Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $184.37/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$184.37

47 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$29.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.46

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	436	185.61	809	45
Medium and Large 2-3	308	156.50	481	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.11/cwt here — about $328 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 sale47 hd

184.37

—

KY average24 barns · 5,816 hd

174.92

+9.46

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	—	Low	1,841	114.64	2,111	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	85.35	1,125	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	84.00	1,313	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	64.05	669	8thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2Fancy	—	556	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	205.16/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	214.36/cwt	210.00–227.50	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	189.03/cwt	186.00–192.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	188.50/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	158.01/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	207.93/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	202.32/cwt	201.00–203.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	226.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	203.52/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	171.25/cwt	162.50–180.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	160.97/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	195.06/cwt	186.00–205.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	214.46/cwt	196.00–218.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	198.15/cwt	193.00–199.00	955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	212.06/cwt	201.00–217.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	180.89/cwt	180.00–181.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	185.70/cwt	180.00–192.00	780	15
Bulls	—	—	1,940	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	106.44/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	80.48/cwt	80.00–81.00	888	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	61.83/cwt	60.00–65.00	628	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	77.82/cwt	75.00–81.00	987	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	88.36/cwt	82.00–101.00	1,182	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	52.08/cwt	51.00–53.00	543	2
Bulls	—	—	1,976	125.12/cwt	116.00–132.00	2,472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,417	1

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 187Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 64Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	199.00	199.00
2	—	477	224.00	224.00
2	—	510	197.00–213.00	205.16
4	—	391	210.00–227.50	214.36
6	—	414	201.00–217.00	212.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	192.50	192.50
1	—	510	187.50	187.50
3	—	718	160.00–163.00	160.97
7	—	482	193.00–199.00	198.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	440	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	186.00–192.00	189.03
2	—	575	185.00–192.00	188.50
2	—	758	155.00–161.00	158.01
1	—	465	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	201.00–215.00	207.93
3	—	583	200.00–211.00	203.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	201.00–203.00	202.32
1	—	375	235.00	235.00
3	—	432	225.00–230.00	226.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	171.00	171.00
1	—	290	187.50	187.50
1	—	485	171.00	171.00
1	—	645	156.00	156.00
2	—	385	162.50–180.00	171.25
1	—	650	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	186.00–205.00	195.06
6	—	321	196.00–218.00	214.46
9	—	482	180.00–181.00	180.89
15	—	420	180.00–192.00	185.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,648	103.00–113.00	106.44
5	—	1,976	116.00–132.00	125.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	80.00–81.00	80.48
4	—	1,016	60.00–65.00	61.83
2	—	1,043	51.00–53.00	52.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	75.00–81.00	77.82
5	—	1,338	82.00–101.00	88.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,540	92.00	92.00

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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