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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 11

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Apr 4Apr 11Apr 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,107 head

▼ 292 vs last sale 1,399▼ 1,432 vs year ago 2,539 · −56.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 50▼ 92 vs year ago 171 · −53.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 13 vs year ago 14 · −92.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, 600-700 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady except 500-600 lbs they were 6.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $297.66/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −144.12 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$297.66

36 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.39

vs KY average

−7.81 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	297.66	1,634	36

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

297.66

—

KY average25 barns · 1,085 hd

294.26

+3.39

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−7.81

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−144.12

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	1,561	162.29	2,533	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,711	132.10	2,260	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	126.60	1,613	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	115.96	1,226	18

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	786	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	821	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	308	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	932	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	316.68/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,055	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,228	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	315.07/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,339	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,073	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	288.74/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,369	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	308.07/cwt	301.00–332.50	1,476	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,416	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	309.31/cwt	292.50–317.00	1,630	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	300.14/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,681	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	281.97/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,641	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	294.22/cwt	274.00–304.00	1,818	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	263.42/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,681	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	253.58/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,727	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,596	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	245.20/cwt	239.00–256.00	1,814	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	238.97/cwt	238.00–244.50	1,871	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	226.82/cwt	222.00–227.25	1,871	40
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	878	225.16/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,977	192
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	956	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,874	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	286	291.46/cwt	291.00–292.50	834	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	904	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	307.48/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,036	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	246.91/cwt	240.00–254.00	926	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	274.44/cwt	262.00–283.00	1,035	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	302.94/cwt	294.00–312.50	1,145	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	266.20/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,105	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	290.18/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,222	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	474	272.67/cwt	272.00–273.00	1,292	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	245.09/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,176	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	262.46/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,268	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	266.24/cwt	253.00–271.00	1,368	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	243.04/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,281	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	245.24/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,391	37
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	572	260.18/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,488	66
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	245.47/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,502	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	223.97/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,386	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	206.54/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,301	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	668	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,336	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	240.65/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,641	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	233.88/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,600	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,590	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	203.80/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,467	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	752	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,527	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	224.58/cwt	216.00–234.00	1,749	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	212.98/cwt	195.00–222.00	1,734	16
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,294	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	214.10/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,858	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,885	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,983	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	266	337.06/cwt	325.00–340.00	897	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	311.50/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,100	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	316.23/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,293	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	312.57/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,447	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	292.73/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,411	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	298.29/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,533	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	569	289.42/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,647	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.20/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,531	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	626	269.61/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,688	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,600	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	228.86/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,689	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,563	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	405	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	140.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,614	166.95/cwt	152.00–179.00	2,695	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	108.43/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,026	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	657	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	123.60/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,363	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	129.37/cwt	119.00–139.00	1,644	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	108.59/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,406	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,711	132.10/cwt	124.00–141.00	2,260	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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 Apr 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,107Last week 1,399Year ago 2,539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 50Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	287.00	287.00
9	350–400	377	262.00–283.00	274.44
8	400–450	415	260.00–270.00	266.20
34	450–500	483	252.00–270.00	262.46
9	500–550	527	232.00–251.00	243.04
37	550–600	567	230.00–250.00	245.24
5	600–650	619	220.00–233.00	223.97
47	650–700	684	220.00–238.00	233.88
5	700–750	716	222.00	222.00
10	750–800	779	216.00–234.00	224.58
16	800–850	814	195.00–222.00	212.98
13	850–900	868	213.00–220.00	214.10
1	900–950	915	206.00	206.00
2	950–1000	972	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	514	253.00–271.00	266.24
66	550–600	572	253.00–262.00	260.18
15	600–650	612	240.00–248.00	245.47
24	650–700	682	240.00–244.00	240.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	375	240.00–254.00	246.91
3	450–500	480	232.50–257.00	245.09
3	550–600	568	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	630	202.00–211.00	206.54
6	650–700	668	200.00	200.00
5	700–750	720	200.00–207.00	203.80
2	750–800	752	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	840	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	286	291.00–292.50	291.46
3	300–350	337	302.50–310.00	307.48
30	350–400	378	294.00–312.50	302.94
7	400–450	421	276.00–300.00	290.18
6	450–500	474	272.00–273.00	272.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	482	290.00–295.00	292.73
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
5	550–600	575	263.00–267.00	266.20
1	600–650	645	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
7	700–750	738	215.00–235.00	228.86
1	800–850	810	193.00	193.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	325.00–340.00	337.06
3	350–400	353	311.00–312.50	311.50
9	400–450	409	302.50–330.00	316.23
23	450–500	463	305.00–322.00	312.57
15	500–550	514	289.00–304.00	298.29
8	550–600	569	281.00–300.00	289.42
7	600–650	626	263.00–271.00	269.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	283.00	283.00
2	300–350	308	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
10	450–500	474	281.00–295.00	288.74
2	500–550	502	282.00	282.00
11	550–600	582	270.00–287.50	281.97
6	600–650	638	260.00–267.50	263.42
11	650–700	681	248.00–261.00	253.58
1	700–750	700	228.00	228.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	527	292.50–317.00	309.31
7	550–600	560	295.00–306.00	300.14
35	600–650	618	274.00–304.00	294.22
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
10	700–750	740	239.00–256.00	245.20
80	750–800	783	238.00–244.50	238.97
40	800–850	825	222.00–227.25	226.82
192	850–900	878	221.00–238.00	225.16
58	900–950	930	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	252.50	252.50
6	950–1000	956	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	327.50	327.50
3	300–350	333	312.50–320.00	316.68
2	350–400	395	311.00	311.00
14	400–450	425	310.00–325.00	315.07
15	450–500	479	301.00–332.50	308.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	197.50	197.50

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	1	—	1,150	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,271	119.00–139.00	129.37
2	—	1,295	105.00–112.00	108.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	946	105.00–114.00	108.43
1	—	1,060	62.00	62.00
12	—	1,103	116.00–131.00	123.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,711	124.00–141.00	132.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,614	152.00–179.00	166.95
3	—	1,313	137.00–144.00	140.54

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.