Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-09-26

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 26
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,898 head
▲ 1,122 vs last sale 776▲ 699 vs year ago 1,199 · +58.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 74▼ 38 vs year ago 108 · −35.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling Heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $270.00/cwt on 152 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −171.78 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$270.00
152 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,539
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$52.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.52
vs KY average
−4.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573278.641,596127
Medium and Large 2-3557226.091,26025
One grade step is worth $52.55/cwt here — about $336 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 sale152 hd
270.00
—
KY average26 barns · 1,097 hd
263.48
+6.52
National average169 barns · 10,664 hd
274.29
−4.29
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−171.78
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

32 sales
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,801147.002,6477thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585112.691,7863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,331111.931,48923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054106.151,11912
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175180.002,1151thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,410$2,2292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,7492thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,6132thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,095$2,2322thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383282.67/cwt281.00–290.001,0835
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy448290.51/cwt287.50–291.001,3017
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460293.66/cwt285.00–311.001,35121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469273.53/cwt265.00–283.001,28310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511285.07/cwt278.00–289.001,45717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520258.22/cwt248.00–267.501,34315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523220.64/cwt210.00–242.501,15411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576257.86/cwt247.00–265.001,48515
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3584230.38/cwt210.00–241.001,34514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,69680
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613259.09/cwt253.00–266.001,58811
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614237.30/cwt230.00–252.501,4578
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631221.59/cwt217.50–225.001,3986
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3658220.31/cwt217.50–225.001,4508
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673266.25/cwt266.25–266.251,79279
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674246.01/cwt241.00–248.001,65831
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708244.20/cwt242.00–247.501,7293
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784236.76/cwt234.00–240.001,856109
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3785218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7111
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy824252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,07667
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,005144
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2866219.34/cwt219.00–220.001,8993
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869238.34/cwt237.00–239.502,071115
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903236.50/cwt236.50–236.502,136120
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,07917
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added957228.37/cwt228.00–228.752,186117
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3980200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9601
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,1001
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,020223.95/cwt223.95–223.952,28450
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,096195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1375
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295227.50/cwt227.50–227.506711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300242.50/cwt242.50–242.507282
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330265.00/cwt265.00–265.008751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363193.08/cwt170.00–222.507015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375231.00/cwt231.00–231.008661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420247.19/cwt235.00–255.001,03822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3431210.50/cwt190.00–225.0090712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy442200.00/cwt200.00–200.008842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480229.17/cwt225.00–235.001,10019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480215.32/cwt191.00–224.001,03412
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525221.91/cwt214.00–232.501,16522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533191.37/cwt175.00–210.001,02021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3567199.71/cwt182.50–207.001,13222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572216.57/cwt209.00–225.001,23912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622208.54/cwt195.00–218.001,29749
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3635175.12/cwt160.00–180.001,1124
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660170.52/cwt160.00–174.001,1254
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668196.28/cwt190.00–202.001,3115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675240.41/cwt235.25–245.501,623150
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725212.79/cwt190.00–219.001,54313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2767207.58/cwt197.00–211.001,5924
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2837203.49/cwt203.00–204.001,70330
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added839216.19/cwt216.10–222.001,81462
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860186.98/cwt184.00–190.001,6082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3261
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2932183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,7062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2372275.18/cwt257.00–282.501,0247
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3387219.45/cwt200.00–240.008496
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2416272.51/cwt260.00–280.001,1349
Bulls400–450Small 1-2423211.32/cwt200.00–222.508942
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463275.46/cwt270.00–282.501,27512
Bulls450–500Small 1-2477210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479295.09/cwt285.00–303.001,4137
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3483214.96/cwt212.50–217.501,0382
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517271.38/cwt262.50–277.501,40312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3522215.80/cwt205.00–232.501,12611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572254.91/cwt240.00–260.001,4588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3581224.26/cwt217.50–230.001,3034
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621218.70/cwt211.00–222.501,35810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1752
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2662204.56/cwt195.00–220.001,3548
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2722198.24/cwt190.00–209.001,43110
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758199.38/cwt191.00–205.001,5115
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,6871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1100–1150Large 3Value Added1,118171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,91752
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,175180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,1151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679139.79/cwt134.00–146.002,3474
Bulls——1,830167.00/cwt167.00–167.003,0561
Bulls——2,030151.43/cwt150.00–153.003,0742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037105.51/cwt99.00–110.001,0946
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05391.22/cwt89.00–95.009613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065118.51/cwt118.00–119.001,2622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4761
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286117.33/cwt115.00–121.001,5099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,349125.77/cwt124.00–128.001,6975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36092.88/cwt90.00–95.001,2634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369103.60/cwt98.00–110.001,4185
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578108.03/cwt107.00–109.001,7052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,613.17/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,748.80/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,228.86/head2,075.00–2,400.002,2292
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,232.31/head2,025.00–2,425.002,2322
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6171

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.