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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 15

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,391 head

▼ 196 vs last sale 1,587▼ 573 vs year ago 1,964 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 93▼ 41 vs year ago 111 · −36.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand with considerably more buyer activity this week. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $259.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −136.69 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$259.94

78 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$35.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.02

vs KY average

+8.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	262.20	1,428	73
Medium and Large 2-3	554	226.85	1,257	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.36/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale78 hd

259.94

—

KY average25 barns · 1,074 hd

253.92

+6.02

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

+8.00

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−136.69

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	1,535	166.50	2,555	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	143.82	2,262	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	137.86	1,767	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	130.54	1,367	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,635	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

93 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	340.33/cwt	337.50–347.50	963	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	442	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,359	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,261	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	309.84/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,475	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	301.81/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,560	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,241	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	271.42/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,425	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	228.45/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,325	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	268.74/cwt	266.00–280.00	1,588	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	269.96/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,660	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	247.58/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,552	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	288.75/cwt	288.75–288.75	1,938	64
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	231.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,586	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,561	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	703	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,835	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	236.20/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,708	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	236.61/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,817	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	255.75/cwt	255.75–255.75	2,023	131
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	849	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,110	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	869	245.85/cwt	238.50–249.10	2,136	87
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,879	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,915	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	692	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	618	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	279.88/cwt	272.50–295.00	826	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	277.42/cwt	272.50–285.00	852	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	850	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	265.79/cwt	262.50–272.50	962	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	916	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	293.77/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,140	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	289.12/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,183	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	271.76/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,136	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	237.53/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,017	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	284.57/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,332	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	273.74/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,311	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	236.10/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,150	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	273.41/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,405	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	250.41/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,295	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	227.32/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,212	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	226.53/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,287	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	255.51/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,462	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	234.83/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,472	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	253.74/cwt	252.50–253.75	1,619	82
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	200.34/cwt	191.00–217.50	1,362	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	230.41/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,590	63
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,356	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,524	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	734	240.61/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,766	207
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,636	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	236.88/cwt	236.75–241.00	1,893	66
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,468	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	191.39/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,579	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	293.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,102	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	279.40/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,213	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	293.06/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,363	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	244.15/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,148	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,425	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	526	219.31/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,154	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	270.59/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,431	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	533	297.48/cwt	292.50–302.50	1,586	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 1-2	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	259.94/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,474	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	227.69/cwt	202.50–247.50	1,323	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	235.36/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,459	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,338	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	677	210.84/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,427	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	228.75/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,578	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	228.07/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,624	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,550	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,720	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1350–1400	Large 3Value Added	1,366	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	2,329	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,506	163.00/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,455	5
Bulls	—	—	1,583	172.32/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,728	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	135.34/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,382	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	124.53/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,345	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	140.66/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,791	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	125.34/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,702	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	143.82/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,262	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,634.87/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,391Last week 1,587Year ago 1,964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 93Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	517	240.00	240.00
7	550–600	580	210.00–245.00	228.45
1	600–650	635	212.50	212.50
1	700–750	700	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	517	295.00–307.50	301.81
13	600–650	615	269.00–272.50	269.96
64	650–700	671	288.75	288.75
9	700–750	703	261.00	261.00
131	750–800	791	255.75	255.75
60	800–850	849	248.50	248.50
87	850–900	869	238.50–249.10	245.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	467	270.00	270.00
10	500–550	525	270.00–279.00	271.42
19	550–600	591	266.00–280.00	268.74
3	600–650	627	240.00–253.00	247.58
2	650–700	685	230.00–233.00	231.51
4	700–750	723	231.00–238.00	236.20
2	750–800	768	230.00–243.00	236.61
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	870	215.00–217.00	216.02
3	900–950	925	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	283	337.50–347.50	340.33
2	400–450	442	307.50	307.50
11	450–500	476	300.00–312.50	309.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	293.09
8	400–450	434	270.00–292.50	279.40
2	450–500	465	291.00–295.00	293.06
5	500–550	529	267.50–272.50	270.59
5	550–600	567	255.00–262.50	259.94
14	600–650	620	225.00–246.00	235.36
4	650–700	690	225.00–235.00	228.75
4	700–750	712	225.00–237.50	228.07
1	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	220.00–260.00	244.15
5	500–550	526	210.00–245.00	219.31
10	550–600	581	202.50–247.50	227.69
4	600–650	628	213.00	213.00
3	650–700	677	210.00–212.50	210.84
1	750–800	785	197.50	197.50
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	471	300.00–305.00	302.49
2	500–550	533	292.50–302.50	297.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	514	265.00–280.00	273.41
82	600–650	638	252.50–253.75	253.74
207	700–750	734	237.00–245.00	240.61
66	750–800	799	236.75–241.00	236.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	242.50	242.50
2	300–350	330	257.50	257.50
1	350–400	370	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	428	232.50–242.50	237.53
11	450–500	487	228.00–250.00	236.10
2	500–550	533	220.00–235.00	227.32
3	550–600	568	212.50–235.00	226.53
3	650–700	680	191.00–217.50	200.34
1	700–750	710	191.00	191.00
1	750–800	770	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	820	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	295	272.50–295.00	279.88
3	300–350	307	272.50–285.00	277.42
10	350–400	362	262.50–272.50	265.79
12	400–450	418	255.00–279.00	271.76
20	450–500	479	260.00–277.50	273.74
6	500–550	517	242.50–260.00	250.41
38	550–600	572	240.00–263.00	255.51
18	600–650	627	225.00–242.50	234.83
63	650–700	690	220.00–233.00	230.41
2	700–750	712	214.00	214.00
5	800–850	825	189.00–192.00	191.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	388	290.00–297.50	293.77
5	400–450	409	282.50–297.50	289.12
17	450–500	468	282.50–285.00	284.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	1350–1400	1,366	170.50	170.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,634.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,573	140.00–151.00	143.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	123.00–128.00	125.34
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
20	—	1,273	131.00–155.00	140.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	131.00–145.00	135.34
4	—	1,080	122.00–127.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	168.00–176.00	172.32
5	—	1,506	161.00–165.00	163.00

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.