Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.85/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −188.51 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$263.85

61 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs KY average

−36.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	267.94	1,516	53
Medium and Large 2-3	539	236.79	1,277	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 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 sale61 hd

263.85

—

KY average23 barns · 1,145 hd

267.62

−3.77

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−36.84

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−188.51

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	1,668	147.12	2,454	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	115.07	1,810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	113.01	1,467	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	104.81	1,061	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	147.00	1,617	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	650–700	683	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	210.32/cwt	180.00–220.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	238.25/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,172	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	250.19/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,196	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	254.86/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,333	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	876	244.59/cwt	240.75–250.00	2,143	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	241.17/cwt	231.00–246.50	1,761	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	221.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,456	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	935	237.23/cwt	233.00–241.00	2,218	167
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	161.41/cwt	137.00–185.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	806	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,852	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	272.09/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,578	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	789	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,988	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	243.38/cwt	240.00–247.50	810	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	260.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,626	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	732	249.78/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,517	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	621	195.93/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,217	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	238.02/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	234.75/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	215.71/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,143	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	203.82/cwt	175.00–227.50	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	189.89/cwt	172.00–199.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	201.49/cwt	180.00–222.50	943	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	240.94/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	569	205.93/cwt	160.00–222.50	1,172	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	192.39/cwt	172.50–210.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	250.80/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,073	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	88.61/cwt	61.00–95.00	883	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,952	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	110.19/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,700	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	109.74/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,446	21
Steers	Select	—	1,100	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	141.98/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,451	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	154.17/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,505	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	134.32/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,521	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	101.93/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,167	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	211.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	108.52/cwt	102.50–114.00	1,120	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	126.67/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	253.77/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,208	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	316.79/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,299	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	316.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	318.31/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	671	183.58/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	242.27/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,400	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	238.96/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,613	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	314.48/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	264.56/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	271.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,328	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	202.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	235.18/cwt	230.00–237.50	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	696	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	245.37/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,278	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	241.05/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	224.64/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,391	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	262.51/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,118	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	277.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	197.72/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,505	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	228.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	321.39/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	243.92/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	238.41/cwt	230.00–242.50	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	235.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,313	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	185.53/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	209.41/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,493	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	259.15/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,475	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	242.53/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,259	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	272	304.06/cwt	300.00–312.50	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	236.93/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	259.71/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,257	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	237.83/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,979	45

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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,796Last week 1,333Year ago 1,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 148Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	202.50	202.50
1	300–350	345	232.00	232.00
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	441	235.00–245.00	240.01
8	450–500	485	237.50–242.50	240.94
6	500–550	516	200.00–225.00	211.57
1	550–600	580	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	683	190.00–200.00	194.91
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	258	265.00–280.00	277.58
4	300–350	338	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	426	257.50–265.00	262.51
13	450–500	484	252.50–270.00	259.71
14	500–550	521	232.50–257.50	245.37
31	550–600	578	232.50–250.00	242.27
10	600–650	618	220.00–235.00	228.37
11	650–700	658	215.00–230.00	221.21
14	700–750	713	208.00–210.00	209.41
8	750–800	761	192.00–202.00	197.72
5	800–850	805	170.00–192.00	185.53
2	850–900	867	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	955	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	310.00–320.00	316.54
2	350–400	370	302.50–332.50	318.31
7	400–450	410	307.50–320.00	316.79
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	175.00–227.50	203.82
8	350–400	367	180.00–220.00	210.32
9	400–450	420	172.50–210.00	192.39
9	450–500	468	180.00–222.50	201.49
13	500–550	530	185.00–220.00	215.71
9	550–600	569	160.00–222.50	205.93
9	600–650	621	170.00–205.00	195.93
5	650–700	671	170.00–207.00	183.58
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
3	800–850	805	172.00–199.00	189.89
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	230.00–237.50	235.18
11	300–350	333	240.00–247.50	243.38
4	350–400	370	230.00–242.50	238.41
10	400–450	422	230.00–247.50	241.05
6	450–500	492	230.00–247.50	238.25
61	500–550	519	225.00–249.00	242.53
18	550–600	558	225.00–240.00	235.22
38	600–650	619	210.00–229.00	224.64
4	700–750	709	201.00–205.00	202.99
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	253.00–260.00	254.86
37	600–650	621	244.25	244.25
143	700–750	730	231.00–246.50	241.17
69	800–850	806	229.75	229.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
31	450–500	476	251.00–260.00	253.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
4	400–450	428	235.00–257.50	250.80
11	450–500	478	240.00–257.00	250.19
5	500–550	521	220.00–247.50	238.02
3	550–600	570	220.00–242.50	234.75
1	600–650	620	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	539	280.00–281.00	280.49
24	550–600	580	270.00–272.50	272.09
80	600–650	623	255.00–265.00	260.98
3	650–700	696	255.00	255.00
9	700–750	732	249.00–250.00	249.78
72	750–800	789	252.00	252.00
194	850–900	876	240.75–250.00	244.59
167	900–950	935	233.00–241.00	237.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	262.50	262.50
80	450–500	489	270.00–285.00	271.52
5	500–550	520	252.50–267.50	264.56
18	550–600	569	250.00–267.50	259.15
10	600–650	638	236.00–251.00	243.92
20	650–700	675	229.00–248.00	238.96
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50
14	750–800	752	231.00–238.00	236.93
45	800–850	832	225.00–239.00	237.83
1	850–900	890	227.00	227.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–312.50	304.06
3	300–350	318	315.00–320.00	317.55
7	350–400	378	315.00–322.50	321.39
9	400–450	409	305.00–329.00	314.48
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	211.00	211.00

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)	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	956	137.00–185.00	161.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	997	61.00–95.00	88.61
7	—	1,032	102.50–114.00	108.52
4	—	1,003	122.50–132.50	126.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	115.00–120.00	117.75
9	—	1,543	108.00–114.00	110.19
2	—	1,623	128.00–140.00	134.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,318	104.00–114.00	109.74
6	—	1,304	115.00–119.00	116.62
2	—	1,145	101.00–103.00	101.93
6	—	1,274	121.00–128.00	124.51
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,726	129.00–147.00	141.98
1	—	1,375	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,625	152.00–156.00	154.17

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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