Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.63/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −176.96 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$228.63

13 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,280

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$32.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.69

vs KY average

−13.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	233.59	1,299	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	201.33	1,168	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.26/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

228.63

—

KY average26 barns · 1,076 hd

240.32

−11.69

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−13.25

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−176.96

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	1,689	163.48	2,761	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	143.26	1,910	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	138.94	2,114	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,044	114.21	1,192	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	2,040	158.00	3,223	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2-3	350–400	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	241.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	257.23/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	265.94/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	268.75/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,140	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	2,040	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	3,223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	139.43/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,861	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	94.55/cwt	85.00–101.00	946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	139.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,623	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	120.47/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	135.58/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,091	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	149.36/cwt	146.00–158.00	2,040	15
Bulls	—	—	1,770	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,044	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	120.50/cwt	117.50–124.00	1,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	238.66/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	201.33/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	268.76/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	267.64/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	239.84/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,233	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	234.16/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 124Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	212.50	212.50
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	580	192.50–210.00	201.33
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	800	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	247.50	247.50
2	300–350	340	252.50	252.50
3	350–400	370	240.00–245.00	242.44
5	400–450	433	240.00–245.00	241.51
3	450–500	457	240.00–245.00	242.48
4	500–550	520	235.00–242.50	238.66
7	550–600	577	230.00–232.50	230.69
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	232.50–235.00	234.16
2	450–500	467	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	424	267.50–272.50	268.75
5	450–500	487	262.50–272.50	265.94
7	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	257.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	262.50	262.50
4	400–450	416	260.00–272.50	268.76
3	450–500	463	262.50–272.50	267.64
7	500–550	514	235.00–241.00	239.84
2	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	232.49
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50
2	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	237.50	237.50
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	785	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,335	132.00–144.00	139.43
15	—	1,366	146.00–158.00	149.36
2	—	1,073	117.50–124.00	120.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	85.00–101.00	94.55
2	—	1,163	137.00–142.00	139.54
2	—	1,048	120.00–121.00	120.47
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	149.00	149.00
3	—	1,542	132.00–141.00	135.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	170.00–175.00	171.97
1	—	1,445	138.00	138.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle