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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 19

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Sep 12Sep 19Sep 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

776 head

▼ 644 vs last sale 1,420▼ 1,311 vs year ago 2,087 · −62.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 93▼ 49 vs year ago 123 · −39.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate 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 $222.84/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −173.78 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.

Average price

$222.84

54 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs KY average

−14.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	224.65	1,227	46
Medium and Large 2-3	554	212.44	1,177	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

222.84

—

KY average25 barns · 1,214 hd

232.02

−9.18

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−14.17

This barn, trailing median34 sales

396.62

−173.78

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	—	Low	1,838	153.92	2,828	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	115.90	1,494	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	109.81	1,739	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	105.55	1,067	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,341	136.14	1,826	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,380	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,725	$2,425	1thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,056	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,100	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	421	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,263	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,218	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	956	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	298.07/cwt	292.50–301.00	1,395	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	281.54/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,374	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	286.26/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,460	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,288	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	272.43/cwt	262.50–279.00	1,447	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	240.46/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,282	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	260.81/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,468	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	244.99/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,379	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,427	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	624	226.80/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,415	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	247.64/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,553	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	237.11/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,593	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	673	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,472	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	683	255.80/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,747	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	224.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,605	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	244.48/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,809	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	783	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,922	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	221.00/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,790	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,039	60
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	2,087	63
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	958	191.99/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,839	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	216.05/cwt	212.50–220.00	605	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	238.72/cwt	233.00–245.00	797	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	766	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	224.06/cwt	220.00–227.00	863	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	396	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	986	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	222.90/cwt	221.00–225.00	936	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	235.69/cwt	230.00–247.50	997	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,106	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	254.51/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,183	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	241.89/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,127	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	223.07/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,075	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	225.60/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,162	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	531	214.20/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,137	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	211.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,201	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	223.92/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,276	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,134	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	213.57/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,326	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	213.19/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,426	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	198.71/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,341	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	239.90/cwt	239.90–239.90	1,727	69
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	215.60/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,574	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	213.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,633	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,755	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,721	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,834	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,942	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	880	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	279.57/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,037	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	308.94/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,199	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	984	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	419	290.80/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,218	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	280.73/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,297	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,242	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	244.33/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,258	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	260.18/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,405	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	241.52/cwt	237.00–252.50	1,386	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	224.33/cwt	224.00–225.00	1,328	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	611	206.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,262	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	225.65/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,406	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	212.71/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,395	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,272	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,324	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,323	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	192.46/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,455	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,566	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,386	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,606	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,055	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,341	136.14/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,826	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,737	164.32/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,854	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	151.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,694	6
Bulls	—	—	2,067	147.51/cwt	145.00–149.00	3,049	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	107.11/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,039	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	101.25/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,066	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	115.91/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,448	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	106.72/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,413	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	123.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,645	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	113.40/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,755	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	105.38/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,708	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,379.77/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,380	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,725	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 Sep 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 776Last week 1,420Year ago 2,087

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 93Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 12

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	345	222.00	222.00
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	420	221.00–225.00	222.90
3	450–500	482	220.00–227.50	223.07
3	500–550	531	212.50–215.00	214.20
5	550–600	568	210.00–215.00	211.39
1	600–650	605	187.50	187.50
4	650–700	675	197.50–200.00	198.71
1	700–750	735	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	825	125.00	125.00
1	900–950	925	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	249.00	249.00
2	400–450	438	250.00–255.00	252.54
5	450–500	465	252.50–255.00	254.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	212.50–220.00	216.05
5	300–350	334	233.00–245.00	238.72
3	350–400	385	220.00–227.00	224.06
14	400–450	423	230.00–247.50	235.69
17	450–500	466	230.00–247.50	241.89
20	500–550	515	220.00–234.00	225.60
26	550–600	570	218.00–232.00	223.92
14	600–650	621	210.00–221.00	213.57
12	650–700	669	204.00–218.00	213.19
6	700–750	730	203.00–221.00	215.60
2	750–800	765	212.00–215.00	213.49
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	965	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,022	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	700–750	720	239.90	239.90
69	750–800	775	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	312.50	312.50
3	350–400	378	291.00	291.00
1	400–450	435	280.00	280.00
10	450–500	488	272.50–287.50	281.54
12	500–550	531	262.50–279.00	272.43
17	550–600	563	250.00–267.50	260.81
3	600–650	627	241.00–254.00	247.64
6	650–700	672	230.00–248.00	237.11
5	700–750	716	220.00–230.00	224.12
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
3	800–850	810	216.00–231.00	221.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	958	190.00–194.00	191.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	285.00–287.50	286.26
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00
19	650–700	683	251.00–258.00	255.80
2	700–750	740	241.00–248.00	244.48
11	750–800	783	245.50	245.50
60	800–850	839	243.00	243.00
63	850–900	876	238.25	238.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	421	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	468	292.50–301.00	298.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	250.00–255.00	252.51
2	550–600	563	242.50–247.50	244.99
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	212.50	212.50
4	500–550	533	237.00–245.00	240.46
4	550–600	597	239.00	239.00
7	600–650	624	225.00–227.50	226.80
2	650–700	673	217.50–220.00	218.75
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	385	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	473	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	515	244.00–245.00	244.33
6	550–600	592	224.00–225.00	224.33
3	600–650	611	200.00–210.00	206.56
1	650–700	695	183.00	183.00
1	700–750	725	182.50	182.50
1	750–800	785	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	850	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	388	300.00–315.00	308.94
9	400–450	419	290.00–292.50	290.80
3	450–500	465	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	287.50	287.50
7	350–400	371	272.50–285.00	279.57
2	400–450	408	240.00–242.50	241.27
5	450–500	462	275.00–283.00	280.73
20	500–550	540	250.00–267.50	260.18
11	550–600	574	237.00–252.50	241.52
11	600–650	623	215.00–229.00	225.65
4	650–700	656	206.00–221.00	212.71
2	700–750	712	186.00	186.00
4	750–800	756	185.00–200.00	192.46
2	800–850	820	191.00	191.00
1	850–900	880	182.50	182.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,548	110.00–117.00	113.40
1	—	1,460	129.00	129.00
10	—	1,621	101.00–109.00	105.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,332	122.00–125.00	123.53
11	—	1,249	113.00–121.00	115.91
5	—	1,324	103.00–110.00	106.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
5	—	970	103.00–112.00	107.11
4	—	1,053	101.00–102.00	101.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,341	134.00–138.00	136.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,067	145.00–149.00	147.51
6	—	1,773	150.00–155.00	151.93
3	—	1,737	164.00–165.00	164.32

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,379.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,725	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.