Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Due to a lite supply there are no trends, however most classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.39/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −167.20 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$238.39

8 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.51

vs KY average

−42.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	238.39	1,287	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

238.39

—

KY average23 barns · 1,255 hd

241.90

−3.51

National average40 barns · 6,153 hd

280.90

−42.51

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−167.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,609	146.01	2,349	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	118.20	1,904	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	113.42	1,550	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	94.19	991	5thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,380	147.50	2,036	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	239.59/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,287	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.81/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	244.32/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	248.84/cwt	245.00–252.50	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	116.99/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	107.47/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Choice	—	1,380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,036	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,055	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	126.67/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,053	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,666	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	94.31/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	346	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	677	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	271.15/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,131	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	265.05/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	256	325.63/cwt	325.00–327.50	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	268.57/cwt	262.50–275.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	271.59/cwt	262.50–282.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	1

How this sale compares

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Nov 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 90Last week 238Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 88Year ago 49

Compared to last Monday: Due to a lite supply there are no trends, however most classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	466	262.50–267.50	265.05
4	500–550	535	242.50–250.00	244.32
1	550–600	565	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	670	222.50	222.50
5	700–750	728	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	217.50	217.50
1	450–500	495	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	677	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	245.00–252.50	248.84
3	400–450	443	242.50	242.50
4	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
7	500–550	537	232.50–245.00	239.59
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	670	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	262.50–282.50	271.59
2	250–300	258	262.50–275.00	268.57
3	300–350	346	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	417	262.50–277.50	271.15
3	450–500	488	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	292.50–297.50	295.81
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	327.50	327.50
4	250–300	256	325.00–327.50	325.63
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	425	282.50	282.50
3	450–500	471	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	522	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	217.50	217.50
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	111.00–123.00	116.99
3	—	1,317	104.00–110.00	107.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	107.00	107.00
1	—	870	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,125	94.00–95.00	94.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,621	120.00–130.00	126.67
2	—	1,595	105.00–106.00	105.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	1,405	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,720	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	147.50	147.50

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.

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