Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 4.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, 500 lb 4.00-8.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows steady, 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 $186.78/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$186.78

101 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$48.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	488	189.67	925	95
Medium and Large 2-3	568	140.95	800	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $125 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 sale101 hd

186.78

—

KY average24 barns · 7,037 hd

188.41

−1.64

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	1,660	133.04	2,208	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	100.45	1,594	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	98.81	1,255	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,082	90.61	981	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	117.00	1,422	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.44/cwt	170.00–187.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	177.18/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	164.66/cwt	161.00–172.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	197.02/cwt	194.00–198.00	908	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	150.36/cwt	140.00–161.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	172.98/cwt	171.00–174.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	240.16/cwt	232.50–247.50	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	169.17/cwt	167.50–170.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	231.56/cwt	220.00–242.50	970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	211.65/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	222.55/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,079	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	95.88/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,027	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	85.78/cwt	83.00–89.00	956	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	100.45/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,594	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,422	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	133.04/cwt	123.00–140.00	2,208	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	756	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	100.26/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,280	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	86.50/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,049	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	231.75/cwt	217.50–237.50	855	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	216.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	201.71/cwt	200.00–206.00	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	200.89/cwt	193.00–210.00	850	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	586	209.52/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,228	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	193.65/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	196.95/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,034	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	179.48/cwt	171.00–192.00	858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	602	2

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 341Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	578	140.00–161.00	150.36
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
3	—	430	170.00–187.00	180.44
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
4	—	578	170.00–184.00	177.18
3	—	601	161.00–172.00	164.66
1	—	850	135.00	135.00
3	—	506	171.00–174.00	172.98
12	—	478	171.00–192.00	179.48
2	—	317	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	461	194.00–198.00	197.02
14	—	378	200.00–206.00	201.71
10	—	423	193.00–210.00	200.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	175.00	175.00
6	—	562	186.00–198.00	193.65
21	—	525	193.00–200.00	196.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	232.50	232.50
2	—	452	228.00	228.00
2	—	363	232.50–247.50	240.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	167.50–170.00	169.17
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
1	—	490	207.00	207.00
1	—	715	143.00	143.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	220.00–242.50	231.56
5	—	528	200.00–223.00	211.65
3	—	485	217.00–230.00	222.55
6	—	369	217.50–237.50	231.75
3	—	318	210.00–220.00	216.81
13	—	586	202.00–213.00	209.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	90.00–104.00	95.88
4	—	1,114	83.00–89.00	85.78
1	—	1,035	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,587	95.00–106.00	100.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,277	90.00–111.00	100.26
2	—	1,213	86.00–87.00	86.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	117.00	117.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	123.00–140.00	133.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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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