Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.20/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −178.39 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$227.20

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

vs KY average

−31.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	233.17	1,241	26
Medium and Large 2-3	559	205.02	1,145	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

227.20

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

−8.78

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−31.19

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−178.39

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	—	Average	1,769	138.25	2,446	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	115.93	1,916	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	115.24	1,530	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	105.42	1,109	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	129.00	1,883	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	263.07/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,373	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,264	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	238.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,305	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	213.50/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,330	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	137.89/cwt	122.50–150.00	1,362	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	176.27/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	241.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	201.07/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	247.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,371	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	116.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,909	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	111.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,882	2
Bulls	—	—	1,772	150.53/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,667	3
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,883	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	132.11/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,336	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	110.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,490	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,588	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	116.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,527	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	89.19/cwt	80.00–97.00	915	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	106.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,123	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	128.49/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,430	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,120	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,747	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	975	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,541	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	915	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,482	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,613	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	206.60/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	162.64/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	258.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	221.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	253.55/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,055	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	308.51/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,311	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	233.52/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,231	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	233.05/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	191.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	290.90/cwt	280.00–297.50	975	3

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 246Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 57Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
9	500–550	522	262.50–267.50	263.07
5	550–600	561	250.00–260.00	258.00
3	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	615	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	562	240.00–245.00	241.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	410	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	280.00–297.50	290.90
2	400–450	410	265.00–267.50	266.25
9	450–500	477	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	245.28
6	550–600	553	240.00–250.00	247.89
3	600–650	623	202.50–227.50	213.50
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	608	172.50–180.00	176.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	308.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
7	400–450	413	232.50–240.00	238.95
27	450–500	482	229.00–241.00	233.05
22	500–550	527	230.00–241.00	233.52
4	550–600	560	230.00–232.50	231.24
8	600–650	633	190.00–195.00	191.24
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	220.00–225.00	221.57
1	400–450	440	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	510	182.50–220.00	201.07
5	550–600	578	190.00–212.50	206.60
2	650–700	688	150.00–175.00	162.64
1	900–950	940	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	252.50–257.50	253.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	890	149.00	149.00
2	900–950	915	160.00–164.00	162.00
8	950–1000	975	156.00–160.00	158.04
2	1000–1050	1,005	159.00–162.00	160.51
1	1050–1100	1,085	151.00	151.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	156.00	156.00

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	—	988	122.50–150.00	137.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	123.00	123.00
6	—	1,641	115.00–119.00	116.34
2	—	1,693	109.00–113.00	111.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,349	104.00–114.00	110.45
7	—	1,313	120.00–123.00	120.96
8	—	1,314	115.00–119.00	116.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	80.00–97.00	89.19
12	—	1,050	100.00–114.00	106.99
2	—	1,113	122.00–135.00	128.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	145.00–153.00	150.53
6	—	1,768	124.00–135.00	132.11
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	129.00	129.00

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.

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle