Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test of a average quality offering. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.79/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$163.79

71 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	439	178.49	784	53
Medium and Large 2-3	521	120.49	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $156 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 sale71 hd

163.79

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

−4.18

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	1,503	105.46	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	88.52	1,179	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	83.46	1,341	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	76.10	778	9thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.01/cwt	150.00–171.00	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	121.04/cwt	112.50–131.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	136.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	194.94/cwt	192.50–197.50	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	167.11/cwt	161.00–173.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	182.96/cwt	175.00–191.00	893	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	218.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	164.71/cwt	159.00–181.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	193.52/cwt	190.00–197.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	524	202.43/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,061	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	226.61/cwt	205.00–237.50	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	86.86/cwt	81.00–96.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	72.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	92.15/cwt	81.00–103.00	1,250	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	74.81/cwt	70.00–79.00	914	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	857	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	89.69/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,462	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	118.15/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,444	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,351	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	98.48/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	218.85/cwt	210.00–224.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	207.25/cwt	204.00–209.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	196.76/cwt	182.50–202.50	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	188.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	122.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	199.23/cwt	185.00–203.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	123.71/cwt	110.00–131.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.99/cwt	168.00–171.00	882	8

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 251Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	149.00	149.00
8	—	477	150.00–171.00	163.01
2	—	343	160.00–169.00	164.47
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
2	—	428	161.00–173.00	167.11
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
8	—	519	168.00–171.00	169.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	112.50–131.00	121.04
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
2	—	258	132.50–140.00	136.14
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	99.00	99.00
1	—	540	147.00	147.00
2	—	485	115.00–130.00	122.65
2	—	780	103.00	103.00
3	—	568	110.00–131.00	123.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	182.50–202.50	196.76
3	—	327	180.00–195.00	188.67
14	—	404	185.00–203.00	199.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
2	—	395	220.00–222.50	221.25
6	—	435	200.00–225.00	218.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	192.50–197.50	194.94
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
2	—	488	175.00–191.00	182.96
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
4	—	565	159.00–181.00	164.71
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
2	—	232	190.00	190.00
2	—	478	190.00–197.00	193.52
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	169.00	169.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	199.00–206.00	202.43
3	—	368	205.00–237.50	226.61
1	—	265	202.50	202.50
4	—	418	210.00–224.00	218.85
3	—	462	204.00–209.00	207.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	67.00–68.00	67.52
3	—	1,057	81.00–96.00	86.86
4	—	1,021	69.00–75.00	72.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,356	81.00–103.00	92.15
3	—	1,222	70.00–79.00	74.81
1	—	1,260	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	85.00–95.00	89.69
1	—	1,560	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	114.00–124.00	118.15
1	—	1,605	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,444	92.00–95.00	93.59

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	4	—	1,123	89.00–107.00	98.48

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

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle