Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher, 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 $186.32/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$186.32

156 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$82.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	469	194.25	912	128
Medium and Large 2-3	478	151.47	724	27
Small 1-2	570	112.00	638	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.25/cwt here — about $273 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 sale156 hd

186.32

—

KY average25 barns · 6,280 hd

188.57

−2.26

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	1,768	128.64	2,274	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	95.99	1,424	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	92.57	1,149	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	80.04	861	8thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,675	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	—	653	149.96/cwt	140.00–160.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	197.07/cwt	181.00–205.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	183.38/cwt	181.00–186.00	979	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.04/cwt	165.00–172.50	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.06/cwt	140.00–149.00	905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	192.38/cwt	180.00–202.00	739	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	210.71/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	252.71/cwt	232.50–267.50	960	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	491	228.87/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	268.38/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	216.76/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	183.73/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	198.17/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	157.42/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	225.91/cwt	217.00–230.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	254.18/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,078	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	654	197.38/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,291	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	82.37/cwt	78.00–85.00	894	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	72.29/cwt	70.00–75.00	766	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	97.66/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,451	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	73.54/cwt	69.00–76.00	936	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	97.28/cwt	88.00–112.00	1,191	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	128.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,274	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	103.68/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	522	232.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	211.54/cwt	210.00–217.50	588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	222.60/cwt	206.00–229.50	1,291	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	248.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	952	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	246.10/cwt	232.00–251.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	207.47/cwt	201.00–214.00	981	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	146.73/cwt	137.00–151.00	848	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	154.73/cwt	130.00–165.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	241.69/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,022	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	177.65/cwt	171.00–181.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	211.22/cwt	187.50–220.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	237.10/cwt	212.50–250.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	187.83/cwt	182.50–196.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	123.17/cwt	116.00–130.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	169.05/cwt	160.00–172.50	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	161.15/cwt	160.00–162.50	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	175.12/cwt	175.00–176.00	954	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	188.75/cwt	180.00–202.50	640	4

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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 133Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 21Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	653	140.00–160.00	149.96
2	—	732	137.00	137.00
13	—	431	181.00–205.00	197.07
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
3	—	565	165.00–172.50	170.04
2	—	263	200.00–202.50	201.21
10	—	624	140.00–149.00	145.06
10	—	384	180.00–202.00	192.38
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
9	—	476	182.50–196.00	187.83
8	—	545	175.00–176.00	175.12
4	—	339	180.00–202.50	188.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
7	—	578	137.00–151.00	146.73
7	—	477	130.00–165.00	154.73
2	—	615	116.00–130.00	123.17
4	—	280	160.00–172.50	169.05
3	—	415	160.00–162.50	161.15
2	—	380	151.00–160.00	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	534	181.00–186.00	183.38
4	—	550	186.00	186.00
1	—	605	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	278	210.00–217.50	211.54
11	—	423	225.00–247.50	241.69
10	—	380	212.50–250.00	237.10
8	—	338	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	206.00–220.00	210.71
7	—	575	209.00–221.00	216.76
1	—	660	184.00	184.00
4	—	705	180.00–185.00	183.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	380	232.50–267.50	252.71
5	—	491	221.00–237.00	228.87
3	—	301	260.00	260.00
4	—	230	240.00	240.00
3	—	410	260.00–272.50	268.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	144.00	144.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	910	112.50	112.50
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	847	161.00	161.00
1	—	450	201.00	201.00
1	—	420	220.00	220.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	193.00–205.00	198.17
2	—	660	152.00–163.00	157.42
5	—	433	217.00–230.00	225.91
4	—	562	200.00	200.00
2	—	618	150.00–170.00	160.04
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
1	—	735	149.00	149.00
1	—	880	131.00	131.00
2	—	473	201.00–214.00	207.47
6	—	338	187.50–220.00	211.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	424	241.00–270.00	254.18
7	—	654	188.00–199.00	197.38
6	—	522	210.00–240.00	232.15
14	—	580	206.00–229.50	222.60
13	—	383	235.00–260.00	248.56
4	—	456	232.00–251.00	246.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	189.00	189.00
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
3	—	463	171.00–181.00	177.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	78.00–85.00	82.37
3	—	1,060	70.00–75.00	72.29
1	—	1,085	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,486	92.00–106.00	97.66
1	—	1,465	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	69.00–76.00	73.54
18	—	1,224	88.00–112.00	97.28
1	—	1,415	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	126.00–130.00	128.64

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	2	—	1,023	101.00–106.00	103.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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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