Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 800 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes and Moderate demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $309.78/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.58 against this barn's trailing median of $452.36.

Average price

$309.78

37 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$82.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

vs KY average

−16.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	312.00	1,738	36
Medium and Large 2-3	580	230.00	1,334	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.00/cwt here — about $404 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

309.78

—

KY average23 barns · 766 hd

300.90

+8.88

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−16.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

452.36

−142.58

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	1,710	143.79	2,458	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	109.50	1,816	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,307	105.02	1,373	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	97.89	1,056	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,228	154.20	1,894	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	350–400	366	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	253.01/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,412	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	267.74/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	224.18/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	289.79/cwt	287.50–291.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	251.14/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,349	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	274.14/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,966	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	244.29/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	231.13/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	305.82/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,911	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	249.30/cwt	248.00–252.75	2,104	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,997	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	267.38/cwt	263.00–272.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	316.06/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,827	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	319.64/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,697	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	280.07/cwt	272.50–298.00	1,910	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	241.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	550–600	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	481	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	249.88/cwt	247.50–252.00	2,206	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	95.95/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,274	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	104.61/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,337	10
Bulls	—	—	1,585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	135.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	145.36/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	119.85/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,606	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,228	154.20/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	96.09/cwt	91.00–100.00	995	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	103.31/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,123	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,031	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	105.13/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	225.03/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,467	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	115.62/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	572	298.03/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,705	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	318.27/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	308.91/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	758	216.22/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	286.57/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,192	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	298.92/cwt	297.50–303.00	1,420	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	308.79/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	330.88/cwt	311.00–337.50	1,307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	312.34/cwt	310.00–315.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	304.73/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	287.59/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	294	281.79/cwt	280.00–287.50	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	472	286.26/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	308.14/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,285	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	323.36/cwt	307.50–340.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	216.17/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,565	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	305.69/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,345	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	261.71/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	245.52/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,564	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,153	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Dec 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 798Last week 1,874Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 122Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last 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
3	350–400	366	300.00	300.00
7	400–450	416	272.50–290.00	286.57
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	525	287.50–291.00	289.79
4	550–600	583	282.50–292.50	287.59
7	650–700	680	260.00–262.50	261.71
7	700–750	706	240.00–245.00	244.29
4	800–850	847	236.00	236.00
1	950–1000	990	217.50	217.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	531	300.00–332.00	319.64
16	550–600	578	300.00–322.50	316.06
101	600–650	625	280.00–311.00	305.82
54	650–700	682	272.50–298.00	280.07
13	700–750	717	270.00–276.00	274.14
16	750–800	768	260.00	260.00
90	800–850	844	248.00–252.75	249.30
124	850–900	883	247.50–252.00	249.88
58	900–950	930	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	758	207.50–225.00	216.22
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	322.50	322.50
4	250–300	290	357.50	357.50
2	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	395	311.00–337.50	330.88
9	400–450	440	300.00–332.50	305.69
8	450–500	469	300.00–330.00	318.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	586	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	242.00	242.00
5	700–750	731	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	785	189.00	189.00
1	900–950	930	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	300.00–317.00	308.79
5	400–450	439	327.00	327.00
4	450–500	475	297.50–303.00	298.92
5	500–550	509	300.00–307.50	304.73
11	550–600	572	290.00–307.50	298.03
1	600–650	600	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	280.00–287.50	281.79
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	397	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	425	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	468	263.00–272.00	267.38
7	500–550	537	249.00–257.50	251.14
8	550–600	558	241.00–257.00	253.01
8	600–650	615	217.50–237.50	231.13
3	650–700	693	222.50–225.00	224.18
11	700–750	724	200.00–220.00	216.17
3	850–900	878	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	262.50–270.00	267.74
1	550–600	555	272.50	272.50
16	600–650	637	240.00–246.00	245.52
12	650–700	657	240.00–245.00	241.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	470	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	583	217.50–232.50	225.03
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	310.00–315.00	312.34
9	300–350	325	307.50–340.00	323.36
7	350–400	379	302.50–317.50	308.91
10	400–450	417	275.00–320.00	308.14
12	450–500	472	277.00–290.00	286.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	185.00	185.00

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	1	—	1,135	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,328	93.00–99.00	95.95
10	—	1,278	101.00–109.00	104.61
4	—	1,340	117.00–123.00	119.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	91.00–100.00	96.09
3	—	1,087	102.00–105.00	103.31
1	—	1,185	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	102.00–110.00	105.13
1	—	1,595	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,654	113.00–119.00	115.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,843	131.00–138.00	135.24
5	—	1,681	142.00–148.00	145.36
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	151.00–157.50	154.20

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle