Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $217.64/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −187.95 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$217.64

19 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$47.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.56

vs KY average

−29.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	229.83	1,232	13thin
Medium and Large 2	575	210.00	1,208	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	505	181.86	918	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.97/cwt here — about $314 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

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 sale19 hd

217.64

—

KY average25 barns · 1,122 hd

232.20

−14.56

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−29.14

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−187.95

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	—	Low	1,470	141.13	2,075	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	113.68	1,443	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	107.30	1,656	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	100.80	1,021	15
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,255	127.50	1,600	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	143.00	1,859	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	258.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	257.49/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,251	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	267.71/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	268.76/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,255	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	104.09/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,017	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	117.59/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	74.91/cwt	60.00–90.00	739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	107.30/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	118.71/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	108.65/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,125	130.34/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	151.91/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,757	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	771	162.59/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	239.86/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	250.99/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	172.65/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	213.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	582	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	708	172.59/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	230.74/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	213.68/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	235.18/cwt	220.00–242.50	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	229.66/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,217	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	204.49/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	233.51/cwt	226.00–242.50	1,095	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	181.86/cwt	180.00–182.50	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	282.64/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	191.92/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2

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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 160Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 30Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	418	262.50–272.50	267.71
5	450–500	486	250.00–262.50	257.49
7	500–550	522	255.00–270.00	258.38
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	910	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	280.00–284.00	282.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	373	250.00–260.00	255.10
2	400–450	423	242.50–260.00	250.99
2	500–550	538	230.00–250.00	239.86
1	550–600	590	222.50	222.50
7	600–650	639	210.00–215.00	213.56
3	700–750	730	199.00–215.00	204.49
2	750–800	775	189.00–195.00	191.92
1	800–850	815	174.00	174.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	582	197.50	197.50
1	650–700	695	180.00	180.00
3	700–750	708	165.00–182.50	172.59
4	750–800	771	150.00–180.00	162.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	478	267.50–270.00	268.76
2	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	180.00–182.50	181.86
4	600–650	625	160.00–185.00	172.65
1	650–700	655	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	775	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	227.50	227.50
6	400–450	422	220.00–242.50	235.18
15	450–500	469	226.00–242.50	233.51
11	500–550	530	220.00–240.00	229.66
2	550–600	570	221.00–241.00	230.74
3	600–650	642	210.00–220.00	213.68
1	650–700	680	197.50	197.50
2	700–750	735	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	127.50	127.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	977	100.00–113.00	104.09
3	—	1,188	116.00–121.00	117.59
4	—	986	60.00–90.00	74.91
1	—	850	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	102.00–112.00	107.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,238	114.00–123.00	118.71
7	—	1,301	103.00–113.00	108.65
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	120.00–139.00	130.34
2	—	1,815	147.00–156.00	151.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,425.00	1,425.00

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