Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $229.67/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −209.05 against this barn's trailing median of $438.73.

Average price

$229.67

7 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$52.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.59

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	548	267.50	1,465	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	214.54	1,149	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.96/cwt here — about $315 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 sale7 hd

229.67

—

KY average25 barns · 730 hd

241.26

−11.59

This barn, trailing median11 sales

438.73

−209.05

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	1,658	149.12	2,473	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,607	109.88	1,766	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,427	109.07	1,556	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,079	100.67	1,086	19
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,503	139.00	2,089	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	400–450	418	228.07/cwt	222.50–235.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	195.50/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,158	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	216.39/cwt	212.50–221.00	1,329	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	174.66/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	184.51/cwt	182.50–186.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	196.02/cwt	190.00–202.50	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	225.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	150.34/cwt	146.00–154.00	2,503	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	85.32/cwt	81.00–88.00	822	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	109.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,214	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	118.07/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	105.21/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,531	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	107.86/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	98.33/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,086	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,108	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,503	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,089	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 140Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	418	222.50–235.00	228.07
8	500–550	522	220.00–235.00	225.67
2	650–700	695	190.00–201.00	195.50
1	750–800	785	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	473	190.00–202.50	196.02
1	500–550	500	197.50	197.50
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	618	182.50–186.00	184.51
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	257.50	257.50
2	450–500	482	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	467	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
4	500–550	522	210.00–220.00	215.05
1	550–600	590	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	685	202.00	202.00
3	750–800	768	172.00–180.00	174.66
1	800–850	820	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	272.50	272.50
1	550–600	580	262.50	262.50
10	600–650	614	212.50–221.00	216.39
2	650–700	657	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	703	212.50–215.00	213.75
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	317.50	317.50
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	272.50	272.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	143.00	143.00
5	—	1,665	146.00–154.00	150.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	81.00–88.00	85.32
9	—	1,113	105.00–114.00	109.06
6	—	1,104	93.00–104.00	98.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	114.00–122.00	118.07
7	—	1,455	102.00–109.00	105.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	104.00–112.00	107.86
1	—	1,700	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	139.00	139.00

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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