Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500-700 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $279.88/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −172.48 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$279.88

77 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$83.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs KY average

−25.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	283.06	1,567	73
Medium and Large 2-3	553	229.14	1,268	3thin
Small 1-2	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.06/cwt here — about $547 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale77 hd

279.88

—

KY average24 barns · 880 hd

271.90

+7.98

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−25.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−172.48

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	1,778	142.14	2,527	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	106.33	1,404	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	105.06	1,658	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	93.40	965	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	155.00	1,666	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	600–650	632	227.47/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	234.26/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,565	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	254.41/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,315	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	725	257.33/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,866	116
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	178.17/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	199.41/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	207.65/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	227.95/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,504	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,919	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	215.85/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,435	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	266.46/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	201.08/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	256.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,711	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	235.64/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,456	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	239.55/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,373	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	257.72/cwt	255.00–262.50	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	919	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,201	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	253.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,326	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	282.09/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,478	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	484	242.14/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	215.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	166.80/cwt	157.00–196.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	228.48/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	827	212.77/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	233.77/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,347	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	221.69/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	255.76/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	687	198.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,364	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	485	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	934	1
Steers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	107.34/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,193	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	79.11/cwt	71.00–87.00	770	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	114.64/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,463	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	108.09/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,433	30
Heifers	Select	—	1,075	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,666	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	111.65/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,733	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	97.69/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,571	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,692	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	100.50/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,260	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,423	88.26/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,256	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	97.95/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	883	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	156.41/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,639	134.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,204	10
Bulls	—	—	1,921	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	147.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	657	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	281.10/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,715	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	236.21/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	581	217.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,264	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	216.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	271.94/cwt	260.00–273.00	930	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	394	263.52/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	517	274.11/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	261.17/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,248	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	250.61/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	314.42/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,352	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	305.93/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,181	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	235.50/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	263.04/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	239.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	238.17/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	238.54/cwt	230.00–243.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	292.27/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,645	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	231.08/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,990	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	242.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,141	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	257.59/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,481	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	209.45/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	242.96/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	213.87/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,538	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	220.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,377	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	260.23/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	261.45/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	349.20/cwt	317.50–357.50	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	286.67/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,342	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	240.90/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	241.38/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,272	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	332	314.43/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	306.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,413	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	266.62/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,506	14

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,212Last week 1,287Year ago 1,159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 104Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 31Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	261.00–272.00	266.46
1	400–450	440	288.00	288.00
3	450–500	486	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	523	245.00–260.00	253.57
19	550–600	575	245.00–267.50	257.59
5	600–650	632	217.50–230.00	227.47
12	650–700	660	215.00–232.00	227.95
6	700–750	712	201.00–210.00	207.65
4	750–800	779	197.50–205.00	201.08
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	918	175.00–183.00	179.03
1	950–1000	965	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	249.00	249.00
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	484	222.50–257.50	242.14
3	500–550	515	215.00–240.00	228.48
8	550–600	576	225.00–237.50	233.77
3	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
5	650–700	687	190.00–210.00	198.53
1	850–900	865	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	320.00–322.50	321.25
6	500–550	517	270.00–282.50	274.11
7	600–650	627	245.00–257.00	250.61
4	650–700	657	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	373	200.00–225.00	215.37
3	400–450	428	210.00–220.00	216.73
2	500–550	515	210.00–215.00	212.48
12	550–600	581	210.00–225.00	217.63
2	700–750	738	175.00–185.00	180.05
7	750–800	770	157.00–196.00	166.80
2	800–850	820	149.00–164.00	156.41
2	850–900	883	162.00–162.50	162.25
1	900–950	910	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	517	250.00–267.50	254.41
15	600–650	618	232.50–239.00	235.64
13	650–700	668	232.00–237.50	234.26
68	800–850	827	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	255.00–262.50	257.72
3	300–350	335	230.00–243.00	238.54
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
9	400–450	436	230.00–245.00	239.91
13	450–500	470	240.00–245.00	242.75
20	500–550	527	231.00–247.00	241.38
48	550–600	573	227.50–247.50	239.55
34	600–650	624	210.00–230.00	220.67
11	650–700	665	210.00–225.00	215.85
25	700–750	719	211.00–227.50	213.87
5	750–800	759	205.00–212.50	209.45
14	800–850	821	189.00–202.00	199.41
4	850–900	875	191.00	191.00
1	950–1000	980	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	277.50	277.50
12	300–350	342	260.00–273.00	271.94
11	350–400	394	261.00–277.50	263.52
13	400–450	426	250.00–277.00	261.45
25	450–500	478	252.00–265.00	261.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	270.00–292.50	282.09
39	550–600	563	270.00–299.00	292.27
18	600–650	614	251.00–270.00	263.04
38	650–700	666	250.00–265.00	256.85
116	700–750	725	249.00–262.00	257.33
73	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
58	900–950	919	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	487	240.00–267.50	255.76
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	570	230.00–242.00	236.21
1	600–650	605	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	735	215.00–225.00	221.69
1	750–800	760	221.00	221.00
3	800–850	827	202.00–219.00	212.77
1	850–900	855	182.50	182.50
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	317.50–357.50	349.20
13	300–350	332	302.50–320.00	314.43
13	350–400	386	300.00–321.00	305.93
4	400–450	430	312.50–315.00	314.42
19	450–500	461	300.00–325.00	306.60
20	600–650	610	280.00–282.00	281.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	386	287.00	287.00
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
8	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	286.67
5	500–550	536	257.50–267.50	260.23
14	550–600	565	255.00–267.50	266.62
3	600–650	610	239.00–249.00	242.96
12	650–700	680	237.50–247.00	240.90
3	700–750	735	230.00–247.50	238.17
17	750–800	766	231.00–243.00	235.50
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
26	850–900	861	228.00–237.00	231.08
3	900–950	900	219.00	219.00
2	950–1000	977	210.00	210.00

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	—	863	177.50–179.00	178.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
9	—	1,111	104.00–112.00	107.34
14	—	973	71.00–87.00	79.11
11	—	1,056	91.00–102.00	97.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	113.00–116.00	114.64
30	—	1,326	104.00–112.00	108.09
5	—	1,254	97.00–103.00	100.50
5	—	1,423	85.00–92.00	88.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	111.00–112.00	111.65
6	—	1,608	93.00–102.00	97.69
8	—	1,565	105.00–110.00	108.11
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,639	125.00–140.00	134.47
5	—	1,921	152.00–154.00	152.99
4	—	1,946	143.00–151.00	147.75

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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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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