Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2024-10-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 24
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,333 head
▼ 374 vs last sale 1,707▼ 134 vs year ago 1,467 · −9.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 145▲ 26 vs year ago 122 · +21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday : Feeder and yearling steers steady to 3.00-higher, Feeder and yearling heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.31/cwt on 208 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −144.31 against this barn's trailing median of $396.62.
Average price
$252.31
208 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,395
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$312
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$59.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.71
vs KY average
−7.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552256.921,418192
Medium and Large 2-3561197.031,10616thin
One grade step is worth $59.89/cwt here — about $312 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale208 hd
252.31
—
KY average27 barns · 1,973 hd
241.61
+10.71
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−7.32
This barn, trailing median34 sales
396.62
−144.31
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

34 sales
461407352298median 396.6203/0504/3007/0909/0310/29
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $447.15, low $311.99, median $396.62 across 34 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—Average1,562160.622,50914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,780121.002,1542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301119.201,55147
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036111.421,15426
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190170.002,0231thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,227$1,5225
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$1,3501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,6251thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290290.00/cwt290.00–290.008411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330310.08/cwt305.00–315.001,0233
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0183
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2358280.07/cwt270.00–290.001,0032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370323.20/cwt300.00–329.001,1966
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407313.41/cwt306.00–315.001,2766
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434279.33/cwt270.00–287.501,2127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,3911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513286.99/cwt283.00–289.001,47211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532268.71/cwt265.00–272.001,43011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563241.28/cwt217.50–252.501,3584
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564281.75/cwt281.00–283.001,58916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583267.77/cwt261.00–277.001,56126
Steers550–600Small 1-2592210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616264.69/cwt255.00–272.501,63015
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added658260.71/cwt260.00–262.001,71514
Steers650–700Small 1-2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678235.82/cwt230.00–245.001,5996
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681204.44/cwt197.50–220.001,3924
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy707275.25/cwt275.25–275.251,94687
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3710222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7093
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7443
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3780200.04/cwt195.00–204.001,5603
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Fancy809260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,10372
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2809230.56/cwt219.00–232.001,8659
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973212.49/cwt208.00–217.002,0682
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035221.00/cwt221.00–221.002,2871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2227245.00/cwt245.00–245.005562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006862
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3288221.26/cwt220.00–222.506372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3320225.00/cwt225.00–225.007201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330247.96/cwt242.50–257.5081812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370250.00/cwt241.00–260.0092515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370235.10/cwt232.50–237.508702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420254.05/cwt249.00–255.001,0676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423235.55/cwt222.50–242.5099620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,32147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480234.97/cwt225.00–242.501,12818
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483213.38/cwt210.00–220.001,0313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510252.75/cwt246.00–257.501,28966
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520204.95/cwt202.50–210.001,0663
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532235.91/cwt220.00–245.001,25514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567231.85/cwt223.00–240.001,31520
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571195.20/cwt172.00–219.001,11513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582268.56/cwt248.00–269.001,56392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3617198.53/cwt180.00–201.001,22511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619221.03/cwt212.50–225.001,3688
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,61785
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657226.32/cwt211.00–232.001,4877
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670191.36/cwt171.00–205.001,28211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680243.32/cwt239.00–249.001,65516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716206.39/cwt201.00–215.001,4785
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3730181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737242.97/cwt238.25–248.101,791218
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763213.15/cwt199.00–221.001,62617
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765164.91/cwt157.00–177.001,2625
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856238.25/cwt238.25–238.252,03970
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8382
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3887181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,6056
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,8241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973195.85/cwt182.50–209.001,9062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235252.50/cwt252.50–252.505931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285317.50/cwt317.50–317.509051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2290260.00/cwt260.00–260.007541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy323310.39/cwt300.00–320.001,0032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340222.50/cwt222.50–222.507571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375287.37/cwt285.00–292.501,0783
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2731
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3388244.99/cwt240.00–247.509513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422280.72/cwt271.00–293.001,18510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423302.87/cwt300.00–312.501,2817
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460276.57/cwt260.00–285.001,2723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475221.75/cwt190.00–247.501,0533
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516269.95/cwt257.50–275.001,39311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3560224.44/cwt210.00–232.501,2574
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574258.07/cwt251.00–270.001,4819
Bulls550–600Small 1-2590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622257.92/cwt252.50–267.001,6045
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623230.52/cwt223.00–239.001,4369
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3635204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2669228.06/cwt220.00–241.001,52610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3681201.33/cwt198.00–212.501,3715
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3715189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2724206.27/cwt198.00–219.001,4937
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788213.01/cwt202.50–217.001,6799
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2833183.50/cwt182.00–185.001,5292
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2858193.72/cwt190.00–197.501,6622
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2903173.01/cwt171.00–175.001,5622
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4591
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0871
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1041
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,518158.63/cwt155.00–162.002,4089
Bulls——1,545151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3331
Bulls——1,666167.51/cwt165.00–170.002,7914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01399.66/cwt99.00–100.001,0103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033110.03/cwt103.00–114.001,13715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044116.74/cwt115.00–119.001,2196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070123.52/cwt123.00–124.001,3222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288118.60/cwt115.00–122.001,52825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298109.22/cwt102.00–113.001,4189
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318130.11/cwt123.00–148.001,71512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,1821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,800118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,1241
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,190170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0231
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808157.88/cwt155.00–161.001,2762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2271,521.68/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5225

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.