Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.80/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −178.79 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$274.80

115 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$41.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs KY average

−24.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	277.70	1,504	107
Medium and Large 2-3	580	236.02	1,369	8thin

One grade step is worth $41.68/cwt here — about $135 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale115 hd

274.80

—

KY average25 barns · 1,216 hd

270.11

+4.68

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−24.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−178.79

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	—	High	1,532	160.26	2,454	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	124.75	1,643	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,592	123.66	1,969	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	114.96	1,221	36
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,103	197.59	2,179	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	174.19	2,160	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,652	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,554	3thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	227.88/cwt	195.00–247.50	1,313	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	849	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,963	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	253.39/cwt	235.00–255.25	1,617	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	244.02/cwt	243.25–244.75	1,784	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,651.94/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	266.54/cwt	253.00–276.00	1,647	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,596	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	292.47/cwt	290.00–295.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	244.17/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,892	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	286.17/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,474	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	254.07/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,867	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	943	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,157	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	979	233.57/cwt	232.00–235.10	2,287	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	230.43/cwt	224.00–242.50	1,320	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	260.52/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,485	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	256.35/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,705	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	252.39/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,441	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	237.40/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,239	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	283.48/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,193	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	871	241.01/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,099	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	275.15/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,158	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	237.81/cwt	230.00–247.00	994	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	241.68/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	201.62/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	442	246.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,089	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	150.70/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,553.75/head	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	254.59/cwt	239.00–267.50	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	384	229.13/cwt	227.50–233.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	215.60/cwt	200.00–225.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	211.91/cwt	180.00–221.00	1,214	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	191.75/cwt	172.50–205.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	223.96/cwt	222.50–227.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	195.35/cwt	177.50–207.50	1,242	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	207.31/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	236.02/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,369	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	420	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	204.01/cwt	187.50–220.00	1,295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	219.57/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	527	235.40/cwt	212.50–248.00	1,241	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	126.93/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,363	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,659	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	128.09/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	127.47/cwt	123.00–137.50	1,693	29
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	174.19/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,103	197.59/cwt	186.00–210.00	2,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	165.24/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,748	3
Bulls	—	—	1,400	155.27/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	116.95/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,877	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	119.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,530	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	108.24/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	118.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,267	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	153.78/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	256.42/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	226.71/cwt	202.50–242.50	1,086	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	91.89/cwt	85.00–98.00	931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	110.21/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	329.34/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	878	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	280.12/cwt	270.00–295.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	300.03/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	280.84/cwt	277.50–288.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	650	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	259.64/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,353	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	223.69/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	291.71/cwt	287.50–295.00	925	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	941	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	238.76/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	394	305.84/cwt	302.00–317.50	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	234.88/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,102	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	249.02/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,292	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	197.88/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	269.85/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,562	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	217.98/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,458	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	221.00/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,470	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	237.43/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	603	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,719	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	253.66/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,083	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	204.91/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,678	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	281.34/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,339	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	250.54/cwt	240.00–257.50	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,625	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	176.20/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	264.13/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,397	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	237.07/cwt	237.00–237.50	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	219.42/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,352	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	222.92/cwt	215.00–226.00	2,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	311.25/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	195.06/cwt	180.00–203.00	1,424	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	275.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,305	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Oct 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,707Last week 784Year ago 1,527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 64Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	442	240.00–250.00	246.30
5	450–500	479	202.50–242.50	226.71
7	500–550	527	212.50–248.00	235.40
15	550–600	576	195.00–247.50	227.88
1	600–650	630	195.00	195.00
4	650–700	671	190.00–207.00	201.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	290.00–295.00	292.47
1	250–300	250	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	385	291.00	291.00
15	400–450	421	260.00–287.50	275.15
10	450–500	474	260.00–280.00	275.26
24	500–550	521	250.00–272.50	259.64
20	550–600	570	250.00–272.00	260.52
4	600–650	625	217.50–232.50	223.69
15	650–700	669	215.00–225.00	217.98
5	700–750	730	180.00–203.00	195.06
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	850	182.00	182.00
4	900–950	914	170.00–182.50	176.20
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	241.00	241.00
1	450–500	465	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	334	310.00–340.00	329.34
4	350–400	394	302.00–317.50	305.84
1	400–450	440	297.50	297.50
3	500–550	525	277.50–288.00	280.84
2	650–700	650	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	515	281.00–295.00	286.17
19	550–600	558	286.00	286.00
41	600–650	618	253.00–276.00	266.54
41	650–700	665	250.00–262.50	256.35
84	700–750	735	241.00–261.00	254.07
39	750–800	775	241.00–255.00	244.17
46	800–850	849	231.25	231.25
20	850–900	871	240.00–245.00	241.01
59	900–950	943	228.75	228.75
113	950–1000	979	232.00–235.10	233.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	287.50–295.00	291.71
1	350–400	390	277.50	277.50
17	400–450	421	270.00–292.50	283.48
23	450–500	476	271.00–292.50	281.34
21	500–550	529	255.00–278.00	264.13
27	550–600	579	262.50–275.00	269.85
6	600–650	620	240.00–245.00	241.68
2	650–700	675	232.50–242.50	237.43
6	700–750	709	232.50–240.00	238.76
7	750–800	790	237.00–237.50	237.07
7	900–950	920	215.00–226.00	222.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	250.00–263.00	256.42
8	450–500	471	239.00–267.50	254.59
8	550–600	580	220.00–250.00	236.02
2	600–650	635	187.50–220.00	204.01
2	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
4	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	755	210.00–222.00	219.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	374	302.50–315.00	311.25
6	400–450	428	295.00–301.00	300.03
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
32	600–650	603	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	519	247.50–251.00	249.02
73	550–600	571	248.00–254.00	252.39
94	600–650	638	235.00–255.25	253.39
150	700–750	731	243.25–244.75	244.02
3	800–850	813	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	242.50	242.50
11	350–400	368	240.00–257.50	250.54
17	400–450	418	230.00–247.00	237.81
40	450–500	469	227.50–247.50	234.88
28	500–550	522	224.00–245.00	237.40
34	550–600	573	224.00–242.50	230.43
44	600–650	616	210.00–227.50	219.42
16	650–700	665	215.00–233.00	221.00
2	700–750	713	191.00–205.00	197.88
15	750–800	770	211.00	211.00
18	800–850	819	201.00–206.00	204.91
4	900–950	901	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	226.00	226.00
5	350–400	384	227.50–233.00	229.13
7	400–450	438	200.00–225.00	215.60
3	450–500	468	222.50–227.00	223.96
5	500–550	529	180.00–222.00	207.31
9	550–600	573	180.00–221.00	211.91
10	600–650	636	177.50–207.50	195.35
7	650–700	682	172.50–205.00	191.75
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	833	150.00–157.50	153.78
2	850–900	878	160.00–170.00	165.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	270.00–295.00	280.12
12	400–450	427	250.00–255.00	253.66
10	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	941	200.00	200.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,651.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,150.00–1,775.00	1,553.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	140.00–162.50	150.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,074	123.00–130.00	126.93
11	—	1,066	115.00–122.00	118.88
5	—	1,013	85.00–98.00	91.89
10	—	1,070	104.00–114.00	110.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	104.00	104.00
12	—	1,587	123.00–138.00	128.09
5	—	1,605	115.00–121.00	116.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,328	123.00–137.50	127.47
9	—	1,279	115.00–122.00	119.64
2	—	1,330	106.00–110.00	108.24
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	170.00–179.00	174.19
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	186.00–210.00	197.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,663	162.00–169.00	165.24
3	—	1,400	151.00–159.00	155.27

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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