Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $246.34/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −192.39 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$246.34

8 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$42.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.87

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	573	266.57	1,527	3thin
Medium and Large 2	580	250.00	1,450	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	223.66	1,223	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.91/cwt here — about $305 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

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 sale8 hd

246.34

—

KY average25 barns · 305 hd

273.20

−26.87

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−192.39

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	1,749	174.04	3,044	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,229	147.79	1,816	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,513	133.76	2,023	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,016	119.43	1,213	13

Every lot, as filed

54 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	250–300	290	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	221.03/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.93/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	266.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	292.80/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	256.25/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,470	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	151.01/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,826	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	142.15/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,795	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	110.56/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,189	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	137.81/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	730	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,165	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	176.85/cwt	169.00–190.00	3,307	5
Bulls	—	—	1,145	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	220.49/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	245.96/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	256.73/cwt	250.00–260.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	179.00/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	269.55/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	290.32/cwt	287.00–291.00	1,661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	294.14/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,412	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	267.83/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,422	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	258.89/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	287.20/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,094	8

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 164Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	282.50	282.50
6	400–450	422	265.00–287.50	269.55
1	450–500	495	271.00	271.00
22	500–550	531	257.00–275.00	267.83
7	550–600	577	255.00–276.00	258.89
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	820	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	250.00–260.00	256.73
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	583	244.00–248.00	245.96
1	650–700	650	229.00	229.00
2	750–800	780	171.00–187.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	381	280.00–300.00	287.20
5	400–450	438	280.00–296.00	292.80
18	450–500	480	290.00–301.00	294.14
3	550–600	573	260.00–280.00	266.57
3	650–700	671	240.00–264.00	256.25
2	700–750	725	230.00–250.00	239.93
6	800–850	823	218.00–224.00	221.03
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	347.50	347.50
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	565	220.00–221.00	220.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	272.50	272.50
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	291.00	291.00
6	550–600	572	287.00–291.00	290.32
1	600–650	615	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	543	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	650	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,530	141.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	1,520	152.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,209	147.00–158.00	151.01
4	—	1,263	136.00–144.00	142.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	80.00–85.00	82.75
4	—	1,075	107.00–113.00	110.56
6	—	1,072	134.00–143.00	137.81
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	169.00–190.00	176.85
1	—	1,145	160.00	160.00

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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