Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good to moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $267.22/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −186.37 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$267.22

59 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,471

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$222

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.70

vs KY average

−42.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	269.50	1,487	55
Medium and Large 2-3	537	235.80	1,265	4thin

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $222 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

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $453.59 across 30 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 sale59 hd

267.22

—

KY average23 barns · 1,264 hd

275.92

−8.70

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−42.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−186.37

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	—	High	1,656	141.56	2,344	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	120.08	1,858	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	114.88	1,523	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	101.30	1,045	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,220	158.00	1,928	2thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,814	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	227.13/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	313.33/cwt	307.50–320.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	261.84/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	279.96/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,083	3
Steers	Small 1-2	350–400	365	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	739	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	201.07/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	228.90/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	239.24/cwt	238.50–240.00	2,112	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	268.57/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	800–850	807	266.60/cwt	266.60–266.60	2,151	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	290.51/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	294.31/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	256.50/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,447	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,984	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,518	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,980	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	170.41/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	303.39/cwt	300.00–307.50	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	223.02/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	209.50/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	221.27/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	204.07/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	244.75/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,650	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	275.93/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	622	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	228.68/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,907	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	260.96/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,388	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	241.04/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	276.95/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,407	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	921	237.42/cwt	232.25–244.90	2,187	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	970	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	247.44/cwt	243.00–248.25	1,945	71
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	234.40/cwt	222.50–241.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	727	259.64/cwt	250.00–269.50	1,888	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	576	281.48/cwt	272.50–284.00	1,621	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	259.40/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,613	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,003	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,294	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	294.51/cwt	294.00–295.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	273.43/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	291.25/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	119.65/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,602	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	110.46/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,696	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	122.83/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,905	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	106.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,374	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	95.92/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	95.92/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,020	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	116.15/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,223	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	107.60/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	3,008	1
Bulls	—	—	1,507	135.98/cwt	130.00–141.00	2,049	5
Bulls	—	—	1,754	146.43/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,568	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,814.39/head	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	251.86/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	257.22/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,379	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	209.53/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	240.24/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,530	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	255.30/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	627	213.57/cwt	211.00–217.50	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	175.01/cwt	172.50–177.50	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	223.76/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	257.79/cwt	254.00–259.50	1,774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	254.42/cwt	252.50–255.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	215.30/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	231.48/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	239.50/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,248	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	226.43/cwt	223.25–229.75	1,755	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	223.01/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	888	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	241.43/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	265.46/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,375	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	252.04/cwt	242.50–255.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	191.03/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	238.34/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,132	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	253.89/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	265.72/cwt	251.00–280.00	1,135	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	262.30/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,107	7

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Nov 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,590Last week 1,212Year ago 1,159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 154Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	281.00	281.00
3	350–400	387	270.00–285.00	279.96
5	400–450	415	263.00–280.00	268.57
7	450–500	463	270.00–281.00	275.93
12	500–550	532	250.00–270.00	260.96
18	550–600	580	255.00–270.00	261.84
12	600–650	619	231.00–245.00	241.04
15	650–700	674	242.50–249.00	244.75
12	700–750	733	225.00–235.00	228.90
7	750–800	775	223.00–230.00	227.13
24	800–850	834	227.00–232.00	228.68
1	950–1000	965	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	307.50–320.00	313.33
3	300–350	317	300.00–307.50	303.39
2	350–400	397	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	415	285.00–297.00	290.51
8	450–500	486	287.00–297.00	294.31
70	800–850	807	266.60	266.60
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	202.50	202.50
2	600–650	615	190.00–212.50	201.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	508	275.00–280.00	276.95
12	550–600	576	272.50–284.00	281.48
33	600–650	622	250.00–261.00	259.40
159	700–750	727	250.00–269.50	259.64
71	750–800	786	243.00–248.25	247.44
40	800–850	813	243.50	243.50
120	850–900	883	238.50–240.00	239.24
178	900–950	921	232.25–244.90	237.42
50	1000–1050	1,003	228.75	228.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	440	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	465	257.00	257.00
3	500–550	522	222.50–241.00	234.40
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	622	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	945	193.00	193.00
1	950–1000	970	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	518	250.00–269.00	265.46
41	550–600	564	252.50–262.50	256.50
20	600–650	607	250.00	250.00
16	650–700	688	254.00–259.50	257.79
142	750–800	775	223.25–229.75	226.43
58	900–950	906	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	242.50–255.00	252.04
4	350–400	375	252.50–255.00	254.42
7	400–450	429	230.00–240.00	234.93
22	450–500	475	230.00–248.00	238.34
15	500–550	521	230.00–247.50	239.50
12	550–600	576	231.00–247.50	241.43
8	600–650	621	223.00–235.00	231.48
5	650–700	663	222.00–225.00	223.01
4	700–750	700	205.00–211.00	209.50
10	750–800	765	217.00	217.00
6	950–1000	985	170.00–172.50	170.41
1	1000–1050	1,035	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	455	221.00–225.00	223.02
2	500–550	538	217.50–225.00	221.27
7	550–600	566	210.00–225.00	215.30
3	600–650	630	200.00–212.50	204.07
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	738	175.00–200.00	191.03
6	850–900	888	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	264.00	264.00
2	250–300	292	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	300	277.50	277.50
26	400–450	427	251.00–280.00	265.72
9	450–500	461	251.00–263.00	253.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	930	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	294.00–295.00	294.51
7	400–450	422	260.00–275.00	262.30
8	450–500	474	260.00–283.00	273.43
7	500–550	536	240.00–265.00	257.22
11	550–600	571	241.00–260.00	255.30
10	600–650	637	239.00–247.50	240.24
4	700–750	707	222.50–225.00	223.76
2	900–950	923	172.50–177.50	175.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	470	250.00–257.50	251.86
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
4	600–650	627	211.00–217.50	213.57
2	650–700	688	200.00–219.00	209.53
1	800–850	825	152.50	152.50
1	950–1000	990	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	287.50–295.00	291.25
1	450–500	465	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	536	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,339	113.00–132.00	119.65
7	—	1,288	104.00–111.00	106.65
2	—	1,328	90.00–101.00	95.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	110.00–111.00	110.46
7	—	1,551	121.00–126.00	122.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
6	—	1,063	90.00–101.00	95.92
2	—	1,053	113.00–119.00	116.15
3	—	1,012	106.00–110.00	107.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	158.00	158.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,507	130.00–141.00	135.98
4	—	1,754	144.00–149.00	146.43

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	1	—	985	170.00	170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,814.39

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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