Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was no sale last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Compared to two weeks ago, Feeder steers under 700 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 10.00-15.00 higher with most increase on weaned packages and loads, Very good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.69/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −163.67 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$288.69

83 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$45.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs KY average

−36.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	293.11	1,599	75
Medium and Large 2-3	555	247.26	1,373	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.85/cwt here — about $226 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $452.36 across 31 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 sale83 hd

288.69

—

KY average23 barns · 1,555 hd

297.12

−8.43

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−36.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−163.67

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	1,561	147.97	2,310	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	121.16	1,578	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,629	120.39	1,961	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	116.62	1,227	6thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,920	115.00	2,208	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	141.26	1,603	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,230	161.25	1,983	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)	950	$1,806	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	500–550	528	272.30/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,438	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	308.63/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	714	257.66/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	307.68/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,289	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	426	339.25/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,445	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	389	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	232.42/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,883	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	273.52/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	261.25/cwt	261.25–261.25	1,855	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	260.22/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,621	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	261.57/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,365	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	1,750	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	777	204.29/cwt	201.00–207.50	1,587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	329.42/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,542	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	268.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	227.64/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,407	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	262.23/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,524	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	227.99/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,639	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	246.35/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,375	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	239.38/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	928	239.45/cwt	238.00–240.90	2,222	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	227.68/cwt	221.00–231.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	269.29/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,815	83
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	1350–1400	1,392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,352	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	302.60/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,595	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	240.21/cwt	238.00–241.75	2,107	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	279.09/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,722	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	304.51/cwt	287.50–309.00	1,751	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	822	243.83/cwt	236.50–249.50	2,004	122
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	723	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,603	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	114.49/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	114.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,462	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	125.63/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,986	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	106.32/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,338	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,405	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	126.04/cwt	121.00–137.00	1,668	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	102.17/cwt	97.00–107.00	989	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	125.80/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,371	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,930	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	2,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.50	2,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	143.96/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,292	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	143.67/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,455	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,806.32/head	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	617	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	302.14/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	312.59/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	270.93/cwt	267.50–272.00	1,571	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	290.82/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	317.37/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	238.47/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	299.11/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,256	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	228.10/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	302	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	288.24/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	236.12/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	216.69/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,272	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	208.28/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	260.64/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	701	196.02/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	290.49/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,389	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	226.68/cwt	223.00–233.50	1,768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	235.66/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,317	7

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Dec 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,638Last week 1,590Year ago 2,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 89Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	419	295.00–315.00	307.68
2	450–500	465	305.00–312.50	308.63
14	500–550	528	262.00–281.00	272.30
11	550–600	578	260.00–279.00	273.52
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	715	235.00–240.00	238.33
14	750–800	783	230.00–245.00	239.38
5	800–850	809	225.00–235.00	232.42
3	850–900	890	221.00–231.00	227.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	527	295.00–322.50	302.60
17	550–600	575	287.50–309.00	304.51
29	600–650	617	260.00–287.50	279.09
83	650–700	674	260.00–277.00	269.29
18	700–750	714	250.00–263.00	257.66
122	800–850	822	236.50–249.50	243.83
238	850–900	877	238.00–241.75	240.21
120	900–950	928	238.00–240.90	239.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	327	332.50	332.50
5	350–400	389	337.00	337.00
16	400–450	426	320.00–357.50	339.25
6	450–500	468	320.00–340.00	329.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	480	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
6	550–600	558	245.00–253.00	246.35
1	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	522	252.50–282.50	261.57
31	550–600	581	250.00–264.00	262.23
76	600–650	623	254.00–279.00	260.22
75	650–700	651	268.75	268.75
75	700–750	710	261.25	261.25
48	750–800	750	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
2	500–550	547	225.00	225.00
5	550–600	587	200.00–222.50	216.69
8	600–650	617	200.00–221.00	208.28
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
3	700–750	701	180.00–204.00	196.02
4	750–800	777	201.00–207.50	204.29
1	800–850	830	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	890	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	260.00–270.00	268.40
12	450–500	489	257.50–270.00	260.64
3	500–550	528	230.00–249.00	236.12
7	550–600	559	230.00–247.50	235.66
14	600–650	618	220.00–232.50	227.64
10	650–700	670	230.00–235.00	231.70
44	700–750	719	215.00–231.00	227.99
25	750–800	780	223.00–233.50	226.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	307.50	307.50
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	302	302.50	302.50
4	350–400	380	280.00–293.00	288.24
12	400–450	420	287.50–317.50	299.11
28	450–500	478	282.50–295.00	290.49
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	1350–1400	1,392	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	247.50	247.50
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	177.50	177.50
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	380	307.50	307.50
4	400–450	435	305.00–315.00	312.59
4	450–500	482	302.50–322.50	317.37
6	500–550	514	287.50–307.50	302.14
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50
5	600–650	617	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	723	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	290.00–292.50	290.82
1	500–550	535	272.50	272.50
8	550–600	580	267.50–272.00	270.93
5	600–650	611	235.00–245.00	238.47
7	700–750	720	225.00–231.00	228.10
1	750–800	750	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	815	202.50	202.50
1	850–900	870	197.50	197.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	140.00–142.50	141.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	111.00–119.00	114.49
10	—	1,581	120.00–141.00	125.63
2	—	1,930	105.00–107.00	105.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	110.00–118.00	114.87
2	—	1,258	103.00–109.00	106.32
19	—	1,323	121.00–137.00	126.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00
2	—	968	97.00–107.00	102.17
3	—	1,090	121.00–135.00	125.80
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,355	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	155.00–162.50	157.98
5	—	1,592	141.00–148.00	143.96

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	2	—	1,013	142.50–145.00	143.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,806.32

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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