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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Nov 14

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,212 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 1,287▲ 53 vs year ago 1,159 · +4.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 104▲ 1 vs year ago 153 · +0.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 31▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady, 500-700 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate 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 $279.88/cwt on 77 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −161.89 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

Average price

$279.88

77 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$83.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs KY average

−25.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	283.06	1,567	73
Medium and Large 2-3	553	229.14	1,268	3thin
Small 1-2	510	200.00	1,020	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.06/cwt here — about $547 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 sale77 hd

279.88

—

KY average24 barns · 880 hd

271.90

+7.98

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−25.56

This barn, trailing median32 sales

441.78

−161.89

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	1,778	142.14	2,527	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	106.33	1,404	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	105.06	1,658	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,034	93.40	965	35
Heifers	Select	Average	1,075	155.00	1,666	1thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	349.20/cwt	317.50–357.50	978	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	314.43/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,044	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	305.93/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,181	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,108	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,179	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	314.42/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,352	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	306.60/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,413	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	286.67/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,342	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	255.76/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,246	3
Steers	500–550	Small 1-2	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	282.09/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,478	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	260.23/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,395	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	292.27/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,645	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	266.62/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,506	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	236.21/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,346	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	281.10/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,715	20
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	242.96/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,482	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	263.04/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,615	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	256.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,711	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	240.90/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,638	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	257.33/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,866	116
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	238.17/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,751	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	221.69/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,629	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	73
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,680	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	235.50/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,804	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	827	212.77/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,760	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,560	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	231.08/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,990	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,971	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	919	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,201	58
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	977	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,052	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	267	257.72/cwt	255.00–262.50	688	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	758	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	238.54/cwt	230.00–243.00	799	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	271.94/cwt	260.00–273.00	930	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	215.37/cwt	200.00–225.00	803	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	394	263.52/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,038	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	261.45/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,114	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	216.73/cwt	210.00–220.00	928	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	239.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,046	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	242.75/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,141	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	261.17/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,248	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,094	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	254.41/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,315	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	241.38/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,272	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	239.55/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,373	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	217.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,264	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	235.64/cwt	232.50–239.00	1,456	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	220.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,377	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	215.85/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,435	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	234.26/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,565	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	213.87/cwt	211.00–227.50	1,538	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	180.05/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,329	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	209.45/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,590	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	166.80/cwt	157.00–196.00	1,284	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	156.41/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,283	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	821	199.41/cwt	189.00–202.00	1,637	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,919	68
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,671	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	883	162.25/cwt	162.00–162.50	1,433	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,520	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,793	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Small 1-2	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	266.46/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,007	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	984	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	321.25/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,333	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,267	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	484	242.14/cwt	222.50–257.50	1,172	7
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	485	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	934	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,385	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	228.48/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,177	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	517	274.11/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,417	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	253.57/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,326	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	257.59/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,481	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	233.77/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,347	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	627	250.61/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,571	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	227.47/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,438	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	657	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,593	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	227.95/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,504	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	687	198.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,364	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	207.65/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,478	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	201.08/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,566	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,410	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,643	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select	1,075	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,666	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	134.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,204	10
Bulls	—	—	1,921	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	147.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,875	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	79.11/cwt	71.00–87.00	770	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	97.95/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,034	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	107.34/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,193	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	100.50/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,260	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	114.64/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,463	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	108.09/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,433	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,423	88.26/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,256	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	111.65/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,733	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	108.11/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,692	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	97.69/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,571	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	178.17/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,538	2

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,212Last week 1,287Year ago 1,159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 104Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 31Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	261.00–272.00	266.46
1	400–450	440	288.00	288.00
3	450–500	486	285.00	285.00
7	500–550	523	245.00–260.00	253.57
19	550–600	575	245.00–267.50	257.59
5	600–650	632	217.50–230.00	227.47
12	650–700	660	215.00–232.00	227.95
6	700–750	712	201.00–210.00	207.65
4	750–800	779	197.50–205.00	201.08
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	918	175.00–183.00	179.03
1	950–1000	965	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	249.00	249.00
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
7	450–500	484	222.50–257.50	242.14
3	500–550	515	215.00–240.00	228.48
8	550–600	576	225.00–237.50	233.77
3	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
5	650–700	687	190.00–210.00	198.53
1	850–900	865	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	320.00–322.50	321.25
6	500–550	517	270.00–282.50	274.11
7	600–650	627	245.00–257.00	250.61
4	650–700	657	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	373	200.00–225.00	215.37
3	400–450	428	210.00–220.00	216.73
2	500–550	515	210.00–215.00	212.48
12	550–600	581	210.00–225.00	217.63
2	700–750	738	175.00–185.00	180.05
7	750–800	770	157.00–196.00	166.80
2	800–850	820	149.00–164.00	156.41
2	850–900	883	162.00–162.50	162.25
1	900–950	910	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	517	250.00–267.50	254.41
15	600–650	618	232.50–239.00	235.64
13	650–700	668	232.00–237.50	234.26
68	800–850	827	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	255.00–262.50	257.72
3	300–350	335	230.00–243.00	238.54
1	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
9	400–450	436	230.00–245.00	239.91
13	450–500	470	240.00–245.00	242.75
20	500–550	527	231.00–247.00	241.38
48	550–600	573	227.50–247.50	239.55
34	600–650	624	210.00–230.00	220.67
11	650–700	665	210.00–225.00	215.85
25	700–750	719	211.00–227.50	213.87
5	750–800	759	205.00–212.50	209.45
14	800–850	821	189.00–202.00	199.41
4	850–900	875	191.00	191.00
1	950–1000	980	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	277.50	277.50
12	300–350	342	260.00–273.00	271.94
11	350–400	394	261.00–277.50	263.52
13	400–450	426	250.00–277.00	261.45
25	450–500	478	252.00–265.00	261.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	524	270.00–292.50	282.09
39	550–600	563	270.00–299.00	292.27
18	600–650	614	251.00–270.00	263.04
38	650–700	666	250.00–265.00	256.85
116	700–750	725	249.00–262.00	257.33
73	750–800	753	250.00	250.00
58	900–950	919	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	487	240.00–267.50	255.76
1	500–550	520	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	570	230.00–242.00	236.21
1	600–650	605	221.00	221.00
3	700–750	735	215.00–225.00	221.69
1	750–800	760	221.00	221.00
3	800–850	827	202.00–219.00	212.77
1	850–900	855	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	280	317.50–357.50	349.20
13	300–350	332	302.50–320.00	314.43
13	350–400	386	300.00–321.00	305.93
4	400–450	430	312.50–315.00	314.42
19	450–500	461	300.00–325.00	306.60
20	600–650	610	280.00–282.00	281.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	260.00	260.00
6	350–400	386	287.00	287.00
1	400–450	410	287.50	287.50
8	450–500	468	270.00–295.00	286.67
5	500–550	536	257.50–267.50	260.23
14	550–600	565	255.00–267.50	266.62
3	600–650	610	239.00–249.00	242.96
12	650–700	680	237.50–247.00	240.90
3	700–750	735	230.00–247.50	238.17
17	750–800	766	231.00–243.00	235.50
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
26	850–900	861	228.00–237.00	231.08
3	900–950	900	219.00	219.00
2	950–1000	977	210.00	210.00

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	—	863	177.50–179.00	178.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	118.00	118.00
9	—	1,111	104.00–112.00	107.34
14	—	973	71.00–87.00	79.11
11	—	1,056	91.00–102.00	97.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	113.00–116.00	114.64
30	—	1,326	104.00–112.00	108.09
5	—	1,254	97.00–103.00	100.50
5	—	1,423	85.00–92.00	88.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	111.00–112.00	111.65
6	—	1,608	93.00–102.00	97.69
8	—	1,565	105.00–110.00	108.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,639	125.00–140.00	134.47
5	—	1,921	152.00–154.00	152.99
4	—	1,946	143.00–151.00	147.75

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.