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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jun 13

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Jun 6Jun 13Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,017 head

▼ 486 vs last sale 1,503▼ 1,172 vs year ago 2,189 · −53.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 102▼ 38 vs year ago 112 · −33.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 1 · +1,900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.56/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −127.06 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$269.56

55 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs KY average

+4.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	272.50	1,521	48
Medium and Large 2-3	529	249.38	1,319	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

269.56

—

KY average24 barns · 1,273 hd

265.32

+4.24

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

+4.19

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−127.06

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,723	170.53	2,939	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	140.25	1,762	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,617	139.75	2,260	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	128.13	1,280	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,408	157.43	2,217	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,337	$1,944	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,522	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,650	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$2,426	3thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	327.30/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,211	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	334.78/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,440	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,279	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	310.35/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,356	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	308.90/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,464	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,470	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	306.65/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,567	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	330.27/cwt	327.50–334.00	1,717	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	298.51/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,675	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	315.41/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,792	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,637	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,848	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	250.04/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,525	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	287.12/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,795	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	269.19/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,696	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	273.22/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,822	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	259.73/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,912	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	247.91/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,832	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,821	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	842	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,541	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,765	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	929	248.56/cwt	246.25–250.30	2,309	242
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,030	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	278.32/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,183	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	266.06/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,261	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	487	279.57/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,362	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	249.11/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,300	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	266.73/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,398	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,509	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,548	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,431	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	269.76/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,551	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	218.36/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,328	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	242.47/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,489	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	259.75/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,657	85
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	243.55/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,595	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,514	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,818	72
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	219.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,612	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,885	64
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,935	66
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,840	59
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	666	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	361.17/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,004	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	922	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	983	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,197	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,271	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	330.03/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,271	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,272	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,342	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,316	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,479	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	288.28/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,398	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,476	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	301.99/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,519	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,391	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	292.97/cwt	282.50–298.00	1,512	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	264.70/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,548	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	281.61/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,664	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,761	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	270.07/cwt	267.00–280.00	1,669	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	730	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,916	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	239.16/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,777	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,888	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,670	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,408	157.43/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,217	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	160.57/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	166.94/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,948	181.95/cwt	175.00–186.00	3,544	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	113.04/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	139.57/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,421	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	130.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,334	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,584	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	140.09/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,732	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	147.34/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,977	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	119.97/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,776	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	139.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	2,282	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,657	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,442	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,079	1,522.48/head	925.00–1,900.00	1,522	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	1,943.58/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,944	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,426.02/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,650	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 Jun 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,017Last week 1,503Year ago 2,189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 102Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	537	280.00–282.00	281.01
12	550–600	555	279.00	279.00
85	600–650	638	256.00–262.00	259.75
72	700–750	713	255.00	255.00
64	750–800	797	236.50	236.50
66	800–850	812	238.25	238.25
59	850–900	850	216.50	216.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	425	270.00–285.00	278.32
18	450–500	474	259.00–272.50	266.06
8	500–550	524	262.00–272.50	266.73
24	550–600	575	262.00–275.00	269.76
4	600–650	614	238.00–244.00	242.47
9	650–700	655	240.00–249.00	243.55
2	700–750	733	215.00–225.00	219.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	413	300.00	300.00
7	450–500	487	279.00–280.00	279.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	522	247.00–252.50	249.11
1	550–600	570	251.00	251.00
3	600–650	608	215.00–220.00	218.36
2	650–700	685	220.00–222.00	221.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	322.50–332.50	327.30
5	400–450	437	302.50–317.50	310.35
4	450–500	474	302.50–317.50	308.90
15	500–550	511	302.50–310.00	306.65
6	550–600	561	293.00–302.50	298.51
16	600–650	625	275.00–291.00	287.12
16	650–700	667	267.50–279.00	273.22
7	700–750	739	240.00–254.00	247.91
2	750–800	775	230.00–240.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	950	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	520	327.50–334.00	330.27
18	550–600	568	312.00–319.00	315.41
12	600–650	602	307.00	307.00
7	700–750	736	258.00–260.00	259.73
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
242	900–950	929	246.25–250.30	248.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	330.00–337.50	334.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	277.50	277.50
2	600–650	610	247.50–252.50	250.04
2	800–850	842	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	507	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	630	265.00–272.50	269.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	342	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	385	327.50–332.50	330.03
5	400–450	442	300.00–307.50	303.71
3	450–500	485	285.00–291.00	288.28
12	500–550	516	282.50–298.00	292.97
7	550–600	591	272.50–287.50	281.61
12	600–650	618	267.00–280.00	270.07
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
3	700–750	743	237.50–240.00	239.16
2	750–800	790	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	960	174.00	174.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	360.00–362.50	361.17
3	350–400	363	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	481	307.50	307.50
5	500–550	503	300.00–302.50	301.99
3	600–650	618	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	730	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.50	312.50
1	400–450	435	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	450	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	492	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	585	262.50–267.50	264.70
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	137.50	137.50

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,337	1,750.00–2,125.00	1,943.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,079	925.00–1,900.00	1,522.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,426.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,650	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,018	137.00–141.00	139.57
5	—	1,020	128.00–135.00	130.74
1	—	875	88.00	88.00
2	—	960	112.00–114.00	113.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	118.00–122.00	119.97
5	—	1,657	145.00–150.00	147.40
6	—	1,630	137.00–142.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	130.00–134.00	132.46
8	—	1,342	144.00–151.00	147.34
13	—	1,236	135.00–143.00	140.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,948	175.00–186.00	181.95
4	—	1,670	163.00–170.00	166.94
2	—	1,493	160.00–161.00	160.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	156.00–160.00	157.43

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.