Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.59/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −161.00 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$244.59

14 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$46.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.27

vs KY average

−26.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	251.17	1,328	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	205.09	1,179	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.08/cwt here — about $149 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

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 sale14 hd

244.59

—

KY average26 barns · 1,408 hd

255.85

−11.27

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−26.00

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−161.00

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	1,791	150.77	2,700	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,678	131.51	2,207	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	120.73	1,456	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	100.40	929	14

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)	998	$1,512	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,498	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	—	—	1,913	158.36/cwt	147.00–170.00	3,029	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	262.04/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	246.99/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	305.54/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	260.96/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	219.96/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	285.25/cwt	274.00–291.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	287.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	306.97/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	346	309.16/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	296.50/cwt	287.50–310.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	474	315.33/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	329.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	301.18/cwt	300.00–302.50	973	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	113.48/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,241	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	103.28/cwt	101.00–106.00	948	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	80.96/cwt	60.00–89.00	733	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	113.40/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,074	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	131.51/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	322.31/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	234.05/cwt	200.00–252.00	1,100	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	125.57/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	767	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	173.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	246.53/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	282.66/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,511.53/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	216.56/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	255.35/cwt	250.00–260.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	266.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	244.94/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,355	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 143Last week 150Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 114Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,913	147.00–170.00	158.36
1	—	1,425	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	112.00–116.00	113.48
6	—	1,280	121.00–129.00	125.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	101.00–106.00	103.28
1	—	940	124.00	124.00
5	—	906	60.00–89.00	80.96
5	—	947	109.00–119.00	113.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,678	127.00–136.00	131.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	259.00–265.00	262.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–302.50	301.18
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	468	260.00–263.00	260.96
4	500–550	515	236.00–250.00	246.53
4	550–600	553	230.00–250.00	244.94
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	673	210.00–230.00	219.96
4	700–750	713	200.00–222.00	216.56
1	750–800	755	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	317.50	317.50
3	300–350	346	307.50–312.50	309.16
1	400–450	430	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	222.50	222.50
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	360	247.50	247.50
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
10	450–500	470	200.00–252.00	234.05
2	550–600	575	200.00–210.00	205.09
1	650–700	695	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	860	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	260.00–270.00	266.63
3	400–450	441	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	265	302.50	302.50
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	383	287.50–310.00	296.50
4	400–450	435	303.00–310.00	306.97
7	450–500	473	292.50–310.00	305.54
2	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.42
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	678	237.50–252.50	246.99
1	750–800	795	209.00	209.00
2	850–900	855	170.00–177.00	173.48
1	900–950	935	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	342.50	342.50
3	400–450	428	315.00–332.50	322.31
3	450–500	460	320.00–335.00	329.89
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	611	274.00–291.00	285.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	865	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	277.50–287.50	282.66
2	600–650	630	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	690	260.00–265.00	262.48
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	474	313.00–325.00	315.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00–260.00	255.35
2	750–800	767	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	998	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,511.53
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle