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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 14

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▲ 200 vs last sale 84▼ 20 vs year ago 304 · −6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 46▲ 19 vs year ago 60 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 15 vs year ago 17 · −88.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder Heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Good demand for a mostly high quality offering, Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $235.10/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −137.84 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$235.10

34 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$60.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs KY average

−22.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	240.23	1,275	27
Medium and Large 2-3	538	221.22	1,189	6thin
Small 1-2	560	180.00	1,008	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.23/cwt here — about $267 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale34 hd

235.10

—

KY average26 barns · 1,297 hd

235.25

−0.15

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−22.71

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−137.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $307.95, median $372.94 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,821	153.52	2,796	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	121.43	2,005	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	120.15	1,590	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	107.16	1,087	17

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	287	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	947	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,287	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	282.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,224	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	273.34/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,296	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	280.39/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,419	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,299	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	259.23/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,480	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	259.77/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,587	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	253.17/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,701	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	223	296.18/cwt	290.00–302.50	660	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	261.25/cwt	250.00–272.50	666	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	312	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	936	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	253.10/cwt	240.00–260.00	830	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	733	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	963	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	256.53/cwt	250.00–257.50	972	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	238.21/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,012	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	259.88/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,156	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	249.19/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,196	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,097	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	240.18/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,247	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,150	4
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	240.36/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,358	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	221.21/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,268	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	222.15/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,366	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	707	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	889	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	308.11/cwt	300.00–312.50	964	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	319.42/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,166	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	780	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	281.24/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,136	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	275.71/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,263	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,191	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	249.06/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,295	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,218	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	250.25/cwt	248.00–252.50	1,439	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,034	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	242.83/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,501	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	222.50/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,477	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	671	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,610	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	190.89/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,390	5
Bulls	800–850	Small 1-2	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,592	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	3,063	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	141.60/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	106.38/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,047	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	92.85/cwt	82.00–100.00	937	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	118.69/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,212	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,441	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	118.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,547	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	110.12/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,470	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	126.32/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,689	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,551	121.25/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,881	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	127.86/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,137	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,710	108.75/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,860	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	147.44/cwt	142.50–152.50	1,530	2

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 84Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 46Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	435	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	485	225.00–227.50	226.24
4	500–550	520	220.00–222.50	221.23
2	550–600	573	220.00–222.50	221.21
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	290.00–302.50	296.18
2	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
2	300–350	312	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	360	267.50	267.50
20	400–450	445	257.50–260.00	259.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	250.00–272.50	261.25
3	300–350	328	240.00–260.00	253.10
12	350–400	379	250.00–257.50	256.53
4	400–450	425	235.00–242.50	238.21
6	450–500	480	247.50–255.00	249.19
20	500–550	519	230.00–245.00	240.18
7	550–600	565	237.50–242.50	240.36
7	600–650	615	217.50–225.00	222.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	506	280.00–282.50	280.39
10	600–650	611	255.00–261.00	259.77
5	650–700	672	252.00–255.00	253.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	287	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	429	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	547	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	275.00–290.00	282.72
10	450–500	474	262.00–280.00	273.34
7	550–600	571	245.00–265.00	259.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	280	317.50	317.50
3	300–350	313	300.00–312.50	308.11
7	350–400	365	315.00–325.00	319.42
6	600–650	618	240.00–245.00	242.83
4	650–700	671	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	404	265.00–287.50	281.24
14	450–500	458	270.00–278.00	275.71
11	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	249.06
13	550–600	575	248.00–252.50	250.25
1	600–650	640	215.00	215.00
8	650–700	664	212.50–227.50	222.50
5	700–750	728	180.00–201.00	190.89
1	900–950	915	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	195.00–200.00	197.50
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	518	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	560	217.50	217.50
2	600–650	608	165.00–175.00	170.02
1	650–700	685	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	82.00–100.00	92.85
4	—	984	102.00–114.00	106.38
1	—	1,135	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,021	115.00–122.00	118.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,710	102.00–114.00	108.75
8	—	1,671	124.00–135.00	127.86
4	—	1,551	117.00–123.00	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,337	123.00–133.00	126.32
5	—	1,335	109.00–112.00	110.12
11	—	1,305	115.00–121.00	118.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	141.00–142.00	141.60
2	—	1,545	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	1,868	162.00–166.00	163.95

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	—	1,038	142.50–152.50	147.44

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.