Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on a limited comparison, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.73/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −211.95 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$270.73

7 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.66

vs KY average

−54.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	270.73	1,561	7thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

270.73

—

KY average11 barns · 284 hd

287.38

−16.66

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−54.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−211.95

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	—	Low	1,625	139.33	2,263	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	123.68	1,962	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	112.52	1,483	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	105.82	1,130	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,059	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,166	$1,817	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,855	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	229.36/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	229.15/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	255.11/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	251.17/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	261.29/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	244.94/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	970	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	2,258	111
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,816.88/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,817	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,059.44/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,855	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	118.39/cwt	113.00–127.50	1,274	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,179	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	119.95/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	107.13/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,386	7
Bulls	—	—	1,431	131.57/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	151.94/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	878	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	953	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	123.68/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,962	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	95.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	303.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	197.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	290.85/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	282.33/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	331.13/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	283.78/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	241.59/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	261.23/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	240.04/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 90Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 31Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	247.50	247.50
3	450–500	480	227.50–232.50	229.15
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	562	237.50–247.50	241.59
4	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	707	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	250.00–260.00	255.18
2	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
6	600–650	642	244.00–250.00	244.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	214.93
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	363	277.50–287.50	282.33
3	400–450	413	287.50–292.50	290.85
8	450–500	478	255.00–272.50	261.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	282.50–285.00	283.78
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	260.00–262.50	261.29
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	802	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	863	222.00–226.00	223.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
4	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	630	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
111	950–1000	970	232.75	232.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	302.50–345.00	331.13
1	350–400	370	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	465	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	477	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	525	242.50–260.00	251.17
4	550–600	586	247.50–257.50	255.11
2	600–650	635	237.50–242.50	240.04
4	650–700	659	227.50–230.00	229.36
3	700–750	718	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	683	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	783	190.00–205.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	305	302.50–305.00	303.73
1	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
3	600–650	620	257.50	257.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,816.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,223	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,059.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,855	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	113.00–127.50	118.39
1	—	1,145	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,045	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,025	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,326	113.00–134.00	119.95
7	—	1,294	102.00–111.00	107.13
3	—	1,343	90.00–100.00	95.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	115.00–129.00	123.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	127.00–136.00	131.57
2	—	1,813	151.00–153.00	151.94
2	—	1,823	140.00–145.00	142.24

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle