Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-05-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 2
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,117 head
▼ 407 vs last sale 1,524▼ 12 vs year ago 1,129 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 95▲ 53 vs year ago 107 · +49.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 12 vs year ago 17 · −70.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, over 800 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.56/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −139.06 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.
Average price
$257.56
84 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,421
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.59
vs KY average
−10.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551259.451,43080
Medium and Large 2-3565219.801,2424thin
One grade step is worth $39.65/cwt here — about $188 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 sale84 hd
257.56
—
KY average25 barns · 1,263 hd
261.15
−3.59
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−10.82
This barn, trailing median34 sales
396.62
−139.06
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
461407352298median 396.6203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,747152.762,66812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610123.151,98339
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292118.761,53462
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056111.361,17614
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,148212.002,4345thin

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
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,420$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,515$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,4872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,8751thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280346.32/cwt345.00–347.509702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305302.50/cwt302.50–302.509231
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382339.09/cwt330.00–350.001,2956
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426325.14/cwt312.50–342.501,38527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435284.12/cwt267.50–300.001,2362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484316.00/cwt312.50–322.501,52912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515308.06/cwt301.00–319.001,58713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523283.13/cwt280.00–286.001,4812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3281
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,7001
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572228.69/cwt215.00–250.001,3083
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587283.32/cwt281.00–285.001,6638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623234.82/cwt230.00–240.001,4632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636285.39/cwt257.50–290.001,81517
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676269.23/cwt259.00–273.001,8207
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683243.57/cwt235.00–251.001,6645
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers650–700Small 1-2695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3725209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5152
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732234.19/cwt230.00–237.501,7146
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734254.70/cwt250.00–259.001,86919
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6661
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2816224.35/cwt217.00–228.001,8315
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2873223.04/cwt221.00–225.001,9472
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added885235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,080122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7191
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927231.70/cwt230.75–232.752,148114
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added979226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,21359
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy217343.00/cwt330.00–355.007443
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260292.64/cwt285.00–300.007612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy290312.50/cwt312.50–312.509061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330305.20/cwt300.00–312.501,0073
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337274.44/cwt270.00–284.009253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365242.50/cwt240.00–245.008852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370309.42/cwt305.00–320.001,1459
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373282.66/cwt272.50–292.501,0543
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430289.35/cwt273.00–305.001,24410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430251.90/cwt245.00–261.001,0833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3432200.00/cwt200.00–200.008642
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468285.80/cwt271.00–297.501,33840
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480263.34/cwt259.00–267.501,2642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517270.09/cwt262.50–282.501,39625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524253.55/cwt245.00–260.001,3296
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1661
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572265.63/cwt262.00–268.001,51916
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572249.47/cwt240.00–259.001,42733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577219.73/cwt209.00–225.001,2683
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610215.95/cwt212.00–217.001,3175
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619253.32/cwt243.00–269.001,56811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623232.96/cwt230.00–240.001,45110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680241.19/cwt241.00–243.001,64021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685231.54/cwt220.00–236.001,58618
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695213.50/cwt211.00–216.001,4842
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722214.03/cwt206.00–216.001,5455
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3732176.70/cwt163.00–191.001,2936
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762216.85/cwt202.00–222.001,6527
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1471
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added779228.03/cwt223.00–233.001,776140
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3809169.01/cwt160.00–172.001,3677
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2871214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8646
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,6561
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2994198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,9685
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,085188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,04551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295287.50/cwt287.50–287.508481
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358311.12/cwt305.00–317.501,1142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395332.75/cwt332.50–333.001,3142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0791
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418293.79/cwt292.50–295.001,2282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423321.87/cwt313.00–330.001,3624
Bulls400–450Small 1-2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3460257.12/cwt240.00–270.001,1833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470301.85/cwt297.50–305.001,4193
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479321.27/cwt310.00–333.001,53910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518307.26/cwt300.00–312.501,59211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2531285.95/cwt280.00–297.501,5186
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579280.28/cwt272.00–287.501,6235
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617263.16/cwt251.00–280.001,6247
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628248.33/cwt240.00–250.001,56012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy671267.06/cwt259.00–270.001,7927
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680244.73/cwt240.00–249.001,6643
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2708245.97/cwt238.00–254.001,7412
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758227.01/cwt224.00–231.001,7214
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878214.93/cwt210.00–220.001,8872
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3862182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5692
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3Value Added923195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,80057
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6251
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,148212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,4345
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,739157.33/cwt154.00–167.002,7367
Bulls——1,757146.37/cwt142.00–149.002,5725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046122.74/cwt115.00–134.001,2845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051109.51/cwt104.00–113.001,1516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08396.09/cwt94.00–99.001,0413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284109.79/cwt100.00–114.001,41017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296122.74/cwt115.00–135.001,59144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594112.05/cwt110.00–114.001,7864
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,612124.42/cwt115.00–138.002,00635
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,486.82/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.