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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Aug 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 966 vs last sale 1,116▼ 2,416 vs year ago 2,566 · −94.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 124▼ 87 vs year ago 148 · −58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply. Record heat in our area hampered the movement of cattle today.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.34/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −182.52 against this barn's trailing median of $424.86.

Average price

$242.34

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$41.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	247.34	1,327	29
Medium and Large 2-3	554	206.07	1,142	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.27/cwt here — about $185 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

242.34

—

KY average25 barns · 530 hd

240.72

+1.62

This barn, trailing median34 sales

424.86

−182.52

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $478.82, low $344.35, median $424.86 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	1,564	153.50	2,400	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	133.34	1,721	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,609	126.85	2,041	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	125.78	1,343	5thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,277	$2,353	3thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	687	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	260.06/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,087	2
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	425	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	946	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	257.89/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,375	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,648	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,808	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	213.70/cwt	202.50–220.00	915	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,188	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	192.68/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,089	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	231.03/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,338	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	609	226.31/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,378	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,291	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	183.22/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,508	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,488	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,839	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	257.38/cwt	252.50–262.50	806	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	256.76/cwt	240.00–260.00	953	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,176	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	476	210.80/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,003	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	209.75/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,107	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	248.07/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,325	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,354	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	202.39/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,174	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,215	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,375	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,376	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,012	146.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,484	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	3,084	1
Bulls	—	—	2,260	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	3,526	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	125.50/cwt	124.00–127.50	1,246	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,182	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	135.94/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	141.36/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,753	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	124.07/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,557	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,454	112.36/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,634	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,965	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	131.59/cwt	129.00–135.00	2,105	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,781	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,277	2,353.43/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,353	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 1,116Year ago 2,566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 124Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 2

No comparison due to limited supply. Record heat in our area hampered the movement of cattle today.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	124.00–127.50	125.50
2	—	1,118	134.00–138.00	135.94
1	—	1,115	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	106.00	106.00
5	—	1,600	129.00–135.00	131.59
1	—	1,585	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,240	130.00–155.00	141.36
6	—	1,454	109.00–115.00	112.36
2	—	1,255	121.00–127.00	124.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	169.00	169.00
2	—	2,260	155.00–157.00	156.01
3	—	1,012	140.00–150.00	146.66

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	310	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	428	202.50–220.00	213.70
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	565	182.50–202.50	192.68
1	750–800	755	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	490	242.50	242.50
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
5	550–600	579	227.50–232.50	231.03
5	600–650	609	220.00–228.00	226.31
1	650–700	685	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	720	181.00	181.00
2	800–850	823	175.00–191.00	183.22
1	850–900	865	172.00	172.00
8	950–1000	963	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	210.00–215.00	210.80
2	500–550	528	202.50–217.50	209.75
2	550–600	580	190.00–215.00	202.39
1	600–650	600	202.50	202.50
1	700–750	715	192.50	192.50
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	252.50–262.50	257.38
6	350–400	371	240.00–260.00	256.76
5	400–450	448	262.50	262.50
27	500–550	534	230.00–254.00	248.07
2	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	237.54
3	600–650	611	225.00	225.00
3	650–700	665	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	292.50	292.50
2	400–450	418	250.00–270.00	260.06
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	533	255.00–262.00	257.89
1	600–650	640	257.50	257.50
3	700–750	726	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,277	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,353.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.