Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.61/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −134.98 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$270.61

29 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$22.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

vs KY average

−5.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	272.13	1,431	27
Medium and Large 2	555	250.00	1,388	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.13/cwt here — about $44 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 sale29 hd

270.61

—

KY average26 barns · 1,713 hd

265.92

+4.68

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−5.85

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−134.98

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	—	Low	1,899	153.62	2,917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	133.01	1,648	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	126.16	1,861	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	987	115.58	1,141	13
Steers	Select	Average	1,105	160.00	1,768	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,830	149.00	2,727	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)	1,230	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,530	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	300–350	329	288.21/cwt	282.50–300.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	228.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	268.84/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,274	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.31/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	299.40/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	228.98/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	246.16/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	270.36/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	241.01/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	303.27/cwt	300.00–305.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	264.38/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	277.42/cwt	267.50–281.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	106.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	319.56/cwt	312.50–352.50	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	301.58/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	298.87/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	358.60/cwt	352.50–362.50	1,287	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	600–650	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	274.31/cwt	259.00–276.50	1,522	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	288.48/cwt	286.00–291.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	638	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	285.83/cwt	283.00–295.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	283.67/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,642	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	128.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,452	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	115.48/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,102	7
Steers	Choice	—	1,830	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,727	1
Steers	Select	—	1,105	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	136.35/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,696	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,953	162.23/cwt	159.00–166.00	3,168	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	126.16/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	127.17/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	273.47/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	261.50/cwt	251.00–272.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	502	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,406	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	263.31/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	944	1

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 126Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	300.00–305.00	303.27
5	300–350	329	282.50–300.00	288.21
5	350–400	378	295.00–302.00	299.40
6	400–450	427	267.50–281.00	277.42
6	450–500	474	260.00–276.00	268.84
10	500–550	524	260.00–269.00	263.31
8	550–600	555	259.00–276.50	274.31
3	600–650	615	244.00–254.00	247.31
5	650–700	662	240.00–250.00	246.16
6	700–750	708	220.00–230.00	228.32
2	750–800	782	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	342.50	342.50
7	400–450	431	295.00–310.00	301.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	267.50	267.50
2	350–400	375	240.00–250.00	244.93
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	262.50–277.50	273.47
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	638	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	624	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	308	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	525	286.00–291.00	288.48
2	600–650	620	251.00–272.00	261.50
3	700–750	712	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	777	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	359	352.50–362.50	358.60
3	450–500	471	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	536	295.00–300.00	298.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	272.50	272.50
2	350–400	358	280.00–287.50	283.67
4	450–500	483	283.00–295.00	285.83
5	500–550	514	257.00–280.00	270.36
3	550–600	573	257.00–270.00	264.38
4	600–650	616	238.00–248.00	241.01
2	650–700	653	225.00–233.00	228.98
2	700–750	715	229.00	229.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	312.50	312.50
7	400–450	440	312.50–352.50	319.56
3	450–500	463	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	523	314.00	314.00
1	600–650	610	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	455	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	525	220.00–235.00	227.64
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00

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	—	1,190	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,925.00	1,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	104.00–108.00	106.32
3	—	1,127	124.00–134.00	128.85
7	—	954	110.00–118.00	115.48
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	131.00–141.00	136.35
4	—	1,231	125.00–129.00	127.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	124.00–128.00	126.16
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	149.00	149.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,953	159.00–166.00	162.23
1	—	2,190	155.00	155.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle