330.63/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,554	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	282.59/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,337	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	342.24/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,769	67
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,362	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,322	1
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	545	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,213	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	274.78/cwt	262.50–288.00	1,572	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	304.65/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,752	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	283.09/cwt	260.00–309.00	1,783	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	285.01/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,904	92
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	246.64/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,657	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	234.02/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,662	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	254.54/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,851	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	786	250.60/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,970	94
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	788	235.23/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,854	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	822	243.75/cwt	242.00–248.00	2,004	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	225.67/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,873	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	219.15/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,907	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	892	240.15/cwt	239.00–250.00	2,142	66
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	2,026	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	974	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,026	6
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	214.53/cwt	205.00–217.00	2,156	9
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,809	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	2,252	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	655	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	668	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	300.06/cwt	295.00–307.50	819	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	265.95/cwt	260.00–275.00	745	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	802	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	228.75/cwt	222.50–235.00	709	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	304.85/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,036	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	293.61/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,095	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	379	234.06/cwt	225.00–240.00	887	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	263.66/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,036	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	281.82/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,195	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	254.34/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,094	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	271.43/cwt	267.00–278.00	1,306	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	260.05/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,266	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,173	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	256.68/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,337	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	242.38/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,275	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	263.19/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,500	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	238.96/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,379	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	248.99/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,546	137
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	231.21/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,436	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	225.85/cwt	218.00–236.00	1,518	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	246.25/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,675	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	241.06/cwt	230.00–248.70	1,733	173
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	221.44/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,632	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	737	199.93/cwt	177.50–207.00	1,473	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	203.36/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,556	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	219.36/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,693	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,680	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	888	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,598	5
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	259.03/cwt	255.00–262.50	699	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	349.22/cwt	322.50–375.00	978	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	892	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	323.66/cwt	310.00–339.00	1,217	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	291.66/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,228	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	319.66/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,368	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	297.36/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,368	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	321.82/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,532	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	280.50/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,433	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	522	304.81/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,591	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	276.42/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,556	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	566	296.09/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,676	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	621	274.82/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,707	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	247.73/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,541	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	659	267.92/cwt	267.50–268.00	1,766	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,648	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,685	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	231.07/cwt	227.50–232.00	1,777	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	211.01/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,694	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	550	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,031	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	600	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,095	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	877	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,693	58
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,195	136.15/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,632	1
Bulls	—	—	1,568	143.34/cwt	134.00–152.00	2,248	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	103.22/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,035	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	126.59/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,367	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	127.27/cwt	110.00–138.00	1,633	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	128.92/cwt	115.00–142.00	1,987	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Mar 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,919Last week 1,581Year ago 1,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 56Year ago 158

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	244	327.50–345.00	331.63
5	300–350	320	327.50–367.50	344.78
2	350–400	390	327.50–340.00	333.83
16	400–450	424	322.50–372.50	350.21
21	450–500	470	320.00–352.50	330.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	300.00–317.50	309.79
5	450–500	467	301.00–312.50	304.37
1	500–550	520	262.00	262.00
9	550–600	572	262.50–288.00	274.78
4	600–650	600	252.50	252.50
5	650–700	672	237.50–257.50	246.64
3	700–750	710	228.00–239.00	234.02
12	750–800	788	225.00–243.00	235.23
8	800–850	830	223.00–232.00	225.67
11	850–900	870	214.00–225.00	219.15
2	900–950	925	218.00–220.00	219.01
6	950–1000	974	208.00	208.00
9	1000–1050	1,005	205.00–217.00	214.53
24	1100–1150	1,146	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	500–550	517	300.00–350.00	342.24
44	550–600	575	290.00–324.00	304.65
33	600–650	630	260.00–309.00	283.09
92	650–700	668	260.00–299.00	285.01
14	700–750	727	245.00–264.00	254.54
94	750–800	786	245.00–259.00	250.60
8	800–850	822	242.00–248.00	243.75
66	850–900	892	239.00–250.00	240.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	243.00–277.50	260.75
2	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.59
1	500–550	545	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	322.50–375.00	349.22
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
15	350–400	376	310.00–339.00	323.66
12	400–450	428	311.00–340.00	319.66
9	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	321.82
6	500–550	522	292.50–322.50	304.81
4	550–600	566	290.00–307.50	296.09
7	600–650	621	272.50–280.00	274.82
6	650–700	659	267.50–268.00	267.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	307.50	307.50
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
6	400–450	421	290.00–295.00	291.66
13	450–500	460	285.00–302.50	297.36
8	500–550	511	270.00–282.50	280.50
9	550–600	563	265.00–280.00	276.42
3	600–650	622	232.50–260.00	247.73
2	650–700	673	240.00–250.00	244.83
1	700–750	720	234.00	234.00
5	750–800	769	227.50–232.00	231.07
2	800–850	803	209.00–213.00	211.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	255.00–262.50	259.03
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	450	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	297.50	297.50
3	250–300	273	295.00–307.50	300.06
26	300–350	340	285.00–315.00	304.85
16	350–400	373	285.00–313.00	293.61
26	400–450	424	270.00–307.50	281.82
41	450–500	481	267.00–278.00	271.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	272.50	272.50
3	250–300	280	260.00–275.00	265.95
1	300–350	305	263.00	263.00
2	350–400	393	250.00–277.50	263.66
20	400–450	430	245.00–267.50	254.34
32	450–500	487	242.50–265.00	260.05
4	500–550	526	232.50–247.00	242.38
8	550–600	577	230.00–249.00	238.96
10	600–650	621	220.00–235.00	231.21
15	650–700	672	218.00–236.00	225.85
14	700–750	737	215.00–226.00	221.44
29	750–800	772	209.00–228.00	219.36
4	800–850	836	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	521	250.00–263.00	256.68
105	550–600	570	251.00–267.00	263.19
137	600–650	621	240.00–260.00	248.99
37	650–700	680	238.00–248.00	246.25
173	700–750	719	230.00–248.70	241.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	222.50–235.00	228.75
4	350–400	379	225.00–240.00	234.06
1	400–450	440	222.50	222.50
3	450–500	491	239.00	239.00
4	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
5	700–750	737	177.50–207.00	199.93
3	750–800	765	200.00–205.00	203.36
5	850–900	888	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	920	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	187.50	187.50
1	600–650	600	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	877	193.00	193.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	130.00	130.00
8	—	1,568	134.00–152.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	115.00–142.00	128.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,080	115.00–142.50	126.59
8	—	1,003	95.00–110.00	103.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,283	110.00–138.00	127.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	130.00–142.00	136.15

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.