Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.28/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −167.31 against this barn's trailing median of $405.59.

Average price

$238.28

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$45.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs KY average

−22.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	242.18	1,327	32
Medium and Large 2-3	547	196.67	1,076	3thin

One grade step is worth $45.52/cwt here — about $251 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 sale35 hd

238.28

—

KY average26 barns · 1,668 hd

239.19

−0.91

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−22.18

This barn, trailing median10 sales

405.59

−167.31

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	1,550	151.67	2,351	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	118.13	1,539	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	117.45	1,897	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,100	101.77	1,120	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	157.50	1,851	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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	110.01/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,426	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	89.45/cwt	80.00–96.00	940	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	117.75/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,941	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	142.07/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	118.82/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,554	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	105.51/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	117.73/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,407	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	130.09/cwt	129.00–131.00	2,150	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	108.21/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,625	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	303.63/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	205.43/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	240.00/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	202.08/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	230.16/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	261.68/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	467	255.19/cwt	254.00–257.50	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	238.36/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	197.92/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	255.03/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	251.22/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,329	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	191.94/cwt	187.50–201.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	184.47/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	266.11/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	288.85/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	233.09/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,562	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	242.80/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	263.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	234.63/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	727	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,254	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	165.65/cwt	157.50–180.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	281.40/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	256.67/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,527	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	198.43/cwt	192.50–201.00	1,236	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	243.24/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	232.10/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,318	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	248.05/cwt	242.50–257.50	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	220.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,367	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	238.23/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	232.47/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,676	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 274Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 51Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	107.00–114.00	110.01
2	—	1,295	141.00–143.00	142.07
13	—	1,308	115.00–124.00	118.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	80.00–96.00	89.45
6	—	1,094	100.00–111.00	105.51
4	—	1,195	111.00–123.00	117.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,648	115.00–123.00	117.75
2	—	1,653	129.00–131.00	130.09
3	—	1,502	101.00–113.00	108.21
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	157.50	157.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,530	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,635	138.00	138.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	423	290.00–332.50	303.63
6	500–550	525	275.00–290.00	281.40
3	550–600	563	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	260	292.50	292.50
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	370	285.00–292.50	288.85
2	450–500	478	262.50–270.00	266.11
4	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
7	550–600	587	230.00–255.00	240.00
11	600–650	618	220.00–242.50	230.16
8	650–700	670	220.00–240.00	233.09
3	700–750	710	187.50–201.00	191.94
2	750–800	775	200.00–211.00	205.43
2	800–850	820	183.00–186.00	184.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	237.50–240.00	238.36
1	500–550	530	202.50	202.50
6	550–600	583	192.50–215.00	202.08
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	170.00–180.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	460	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	423	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
2	500–550	523	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
4	600–650	623	192.50–201.00	198.43
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	182.50	182.50
2	850–900	860	175.00–180.00	177.53
1	900–950	915	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	245.00–250.00	248.78
4	350–400	365	242.50–257.50	248.05
7	400–450	426	230.00–252.50	243.24
6	450–500	470	230.00–247.50	238.23
4	500–550	537	222.50–237.50	232.47
12	550–600	568	220.00–241.00	232.10
9	600–650	619	215.00–230.00	220.83
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
3	700–750	716	192.00–201.00	197.92
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	260.00–262.50	261.68
6	450–500	467	254.00–257.50	255.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	247.50–255.00	251.22
4	550–600	556	247.50–257.50	255.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	472	255.00–275.00	263.39
4	500–550	533	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	595	255.00–257.50	256.67
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	707	242.00–244.00	242.80
2	750–800	760	230.00–235.00	232.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	478	225.00–245.00	234.63
1	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	727	172.50	172.50
1	800–850	800	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	755	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	642	261.00	261.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	618	157.50–180.00	165.65

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle