Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −136.39 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$269.20

20 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$20.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.90

vs KY average

−8.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	271.27	1,496	18thin
Medium and Large 2	528	250.50	1,323	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.77/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

269.20

—

KY average27 barns · 2,318 hd

261.29

+7.90

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−8.02

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−136.39

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	1,743	141.07	2,458	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	118.59	1,457	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	115.50	1,788	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	102.40	1,057	16

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	600–650	621	226.24/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	331.25/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	283.52/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,313	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	112.90/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	73.94/cwt	70.00–80.00	802	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	95.62/cwt	93.00–98.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,467	136.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,006	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	112.80/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,226	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	106.17/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	290.89/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,341	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	222.61/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	311.72/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,468	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	286.19/cwt	282.50–288.00	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	271.42/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,528	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	296.18/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,247	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	115.50/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	185.94/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	334.01/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,283	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	261.31/cwt	260.00–262.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	256.73/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	307.42/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	270.98/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	642	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	333.49/cwt	302.50–337.50	1,684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	291.56/cwt	280.00–302.50	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	279.22/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	305.40/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	257.31/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	285.62/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	298.25/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,101	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	284.01/cwt	277.50–291.00	1,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	218.63/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	325.94/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	326.09/cwt	320.00–330.00	900	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	705	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	304.08/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,119	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	102.17/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	2,018	145.42/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,935	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	126.26/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,580	8

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 154Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 37Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	278	280.00–302.50	291.56
18	350–400	369	290.00–306.00	298.25
3	400–450	440	282.50–288.00	286.19
5	450–500	463	280.00–289.00	283.52
6	500–550	528	262.00–277.00	270.98
12	550–600	563	268.00–274.00	271.42
4	600–650	621	220.00–235.00	226.24
2	650–700	660	215.00–230.00	222.61
1	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	356	310.00	310.00
12	400–450	421	290.00–307.50	296.18
9	450–500	461	290.00–292.00	290.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	378	260.00–262.50	261.31
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
4	450–500	471	255.00–257.50	256.73
2	500–550	528	250.00–251.00	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	975	160.00–162.50	161.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	302.50	302.50
1	250–300	265	312.50	312.50
3	300–350	318	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	368	292.50–310.00	304.08
2	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	463	280.00–292.00	285.62
4	500–550	533	277.50–291.00	284.01
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	266.00	266.00
3	650–700	673	245.00–265.00	257.31
2	700–750	725	212.00–225.00	218.63
1	750–800	770	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	833	182.00–190.00	185.94
1	950–1000	950	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	337.50	337.50
6	250–300	276	320.00–330.00	326.09
6	300–350	331	317.50–330.00	325.94
11	350–400	384	315.00–340.00	334.01
2	400–450	442	325.00	325.00
8	450–500	471	305.00–322.50	311.72
1	500–550	515	307.50	307.50
1	700–750	705	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	642	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	252.50	252.50
2	550–600	582	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	317.50	317.50
1	350–400	360	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
2	450–500	470	330.00–332.50	331.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	378	305.00–310.00	307.42
7	450–500	476	290.00–310.00	305.40
3	500–550	512	270.00–293.00	279.22
1	600–650	640	277.50	277.50
1	650–700	685	259.00	259.00
1	700–750	745	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	800	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	505	302.50–337.50	333.49
3	550–600	580	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	110.00–119.00	112.90
2	—	1,150	98.00–107.00	102.17
8	—	1,251	120.00–136.00	126.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	70.00–80.00	73.94
4	—	968	93.00–98.00	95.62
7	—	1,087	110.00–122.50	112.80
3	—	957	104.00–109.00	106.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	114.00–117.00	115.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,467	134.00–138.00	136.71
3	—	2,018	141.00–152.00	145.42

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	150.00	150.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Heifers · 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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle