Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.50/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −170.18 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$312.50

5 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.47

vs KY average

+3.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	312.50	1,712	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

312.50

—

KY average26 barns · 968 hd

307.03

+5.47

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

+3.34

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−170.18

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	1,633	163.80	2,674	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	137.66	1,794	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	134.91	2,057	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	119.44	1,315	13

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,570	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,030	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	350–400	379	287.23/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	272.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,425	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	307.62/cwt	300.00–310.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	325.78/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	281.29/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	316.08/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	164.04/cwt	155.00–173.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	288.65/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	939	239.89/cwt	237.00–242.75	2,253	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	233.97/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,626	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	133.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,788	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	258.69/cwt	246.00–269.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	292.57/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	306.66/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	218.40/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	306.92/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	317.41/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	290.13/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	260.68/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,512	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	288.96/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	319.20/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,207	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	100.26/cwt	97.50–103.00	925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	137.29/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	122.18/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,408	6
Bulls	—	—	1,835	172.03/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,157	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	148.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,799	3
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	990	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	134.91/cwt	132.00–137.00	2,057	3
Bulls	—	—	1,511	158.86/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,400	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	557	310.79/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	307.78/cwt	302.50–312.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	326.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	205.37/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	317.60/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,356	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	201.75/cwt	201.00–202.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 196Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	280.00	280.00
6	350–400	379	280.00–300.00	287.23
2	400–450	418	290.00–295.00	292.57
4	450–500	471	282.50–300.00	288.65
8	500–550	522	260.00–280.00	272.95
4	550–600	580	254.00–280.00	260.68
3	600–650	615	246.00–269.00	258.69
1	700–750	720	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	495	201.00–202.50	201.75
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	755	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	470	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	307.50–337.50	317.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	297.50	297.50
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–307.50	306.66
3	600–650	628	275.00–292.50	281.29
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	900	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	332.50	332.50
121	900–950	939	237.00–242.75	239.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	325.00–330.00	326.62
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	302.50–312.50	307.78
4	300–350	315	300.00–310.00	307.62
3	350–400	378	317.50–320.00	319.20
4	400–450	416	312.00–317.50	316.08
4	450–500	466	295.00–317.50	306.92
2	500–550	518	280.00–297.50	288.96
6	550–600	575	281.00–295.00	290.13
1	600–650	640	248.00	248.00
8	650–700	695	232.00–246.00	233.97
2	750–800	778	212.00–225.00	218.40
2	850–900	870	200.00–211.00	205.37
1	900–950	940	194.00	194.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	155.00–173.00	164.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	347.50	347.50
7	400–450	421	320.00–335.00	325.78
2	500–550	535	312.50–322.50	317.41
3	550–600	557	307.50–317.50	310.79
1	600–650	620	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	875	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	162.50	162.50
1	900–950	930	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,335	127.00–138.00	133.91
3	—	1,208	145.00–154.00	148.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	97.50–103.00	100.26
4	—	1,073	134.00–143.00	137.29
6	—	1,152	114.00–127.00	122.18
1	—	1,260	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	132.00–137.00	134.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,835	170.00–173.00	172.03
5	—	1,511	153.00–165.00	158.86

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,030.00	1,030.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	165.00	165.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 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