Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $281.89/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −156.83 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$281.89

32 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,566

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$46.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.74

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	286.34	1,580	28
Medium and Large 2	575	262.00	1,507	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	588	239.51	1,408	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.83/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $471.50, low $381.59, median $438.73 across 11 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 sale32 hd

281.89

—

KY average24 barns · 601 hd

267.15

+14.74

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−156.83

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	1,526	158.83	2,424	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	129.53	1,599	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	127.12	1,926	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	114.76	1,086	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,315	144.00	1,894	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,125	188.00	2,115	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,485	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$1,780	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,582	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,376	$2,642	5

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	209.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	230.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	299.31/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,257	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	245.22/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,278	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	251.51/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	299.40/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,431	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	310.16/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,616	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	313.11/cwt	312.50–315.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	312.98/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	260.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,196	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,125	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	256.55/cwt	250.00–262.50	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	320.90/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	192.47/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	262.00/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	244.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	289.76/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	220.46/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,227	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,182	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	125.62/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,224	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,227	143.61/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,762	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	293.69/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,780.40/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	2,641.86/head	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	277.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	271.59/cwt	264.00–292.00	1,578	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	278.41/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,467	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	160.67/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,255	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,582.42/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,582	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	109.97/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,002	7
Bulls	—	—	1,751	170.24/cwt	151.00–182.00	2,981	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	117.16/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	137.07/cwt	135.00–139.00	2,008	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	134.16/cwt	126.00–148.00	1,669	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	123.06/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,517	7

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 143Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 39Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	407	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	264.00	264.00
2	650–700	655	259.00	259.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–220.00	209.79
1	950–1000	980	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	430	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	462	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	374	285.00–305.00	289.76
7	450–500	459	255.00–270.00	260.47
6	500–550	521	235.00–250.00	245.22
4	550–600	580	247.00–253.00	251.51
2	600–650	638	210.00–231.00	220.46
1	1050–1100	1,095	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	473	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	558	190.00–195.00	192.47
1	600–650	600	180.00	180.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	377	310.00–326.00	320.90
5	400–450	429	290.00–296.00	293.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	464	240.00–255.00	244.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	270.00–285.00	277.65
5	400–450	420	292.50–307.50	299.31
12	450–500	478	287.00–310.00	299.40
4	500–550	527	267.00–285.00	278.41
14	550–600	581	264.00–292.00	271.59
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	675	220.00–240.00	230.15
1	700–750	745	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	312.50–315.00	313.11
2	400–450	405	311.00–315.00	312.98
10	500–550	521	309.00–315.00	310.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–262.50	256.55
2	400–450	428	240.00–255.00	247.54
2	550–600	588	239.00–240.00	239.51
1	600–650	620	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	575	261.00–263.00	262.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	188.00	188.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	110.00	110.00
14	—	1,244	126.00–148.00	134.16
7	—	1,233	118.00–125.00	123.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	101.00	101.00
7	—	974	116.00–139.00	125.62
1	—	770	86.00	86.00
7	—	911	104.00–115.00	109.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	110.00–125.00	117.16
2	—	1,465	135.00–139.00	137.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	139.00–150.00	143.61
4	—	1,751	151.00–182.00	170.24
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	144.00	144.00

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)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,423	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,582.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,376	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,641.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	781	150.00–172.50	160.67

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

Bulls · 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