Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-08-01

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 1
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,508 head
▼ 493 vs last sale 2,001▲ 71 vs year ago 1,437 · +4.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 85▲ 15 vs year ago 67 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 20▲ 12 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 sharply lower, over 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Most price increase on the extra high dressing individuals. Good demand for all 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 $253.38/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −143.24 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.
Average price
$253.38
48 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,378
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.43
vs KY average
−5.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2543259.471,40939
Medium and Large 2-3548227.031,2449thin
One grade step is worth $32.44/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale48 hd
253.38
—
KY average25 barns · 1,611 hd
267.81
−14.43
National average139 barns · 7,218 hd
258.46
−5.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
396.62
−143.24
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—High1,852171.123,1697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601133.252,1348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,256128.391,61242
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,026115.611,18713
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158143.001,6563thin

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)1,610$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,380$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,377$1,9923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,305$1,9843thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,408$2,5062thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210337.50/cwt337.50–337.507091
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280315.00/cwt315.00–315.008821
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1244
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420304.31/cwt302.50–310.001,2784
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3468217.38/cwt210.00–225.001,0172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480267.69/cwt266.00–271.001,2853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524260.65/cwt249.00–267.501,3668
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3527232.59/cwt227.50–240.001,2263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6737
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3568241.22/cwt240.00–242.501,3702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573268.31/cwt257.50–280.001,5374
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617273.00/cwt261.00–290.001,6846
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627244.96/cwt237.50–255.001,5366
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3628222.95/cwt205.00–232.501,4003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666249.02/cwt240.00–252.501,6584
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681269.80/cwt269.00–271.001,83715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702238.97/cwt225.00–246.001,6783
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748278.10/cwt278.10–278.102,08072
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9185
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added806252.29/cwt252.00–255.002,03363
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added919243.87/cwt241.00–246.752,241115
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945233.50/cwt233.50–233.502,2078
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,35258
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3972210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2262301.66/cwt300.00–302.507903
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330294.37/cwt290.00–301.009716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3358260.00/cwt260.00–260.009312
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385296.28/cwt295.00–300.001,1414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,1306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423263.99/cwt257.50–277.501,1175
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465284.23/cwt282.50–286.001,3222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472261.90/cwt250.00–272.501,23613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3487243.33/cwt240.00–247.501,1858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520250.69/cwt242.50–262.501,30410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520222.74/cwt210.00–230.001,1584
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529271.38/cwt270.00–275.001,43611
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565256.30/cwt242.50–265.001,44817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570230.46/cwt227.50–233.001,3145
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2962
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624243.94/cwt237.50–248.001,5227
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634264.01/cwt255.50–270.851,674152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677262.90/cwt250.00–265.251,780207
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681233.75/cwt230.00–239.001,59212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720231.77/cwt231.00–232.501,6692
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added746243.75/cwt243.75–243.751,81865
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757242.13/cwt240.00–242.501,833139
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3768218.50/cwt218.50–218.501,67810
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,85013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3810154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2471
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819240.41/cwt240.00–240.751,969129
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880213.96/cwt210.00–220.001,8835
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,97544
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3950175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3250242.50/cwt242.50–242.506061
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275320.00/cwt320.00–320.008801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320329.50/cwt327.00–335.001,0543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1121
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429267.88/cwt260.00–280.001,1494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468255.83/cwt249.00–260.001,1975
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3487230.99/cwt222.50–242.501,1255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526262.66/cwt252.50–272.001,38213
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3536239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,2813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3565237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570255.75/cwt245.00–265.001,4583
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy620253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,5691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620232.50/cwt225.00–240.001,4422
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685228.36/cwt222.50–237.001,5645
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700230.00/cwt226.00–234.001,6102
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3432
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3572222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2732
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3777186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,4452
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3870172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5011
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1521
Beef/Dairy Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4213
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,158143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,235147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8151
Bulls——1,925161.00/cwt161.00–161.003,0991
Bulls——1,961177.97/cwt171.00–190.003,4905
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990124.08/cwt121.00–129.001,2283
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014114.40/cwt110.00–119.001,1606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070130.94/cwt130.00–132.001,4012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07591.23/cwt89.00–94.009812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237124.84/cwt120.00–129.001,54415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265111.57/cwt107.00–116.001,4116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,266135.73/cwt130.00–152.001,71821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535124.66/cwt124.00–126.001,9143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,641138.40/cwt134.00–148.002,2715
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4082,505.82/head2,425.00–2,600.002,5062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,983.75/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3771,992.13/head1,800.00–2,175.001,9923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3802,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961

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.