Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-07-25

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 25
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,001 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 1,922▲ 1,014 vs year ago 987 · +102.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 93▼ 1 vs year ago 86 · −1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 3▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 10.00-12.00 higher, over 400 lbs and up steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lbs 8.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady except 700-800 lbs they were 2.00-4.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Demand followed the quality of the cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $290.88/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −150.89 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$290.88
69 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$194
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$48.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.31
vs KY average
−6.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544293.011,59366
Medium and Large 2-3573244.081,3993thin
One grade step is worth $48.93/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd
290.88
—
KY average24 barns · 743 hd
290.57
+0.31
National average149 barns · 6,483 hd
297.82
−6.94
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−150.89
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—Low1,638153.632,51713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,581129.912,0548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,298126.791,64633
CowsLean 85-90%Low993117.131,16317

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,342$2,1678
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,0865
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,9035
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,0001thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230376.85/cwt352.50–387.508673
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy283357.65/cwt340.00–390.001,0129
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy300357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,0731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3355240.00/cwt240.00–240.008521
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,1142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392356.51/cwt337.50–374.001,3986
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435289.02/cwt285.00–291.001,2573
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478295.61/cwt279.00–305.001,41311
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,3061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520306.87/cwt290.00–311.001,59623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528273.56/cwt265.00–286.001,44412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566278.42/cwt266.00–282.501,57614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568300.00/cwt290.00–307.501,70417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3573244.08/cwt227.50–255.001,3993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621279.00/cwt272.50–292.001,73327
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625238.08/cwt234.00–240.001,4883
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669278.40/cwt254.00–286.401,862107
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713237.83/cwt227.00–245.001,6965
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725280.86/cwt250.00–282.102,03678
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768269.38/cwt250.00–276.002,069239
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776243.09/cwt239.00–246.001,8869
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823256.20/cwt246.00–266.802,109131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,8591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875234.70/cwt223.00–240.002,0544
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added897251.30/cwt249.50–252.952,254115
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,0172
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added931242.75/cwt242.75–242.752,26019
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8051
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987219.17/cwt210.00–221.002,1636
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added999236.75/cwt236.75–236.752,36557
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,007240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,41754
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,087232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,52796
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy221380.00/cwt380.00–380.008403
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270334.31/cwt322.50–347.509032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310300.00/cwt300.00–300.009302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319309.63/cwt302.50–330.0098811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345259.93/cwt255.00–270.008973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373312.46/cwt302.50–315.001,1657
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385286.80/cwt277.50–298.001,10410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408292.71/cwt286.00–295.001,1944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431270.05/cwt260.00–278.001,16415
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435248.74/cwt234.00–255.001,0825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461283.66/cwt283.00–285.001,30818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3472247.99/cwt230.00–257.501,17114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475269.95/cwt262.00–277.501,28234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521252.07/cwt241.00–263.001,31324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535272.60/cwt271.00–276.001,4583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,2561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568268.63/cwt267.50–269.001,5268
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568232.15/cwt220.00–240.001,3197
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570252.66/cwt242.50–265.001,44020
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612269.88/cwt255.00–272.001,65248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625230.91/cwt221.00–236.001,44313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631208.07/cwt200.00–212.001,3133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673225.53/cwt221.00–231.001,51822
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3678205.31/cwt200.00–216.001,3923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716219.01/cwt218.00–221.001,5683
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767218.95/cwt216.00–221.001,6793
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added773245.93/cwt243.70–248.801,901333
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3805182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815207.05/cwt199.00–215.001,6872
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875207.99/cwt200.00–219.001,8207
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2912208.94/cwt201.00–209.501,90615
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6654
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285347.50/cwt347.50–347.509902
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323355.19/cwt330.00–380.001,1472
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370301.60/cwt292.50–307.501,1166
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383332.54/cwt317.50–337.501,2746
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422313.77/cwt309.00–322.501,3243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427290.73/cwt280.00–305.001,24116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3432274.45/cwt270.00–279.001,1864
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480254.22/cwt230.00–273.001,22014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485285.00/cwt278.00–301.001,38211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512296.06/cwt290.00–302.001,5168
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520268.90/cwt260.00–283.001,39815
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2561277.70/cwt272.00–281.001,5587
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575223.65/cwt220.00–227.501,2862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612274.12/cwt255.00–287.501,67812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650254.50/cwt250.00–259.001,6542
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675223.77/cwt222.50–225.001,5102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685237.77/cwt230.00–243.001,6297
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715223.25/cwt220.00–233.001,5967
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780225.01/cwt224.00–226.001,7552
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,8581
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2926209.24/cwt205.00–216.001,9384
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,1391
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480139.32/cwt132.00–146.002,0624
Bulls——1,617154.47/cwt151.00–156.002,4985
Bulls——1,823166.90/cwt162.00–170.003,0434
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975102.69/cwt99.00–109.001,0014
Cows—Lean 85-90%992115.70/cwt113.00–118.001,1485
Cows—Lean 85-90%994124.43/cwt121.00–128.001,2377
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280124.41/cwt120.00–127.001,59213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324132.92/cwt129.00–143.001,76016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577133.45/cwt129.00–141.002,1055
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,587124.01/cwt122.00–127.001,9683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,085.52/head1,825.00–2,225.002,0865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,903.25/head1,750.00–2,025.001,9035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3422,167.02/head1,875.00–2,300.002,1678
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.