Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-10-03

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 3
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,286 head
▼ 612 vs last sale 1,898▲ 345 vs year ago 941 · +36.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 70▲ 73 vs year ago 75 · +97.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 9 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers under 400 lbs steady, 500-600 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, Good to Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $278.75/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −163.03 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.
Average price
$278.75
36 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.96
vs KY average
−8.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559280.141,56535
Medium and Large 2-3505230.001,1621thin
One grade step is worth $50.14/cwt here — about $403 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 sale36 hd
278.75
—
KY average23 barns · 761 hd
269.79
+8.96
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−8.07
This barn, trailing median32 sales
441.78
−163.03
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

32 sales
528467407346median 441.7803/1205/0707/0909/1010/29
Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,726149.322,57811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,601118.861,90218
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,047118.081,23624
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292117.241,51560

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,6215
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,57016
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$1,0652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,0284thin

Every lot

106 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285307.50/cwt307.50–307.508761
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366288.80/cwt287.50–289.001,0578
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,2162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496285.65/cwt280.00–289.001,41710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518290.13/cwt285.00–295.001,5033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541250.55/cwt242.50–265.001,3554
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,4711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566283.88/cwt282.00–289.001,60727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610248.52/cwt237.00–261.001,51610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3613228.29/cwt215.00–235.001,3996
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,67321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,8055
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3659220.97/cwt213.00–230.001,4569
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678247.47/cwt242.00–255.001,67812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,89914
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2736230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6937
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738257.49/cwt250.00–260.001,900222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2771234.93/cwt225.00–242.001,81117
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added808251.25/cwt251.25–251.252,03061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822231.60/cwt228.00–232.001,90410
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874244.95/cwt244.90–245.002,141123
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,01124
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added933241.23/cwt238.90–243.902,251112
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added972240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,33352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy286280.00/cwt280.00–280.008013
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335265.00/cwt265.00–265.008881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375223.00/cwt223.00–223.008362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377245.00/cwt245.00–245.009242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438231.86/cwt221.00–237.001,01617
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440202.50/cwt202.50–202.508911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475205.83/cwt185.00–210.009786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482231.56/cwt222.50–236.001,11620
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3518222.39/cwt217.50–227.501,15210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519240.83/cwt232.50–247.501,25018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566239.62/cwt231.00–247.501,35617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3566215.46/cwt197.00–222.501,22011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,57018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3631204.00/cwt192.50–212.501,2876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668221.78/cwt215.50–227.001,48112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688195.82/cwt187.50–200.001,3473
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added694252.10/cwt252.10–252.101,75073
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2747219.56/cwt218.00–225.001,64018
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3767185.93/cwt180.00–197.501,4263
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,70326
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7381
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3839191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,60211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6931
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235317.50/cwt317.50–317.507461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2328262.56/cwt255.00–270.008612
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3335233.00/cwt233.00–233.007811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2368275.72/cwt261.00–282.501,0158
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419270.02/cwt260.00–277.001,1318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3420240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0081
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3453225.04/cwt200.00–245.001,0195
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466275.53/cwt275.00–277.001,2844
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,3921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509292.99/cwt289.00–297.001,4914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2511264.02/cwt252.50–275.001,34919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3539230.42/cwt210.00–238.001,24211
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2558260.75/cwt252.50–270.001,45514
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578221.71/cwt220.00–225.001,2813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2607223.51/cwt220.00–230.001,3575
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5083
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3625209.47/cwt202.50–213.001,3093
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2697217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5122
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3681
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3491
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3697175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2202
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780184.12/cwt182.50–187.501,4363
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2881
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3860131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1271
Dairy Steers1050–1100Large 31,060114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,676152.55/cwt150.00–157.002,5575
Bulls——1,768146.63/cwt144.00–148.002,5926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97692.80/cwt91.00–94.009065
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003101.36/cwt96.00–106.001,0172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,059117.06/cwt115.00–120.001,2404
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,077130.69/cwt121.00–137.501,40813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,282116.20/cwt112.00–122.001,49034
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297107.92/cwt104.00–111.001,40010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310125.29/cwt123.00–130.001,64116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,509128.66/cwt126.00–132.001,9415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597117.17/cwt115.00–120.001,8719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,723110.43/cwt107.00–112.001,9034
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29401,065.49/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0652
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,0301,168.41/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1683
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,1851,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2021,662.10/head1,300.00–2,100.001,66213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3041,757.91/head1,400.00–2,000.001,7584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,028.27/head1,350.00–2,500.002,0284

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.