Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.05/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$184.05

82 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$45.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.12

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	470	193.44	909	63
Medium and Large 2	360	182.01	655	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	147.46	777	16thin

One grade step is worth $45.98/cwt here — about $132 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 sale82 hd

184.05

—

KY average24 barns · 7,767 hd

197.18

−13.12

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	1,739	124.36	2,163	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	97.88	1,450	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	94.18	1,185	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	83.31	857	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	121.00	1,331	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,206	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,137	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	595	$625	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 2-3	—	880	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	156.98/cwt	152.00–162.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	180.03/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	182.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	158.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.15/cwt	137.50–167.50	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	156.25/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,144	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Replacement	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	163.55/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	865	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	241.03/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	214.18/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	236.51/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	200.35/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,020	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	99.57/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,029	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	84.59/cwt	81.00–90.00	890	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	99.43/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,498	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	92.47/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,285	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	92.64/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,175	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	62.58/cwt	54.00–66.00	571	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	74.45/cwt	70.00–77.00	799	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	131.42/cwt	131.00–132.00	2,105	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	101.77/cwt	97.00–112.00	1,274	12
Bulls	—	—	1,945	113.78/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,206.13/head	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,206	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,136.86/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	203.21/cwt	196.00–214.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	208.85/cwt	200.00–217.50	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	192.99/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,281	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	199.88/cwt	197.50–201.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	209.84/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	177.34/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	189.78/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	207.74/cwt	203.00–209.00	868	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	197.94/cwt	189.00–202.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	194.43/cwt	189.00–199.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	191.02/cwt	186.00–200.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	210.64/cwt	205.00–220.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 221Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 58Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	116.00	116.00
2	—	543	152.00–162.00	156.98
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
1	—	615	151.00	151.00
3	—	440	150.00–163.00	158.67
3	—	325	137.50–167.50	150.15
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	161.00	161.00
1	—	775	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	142.00	142.00
6	—	559	170.00–183.00	180.03
1	—	325	202.50	202.50
5	—	298	210.00	210.00
1	—	760	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	182.00	182.00
5	—	722	153.00–160.00	156.25
3	—	632	175.00–180.00	177.34
5	—	528	183.00–194.00	189.78
6	—	471	189.00–202.00	197.94
3	—	412	189.00–199.00	194.43
1	—	855	136.00	136.00
6	—	367	186.00–200.00	191.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	180.00–183.00	182.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	203.00–209.00	207.74
4	—	287	230.00	230.00
10	—	372	205.00–220.00	210.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	477	252.00	252.00
6	—	410	279.00	279.00
5	—	309	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	222.00	222.00
2	—	928	161.00–166.00	163.55
2	—	670	185.00–190.00	187.43
1	—	825	173.00	173.00
1	—	380	227.50	227.50
3	—	430	237.00–246.00	241.03
4	—	591	199.00–219.00	214.18
6	—	471	235.00–241.00	236.51
2	—	628	195.00–206.00	200.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	226.00	226.00
2	—	682	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
1	—	670	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	212.00	212.00
1	—	790	151.00	151.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	151.00	151.00
3	—	568	196.00–214.00	203.21
2	—	228	200.00–217.50	208.85
6	—	664	186.00–200.00	192.99
1	—	430	208.00	208.00
5	—	621	197.50–201.00	199.88
5	—	533	200.00–213.00	209.84
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	223.00	223.00
5	—	433	242.00	242.00
3	—	510	238.00	238.00
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
1	—	340	242.50	242.50
3	—	390	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	185.00	185.00
1	—	870	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
2	—	722	157.00	157.00
1	—	770	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	83.00–85.00	83.95
19	—	1,268	86.00–96.00	92.64
1	—	1,265	63.00	63.00
12	—	1,252	97.00–112.00	101.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	94.00–106.00	99.57
14	—	1,052	81.00–90.00	84.59
5	—	913	54.00–66.00	62.58
5	—	1,073	70.00–77.00	74.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,507	96.00–104.00	99.43
2	—	1,390	92.00–93.00	92.47
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	131.00–132.00	131.42
2	—	1,945	113.00–115.00	113.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,206.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	120.00	120.00

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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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