Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.59/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$148.59

42 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	461	155.86	718	34
Medium and Large 2-3	609	117.70	717	8thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $1 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

148.59

—

KY average24 barns · 5,808 hd

155.88

−7.29

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	1,665	101.43	1,689	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	74.50	969	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	74.00	1,251	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,114	53.49	596	4thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	540	135.87/cwt	122.00–150.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	171.07/cwt	162.00–182.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.73/cwt	161.00–176.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	154.39/cwt	150.00–161.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,097	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	177.43/cwt	174.00–181.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	193.85/cwt	192.00–197.50	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	157.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	174.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	201.75/cwt	201.00–202.00	874	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	135.28/cwt	127.00–144.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	158.19/cwt	147.00–164.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.62/cwt	146.00–159.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	190.61/cwt	183.00–193.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	101.43/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	81.00/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	836	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	635	3

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 Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 258Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 47Year ago 66

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	122.00–150.00	135.87
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	180.00	180.00
5	—	520	162.00–182.00	171.07
1	—	605	151.00	151.00
2	—	390	194.00	194.00
2	—	710	138.00	138.00
8	—	423	183.00–193.00	190.61
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	161.00–176.00	169.73
2	—	485	174.00–181.00	177.43
3	—	387	192.00–197.50	193.85
3	—	553	170.00–177.00	174.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	212.50	212.50
8	—	433	201.00–202.00	201.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	150.00–161.00	154.39
3	—	513	150.00–161.00	157.00
13	—	427	155.00–165.00	157.95
1	—	860	121.00	121.00
2	—	385	157.00–158.00	157.51
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
3	—	312	147.00–164.00	158.19
4	—	474	146.00–159.00	151.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	95.00	95.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
2	—	705	114.00	114.00
2	—	570	127.00–144.00	135.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,346	77.00–85.00	81.00
1	—	1,230	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,095	57.00–59.00	57.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	100.00–103.00	101.43

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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