Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $258.90/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −146.68 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$258.90

19 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.86

vs KY average

−26.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	258.90	1,467	19thin

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 sale19 hd

258.90

—

KY average29 barns · 2,021 hd

257.04

+1.86

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−26.05

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−146.68

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	1,328	133.17	1,768	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,900	111.00	2,109	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	101.38	1,045	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,310	94.47	1,237	11

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	999	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,955	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,444	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	94.92/cwt	90.00–100.00	970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	109.22/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,415	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	681	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,682	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	350–400	395	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	303.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	309.95/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	273.72/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	247.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	277.12/cwt	265.00–281.00	1,804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	738	252.48/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	311.44/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	245.85/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	268.42/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	95.55/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,328	133.17/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	383.42/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	260.83/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	244.51/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	756	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	316.90/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,657	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	457	312.71/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,429	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	292.81/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	297.40/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	343.33/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	227.17/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	244.93/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 362Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 94Year ago 49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,324	75.00–76.00	75.49
5	—	1,296	105.00–111.00	109.22
2	—	1,315	93.00–98.00	95.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,845	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	137.50	137.50
3	—	1,022	90.00–100.00	94.92
1	—	995	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	131.00–135.00	133.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	681	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	514	290.00–320.00	309.95
1	550–600	575	292.50	292.50
1	600–650	645	267.50	267.50
9	650–700	651	265.00–281.00	277.12
14	700–750	738	247.50–254.00	252.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	590	270.00–277.50	273.72
1	650–700	655	257.50	257.50
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	420	317.50	317.50
1	450–500	490	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	865	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	588	207.50–210.00	208.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	345.00–402.50	383.42
4	350–400	375	332.50–350.00	343.33
1	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
7	450–500	457	302.50–335.00	312.71
12	500–550	523	302.50–325.00	316.90
4	550–600	575	290.00–307.50	297.40
1	650–700	665	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	335	312.50	312.50
4	350–400	383	285.00–320.00	311.44
5	400–450	436	295.00–305.00	303.03
9	450–500	467	270.00–300.00	292.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	756	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	528	240.00–255.00	247.39
3	550–600	572	240.00–252.50	244.93
11	650–700	671	220.00–235.00	227.17
1	800–850	820	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	540	262.50–277.50	268.42
9	550–600	588	260.00–262.50	260.83
6	600–650	628	242.50–255.00	244.51
3	650–700	672	245.00–247.50	245.85

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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