Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.50/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −146.09 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$259.50

20 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.30

vs KY average

−16.67 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	264.37	1,471	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	240.00	1,376	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.37/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $435.33, low $360.50, median $405.59 across 10 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 sale20 hd

259.50

—

KY average24 barns · 1,564 hd

259.80

−0.30

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−16.67

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−146.09

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	—	Average	1,644	137.41	2,259	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	119.70	1,831	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	117.35	1,535	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,119	99.87	1,117	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	212.32/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	269.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	268.22/cwt	267.00–269.00	1,829	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	112.79/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,780	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	91.68/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	122.97/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,654	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	114.63/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,443	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,348	1
Bulls	—	—	1,584	132.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,765	147.68/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	242.66/cwt	242.00–243.00	1,645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	244.31/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	243.19/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	263.47/cwt	258.00–267.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	221.00/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	288.36/cwt	287.00–292.50	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	267.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	262.76/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	258.16/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,206	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	623	264.92/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	233.87/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	276.79/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	259.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	276.81/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	219.28/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	657	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	124.88/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,866	4

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 219Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 39Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	276.79
2	400–450	423	250.00–270.00	259.59
15	450–500	467	250.00–265.00	258.16
5	500–550	521	258.00–267.00	263.47
10	550–600	580	258.00–265.00	262.76
3	600–650	628	231.00–240.00	233.87
11	650–700	680	241.00–247.00	244.31
2	700–750	725	204.00–221.00	212.32
1	750–800	760	207.00	207.00
7	850–900	864	219.00–220.00	219.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	598	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	940	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	425	272.50	272.50
3	500–550	522	271.00–285.00	276.81
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
18	650–700	682	267.00–269.00	268.22
1	800–850	845	221.00	221.00
5	850–900	883	215.00–222.50	221.00
1	900–950	920	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	252.50	252.50
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	294.00	294.00
2	600–650	600	276.00	276.00
2	650–700	657	271.00	271.00
4	800–850	805	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	472	287.00–292.50	288.36
4	500–550	525	260.00–275.00	267.91
5	550–600	584	260.00–275.00	269.86
2	600–650	625	231.00–255.00	243.19
6	650–700	678	242.00–243.00	242.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	307.50	307.50
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	533	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	623	261.00–269.00	264.92
2	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,578	111.00–115.00	112.79
4	—	1,494	121.00–128.00	124.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	81.00	81.00
4	—	1,098	90.00–94.00	91.68
3	—	1,097	112.00–116.00	114.04
1	—	1,085	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	120.00–130.00	122.97
7	—	1,259	107.00–119.00	114.63
1	—	1,390	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	126.00–136.00	132.27
2	—	1,765	141.00–154.00	147.68

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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