Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 10.00-25.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, 600-700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 steady, Very good demand for steers classes, good demand for heifer classes, Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.78/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −164.81 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$240.78

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$60.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.47

vs KY average

−39.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	268.90	1,410	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	208.34	1,190	13thin

One grade step is worth $60.56/cwt here — about $220 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.

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 sale28 hd

240.78

—

KY average25 barns · 2,459 hd

256.25

−15.47

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−39.52

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−164.81

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	1,746	139.73	2,439	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	117.14	1,557	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	116.16	1,903	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,059	102.05	1,081	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	155.00	1,876	1thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,320	148.00	1,954	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)	1,390	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	845	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	750	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	700–750	712	218.24/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	257.66/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	279.85/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,329	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	194.96/cwt	182.50–198.00	1,799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	234.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	293.35/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,484	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	271.18/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	265.93/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,492	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	213.98/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	200.05/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	236.30/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,372	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	152.61/cwt	140.00–162.50	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	347	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	228.66/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,338	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	248.60/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	563	294.68/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	267.03/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	183.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	300–350	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	245.30/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	116.73/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	105.17/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,175	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	119.15/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,953	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	107.20/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	141.62/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,611	134.74/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,171	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	94.21/cwt	90.00–97.00	998	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	108.59/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	121.91/cwt	114.00–140.00	1,641	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	207.99/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,194	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	191.15/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,296	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,954	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	270.88/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,167	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	306.94/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	318.05/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,320	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	291.39/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	276.43/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	270.58/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	287.02/cwt	277.50–292.50	947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	296.96/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	331.15/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	315.10/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	296.63/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	723	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	326.83/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	222	366.35/cwt	345.00–380.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	236.04/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	259.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	887	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	477	313.72/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	266.76/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,403	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	274.08/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,406	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	203.34/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,277	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	267	367.86/cwt	330.00–390.00	982	8

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 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 246Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 69Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	280.00–290.00	284.90
2	350–400	388	260.00–282.50	271.18
1	400–450	440	272.50	272.50
12	450–500	475	265.00–285.00	279.85
14	500–550	526	260.00–280.00	266.76
8	550–600	561	257.50–272.50	265.93
3	600–650	635	222.50–242.50	236.04
3	650–700	678	247.50	247.50
7	700–750	712	200.00–230.00	218.24
1	750–800	760	222.50	222.50
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	252.50	252.50
5	400–450	433	235.00–260.00	245.30
2	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	244.87
2	500–550	528	232.50–240.00	236.30
6	550–600	585	220.00–245.00	228.66
2	600–650	638	187.50–212.50	200.05
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	374	300.00–322.50	315.10
15	400–450	415	292.50–325.00	318.05
10	450–500	477	290.00–310.00	296.96
2	500–550	525	287.50–295.00	291.39
4	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
3	700–750	723	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	506	292.50–295.00	293.35
9	550–600	563	292.50–300.00	294.68
2	600–650	620	252.50–262.50	257.66
8	650–700	664	252.50–280.00	267.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	472	295.00–297.50	296.63
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
7	550–600	598	270.00–277.50	276.43
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	345.00–380.00	366.35
8	250–300	267	330.00–390.00	367.86
9	350–400	379	310.00–365.00	331.15
6	400–450	422	300.00–345.00	326.83
10	450–500	477	305.00–322.50	313.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	247.50	247.50
10	300–350	342	255.00–260.00	259.50
3	350–400	373	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	428	245.00–252.50	248.60
2	450–500	483	230.00–240.00	234.87
1	550–600	590	232.50	232.50
12	600–650	628	200.00–215.00	203.34
2	650–700	667	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	795	197.50	197.50
1	850–900	850	187.50	187.50
5	900–950	923	182.50–198.00	194.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	347	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	410	210.00	210.00
2	450–500	473	207.50–220.00	213.98
1	500–550	535	212.50	212.50
12	550–600	574	190.00–220.00	207.99
1	600–650	600	190.00	190.00
4	650–700	678	185.00–197.50	191.15
3	700–750	738	180.00–185.00	183.36
2	750–800	765	170.00–185.00	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	513	260.00–287.50	274.08
2	550–600	560	256.00	256.00
6	650–700	673	250.00	250.00
6	700–750	720	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	277.50–292.50	287.02
4	350–400	375	302.50–320.00	306.94
15	400–450	431	260.00–287.50	270.88
13	450–500	480	260.00–287.50	270.58

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	—	1,390	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	167.50	167.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,028	140.00–162.50	152.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,080	112.00–124.00	116.73
3	—	1,117	103.00–109.00	105.17
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,059	90.00–97.00	94.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,639	113.00–125.00	119.15
2	—	1,635	103.00–111.00	107.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,286	105.00–113.00	108.59
1	—	1,340	91.00	91.00
18	—	1,346	114.00–140.00	121.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	141.00–142.00	141.62
5	—	1,611	128.00–139.00	134.74
1	—	2,105	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	148.00	148.00

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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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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