Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $259.32/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −194.26 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$259.32

44 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

vs KY average

−42.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	265.68	1,520	31
Medium and Large 2-3	559	244.17	1,364	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale44 hd

259.32

—

KY average23 barns · 809 hd

266.34

−7.01

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−42.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−194.26

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	1,828	143.03	2,614	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,633	116.65	1,905	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,357	111.20	1,509	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	105.34	1,167	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,787	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	914	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,093	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	951	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,225	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,981	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	698	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	238.47/cwt	232.50–245.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	247.39/cwt	235.00–260.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,779	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	942	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,959	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	278.55/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	255.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,112	175
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	829	252.93/cwt	251.50–255.75	2,097	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	262.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,365	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	254.44/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,017	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,296	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,787.01/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,787	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,711.28/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,885	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	153.06/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,632	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	230.17/cwt	217.50–235.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	763	171.26/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	190.94/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	529	224.88/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,190	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	211.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	400–450	442	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	244.77/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,388	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	243.20/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	434	218.19/cwt	212.50–223.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	3
Steers	Small 1-2	650–700	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	1
Steers	Small 1-2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	94.91/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,702	111.39/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	122.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,986	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	106.27/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,387	9
Bulls	—	—	1,445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,298	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	117.30/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,304	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	106.50/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,176	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	93.42/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,327	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,870	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	114.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,599	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	833	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	179.62/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	139.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	576	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	274.42/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	257.50/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	186.30/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	242.88/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	836	227.68/cwt	226.00–228.50	1,903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	266.08/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,559	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	314.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,349	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	483	255.70/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	869	193.98/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	239.53/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,602	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	703	277.40/cwt	277.40–277.40	1,950	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	256.04/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	242.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	225.69/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,393	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	284.19/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,375	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	226.30/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,541	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	240.31/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,375	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	242.13/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	226.22/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	212.36/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,540	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	242.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	962	173.80/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	242.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,294	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	272.92/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	242.76/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,158	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,287Last week 1,796Year ago 2,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 128Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	272.50–274.00	272.92
12	600–650	626	250.00–260.00	255.72
11	650–700	671	250.00–257.50	254.44
69	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
184	800–850	829	251.50–255.75	252.93
175	850–900	854	247.25	247.25
58	900–950	914	229.00	229.00
59	950–1000	951	234.00	234.00
34	1000–1050	1,017	225.75	225.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	240.00–244.00	243.20
8	550–600	567	240.00–247.50	244.77
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	212.50	212.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	289.00	289.00
8	450–500	484	270.00–289.00	284.19
6	500–550	531	250.00–267.50	256.04
18	550–600	586	252.50–268.00	266.08
10	600–650	633	235.00–249.00	242.13
13	650–700	669	232.50–245.00	239.53
8	700–750	717	230.00–245.00	242.34
18	800–850	836	226.00–228.50	227.68
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	332.00	332.00
11	400–450	429	300.00–330.00	314.41
133	700–750	703	277.40	277.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	205.00	205.00
8	400–450	434	212.50–223.00	218.19
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	222.50	222.50
7	550–600	578	200.00–225.00	211.54
3	600–650	617	160.00–200.00	179.62
3	650–700	698	190.00	190.00
3	700–750	733	160.00	160.00
6	750–800	763	160.00–182.50	171.26
2	800–850	833	170.00–172.50	171.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	235.00–260.00	247.39
2	300–350	330	232.50–245.00	238.47
7	350–400	383	230.00–250.00	242.94
4	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	477	230.00–249.00	242.76
13	500–550	534	235.00–245.00	242.27
17	550–600	572	232.50–246.00	240.31
9	600–650	617	217.50–235.00	225.69
19	650–700	681	218.00–235.00	226.30
13	700–750	725	195.00–215.00	212.36
9	850–900	869	182.50–200.00	193.98
4	950–1000	962	162.50–177.50	173.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	521	260.00–270.00	262.05
68	750–800	753	236.25	236.25
34	900–950	942	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	483	250.00–267.50	255.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	272.50–285.00	278.55
4	500–550	524	245.00–267.50	257.50
2	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
4	600–650	645	210.00–220.00	215.00
8	650–700	676	212.50–230.00	226.22
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	808	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	868	182.50–190.00	186.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	217.50–235.00	230.17
4	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
13	500–550	529	209.00–235.00	224.88
1	550–600	575	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	740	182.00–200.00	190.94
1	750–800	780	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	438	310.00–315.00	313.36
5	500–550	523	270.00–277.50	274.42
3	550–600	576	272.50	272.50
4	600–650	630	242.50–244.00	242.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,292	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,787.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,711.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,885	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,066	140.00–170.00	153.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	89.00–98.00	94.91
3	—	1,112	116.00–118.00	117.30
5	—	1,104	103.00–113.00	106.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,702	109.00–113.00	111.39
7	—	1,624	120.00–128.00	122.31
6	—	1,608	115.00–119.00	116.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	99.00–111.00	106.27
2	—	1,420	92.00–95.00	93.42
6	—	1,393	112.00–117.00	114.80
5	—	1,384	120.00–127.00	122.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,904	135.00–149.00	139.84

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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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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