Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.22/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −160.37 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$245.22

26 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$39.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.01

vs KY average

−24.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	246.73	1,326	25
Medium and Large 2-3	510	207.50	1,058	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.23/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd

245.22

—

KY average25 barns · 1,823 hd

257.23

−12.01

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.97

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−160.37

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	1,839	158.96	2,923	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	126.46	1,926	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,263	120.56	1,523	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	107.09	1,045	15

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)	1,128	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,287	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	128.31/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,624	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	102.40/cwt	100.00–104.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	113.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,121	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	130.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,996	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,364	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	88.34/cwt	83.00–94.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,186	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	167.94/cwt	157.00–178.00	3,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	259.33/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	259.29/cwt	251.00–267.50	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	162.24/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	289.47/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	278.18/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	235.85/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	244.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	266.88/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	271.53/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	286.44/cwt	284.00–291.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	241.18/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,621	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	260.52/cwt	259.00–262.50	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	247.82/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	451	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	327.56/cwt	317.00–337.50	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	263.81/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	280.36/cwt	271.00–290.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	283.50/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	267.51/cwt	262.50–270.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	243.96/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,291	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	292.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,224	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,700.39/head	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	269.75/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,513	14

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 167Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 52Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	90.00	90.00
8	—	1,266	125.00–138.00	128.31
3	—	1,263	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,200	122.00–123.00	122.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	100.00–104.00	102.40
9	—	989	111.00–116.00	113.34
2	—	953	83.00–94.00	88.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	126.00–133.00	130.28
1	—	1,495	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,983	157.00–178.00	167.94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	418	317.00–337.50	327.56
2	450–500	452	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	251.00–267.50	259.29
1	500–550	500	242.50	242.50
1	600–650	645	222.50	222.50
1	650–700	685	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	289.00–290.00	289.47
3	450–500	468	284.00–291.00	286.44
2	500–550	528	271.00–290.00	280.36
6	550–600	574	276.00–285.00	278.18
1	650–700	690	258.00	258.00
1	700–750	730	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	610	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	710	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	419	285.00–300.00	292.17
5	450–500	475	280.00–286.00	283.50
2	500–550	535	260.00–265.00	262.45
14	550–600	561	260.00–281.00	269.75
1	600–650	635	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	201.00	201.00
1	850–900	850	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	428	259.00–262.50	260.52
2	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	244.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	307.50	307.50
3	450–500	451	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	507	258.00–260.00	259.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	252.50	252.50
2	400–450	410	237.50–240.00	238.75
2	450–500	473	226.00–245.00	235.85
1	500–550	510	207.50	207.50
2	700–750	715	150.00–175.00	162.24
1	800–850	815	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	850	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	336	262.50–270.00	267.51
4	350–400	380	262.50–272.50	266.88
4	400–450	428	251.00–275.00	263.81
4	450–500	462	265.00–275.00	271.53
16	500–550	529	232.00–251.00	243.96
6	550–600	575	246.00–252.00	247.82
1	600–650	620	243.00	243.00
7	650–700	672	236.00–243.00	241.18

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	1	—	980	149.00	149.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,675.00–1,725.00	1,700.39

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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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

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