Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-04-04

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 4
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,399 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 1,276▼ 165 vs year ago 1,564 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 97▼ 79 vs year ago 129 · −61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 3 vs year ago 4 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 700 steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter cows and good demand for slaughter bulls.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $286.46/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −155.32 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$286.46
55 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,565
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$536
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$80.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.83
vs KY average
−24.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548289.391,58653
Medium and Large 2-3503208.841,0502thin
One grade step is worth $80.55/cwt here — about $536 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale55 hd
286.46
—
KY average23 barns · 876 hd
290.29
−3.83
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−24.30
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−155.32
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
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,597154.482,46614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,352122.041,65010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,670116.501,9462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,044108.921,13719
SteersChoiceAverage1,220185.002,2571thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155184.032,1262thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,565$1,9501thin

Every lot

113 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230321.66/cwt315.00–327.507402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278312.43/cwt310.00–315.008692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy384345.23/cwt312.50–355.001,3269
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415308.70/cwt295.00–320.001,28110
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Steers400–450Small 1-2420142.50/cwt142.50–142.505991
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy494300.51/cwt290.00–332.501,48515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1881
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3503208.84/cwt190.00–227.501,0502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525298.48/cwt280.00–322.501,56725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561289.26/cwt271.00–303.001,62317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588260.81/cwt260.00–262.001,53410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617232.67/cwt228.00–243.001,43615
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628268.70/cwt260.00–277.501,68714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677264.83/cwt260.00–272.501,79390
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684239.79/cwt237.00–245.001,64014
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added714258.32/cwt250.00–263.001,84447
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726242.78/cwt237.50–248.001,7636
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788235.17/cwt227.00–239.001,85366
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823236.10/cwt236.10–236.101,94364
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825222.39/cwt215.00–232.001,83518
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3860197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2862222.69/cwt220.00–224.001,9206
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added901230.54/cwt230.50–237.502,077182
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932206.12/cwt198.00–213.001,92122
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added956228.00/cwt228.00–228.002,1808
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,0683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220320.00/cwt320.00–320.007041
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270302.50/cwt302.50–302.508171
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006672
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2293278.76/cwt277.50–280.008172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320221.21/cwt210.00–232.507083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325272.69/cwt260.00–285.008862
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331300.61/cwt290.00–312.509959
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1124
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380205.00/cwt205.00–205.007791
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381267.59/cwt260.00–277.501,0206
Heifers400–450Small 1-2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425283.69/cwt270.00–300.001,20614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430256.77/cwt251.00–262.001,10411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438207.46/cwt180.00–234.009092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3464218.42/cwt200.00–238.001,0135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480254.46/cwt243.00–267.001,22138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514251.51/cwt250.00–254.001,2938
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525243.46/cwt230.00–249.001,27822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3535212.49/cwt200.00–220.001,1373
Heifers500–550Small 1-2535167.50/cwt167.50–167.508961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570208.32/cwt195.00–220.001,1873
Heifers550–600Small 1-2575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579240.48/cwt230.00–244.001,39221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618183.09/cwt175.00–200.001,1313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624261.47/cwt261.10–262.001,632136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625215.06/cwt210.00–233.001,34410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638248.31/cwt236.00–254.001,58490
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,63810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675208.55/cwt190.00–217.501,4086
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3700180.00/cwt160.00–185.001,2605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722214.75/cwt205.00–222.001,55032
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753206.99/cwt205.00–208.001,5593
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768232.98/cwt226.00–236.001,78986
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810151.75/cwt130.00–165.001,2293
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825221.07/cwt219.00–223.001,82421
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2310283.00/cwt283.00–283.008771
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323250.00/cwt250.00–250.008082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3370212.50/cwt212.50–212.507861
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3413250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423317.03/cwt307.50–332.501,3418
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458245.03/cwt240.00–250.001,1222
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473259.27/cwt250.00–275.001,2263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487307.68/cwt297.50–331.001,4987
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518291.88/cwt276.00–308.001,5127
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3523227.01/cwt210.00–240.001,1873
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536264.23/cwt260.00–270.001,4167
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560277.16/cwt273.00–285.001,5524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574270.51/cwt270.00–272.501,5535
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580223.03/cwt221.00–225.001,2942
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy637280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7845
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy679258.92/cwt252.50–262.501,7587
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2781230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7963
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3835160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3361
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875172.49/cwt161.00–178.001,5093
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2-3895142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2711
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5361
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,155184.03/cwt170.00–200.002,1262
Steers—Choice1,220185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,2571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295142.41/cwt137.00–149.001,8445
Bulls——1,764161.18/cwt153.00–177.002,8439
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90392.59/cwt91.00–94.008362
Cows—Lean 85-90%92589.00/cwt89.00–89.008231
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063123.97/cwt115.00–145.001,3186
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073105.14/cwt98.00–112.001,12810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352122.04/cwt115.00–125.001,65010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,9121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501

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.