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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 4

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 246▼ 29 vs year ago 306 · −9.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 57▲ 4 vs year ago 78 · +5.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 1▼ 10 vs year ago 13 · −76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $227.20/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −145.74 against this barn's trailing median of $372.94.

Average price

$227.20

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

vs KY average

−31.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	233.17	1,241	26
Medium and Large 2-3	559	205.02	1,145	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale33 hd

227.20

—

KY average24 barns · 1,784 hd

235.98

−8.78

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−31.19

This barn, trailing median13 sales

372.94

−145.74

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	—	Average	1,769	138.25	2,446	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,653	115.93	1,916	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	115.24	1,530	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,052	105.42	1,109	18
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,460	129.00	1,883	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,490	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	945	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,322	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,389	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	263.07/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,373	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	258.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,447	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	241.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,356	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,562	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,569	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	221.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	716	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	238.95/cwt	232.50–240.00	987	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	253.55/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,055	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	233.05/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,123	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	201.07/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,025	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	233.52/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,231	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	231.24/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,295	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	206.60/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,194	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	191.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,211	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	162.64/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,119	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,340	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	290.90/cwt	280.00–297.50	975	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	266.25/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,092	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	308.51/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,311	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,264	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,113	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	245.28/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,305	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	247.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,371	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	176.27/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,072	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	213.50/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,330	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,424	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	627	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,254	2
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	890	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,326	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	915	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,482	2
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	975	158.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,541	8
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,005	160.51/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,613	2
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,085	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,638	1
Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,120	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	132.11/cwt	124.00–135.00	2,336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	150.53/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,667	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	89.19/cwt	80.00–97.00	915	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	106.99/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,123	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	128.49/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,430	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	120.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,588	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	116.21/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,527	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	110.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,490	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,641	116.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,909	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,023	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,693	111.17/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,882	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,460	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,883	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	137.89/cwt	122.50–150.00	1,362	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 246Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 57Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
9	500–550	522	262.50–267.50	263.07
5	550–600	561	250.00–260.00	258.00
3	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
1	700–750	705	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	615	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	562	240.00–245.00	241.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	360	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	410	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	280.00–297.50	290.90
2	400–450	410	265.00–267.50	266.25
9	450–500	477	265.00	265.00
7	500–550	532	240.00–250.00	245.28
6	550–600	553	240.00–250.00	247.89
3	600–650	623	202.50–227.50	213.50
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	500	222.50	222.50
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00
2	600–650	608	172.50–180.00	176.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	320.00	320.00
13	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	308.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
7	400–450	413	232.50–240.00	238.95
27	450–500	482	229.00–241.00	233.05
22	500–550	527	230.00–241.00	233.52
4	550–600	560	230.00–232.50	231.24
8	600–650	633	190.00–195.00	191.24
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	220.00–225.00	221.57
1	400–450	440	212.50	212.50
2	500–550	510	182.50–220.00	201.07
5	550–600	578	190.00–212.50	206.60
2	650–700	688	150.00–175.00	162.64
1	900–950	940	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	416	252.50–257.50	253.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	627	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	890	149.00	149.00
2	900–950	915	160.00–164.00	162.00
8	950–1000	975	156.00–160.00	158.04
2	1000–1050	1,005	159.00–162.00	160.51
1	1050–1100	1,085	151.00	151.00
1	1100–1150	1,120	156.00	156.00

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	—	988	122.50–150.00	137.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	123.00	123.00
6	—	1,641	115.00–119.00	116.34
2	—	1,693	109.00–113.00	111.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,349	104.00–114.00	110.45
7	—	1,313	120.00–123.00	120.96
8	—	1,314	115.00–119.00	116.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	80.00–97.00	89.19
12	—	1,050	100.00–114.00	106.99
2	—	1,113	122.00–135.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	145.00–153.00	150.53
6	—	1,768	124.00–135.00	132.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	129.00	129.00

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.