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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, May 9

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← May 2May 9May 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,041 head

▼ 76 vs last sale 1,117▼ 933 vs year ago 1,974 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 160▼ 51 vs year ago 116 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sharply higher, 400-700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 800 lbs up steady, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, 800 lbs up steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $293.41/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −148.36 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$293.41

88 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$61.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs KY average

−16.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	296.16	1,673	82
Medium and Large 2-3	553	260.00	1,438	5thin
Small 1-2	575	235.00	1,351	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.16/cwt here — about $322 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 sale88 hd

293.41

—

KY average26 barns · 1,094 hd

300.73

−7.32

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−16.30

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−148.36

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	—	Average	1,607	150.52	2,418	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	124.60	1,649	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,572	116.43	1,831	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,077	115.56	1,245	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,001	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	388.86/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,478	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	299.50/cwt	290.00–309.00	1,213	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	329.94/cwt	321.00–345.00	1,442	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	324.89/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,504	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	308.17/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,445	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	271.35/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,444	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	315.86/cwt	301.00–326.00	1,696	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	553	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,438	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	301.96/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,721	24
Steers	550–600	Small 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	284.16/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,662	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	280.16/cwt	269.00–292.50	1,717	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	247.11/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,673	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	271.90/cwt	264.00–281.00	1,854	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	244.49/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,782	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,961	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,851	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,901	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	874	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,918	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	890	229.22/cwt	226.75–229.75	2,040	153
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,132	57
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,080	207.30/cwt	207.30–207.30	2,239	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	221	331.61/cwt	327.50–342.50	733	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	357.38/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,008	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	876	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	311	319.60/cwt	307.00–340.00	994	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	884	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	286.69/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,046	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	292.90/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,230	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	463	228.23/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,057	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	282.46/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,381	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	271.21/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,340	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	244.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,308	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	286.86/cwt	261.00–301.00	1,540	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	267.98/cwt	261.00–278.00	1,544	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	248.66/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,442	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	245.18/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,510	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	267.18/cwt	252.00–279.00	1,659	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	244.88/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,663	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	256.01/cwt	252.00–263.00	1,754	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	709	238.14/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,688	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	219.03/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,573	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,778	61
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,770	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,694	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	921	207.75/cwt	207.75–207.75	1,913	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,429	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	4
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,770	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	754	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	256	390.19/cwt	352.50–410.00	999	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	357.30/cwt	322.50–395.00	1,118	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	980	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	349.49/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,335	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,370	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,478	4
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	273.34/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,402	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	312.40/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,646	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	278.66/cwt	274.00–283.00	1,602	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	581	287.06/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,668	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	246.25/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,517	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	628	260.95/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,639	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	236.52/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,561	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,349	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,737	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,958	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,638	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	946	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,466	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	157.44/cwt	150.00–171.00	2,414	4
Bulls	—	—	1,680	143.59/cwt	136.00–148.00	2,412	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	111.88/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,213	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	123.13/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,364	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,315	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	125.51/cwt	115.00–139.00	1,673	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,335	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,577	126.39/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,993	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,858	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	192.01/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,425	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 May 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 1,117Year ago 1,974

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 160Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	260.00	260.00
3	350–400	365	285.00–290.00	286.69
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	494	268.00–272.00	271.21
8	500–550	535	235.00–250.00	244.45
3	550–600	580	247.00–250.00	248.66
13	600–650	616	230.00–249.00	245.18
8	650–700	679	244.00–245.00	244.88
3	700–750	718	217.00–223.00	219.03
1	750–800	790	224.00	224.00
1	800–850	825	202.00	202.00
1	850–900	860	197.00	197.00
4	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	327.50–342.50	331.61
3	250–300	282	352.50–367.50	357.38
5	300–350	311	307.00–340.00	319.60
12	400–450	420	280.00–301.00	292.90
11	450–500	489	278.00–290.00	282.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	222.50–240.00	228.23
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	940	152.00	152.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	537	261.00–301.00	286.86
16	550–600	576	261.00–278.00	267.98
65	600–650	621	252.00–279.00	267.18
29	650–700	685	252.00–263.00	256.01
7	700–750	709	237.00–245.00	238.14
61	750–800	769	231.25	231.25
47	900–950	921	207.75	207.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	342.50	342.50
3	250–300	256	352.50–410.00	390.19
2	300–350	313	322.50–395.00	357.30
3	350–400	382	340.00–367.50	349.49
2	400–450	412	332.50	332.50
4	450–500	473	310.00–315.00	312.46
17	500–550	527	290.00–321.00	312.40
7	550–600	581	285.00–292.50	287.06
3	600–650	628	257.50–267.50	260.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	471	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	513	260.00–280.00	273.34
2	550–600	575	274.00–283.00	278.66
4	600–650	616	245.00–250.00	246.25
2	650–700	660	235.00–238.00	236.52
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	900	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	955	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	725	186.00	186.00
1	950–1000	970	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	267.50	267.50
2	400–450	405	290.00–309.00	299.50
11	450–500	469	302.50–314.00	308.17
6	500–550	532	265.00–287.50	271.35
32	550–600	585	275.00–293.00	284.16
11	650–700	677	239.00–260.00	247.11
4	700–750	729	240.00–249.00	244.49
3	750–800	781	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
60	850–900	874	219.50	219.50
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	537	301.00–326.00	315.86
24	550–600	570	295.00–315.00	301.96
38	600–650	613	269.00–292.50	280.16
27	650–700	682	264.00–281.00	271.90
9	700–750	700	258.00	258.00
17	750–800	760	258.00	258.00
2	800–850	802	237.00	237.00
153	850–900	890	226.75–229.75	229.22
57	900–950	917	232.50	232.50
48	1050–1100	1,080	207.30	207.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	255	392.50	392.50
3	350–400	380	375.00–395.00	388.86
8	400–450	437	321.00–345.00	329.94
4	450–500	463	320.00–327.50	324.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	553	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	650	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	946	155.00	155.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,075	191.00–193.00	192.01

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	—	990	143.00–145.00	143.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	111.00	111.00
15	—	1,333	115.00–139.00	125.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	118.00–127.00	123.13
4	—	1,084	109.00–114.00	111.88
1	—	925	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,630	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,577	125.00–128.00	126.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,680	136.00–148.00	143.59
4	—	1,533	150.00–171.00	157.44

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.