Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $165.99/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$165.99

94 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$45.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

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	530	168.41	892	89
Medium and Large 2-3	530	122.82	651	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $241 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 sale94 hd

165.99

—

KY average25 barns · 7,456 hd

166.91

−0.92

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	1,714	103.03	1,766	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,602	82.80	1,326	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,289	72.85	939	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	67.57	721	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,098	$1,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,605	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	148.68/cwt	147.00–152.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	189.37/cwt	174.00–198.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	162.01/cwt	155.00–171.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	215.05/cwt	207.00–217.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.00/cwt	156.00–170.00	856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	159.72/cwt	157.00–163.00	990	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	161.43/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	188.91/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,152	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	949	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	163.02/cwt	156.00–171.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	202.10/cwt	189.00–215.00	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,164	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	149.23/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	195.52/cwt	190.00–199.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	161.41/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	209.86/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	56.16/cwt	51.00–61.00	748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	73.30/cwt	71.00–78.00	946	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	83.77/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,062	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	53.42/cwt	40.00–59.00	566	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	93.30/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	66.67/cwt	63.00–70.00	684	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	74.93/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,214	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	899	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	76.92/cwt	75.00–80.00	845	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	68.22/cwt	65.00–70.00	873	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	91.05/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	113.77/cwt	111.00–116.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,779	105.10/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,870	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	100.25/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,028	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,030	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,462.95/head	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	212.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	176.13/cwt	169.00–186.00	928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	222.30/cwt	204.00–230.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	376	216.55/cwt	200.00–232.50	814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	200.09/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	610	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	175.90/cwt	161.00–186.00	1,001	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	572	189.59/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,084	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	199.00/cwt	190.00–202.50	587	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	177.89/cwt	174.00–180.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,091	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 395Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 81Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
3	—	668	147.00–152.00	148.68
8	—	569	155.00–171.00	162.01
16	—	522	156.00–170.00	164.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
6	—	483	156.00–171.00	163.02
5	—	747	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00–130.00	127.54
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	730	104.00	104.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	174.00–198.00	189.37
10	—	295	190.00–202.50	199.00
3	—	470	174.00–180.00	177.89
2	—	340	180.00–190.00	184.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	620	157.00–163.00	159.72
5	—	663	159.00–163.00	161.43
1	—	540	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	207.00–217.00	215.05
2	—	360	227.50	227.50
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	150.00	150.00
1	—	650	146.00	146.00
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
1	—	915	149.00	149.00
1	—	785	163.00	163.00
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
1	—	815	161.00	161.00
1	—	485	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	102.00	102.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	610	180.00–192.00	188.91
8	—	536	189.00–215.00	202.10
5	—	689	169.00	169.00
1	—	585	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	148.00–151.00	149.23
6	—	473	190.00–199.00	195.52
5	—	664	159.00–164.00	161.41
6	—	527	169.00–186.00	176.13
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
6	—	569	161.00–186.00	175.90
1	—	370	197.50	197.50
1	—	870	123.00	123.00
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
5	—	484	200.00–219.00	209.86
3	—	293	220.00	220.00
4	—	338	210.00–220.00	212.44
6	—	408	204.00–230.00	222.30
11	—	376	200.00–232.50	216.55
3	—	518	191.00–210.00	200.09
5	—	572	189.00–191.00	189.59
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	51.00–61.00	56.16
17	—	1,291	71.00–78.00	73.30
6	—	1,268	79.00–88.00	83.77
5	—	1,280	65.00–70.00	68.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	40.00–59.00	53.42
4	—	1,026	63.00–70.00	66.67
1	—	1,110	81.00	81.00
5	—	1,099	75.00–80.00	76.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	85.00–101.00	93.30
4	—	1,620	74.00–77.00	74.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	85.00–94.00	91.05
2	—	1,905	111.00–116.00	113.77
7	—	1,779	101.00–109.00	105.10

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	3	—	1,025	99.00–102.00	100.25
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	104.00	104.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,098	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,090	1,100.00–1,625.00	1,462.95

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 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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Slaughter Cattle

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