Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 24
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,333 head
374 vs last sale 1,707 134 vs year ago 1,467 · 9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
3 vs last sale 145 26 vs year ago 122 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
2 vs last sale 7 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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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 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $252.31/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits 156.89 against this barn's trailing median of $409.20.
Average price
$252.31
208 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,395
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.71
vs KY average
7.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552256.921,418192
Medium and Large 2-3561197.031,10616thin
One grade step is worth $59.89/cwt here — about $312 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales
461414367320median 409.2012/1803/0504/3006/2508/20
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $334.06, median $409.20 across 31 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 sale208 hd
252.31
KY average27 barns · 1,973 hd
241.61
+10.71
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−7.32
This barn, trailing median31 sales
409.20
−156.89
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,562160.622,50914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,780121.002,1542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301119.201,55147
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036111.421,15426
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190170.002,0231thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,5225
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,6251thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550520204.95/cwt202.50–210.001,0663
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2808157.88/cwt155.00–161.001,2762
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450422280.72/cwt271.00–293.001,18510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550516269.95/cwt257.50–275.001,39311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700681204.44/cwt197.50–220.001,3924
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500460276.57/cwt260.00–285.001,2723
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600574258.07/cwt251.00–270.001,4819
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650623230.52/cwt223.00–239.001,4369
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3350–400370235.10/cwt232.50–237.508702
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750737242.97/cwt238.25–248.101,791218
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550510252.75/cwt246.00–257.501,28966
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400375287.37/cwt285.00–292.501,0783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600564281.75/cwt281.00–283.001,58916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550513286.99/cwt283.00–289.001,47211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2271,521.68/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5225
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950940194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8241
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250227245.00/cwt245.00–245.005562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added850–900856238.25/cwt238.25–238.252,03970
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750705252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750724206.27/cwt198.00–219.001,4937
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600582268.56/cwt248.00–269.001,56392
BullsMedium and Large 1-21050–11001,070195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0871
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950903173.01/cwt171.00–175.001,5622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850–900875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8382
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650616264.69/cwt255.00–272.501,63015
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650619221.03/cwt212.50–225.001,3688
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650634255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,61785
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700–750710222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3250–300288221.26/cwt220.00–222.506372
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750–800765164.91/cwt157.00–177.001,2625
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600–650635204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600560224.44/cwt210.00–232.501,2574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3300–350305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
SteersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750–800780200.04/cwt195.00–204.001,5603
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650640222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4241
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3450–500475221.75/cwt190.00–247.501,0533
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500483213.38/cwt210.00–220.001,0313
BullsMedium and Large 2-3350–400388244.99/cwt240.00–247.509513
BullsMedium and Large 2-3700–750715189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650–700681201.33/cwt198.00–212.501,3715
SteersMedium and Large 2-3550–600563241.28/cwt217.50–252.501,3584
BullsSmall 1-2550–600590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
SteersSmall 1-2550–600592210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2432
SteersMedium and Large 2-3400–450430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3850–900887181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6056
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3700–750730181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3900–950925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
SteersSmall 1-2650–700660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,760124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1821
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,800118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,1241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,318130.11/cwt123.00–148.001,71512
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3491
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,190170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0231
Bulls1,518158.63/cwt155.00–162.002,4089
Bulls1,545151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3331
Bulls1,666167.51/cwt165.00–170.002,7914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,288118.60/cwt115.00–122.001,52825
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750–800763213.15/cwt199.00–221.001,62617
CowsBoner 80-85%1,298109.22/cwt102.00–113.001,4189
CowsLean 85-90%1,01399.66/cwt99.00–100.001,0103
CowsLean 85-90%1,033110.03/cwt103.00–114.001,13715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700670191.36/cwt171.00–205.001,28211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600–650617198.53/cwt180.00–201.001,22511
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3300–350320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600571195.20/cwt172.00–219.001,11513
CowsLean 85-90%1,044116.74/cwt115.00–119.001,2196
CowsLean 85-90%1,070123.52/cwt123.00–124.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy700–750707275.25/cwt275.25–275.251,94687
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500476277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,32147
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300285317.50/cwt317.50–317.509051
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450423302.87/cwt300.00–312.501,2817
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340222.50/cwt222.50–222.507571
BullsMedium and Large 2-3950–1000960152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600567231.85/cwt223.00–240.001,31520
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407313.41/cwt306.00–315.001,2766
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy600–650622257.92/cwt252.50–267.001,6045
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350323310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,0032
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy200–250240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350330310.08/cwt305.00–315.001,0233
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
SteersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000973212.49/cwt208.00–217.002,0682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy800–850809260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,10372
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600583267.77/cwt261.00–277.001,56126
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700658260.71/cwt260.00–262.001,71514
BullsMedium and Large 1-2850–900858193.72/cwt190.00–197.501,6622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532235.91/cwt220.00–245.001,25514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006862
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350330247.96/cwt242.50–257.5081812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700669228.06/cwt220.00–241.001,52610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2200–250235252.50/cwt252.50–252.505931
SteersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
SteersMedium and Large 1-21000–10501,035221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,2871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400358280.07/cwt270.00–290.001,0032
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800–850833183.50/cwt182.00–185.001,5292
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400370250.00/cwt241.00–260.0092515
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550532268.71/cwt265.00–272.001,43011
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800788213.01/cwt202.50–217.001,6799
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750716206.39/cwt201.00–215.001,4785
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700657226.32/cwt211.00–232.001,4877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450434279.33/cwt270.00–287.501,2127
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700680243.32/cwt239.00–249.001,65516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500480234.97/cwt225.00–242.501,12818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700678235.82/cwt230.00–245.001,5996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2950–1000973195.85/cwt182.50–209.001,9062
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500495281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800755231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7443
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850809230.56/cwt219.00–232.001,8659
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700660197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300–350345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0183
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750743230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7093
Beef/Dairy SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500475232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450420254.05/cwt249.00–255.001,0676
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370323.20/cwt300.00–329.001,1966
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450423235.55/cwt222.50–242.5099620

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.