Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.21/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −222.47 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$260.21

11 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.61

vs KY average

−27.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	283.94	1,574	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	231.74	1,320	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $254 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

260.21

—

KY average25 barns · 809 hd

287.82

−27.61

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−27.58

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−222.47

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	1,687	163.16	2,752	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	129.80	1,705	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,676	128.96	2,161	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	115.32	1,213	16
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	141.00	1,887	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	155.00	1,876	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	262.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,820	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	284.35/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	237.30/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	239.51/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	255.58/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	246.49/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	286.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	279.03/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,454	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	288.85/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	277.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	313.37/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	241.69/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	231.55/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	222.53/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	241.67/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	267.24/cwt	260.00–273.75	2,076	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	283.12/cwt	274.00–292.50	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	269.66/cwt	259.00–277.50	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	857	261.30/cwt	261.30–261.30	2,239	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	251.54/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,552	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	127.34/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,694	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	114.44/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,150	9
Bulls	—	—	1,518	155.83/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,365	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	174.16/cwt	169.00–181.00	3,379	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	126.15/cwt	121.00–132.00	2,143	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,401	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	92.55/cwt	83.00–103.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,876	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,338	141.00/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	144.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,159	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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 515Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 29Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	523	274.00–292.50	283.12
4	550–600	570	275.00–292.00	284.35
1	600–650	615	272.50	272.50
9	650–700	669	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	730	240.00–244.00	241.67
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	365	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	232.50	232.50
4	550–600	576	217.50–240.00	231.55
2	650–700	658	215.00–230.00	222.53
1	950–1000	995	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	750–800	777	260.00–273.75	267.24
124	850–900	857	261.30	261.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	282.50	282.50
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	434	270.00–280.00	277.52
3	450–500	483	259.00–277.50	269.66
6	500–550	527	250.00–270.00	262.39
4	550–600	569	250.00–262.00	255.58
2	600–650	625	246.00–247.00	246.49
6	650–700	671	230.00–245.00	237.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	486	240.00–242.50	241.69
2	600–650	637	221.00	221.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	390	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	440	280.00–297.50	288.85
5	450–500	478	280.00–290.00	286.53
20	500–550	521	270.00–290.00	279.03
1	550–600	560	286.00	286.00
4	600–650	617	240.00–258.00	251.54
2	650–700	670	239.00–240.00	239.51
1	700–750	725	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	410	307.50–322.50	313.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	195.00	195.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,330	122.00–135.00	127.34
1	—	1,220	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,272	140.00–154.00	144.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,005	108.00–119.00	114.44
5	—	1,112	124.00–128.00	126.01
2	—	1,110	83.00–103.00	92.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,699	121.00–132.00	126.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	150.00–162.00	155.83
2	—	1,940	169.00–181.00	174.16
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	139.00–143.00	141.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle