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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 2

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Nov 25Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 156 vs last sale 90▲ 25 vs year ago 221 · +11.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 31▲ 11 vs year ago 58 · +19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 6 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher on a limited comparison, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $270.73/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −162.43 against this barn's trailing median of $433.16.

Average price

$270.73

7 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.66

vs KY average

−54.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	576	270.73	1,561	7thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale7 hd

270.73

—

KY average11 barns · 284 hd

287.38

−16.66

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−54.64

This barn, trailing median4 sales

433.16

−162.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

4 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.54, low $361.62, median $433.16 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,625	139.33	2,263	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,586	123.68	1,962	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	112.52	1,483	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,068	105.82	1,130	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$2,059	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,166	$1,817	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,855	$3,150	1thin

Every lot

66 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	331.13/cwt	302.50–345.00	1,066	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	283.78/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,044	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,383	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	261.29/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,502	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,349	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,678	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	802	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,925	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,933	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	970	232.75/cwt	232.75–232.75	2,258	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	858	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	282.33/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,025	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	290.85/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,201	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	261.23/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,249	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	229.15/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,100	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,124	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	255.18/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,337	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	241.59/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,358	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,382	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	244.94/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,573	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,485	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	857	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	303.73/cwt	302.50–305.00	926	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,252	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	251.17/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,319	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	255.11/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,495	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,597	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	240.04/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,524	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	229.36/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,511	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,451	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,633	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	197.48/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,546	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,431	131.57/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,883	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	151.94/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,755	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,593	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	953	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	878	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	118.39/cwt	113.00–127.50	1,274	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,179	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	107.13/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,386	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	119.95/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,591	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	95.35/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,281	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	123.68/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,962	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,855	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	1,816.88/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,817	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,059.44/head	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,059	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1

This sale against other markets

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 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 90Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 31Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	247.50	247.50
3	450–500	480	227.50–232.50	229.15
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	562	237.50–247.50	241.59
4	600–650	628	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	707	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	524	250.00–260.00	255.18
2	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
6	600–650	642	244.00–250.00	244.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	214.93
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	363	277.50–287.50	282.33
3	400–450	413	287.50–292.50	290.85
8	450–500	478	255.00–272.50	261.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	282.50–285.00	283.78
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	575	260.00–262.50	261.29
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	802	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	863	222.00–226.00	223.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
4	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
2	600–650	630	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
111	950–1000	970	232.75	232.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	302.50–345.00	331.13
1	350–400	370	302.50	302.50
3	450–500	465	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	477	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	525	242.50–260.00	251.17
4	550–600	586	247.50–257.50	255.11
2	600–650	635	237.50–242.50	240.04
4	650–700	659	227.50–230.00	229.36
3	700–750	718	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	895	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	683	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	783	190.00–205.00	197.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	317.50	317.50
2	300–350	305	302.50–305.00	303.73
1	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
3	600–650	620	257.50	257.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,166	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,816.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,223	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,059.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,855	3,150.00	3,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,076	113.00–127.50	118.39
1	—	1,145	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,045	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,025	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,326	113.00–134.00	119.95
7	—	1,294	102.00–111.00	107.13
3	—	1,343	90.00–100.00	95.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,586	115.00–129.00	123.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	127.00–136.00	131.57
2	—	1,813	151.00–153.00	151.94
2	—	1,823	140.00–145.00	142.24

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.