Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $272.51/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −210.17 against this barn's trailing median of $482.68.

Average price

$272.51

30 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$28.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.35

vs KY average

−26.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	273.46	1,457	29
Medium and Large 2	535	245.00	1,311	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.46/cwt here — about $146 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

272.51

—

KY average26 barns · 1,313 hd

272.86

−0.35

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−26.53

This barn, trailing median2 sales

482.68

−210.17

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	1,789	150.71	2,695	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,324	129.97	1,720	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,666	127.80	2,129	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,047	110.84	1,161	19

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	190.08/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	220.83/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	226.29/cwt	220.00–232.50	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	227.59/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	225.28/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,367	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	249.46/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	306	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	399	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,277	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,456	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	721	175.33/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	244.32/cwt	237.50–246.00	1,547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	262.80/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,495	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	262.44/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	268.40/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	237.22/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	239.29/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	190.85/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	270.86/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	402	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	306.19/cwt	302.50–310.00	964	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,636	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	132.05/cwt	131.00–133.00	2,270	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	120.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	133.89/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,733	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	124.75/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,700	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	118.02/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,391	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	92.51/cwt	86.00–95.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	104.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	972	6
Bulls	—	—	1,900	149.59/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	130.38/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,934	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	255.61/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,347	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	259.41/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	267.95/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,254	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	225.70/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	278.67/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,455	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	705	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	245.29/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,322	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	251.53/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	185.23/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	220.70/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,465	5

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 284Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 79Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	335	222.50	222.50
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	590	202.50	202.50
2	600–650	630	180.00–200.00	190.08
2	650–700	665	184.00–197.50	190.85
1	700–750	700	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
4	400–450	424	272.50–285.00	278.67
11	450–500	468	265.00–285.00	267.95
7	500–550	539	240.00–255.00	245.29
7	550–600	575	245.00–260.00	251.53
5	600–650	636	221.00–230.00	225.70
5	650–700	664	212.50–225.00	220.70
6	700–750	723	179.00–193.00	185.23
1	750–800	795	183.00	183.00
1	800–850	800	181.00	181.00
1	900–950	940	161.00	161.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	315	302.50–310.00	306.19
2	400–450	402	312.50	312.50
3	500–550	527	270.00–272.50	270.86
1	600–650	635	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	262.50	262.50
1	350–400	360	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	231.00	231.00
1	650–700	680	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	310	252.50	252.50
11	350–400	377	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
9	450–500	473	245.00–255.00	249.46
12	500–550	500	220.00–230.00	220.83
4	550–600	574	220.00–235.00	227.59
7	600–650	607	215.00–230.00	225.28
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	383	220.00–232.50	226.29
5	500–550	538	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	575	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	721	173.00–180.00	175.33
2	850–900	870	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	527	247.50–260.00	255.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	257.50–260.00	259.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	306	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	399	320.00	320.00
14	500–550	511	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	292.50	292.50
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	447	285.00	285.00
8	450–500	468	265.00–272.50	268.40
5	500–550	521	252.50–270.00	262.44
10	550–600	569	250.00–267.50	262.80
6	600–650	633	237.50–246.00	244.32
3	650–700	665	230.00–241.00	237.22
1	750–800	770	226.00	226.00
1	900–950	935	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	355	262.50	262.50
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	235.00–242.50	239.29
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	127.00–128.00	127.48
8	—	1,179	112.00–123.00	118.02
3	—	778	86.00–95.00	92.51
6	—	927	100.00–108.00	104.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	131.00–133.00	132.05
3	—	1,578	115.00–124.00	120.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,294	130.00–143.00	133.89
6	—	1,363	122.00–128.00	124.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	149.00–150.00	149.59
2	—	1,693	130.00–131.00	130.38
3	—	1,778	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	625.00	625.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle