Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $236.30/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −202.43 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$236.30

8 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.62

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	528	250.00	1,319	2thin
Medium and Large 2	589	235.10	1,385	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	555	225.00	1,249	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

236.30

—

KY average24 barns · 595 hd

256.92

−20.62

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−202.43

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	1,624	162.19	2,634	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,328	139.96	1,858	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	124.00	2,052	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	114.28	1,233	14

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	475	253.06/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	275.94/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	236.67/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	225.41/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	300.02/cwt	297.50–302.50	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	265.14/cwt	256.00–272.50	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	280.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	262.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,330	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	275.04/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	765	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	138.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,782	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	127.12/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,491	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,484	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,817	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,429	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	148.67/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,977	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	100.22/cwt	94.00–107.00	910	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	158.91/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	171.62/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,964	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	276.07/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,314	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	231.05/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	257.46/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	235.10/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	278.75/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	260.86/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	239.07/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	281.22/cwt	280.00–282.50	922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,331	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 139Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 33Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year 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
2	300–350	328	280.00–282.50	281.22
2	350–400	370	277.50–280.00	278.75
3	400–450	413	250.00–267.50	260.86
5	450–500	475	250.00–257.50	253.06
6	500–550	531	233.00–247.50	239.07
3	550–600	558	235.00–237.50	236.67
2	600–650	623	221.00–230.00	225.41
3	650–700	658	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	720	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	235.00–240.00	237.58
1	700–750	710	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	297.50–302.50	300.02
1	350–400	355	302.50	302.50
2	400–450	415	270.00–290.00	280.36
5	450–500	485	270.00–285.00	275.94
7	500–550	506	260.00–265.00	262.83
3	550–600	570	256.00–272.50	265.14
1	600–650	630	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	940	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	302.50	302.50
2	350–400	378	302.50	302.50
3	400–450	442	270.00–285.00	275.04
5	450–500	476	267.50–282.50	276.07
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	623	222.50–239.00	231.05
3	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	202.50	202.50
3	900–950	908	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
8	750–800	765	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	252.50–260.00	257.46
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
4	550–600	589	230.00–239.00	235.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,290	135.00–141.00	138.13
1	—	1,325	112.00	112.00
1	—	1,540	118.00	118.00
7	—	1,330	145.00–154.00	148.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	124.00–132.00	127.12
3	—	1,232	114.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	1,265	142.00	142.00
6	—	908	94.00–107.00	100.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	152.00–162.00	158.91
1	—	1,450	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,727	169.00–175.00	171.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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Bulls · 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

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