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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 7

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Oct 31Nov 7Nov 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,287 head

▼ 509 vs last sale 1,796▼ 848 vs year ago 2,135 · −39.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 128▼ 30 vs year ago 134 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 9▲ 25 vs year ago 6 · +416.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $259.32/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −182.45 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$259.32

44 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

vs KY average

−42.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	265.68	1,520	31
Medium and Large 2-3	559	244.17	1,364	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $156 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale44 hd

259.32

—

KY average23 barns · 809 hd

266.34

−7.01

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−42.53

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−182.45

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	—	Average	1,828	143.03	2,614	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,633	116.65	1,905	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,357	111.20	1,509	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	105.34	1,167	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,787	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,225	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,240	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$2,575	2thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,252	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	314.41/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,349	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,274	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	284.19/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,375	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	256.04/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,360	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	243.20/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,325	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	244.77/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,388	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	272.92/cwt	272.50–274.00	1,558	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	266.08/cwt	252.50–268.00	1,559	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	255.72/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,601	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	242.13/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,533	10
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	239.53/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,602	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	254.44/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,707	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	703	277.40/cwt	277.40–277.40	1,950	133
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	242.34/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,738	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,981	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,753	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	252.93/cwt	251.50–255.75	2,097	184
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	836	227.68/cwt	226.00–228.50	1,903	18
Steers	800–850	Small 1-2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	854	247.25/cwt	247.25–247.25	2,112	175
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,958	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	914	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,093	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	951	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,225	59
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,017	225.75/cwt	225.75–225.75	2,296	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	247.39/cwt	235.00–260.00	700	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	238.47/cwt	232.50–245.00	787	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	242.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	930	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	434	218.19/cwt	212.50–223.00	947	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	242.76/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,158	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	255.70/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,235	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	262.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,365	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	242.27/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,294	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,202	1
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	240.31/cwt	232.50–246.00	1,375	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	211.54/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,223	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	225.69/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,393	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	179.62/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,108	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	226.30/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,541	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	698	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,326	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	212.36/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,540	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	236.25/cwt	236.25–236.25	1,779	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	763	171.26/cwt	160.00–182.50	1,307	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	833	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,427	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	869	193.98/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,686	9
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	942	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,959	34
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	962	173.80/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,672	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	230.17/cwt	217.50–235.00	978	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	313.36/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,373	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2	442	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	950	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	278.55/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,337	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,225	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	274.42/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,435	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	257.50/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,349	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	529	224.88/cwt	209.00–235.00	1,190	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,308	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	576	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,570	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	242.88/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,530	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,387	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	226.22/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,529	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,453	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	190.94/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,413	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,412	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,495	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	186.30/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,617	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,298	1
Bulls	—	—	1,904	139.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	2,663	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,104	106.50/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,176	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	94.91/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,054	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	117.30/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,304	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	106.27/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,387	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,384	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,700	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	114.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,599	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	93.42/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,327	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	116.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,870	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	122.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,986	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,702	111.39/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,896	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	1,787.01/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,787	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,711.28/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,711	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,525	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,885	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	153.06/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,632	5

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 Nov 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,287Last week 1,796Year ago 2,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 128Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	571	272.50–274.00	272.92
12	600–650	626	250.00–260.00	255.72
11	650–700	671	250.00–257.50	254.44
69	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
184	800–850	829	251.50–255.75	252.93
175	850–900	854	247.25	247.25
58	900–950	914	229.00	229.00
59	950–1000	951	234.00	234.00
34	1000–1050	1,017	225.75	225.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	240.00–244.00	243.20
8	550–600	567	240.00–247.50	244.77
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	289.00	289.00
8	450–500	484	270.00–289.00	284.19
6	500–550	531	250.00–267.50	256.04
18	550–600	586	252.50–268.00	266.08
10	600–650	633	235.00–249.00	242.13
13	650–700	669	232.50–245.00	239.53
8	700–750	717	230.00–245.00	242.34
18	800–850	836	226.00–228.50	227.68
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	332.00	332.00
11	400–450	429	300.00–330.00	314.41
133	700–750	703	277.40	277.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	205.00	205.00
8	400–450	434	212.50–223.00	218.19
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	540	222.50	222.50
7	550–600	578	200.00–225.00	211.54
3	600–650	617	160.00–200.00	179.62
3	650–700	698	190.00	190.00
3	700–750	733	160.00	160.00
6	750–800	763	160.00–182.50	171.26
2	800–850	833	170.00–172.50	171.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	235.00–260.00	247.39
2	300–350	330	232.50–245.00	238.47
7	350–400	383	230.00–250.00	242.94
4	400–450	432	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	477	230.00–249.00	242.76
13	500–550	534	235.00–245.00	242.27
17	550–600	572	232.50–246.00	240.31
9	600–650	617	217.50–235.00	225.69
19	650–700	681	218.00–235.00	226.30
13	700–750	725	195.00–215.00	212.36
9	850–900	869	182.50–200.00	193.98
4	950–1000	962	162.50–177.50	173.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	521	260.00–270.00	262.05
68	750–800	753	236.25	236.25
34	900–950	942	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	483	250.00–267.50	255.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	272.50–285.00	278.55
4	500–550	524	245.00–267.50	257.50
2	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
4	600–650	645	210.00–220.00	215.00
8	650–700	676	212.50–230.00	226.22
1	700–750	700	207.50	207.50
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	808	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	868	182.50–190.00	186.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	217.50–235.00	230.17
4	450–500	485	252.50	252.50
13	500–550	529	209.00–235.00	224.88
1	550–600	575	227.50	227.50
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	740	182.00–200.00	190.94
1	750–800	780	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	438	310.00–315.00	313.36
5	500–550	523	270.00–277.50	274.42
3	550–600	576	272.50	272.50
4	600–650	630	242.50–244.00	242.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,292	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,787.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,711.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	1,525	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,885	2,450.00	2,450.00

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	5	—	1,066	140.00–170.00	153.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	2,700.00	2,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	89.00–98.00	94.91
3	—	1,112	116.00–118.00	117.30
5	—	1,104	103.00–113.00	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,702	109.00–113.00	111.39
7	—	1,624	120.00–128.00	122.31
6	—	1,608	115.00–119.00	116.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,305	99.00–111.00	106.27
2	—	1,420	92.00–95.00	93.42
6	—	1,393	112.00–117.00	114.80
5	—	1,384	120.00–127.00	122.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	159.00	159.00
5	—	1,904	135.00–149.00	139.84

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.