Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.06/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$164.06

127 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$35.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

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	494	167.39	827	115
Medium and Large 2-3	486	132.12	642	12thin

One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $185 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 sale127 hd

164.06

—

KY average21 barns · 4,104 hd

162.60

+1.46

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	1,614	107.02	1,727	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	90.60	1,441	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	82.85	1,097	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	70.14	722	29

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	750	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.37/cwt	144.00–165.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	159.63/cwt	157.00–162.00	967	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	189.35/cwt	187.00–190.00	716	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	182.15/cwt	174.00–188.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	188.13/cwt	175.00–194.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	224.09/cwt	210.00–237.50	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	164.49/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	178.67/cwt	171.00–186.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	158.55/cwt	154.00–165.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	136.95/cwt	130.00–141.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	166.54/cwt	161.00–170.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	176.53/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	191.28/cwt	187.00–199.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	227.05/cwt	201.00–234.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	223.00/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	199.77/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	201.36/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	174.75/cwt	168.00–180.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	191.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	153.06/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	157.99/cwt	151.00–165.00	1,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	226.50/cwt	200.00–236.00	947	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	219.00/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	579	190.30/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	193.47/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,025	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	85.56/cwt	83.00–88.00	920	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	64.80/cwt	62.00–72.00	835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	55.60/cwt	52.00–60.00	530	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	65.51/cwt	61.00–70.00	681	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	76.66/cwt	72.00–82.00	797	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	89.77/cwt	83.00–98.00	1,202	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	78.33/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,027	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	92.79/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,487	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	84.01/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.54/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	189.02/cwt	186.00–192.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	181.25/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	156.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	128.90/cwt	114.00–137.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	125.86/cwt	104.00–133.00	923	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	172.06/cwt	161.00–184.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	156.91/cwt	147.00–163.00	898	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.81/cwt	150.00–168.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	180.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	872	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	139.39/cwt	137.00–141.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	154.01/cwt	145.00–163.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	172.81/cwt	167.00–176.00	874	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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 152Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 34Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.00–129.00	124.50
5	—	324	144.00–165.00	156.37
4	—	625	140.00–150.00	144.76
3	—	410	154.00–165.00	158.55
3	—	378	161.00–170.00	166.54
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
10	—	572	147.00–163.00	156.91
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
6	—	476	150.00–168.00	160.81
11	—	530	145.00–163.00	154.01
2	—	660	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	606	157.00–162.00	159.63
5	—	506	167.00–176.00	172.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	187.00–190.00	189.35
10	—	423	174.00–188.00	182.15
3	—	335	175.00–194.00	188.13
3	—	295	192.50	192.50
15	—	483	170.00–185.00	180.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	315	122.50	122.50
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
5	—	466	130.00–141.00	136.95
3	—	370	137.00–141.00	139.39
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	210.00–237.50	224.09
10	—	412	201.00–234.00	227.05
7	—	470	205.00–226.00	223.00
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	189.00–190.00	189.50
13	—	950	150.00	150.00
8	—	656	173.00–180.00	176.53
4	—	571	194.00–207.00	199.77
3	—	520	196.00–208.00	201.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	162.00–167.00	164.49
2	—	568	171.00–186.00	178.67
1	—	365	192.50	192.50
2	—	705	160.00–163.00	161.49
3	—	480	187.00–199.00	191.28
2	—	760	149.00–150.00	149.51
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
4	—	521	168.00–180.00	174.75
4	—	266	180.00–195.00	191.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	728	147.00–155.00	153.06
6	—	679	151.00–165.00	157.99
2	—	458	186.00–192.00	189.02
3	—	841	120.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	255	192.50	192.50
1	—	385	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	176.00	176.00
1	—	325	182.50	182.50
2	—	525	161.00–184.00	172.06
1	—	620	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	200.00–236.00	226.50
2	—	465	211.00–227.00	219.00
8	—	579	185.00–196.00	190.30
8	—	530	188.00–199.00	193.47
1	—	365	219.00	219.00
3	—	622	176.00–189.00	181.25
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	466	167.50	167.50
4	—	523	154.00–158.00	156.99
3	—	670	114.00–137.00	128.90
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
3	—	313	160.00	160.00
2	—	643	139.00–140.00	139.50
8	—	733	104.00–133.00	125.86
1	—	380	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	83.00–88.00	85.56
4	—	953	52.00–60.00	55.60
11	—	1,039	61.00–70.00	65.51
12	—	1,040	72.00–82.00	76.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,288	62.00–72.00	64.80
15	—	1,339	83.00–98.00	89.77
7	—	1,311	74.00–82.00	78.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,603	88.00–105.00	92.79
3	—	1,553	83.00–85.00	84.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	107.00–108.00	107.54
1	—	1,255	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,820	116.00	116.00

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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