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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 12

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,874 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 1,638▲ 307 vs year ago 1,567 · +19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 96▲ 29 vs year ago 93 · +31.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

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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 — 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 $309.26/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −132.51 against this barn's trailing median of $441.78.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median32 sales

441.78

−132.51

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $514.05, low $359.98, median $441.78 across 32 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	—	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

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. 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	273	395.85/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,081	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,130	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	313.71/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,170	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	354.92/cwt	342.50–372.50	1,331	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	348.81/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,475	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	308.83/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,498	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	486	330.71/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,607	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	331.45/cwt	300.00–343.00	1,684	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	292.13/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,551	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	303.86/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,693	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	288.41/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,681	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	260.80/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,617	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	282.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,782	131
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,862	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	255.97/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,730	29
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	245.96/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,759	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	263.10/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,905	24
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	226.10/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,651	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,817	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	262.49/cwt	254.00–268.90	2,034	177
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	216.02/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,681	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,127	69
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	819	231.95/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,900	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	246.75/cwt	246.75–246.75	2,137	66
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	910	261.70/cwt	261.70–261.70	2,381	57
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	939	247.02/cwt	240.50–253.75	2,320	122
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	976	241.75/cwt	241.75–241.75	2,359	64
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	310.20/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,002	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	278.31/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,030	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	311.00/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,166	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	269.01/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,106	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	308.90/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,310	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	291.81/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,386	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,326	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	243.16/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,245	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	280.42/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,450	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	227.78/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,333	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	247.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,455	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	266.98/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,573	56
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,470	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	259.52/cwt	254.00–267.50	1,619	135
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	236.14/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,556	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	666	203.33/cwt	170.00–217.50	1,354	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	263.42/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,804	70
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	713	187.58/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,337	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	206.91/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,490	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	264.75/cwt	264.75–264.75	1,911	73
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	221.45/cwt	207.50–231.00	1,736	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,613	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,622	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,172	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	317.59/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,356	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	429	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,062	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	315.81/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,459	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	283.89/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,343	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	524	295.53/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,549	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,504	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,399	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	577	302.51/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,745	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,598	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	280.82/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,719	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	652	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,832	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	233.48/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,543	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	208.33/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,725	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,761	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3Value Added	897	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,790	56
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Dairy Steers	1100–1150	Large 3	1,142	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,884	17
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,225	194.14/cwt	180.00–202.50	2,378	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,643	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,283	136.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,745	4
Bulls	—	—	1,651	144.72/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,389	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,328	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,239	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	82.00/cwt	72.00–87.00	831	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	971	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	103.42/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,136	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	119.57/cwt	113.00–142.50	1,608	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	106.50/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,439	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,408	97.67/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,375	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,633	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,954	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,272	151.82/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,931	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	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 (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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	850–900	897	199.50	199.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,578	103.00–104.00	103.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	180.00–202.50	194.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	123.00–124.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.