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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 8

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,587 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 1,508▼ 295 vs year ago 1,882 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 82▼ 32 vs year ago 125 · −25.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-10.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bull 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 $280.01/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.76 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$280.01

34 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$360

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

$53.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.48

vs KY average

+4.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	283.14	1,625	32
Medium and Large 2-3	550	230.00	1,265	2thin

One grade step is worth $53.14/cwt here — about $360 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

280.01

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

275.53

+4.48

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

+4.93

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−161.76

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	1,725	162.99	2,812	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,650	142.60	2,353	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	134.02	1,652	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	120.96	1,248	20

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,614	2thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,006	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	407	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	987	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	471	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,135	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,528	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	280.96/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,503	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	294.85/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,722	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	255.64/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,508	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,132	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	248.43/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,560	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,482	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,661	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	262.52/cwt	259.00–266.00	1,903	139
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	240.72/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,748	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	804	225.62/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,814	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	808	251.80/cwt	244.00–254.75	2,035	239
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	898	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,173	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	922	235.45/cwt	233.50–237.50	2,171	118
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,776	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	207.19/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,943	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	974	235.41/cwt	233.00–238.00	2,293	216
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,115	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	283.49/cwt	279.00–287.50	751	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	273.18/cwt	269.00–282.50	893	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	807	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	254.85/cwt	247.50–265.00	974	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	895	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,225	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	264.36/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,089	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	230.46/cwt	220.00–242.50	973	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	479	226.51/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,085	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	250.73/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,214	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,199	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	245.49/cwt	231.00–257.50	1,306	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	239.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,354	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	216.86/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,269	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	251.11/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,552	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	227.60/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,418	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	202.55/cwt	183.00–210.00	1,274	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	194.70/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,303	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	226.58/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,557	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	183.93/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,311	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	238.27/cwt	233.75–242.60	1,711	144
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	221.30/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,609	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	757	200.33/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,516	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,394	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	817	199.99/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,634	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	228.54/cwt	224.00–228.75	1,931	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,677	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,684	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,229	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	278	338.02/cwt	322.50–355.00	940	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	906	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	932	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	338	314.15/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,062	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,141	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	256.93/cwt	232.50–270.00	958	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	294.68/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,114	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	253.80/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,041	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	282.94/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,208	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,199	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	277.04/cwt	271.00–287.50	1,327	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	275.59/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,447	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	237.45/cwt	213.00–250.00	1,266	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	269.28/cwt	262.50–272.00	1,532	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	232.03/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,348	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,408	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	246.45/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,572	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	215.37/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,417	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	237.47/cwt	227.50–242.00	1,610	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	711	203.29/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,445	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	218.60/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,596	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,592	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	440	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	891	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,149	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,478	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	173.21/cwt	164.00–181.00	3,262	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	113.32/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,087	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	136.31/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,456	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	125.09/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,336	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,055	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	127.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,520	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	136.09/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,679	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,599	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	142.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	2,353	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,614.36/head	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,380	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 Aug 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,587Last week 1,508Year ago 1,882

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 82Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	241.00	241.00
1	350–400	385	232.50	232.50
6	400–450	422	220.00–242.50	230.46
11	450–500	479	200.00–237.00	226.51
3	500–550	523	229.00–230.00	229.34
7	550–600	585	195.00–223.00	216.86
5	600–650	629	183.00–210.00	202.55
5	650–700	669	180.00–214.00	194.70
10	700–750	713	160.00–197.00	183.93
1	750–800	770	181.00	181.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	945	130.00	130.00
1	950–1000	970	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	618	240.00–256.00	251.11
144	700–750	718	233.75–242.60	238.27
67	800–850	845	224.00–228.75	228.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	279.00–287.50	283.49
6	300–350	327	269.00–282.50	273.18
4	350–400	382	247.50–265.00	254.85
13	400–450	412	257.00–277.00	264.36
34	450–500	484	240.00–262.50	250.73
24	500–550	532	231.00–257.50	245.49
22	550–600	565	230.00–255.00	239.70
19	600–650	623	220.00–237.50	227.60
18	650–700	687	224.00–229.00	226.58
11	700–750	727	202.50–225.00	221.30
3	750–800	757	200.00–201.00	200.33
6	800–850	817	187.00–210.00	199.99
6	850–900	897	187.00	187.00
1	900–950	910	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	333	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	289.00–300.00	294.68
6	400–450	427	270.00–290.00	282.94
7	450–500	479	271.00–287.50	277.04
4	500–550	525	270.00–277.50	275.59
7	550–600	569	262.50–272.00	269.28
2	600–650	638	242.00–251.00	246.45
8	650–700	678	227.50–242.00	237.47
4	700–750	730	211.00–228.00	218.60
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	800	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	232.50–270.00	256.93
4	400–450	410	240.00–261.00	253.80
1	450–500	470	255.00	255.00
7	500–550	533	213.00–250.00	237.45
12	550–600	581	227.50–245.00	232.03
2	600–650	633	222.50	222.50
3	650–700	658	202.00–223.00	215.37
3	700–750	711	200.00–205.00	203.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	278	322.50–355.00	338.02
3	300–350	338	312.50–317.50	314.15
1	350–400	365	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	527	290.00	290.00
17	550–600	584	292.00–299.00	294.85
139	700–750	725	259.00–266.00	262.52
239	800–850	808	244.00–254.75	251.80
60	850–900	898	242.00	242.00
118	900–950	922	233.50–237.50	235.45
216	950–1000	974	233.00–238.00	235.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	242.50	242.50
3	450–500	471	241.00	241.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	182.50	182.50
1	650–700	650	228.00	228.00
1	900–950	930	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	535	279.00–285.00	280.96
8	550–600	590	250.00–267.50	255.64
2	600–650	628	239.00–257.50	248.43
3	650–700	678	245.00	245.00
25	700–750	726	238.00–243.00	240.72
13	800–850	804	225.00–229.00	225.62
10	900–950	938	200.00–209.00	207.19
1	1000–1050	1,005	200.00	200.00
5	1050–1100	1,060	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	317	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	440	202.50	202.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,614.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	120.00–129.00	125.09
7	—	959	105.00–119.00	113.32
2	—	1,088	95.00–99.00	96.97
5	—	1,068	130.00–141.00	136.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,650	135.00–150.00	142.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	125.00–129.00	127.18
1	—	1,355	118.00	118.00
21	—	1,234	131.00–144.00	136.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	154.00–159.00	157.03
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,883	164.00–181.00	173.21

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.