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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Mar 21

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Mar 14Mar 21Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,915 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 1,919▲ 331 vs year ago 1,584 · +20.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 98▲ 39 vs year ago 65 · +60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, 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 $317.73/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −124.05 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$317.73

120 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$67.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.34

vs KY average

−0.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	319.43	1,753	117
Medium and Large 2-3	572	251.63	1,438	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.80/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale120 hd

317.73

—

KY average25 barns · 1,439 hd

304.39

+13.34

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−0.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−124.05

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	1,696	138.05	2,342	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	126.00	2,002	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	121.06	1,537	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	103.49	1,085	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	1thin

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	322.53/cwt	315.00–327.50	990	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	339.11/cwt	332.50–365.00	1,153	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	306.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,166	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	347.09/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,333	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	317.30/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,323	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	336.21/cwt	315.00–351.00	1,553	37
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	284.95/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,376	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	271.24/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,419	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	334.97/cwt	302.50–350.00	1,765	60
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,390	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	306.36/cwt	292.00–324.00	1,759	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	249.94/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,462	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,559	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,398	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,970	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	258.97/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,606	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	300.69/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,876	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	273.33/cwt	269.90–280.00	1,881	139
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	258.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,787	21
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	239.29/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,723	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	747	265.70/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,985	47
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	233.66/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,804	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,051	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,949	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,864	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	241.48/cwt	235.00–243.00	2,130	155
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	940	231.50/cwt	231.50–231.50	2,176	51
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	961	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,105	5
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,149	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	678	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	311.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	995	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	288.85/cwt	280.00–297.50	933	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	309.33/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,157	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	376	229.81/cwt	210.00–240.00	864	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	282.95/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,092	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	290.63/cwt	267.50–312.50	1,250	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	257.11/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,126	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	275.60/cwt	265.00–284.00	1,298	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	244.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,173	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	227.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,090	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	264.64/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,358	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	244.75/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,300	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	264.29/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,509	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	216.02/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,233	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	241.46/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,410	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	232.55/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,437	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	255.36/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,586	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	255.16/cwt	252.25–258.00	1,694	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	228.39/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,551	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,387	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	703	185.85/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,307	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	221.55/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,613	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	231.38/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,694	20
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	240.40/cwt	230.00–243.85	1,841	96
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,870	62
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	215.38/cwt	215.00–215.50	1,859	17
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,684	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	882	217.84/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,921	52
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	799	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,141	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	307.38/cwt	302.50–312.50	977	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	298.75/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,078	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	328.12/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,244	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	322.09/cwt	312.50–331.00	1,385	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	290.02/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,247	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	333.91/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,563	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	246.42/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,173	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	290.76/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,422	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	328.72/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,653	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	261.43/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,540	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	591	285.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,687	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	624	268.86/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,678	15
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	248.95/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,556	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	212.13/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,417	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	244.76/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,640	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	237.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,708	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,494	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	212.67/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,772	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	185.21/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,704	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	852	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,674	60
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,145	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	127.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,074	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	146.69/cwt	135.00–160.00	2,674	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	896	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.00	878	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	114.97/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,213	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	107.40/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,147	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	109.44/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,349	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	127.31/cwt	117.00–146.00	1,641	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	126.00/cwt	118.00–132.00	2,002	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,356	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,915Last week 1,919Year ago 1,584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 98Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	302.50–312.50	307.38
5	350–400	361	285.00–310.00	298.75
7	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	290.02
8	450–500	489	280.00–300.00	290.76
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
4	550–600	589	250.00–265.00	261.43
2	600–650	625	243.00–255.00	248.95
6	650–700	670	240.00–254.00	244.76
4	700–750	719	230.00–240.00	237.55
3	800–850	833	212.00–213.00	212.67
2	900–950	920	182.50–188.00	185.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
3	450–500	476	220.00–260.00	246.42
2	650–700	668	205.00–219.00	212.13
1	700–750	725	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	317	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	379	312.50–337.50	328.12
8	400–450	430	312.50–331.00	322.09
10	450–500	468	332.50–340.00	333.91
16	500–550	503	310.00–330.00	328.72
6	550–600	591	280.00–295.00	285.41
15	600–650	624	260.00–272.50	268.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	513	251.00–275.00	264.64
50	550–600	571	250.00–269.00	264.29
37	600–650	621	242.00–258.00	255.36
78	650–700	664	252.25–258.00	255.16
20	700–750	732	230.00–232.00	231.38
96	750–800	766	230.00–243.85	240.40
62	800–850	814	229.75	229.75
52	850–900	882	217.00–222.00	217.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	282.50	282.50
4	300–350	323	280.00–297.50	288.85
6	350–400	386	262.50–297.50	282.95
14	400–450	438	240.00–262.50	257.11
20	450–500	479	240.00–260.00	244.97
23	500–550	531	235.00–246.00	244.75
6	550–600	584	236.00–245.00	241.46
16	600–650	618	221.00–239.00	232.55
8	650–700	679	220.00–235.00	228.39
6	700–750	728	218.00–224.00	221.55
2	750–800	750	229.00	229.00
17	850–900	863	215.00–215.50	215.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	210.00–240.00	229.81
4	450–500	479	220.00–230.00	227.57
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
7	550–600	571	210.00–224.00	216.02
1	650–700	690	201.00	201.00
3	700–750	703	180.00–195.00	185.85
1	850–900	875	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	300.00–320.00	311.05
7	350–400	374	307.50–310.00	309.33
41	400–450	430	267.50–312.50	290.63
43	450–500	471	265.00–284.00	275.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	500–550	527	302.50–350.00	334.97
52	550–600	574	292.00–324.00	306.36
20	600–650	624	287.00–306.00	300.69
139	650–700	688	269.90–280.00	273.33
47	700–750	747	251.00–266.00	265.70
66	750–800	774	265.00	265.00
21	800–850	817	238.50	238.50
155	850–900	882	235.00–243.00	241.48
51	900–950	940	231.50	231.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	307	315.00–327.50	322.53
3	350–400	380	300.00–310.00	306.88
2	450–500	483	275.00–295.00	284.95
3	500–550	523	260.00–282.50	271.24
2	550–600	588	260.00–270.00	265.06
2	600–650	620	258.00–260.00	258.97
21	650–700	692	250.00–260.00	258.24
17	700–750	720	235.00–248.00	239.29
11	750–800	772	230.00–242.00	233.66
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	875	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
5	950–1000	961	219.00	219.00
9	1000–1050	1,004	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	585	242.50–257.50	249.94
1	600–650	605	231.00	231.00
3	650–700	685	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	340	332.50–365.00	339.11
12	350–400	384	335.00–352.50	347.09
8	400–450	417	305.00–335.00	317.30
37	450–500	462	315.00–351.00	336.21
20	600–650	610	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	852	196.50	196.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	2	—	945	142.00–145.00	143.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,289	117.00–146.00	127.31
7	—	1,233	106.00–111.00	109.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	85.00–88.00	86.55
1	—	985	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,055	114.00–116.00	114.97
6	—	1,068	102.00–110.00	107.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,589	118.00–132.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,823	135.00–160.00	146.69
1	—	1,145	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,627	125.00–132.00	127.45

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.