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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 31

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,796 head

▲ 463 vs last sale 1,333▲ 619 vs year ago 1,177 · +52.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 148▲ 50 vs year ago 78 · +64.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.85/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −177.93 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$263.85

61 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$31.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs KY average

−36.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	566	267.94	1,516	53
Medium and Large 2-3	539	236.79	1,277	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.14/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale61 hd

263.85

—

KY average23 barns · 1,145 hd

267.62

−3.77

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

−36.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−177.93

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,668	147.12	2,454	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	115.07	1,810	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	113.01	1,467	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	104.81	1,061	18
Steers	Select	Average	1,100	147.00	1,617	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

107 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	529	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	747	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	272	304.06/cwt	300.00–312.50	827	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	318	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,010	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	321.39/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,215	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	998	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	938	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	314.48/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,286	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	250.80/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,073	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	250.19/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,196	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	271.52/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,328	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	264.56/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,376	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	238.02/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,240	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	539	280.49/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,512	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	259.15/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,475	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	234.75/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,338	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	272.09/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,578	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,383	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	260.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,626	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	243.92/cwt	236.00–251.00	1,556	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	238.96/cwt	229.00–248.00	1,613	20
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	696	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,775	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,593	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	249.78/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,828	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	236.93/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,782	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,988	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	237.83/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,979	45
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	876	244.59/cwt	240.75–250.00	2,143	194
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,020	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	935	237.23/cwt	233.00–241.00	2,218	167
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,236	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	235.18/cwt	230.00–237.50	659	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	243.38/cwt	240.00–247.50	810	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	203.82/cwt	175.00–227.50	693	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	210.32/cwt	180.00–220.00	772	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	238.41/cwt	230.00–242.50	882	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,035	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	192.39/cwt	172.50–210.00	808	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	241.05/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,017	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	201.49/cwt	180.00–222.50	943	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	476	253.77/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,208	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	238.25/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,172	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	242.53/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,259	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	254.86/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,333	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	215.71/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,143	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	235.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,313	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	205.93/cwt	160.00–222.50	1,172	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	224.64/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,391	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,517	37
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	621	195.93/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,217	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	183.58/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,232	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	202.99/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,439	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	241.17/cwt	231.00–246.50	1,761	143
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	189.89/cwt	172.00–199.00	1,529	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	806	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,852	69
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,513	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	277.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	716	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	527	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	316.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,038	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	921	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	800	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,047	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	318.31/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,178	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	943	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	316.79/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,299	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	262.51/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,118	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	441	240.01/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,058	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	259.71/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,257	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	240.94/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,169	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	516	211.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,092	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	245.37/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,278	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	242.27/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,400	31
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	228.37/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,411	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	221.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,456	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,331	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	209.41/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,493	14
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	197.72/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,505	8
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	185.53/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,494	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	867	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,474	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,695	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,239	5
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,100	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	154.17/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,726	141.98/cwt	129.00–147.00	2,451	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	88.61/cwt	61.00–95.00	883	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	126.67/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,271	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	108.52/cwt	102.50–114.00	1,120	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	101.93/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,167	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	124.51/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,586	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,304	116.62/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,521	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	109.74/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,446	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	110.19/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,700	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	134.32/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,180	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,952	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	161.41/cwt	137.00–185.00	1,543	8

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Oct 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,796Last week 1,333Year ago 1,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 148Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	202.50	202.50
1	300–350	345	232.00	232.00
1	350–400	385	245.00	245.00
4	400–450	441	235.00–245.00	240.01
8	450–500	485	237.50–242.50	240.94
6	500–550	516	200.00–225.00	211.57
1	550–600	580	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	683	190.00–200.00	194.91
1	750–800	785	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	258	265.00–280.00	277.58
4	300–350	338	272.50	272.50
1	350–400	355	295.00	295.00
3	400–450	426	257.50–265.00	262.51
13	450–500	484	252.50–270.00	259.71
14	500–550	521	232.50–257.50	245.37
31	550–600	578	232.50–250.00	242.27
10	600–650	618	220.00–235.00	228.37
11	650–700	658	215.00–230.00	221.21
14	700–750	713	208.00–210.00	209.41
8	750–800	761	192.00–202.00	197.72
5	800–850	805	170.00–192.00	185.53
2	850–900	867	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	955	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	310.00–320.00	316.54
2	350–400	370	302.50–332.50	318.31
7	400–450	410	307.50–320.00	316.79
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	175.00–227.50	203.82
8	350–400	367	180.00–220.00	210.32
9	400–450	420	172.50–210.00	192.39
9	450–500	468	180.00–222.50	201.49
13	500–550	530	185.00–220.00	215.71
9	550–600	569	160.00–222.50	205.93
9	600–650	621	170.00–205.00	195.93
5	650–700	671	170.00–207.00	183.58
1	700–750	735	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00
3	800–850	805	172.00–199.00	189.89
1	850–900	890	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	230.00–237.50	235.18
11	300–350	333	240.00–247.50	243.38
4	350–400	370	230.00–242.50	238.41
10	400–450	422	230.00–247.50	241.05
6	450–500	492	230.00–247.50	238.25
61	500–550	519	225.00–249.00	242.53
18	550–600	558	225.00–240.00	235.22
38	600–650	619	210.00–229.00	224.64
4	700–750	709	201.00–205.00	202.99
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	523	253.00–260.00	254.86
37	600–650	621	244.25	244.25
143	700–750	730	231.00–246.50	241.17
69	800–850	806	229.75	229.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	252.50	252.50
31	450–500	476	251.00–260.00	253.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	395	237.50	237.50
4	400–450	428	235.00–257.50	250.80
11	450–500	478	240.00–257.00	250.19
5	500–550	521	220.00–247.50	238.02
3	550–600	570	220.00–242.50	234.75
1	600–650	620	223.00	223.00
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	790	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	539	280.00–281.00	280.49
24	550–600	580	270.00–272.50	272.09
80	600–650	623	255.00–265.00	260.98
3	650–700	696	255.00	255.00
9	700–750	732	249.00–250.00	249.78
72	750–800	789	252.00	252.00
194	850–900	876	240.75–250.00	244.59
167	900–950	935	233.00–241.00	237.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	262.50	262.50
80	450–500	489	270.00–285.00	271.52
5	500–550	520	252.50–267.50	264.56
18	550–600	569	250.00–267.50	259.15
10	600–650	638	236.00–251.00	243.92
20	650–700	675	229.00–248.00	238.96
1	700–750	700	227.50	227.50
14	750–800	752	231.00–238.00	236.93
45	800–850	832	225.00–239.00	237.83
1	850–900	890	227.00	227.00
2	1000–1050	1,040	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	305.00	305.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–312.50	304.06
3	300–350	318	315.00–320.00	317.55
7	350–400	378	315.00–322.50	321.39
9	400–450	409	305.00–329.00	314.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	587	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,400.00	1,400.00

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	8	—	956	137.00–185.00	161.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	997	61.00–95.00	88.61
7	—	1,032	102.50–114.00	108.52
4	—	1,003	122.50–132.50	126.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	115.00–120.00	117.75
9	—	1,543	108.00–114.00	110.19
2	—	1,623	128.00–140.00	134.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,318	104.00–114.00	109.74
6	—	1,304	115.00–119.00	116.62
2	—	1,145	101.00–103.00	101.93
6	—	1,274	121.00–128.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,726	129.00–147.00	141.98
1	—	1,375	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,625	152.00–156.00	154.17

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.