Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder Steers under 500 lbs. 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500lbs steady on a light test. Feeder Heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $188.31/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$188.31

109 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$52.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	465	195.49	909	94
Medium and Large 2-3	557	143.25	798	15thin

One grade step is worth $52.24/cwt here — about $112 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 sale109 hd

188.31

—

KY average22 barns · 5,481 hd

192.21

−3.90

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	1,689	121.03	2,044	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	97.69	1,566	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	93.16	1,213	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,036	78.31	811	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	133.00	1,563	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
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,155	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	463	161.72/cwt	158.00–167.50	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	191.33/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,075	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	183.74/cwt	177.00–189.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	137.05/cwt	123.00–151.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	134.60/cwt	126.00–143.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	248.13/cwt	240.00–252.50	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	201.53/cwt	190.00–207.50	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	257.74/cwt	242.50–270.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	195.24/cwt	187.00–200.00	931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	189.48/cwt	181.00–195.00	794	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	247.49/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,064	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	234.40/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	240.70/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,184	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	256.74/cwt	242.50–277.50	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	206.14/cwt	190.00–212.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	607	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	235.16/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,091	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	235.63/cwt	227.00–245.00	992	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,175	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	96.48/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,060	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	83.00/cwt	81.00–85.00	946	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	61.98/cwt	58.00–65.00	565	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	97.69/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,566	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	75.02/cwt	73.00–78.00	764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	96.21/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,285	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	84.51/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,026	4
Bulls	—	—	1,819	127.58/cwt	121.00–135.00	2,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	107.94/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,541	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	194.50/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	214.52/cwt	210.00–219.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	205.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	197.42/cwt	192.50–202.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	229.06/cwt	223.00–237.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	198.73/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	220.19/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,255	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	234.96/cwt	225.00–250.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	158.60/cwt	151.00–173.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	204.03/cwt	201.00–209.00	871	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	193.57/cwt	181.00–200.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,074	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	190.16/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	204.52/cwt	201.00–208.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	332	216.90/cwt	210.00–222.50	720	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 211Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 58Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	158.00–167.50	161.72
2	—	683	123.00–151.00	137.05
1	—	910	91.00	91.00
1	—	240	162.50	162.50
2	—	608	126.00–143.00	134.60
3	—	362	151.00–173.00	158.60
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	425	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	190.00–193.00	191.33
8	—	675	176.00	176.00
5	—	505	190.00–201.00	198.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	177.00–189.00	183.74
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
1	—	315	207.50	207.50
3	—	283	190.00–207.50	201.53
10	—	477	187.00–200.00	195.24
14	—	419	181.00–195.00	189.48
6	—	382	181.00–200.00	193.57
6	—	573	187.00–188.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	201.00–209.00	204.03
9	—	457	201.00–208.00	204.52
11	—	332	210.00–222.50	216.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	836	181.00	181.00
4	—	529	228.00–239.00	234.40
1	—	715	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	240.00–252.50	248.13
6	—	382	242.50–270.00	257.74
6	—	430	245.00–248.00	247.49
6	—	492	236.00–243.00	240.70
4	—	280	242.50–277.50	256.74
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	840	137.00	137.00
1	—	680	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
1	—	230	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	190.00–212.00	206.14
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
1	—	235	197.50	197.50
2	—	555	188.00–201.00	194.50
2	—	463	210.00–219.00	214.52
4	—	531	200.00–213.00	205.72
2	—	425	192.50–202.00	197.42
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
5	—	630	180.00–198.00	190.16
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
2	—	607	210.00	210.00
16	—	464	220.00–255.00	235.16
8	—	421	227.00–245.00	235.63
8	—	526	223.00–237.00	229.06
1	—	210	247.50	247.50
4	—	570	216.00–225.00	220.19
3	—	380	225.00–250.00	234.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	133.00	133.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,099	90.00–107.00	96.48
4	—	1,140	81.00–85.00	83.00
5	—	912	58.00–65.00	61.98
3	—	1,018	73.00–78.00	75.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,603	90.00–103.00	97.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	79.00	79.00
16	—	1,336	91.00–106.00	96.21
4	—	1,214	81.00–86.00	84.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,819	121.00–135.00	127.58
2	—	1,428	103.00–113.00	107.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,425.00	1,425.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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