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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 12.00-18.00 higher, Over 700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, Very good demand for feeder classes and Good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower, 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 $309.26/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.32 against this barn's trailing median of $453.59.

Average price

$309.26

80 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.25

vs KY average

−15.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	309.26	1,679	80

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

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 sale80 hd

309.26

—

KY average29 barns · 1,889 hd

296.02

+13.25

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−15.09

This barn, trailing median30 sales

453.59

−144.32

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	1,571	143.21	2,250	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	110.55	1,499	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,609	108.01	1,737	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	95.79	1,002	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	123.53	1,643	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,225	194.14	2,378	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	282.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,782	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	348.81/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	292.13/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	308.83/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	486	330.71/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	900–950	910	261.70/cwt	261.70–261.70	2,381	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	255.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,730	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,911	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	260.80/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,617	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	313.71/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	266.98/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,573	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	280.42/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,450	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	354.92/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	395.85/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	227.78/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	685	263.42/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,804	70
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	778	216.02/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	226.10/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	288.41/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,681	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	819	231.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	939	247.02/cwt	240.50–253.75	2,320	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	866	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,137	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.96/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	331.45/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,684	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	263.10/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,905	24
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1100–1150	1,142	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,884	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	850–900	897	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,790	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	976	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,359	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	303.86/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	262.49/cwt	254.00–268.90	2,034	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	315.81/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	577	302.51/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	317.59/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	652	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,832	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	103.42/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,136	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	971	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	119.57/cwt	113.00–142.50	1,608	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	97.67/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,375	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,225	194.14/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,378	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	82.00/cwt	72.00–87.00	831	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	106.50/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,439	21
Bulls	—	—	2,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,651	144.72/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,389	8
Bulls	—	—	1,283	136.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,745	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,272	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	295.53/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	429	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,062	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	208.33/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	283.89/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,343	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	308.90/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,310	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	259.52/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,619	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	291.81/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,386	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	310.20/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	311.00/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	233.48/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	666	203.33/cwt	170.00–217.50	1,354	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	236.14/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	713	187.58/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	247.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,455	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	221.45/cwt	207.50–231.00	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	206.91/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,490	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	269.01/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	278.31/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	243.16/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,245	13

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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,874Last week 1,638Year ago 1,567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 96Year ago 93

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 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	500–550	508	300.00–343.00	331.45
6	550–600	557	300.00–312.50	303.86
131	600–650	631	275.00–300.00	282.44
7	650–700	659	282.50	282.50
24	700–750	724	257.00–266.00	263.10
177	750–800	775	254.00–268.90	262.49
69	800–850	818	260.00	260.00
66	850–900	866	246.75	246.75
122	900–950	939	240.50–253.75	247.02
64	950–1000	976	241.75	241.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	312.50–315.00	313.71
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	485	305.00–312.50	308.83
7	500–550	531	280.00–295.00	292.13
31	550–600	583	272.50–297.50	288.41
15	600–650	620	260.00–262.00	260.80
29	650–700	676	250.00–265.00	255.97
5	700–750	715	242.50–247.50	245.96
1	750–800	765	237.50	237.50
9	800–850	819	220.00–235.00	231.95
1	950–1000	985	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	370.00–410.00	395.85
2	300–350	340	330.00–335.00	332.46
11	350–400	375	342.50–372.50	354.92
12	400–450	423	330.00–375.00	348.81
14	450–500	486	322.50–340.00	330.71
57	900–950	910	261.70	261.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
4	700–750	730	210.00–233.00	226.10
2	750–800	778	210.00–222.00	216.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	517	260.00–295.00	280.42
56	550–600	589	263.00–272.50	266.98
135	600–650	624	254.00–267.50	259.52
70	650–700	685	262.00–270.00	263.42
73	700–750	722	264.75	264.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
8	550–600	585	217.50–237.50	227.78
7	650–700	666	170.00–217.50	203.33
3	700–750	713	185.00–192.50	187.58
1	750–800	770	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	820	165.00	165.00
2	850–900	860	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	940	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	297.50–317.50	310.20
2	350–400	375	305.00–317.50	311.00
24	400–450	424	280.00–320.00	308.90
17	450–500	475	285.00–299.00	291.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	262.50–295.00	278.31
3	400–450	411	265.00–271.00	269.01
4	450–500	482	275.00	275.00
13	500–550	512	240.00–257.50	243.16
16	550–600	587	240.00–250.00	247.84
1	600–650	610	241.00	241.00
18	650–700	659	221.00–244.00	236.14
19	700–750	720	200.00–223.00	206.91
5	750–800	784	207.50–231.00	221.45
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	120.00	120.00
17	1100–1150	1,142	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	897	199.50	199.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	375	312.50	312.50
3	400–450	427	313.00–320.00	317.59
6	450–500	462	302.50–320.00	315.81
7	500–550	524	282.50–312.50	295.53
6	550–600	577	280.00–307.00	302.51
3	600–650	612	280.00–282.50	280.82
5	650–700	652	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	473	270.00–297.50	283.89
2	500–550	542	277.50	277.50
3	550–600	581	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
8	650–700	661	227.50–240.00	233.48
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
3	800–850	828	207.50–210.00	208.33
2	900–950	915	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	247.50	247.50
3	550–600	571	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,098	101.00–108.00	103.42
2	—	1,050	92.00–93.00	92.50
7	—	1,014	72.00–87.00	82.00
2	—	995	124.00–125.00	124.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,578	103.00–104.00	103.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,345	113.00–142.50	119.57
6	—	1,408	92.00–108.00	97.67
21	—	1,351	101.00–111.00	106.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	180.00–202.50	194.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	123.00–124.00	123.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	160.00	160.00
8	—	1,651	141.00–150.00	144.72
4	—	1,283	132.00–139.00	136.00

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	3	—	1,272	150.00–155.00	151.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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