Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly high quality offering, Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.10/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −170.49 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$235.10

34 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs KY average

−22.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	240.23	1,275	27
Medium and Large 2-3	538	221.22	1,189	6thin
Small 1-2	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $267 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

235.10

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

235.25

−0.15

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−22.71

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−170.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,821	153.52	2,796	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	121.43	2,005	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	120.15	1,590	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	107.16	1,087	17

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	238.21/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	253.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	223	296.18/cwt	290.00–302.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	259.88/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,156	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	280.39/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,419	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	287	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	240.36/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	261.25/cwt	250.00–272.50	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	240.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,247	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	253.17/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	259.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	273.34/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	611	259.77/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	282.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	250.25/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,439	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	618	242.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	319.42/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,166	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	92.85/cwt	82.00–100.00	937	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	108.75/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,860	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,671	127.86/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,137	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	121.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,881	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	126.32/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,689	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	106.38/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,047	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	110.12/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,470	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,212	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,547	11
Bulls	—	—	2,050	141.60/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	3,063	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	147.44/cwt	142.50–152.50	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	671	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,610	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	800–850	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	249.06/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,295	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	275.71/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,263	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	281.24/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	308.11/cwt	300.00–312.50	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	222.50/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	190.89/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	256.53/cwt	250.00–257.50	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	222.15/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,366	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	249.19/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,196	6

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 84Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 46Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	435	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	485	225.00–227.50	226.24
4	500–550	520	220.00–222.50	221.23
2	550–600	573	220.00–222.50	221.21
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	290.00–302.50	296.18
2	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	312	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	360	267.50	267.50
20	400–450	445	257.50–260.00	259.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	250.00–272.50	261.25
3	300–350	328	240.00–260.00	253.10
12	350–400	379	250.00–257.50	256.53
4	400–450	425	235.00–242.50	238.21
6	450–500	480	247.50–255.00	249.19
20	500–550	519	230.00–245.00	240.18
7	550–600	565	237.50–242.50	240.36
7	600–650	615	217.50–225.00	222.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	506	280.00–282.50	280.39
10	600–650	611	255.00–261.00	259.77
5	650–700	672	252.00–255.00	253.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	287	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	429	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	547	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–290.00	282.72
10	450–500	474	262.00–280.00	273.34
7	550–600	571	245.00–265.00	259.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	280	317.50	317.50
3	300–350	313	300.00–312.50	308.11
7	350–400	365	315.00–325.00	319.42
6	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	242.83
4	650–700	671	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	404	265.00–287.50	281.24
14	450–500	458	270.00–278.00	275.71
11	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	249.06
13	550–600	575	248.00–252.50	250.25
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
8	650–700	664	212.50–227.50	222.50
5	700–750	728	180.00–201.00	190.89
1	900–950	915	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	195.00–200.00	197.50
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	518	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	560	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	608	165.00–175.00	170.02
1	650–700	685	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	82.00–100.00	92.85
4	—	984	102.00–114.00	106.38
1	—	1,135	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,021	115.00–122.00	118.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	102.00–114.00	108.75
8	—	1,671	124.00–135.00	127.86
4	—	1,551	117.00–123.00	121.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,337	123.00–133.00	126.32
5	—	1,335	109.00–112.00	110.12
11	—	1,305	115.00–121.00	118.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	141.00–142.00	141.60
2	—	1,545	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	1,868	162.00–166.00	163.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	142.50–152.50	147.44

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.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle