Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.98/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$173.98

71 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.88

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	544	181.99	990	50
Medium and Large 2-3	478	154.89	740	21

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $250 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

173.98

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

−15.88

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	—	Average	1,525	117.52	1,792	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	101.54	1,572	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	93.71	1,185	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	70.29	653	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	127.00	1,295	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	120.00	1,452	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	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	164.24/cwt	160.00–171.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	145.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	316	157.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	239.36/cwt	235.00–247.50	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	212.34/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	192.69/cwt	181.00–198.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	162.51/cwt	152.00–168.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	225.16/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,083	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	159.52/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	189.22/cwt	180.00–198.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	206.41/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	217.66/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	181.82/cwt	172.00–187.00	938	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	942	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	220.51/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	517	223.57/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	233.75/cwt	220.00–247.50	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	202.89/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	719	2
Steers	Select	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	73.96/cwt	72.00–77.00	760	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	101.54/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,020	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,295	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	83.12/cwt	81.00–86.00	823	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.00	465	8
Bulls	—	—	1,265	110.49/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,398	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	84.61/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,053	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	98.26/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,253	10
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,223	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	167.47/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	250.34/cwt	226.00–267.50	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	718	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	653	189.02/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	224.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	202.49/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	150.12/cwt	140.00–161.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	160.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	178.46/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	187.26/cwt	178.00–201.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	182.00/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.37/cwt	185.00–208.00	942	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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 222Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 72Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	207.50	207.50
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
4	—	419	181.00–198.00	192.69
4	—	736	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
2	—	673	158.00–161.00	159.52
6	—	482	180.00–198.00	189.22
3	—	791	153.00	153.00
1	—	200	205.00	205.00
7	—	516	172.00–187.00	181.82
1	—	990	124.00	124.00
4	—	580	175.00–186.00	178.46
3	—	382	178.00–201.00	187.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	160.00–171.00	164.24
1	—	550	157.50	157.50
2	—	628	141.00–150.00	145.59
3	—	316	155.00–162.00	157.47
3	—	530	152.00–168.00	162.51
2	—	478	140.00–161.00	150.12
1	—	745	141.00	141.00
2	—	430	150.00–170.00	160.35
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	200.00–202.00	201.23
1	—	410	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	192.00	192.00
1	—	535	199.00	199.00
4	—	637	179.00–183.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	235.00–247.50	239.36
5	—	481	220.00–232.50	225.16
1	—	425	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	205.00–215.00	212.34
4	—	580	216.00–223.00	217.66
2	—	532	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.50	157.50
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	195.00–212.00	206.41
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	805	178.00	178.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	214.00	214.00
2	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	965	161.00	161.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
6	—	577	215.00–228.00	220.51
6	—	517	215.00–229.00	223.57
4	—	295	220.00–247.50	233.75
2	—	605	190.00–216.00	202.89
2	—	325	220.00–222.50	221.23
4	—	435	226.00–267.50	250.34
2	—	718	175.00–180.00	177.49
2	—	653	183.00–195.00	189.02
6	—	473	220.00–230.00	224.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	163.00–172.00	167.47
2	—	570	202.00–203.00	202.49
2	—	530	200.00–210.00	204.86
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	153.00	153.00
1	—	375	217.50	217.50
2	—	425	200.00–203.00	201.52
2	—	615	180.00	180.00
4	—	475	185.00–208.00	198.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
2	—	410	175.00–180.00	177.56
1	—	815	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,028	72.00–77.00	73.96
4	—	990	81.00–86.00	83.12
8	—	802	54.00–62.00	58.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	96.00–108.00	101.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	83.00–86.00	84.61
10	—	1,275	91.00–105.00	98.26
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	101.00–115.00	110.49
3	—	1,785	120.00–129.00	124.56

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle