Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.26/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$192.26

159 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$50.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

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	593	199.21	1,182	137
Medium and Large 2-3	522	149.02	777	22

One grade step is worth $50.19/cwt here — about $404 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 sale159 hd

192.26

—

KY average22 barns · 7,290 hd

193.45

−1.19

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	—	Low	1,402	104.26	1,461	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	95.00	1,430	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	90.22	1,117	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	86.31	917	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$942	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$675	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,565	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$1,271	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	584	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	217.83/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,274	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	246.65/cwt	240.00–260.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	691	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	74.25/cwt	70.00–78.00	780	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	99.24/cwt	95.00–103.00	936	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	89.06/cwt	82.00–94.00	988	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,515	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	98.86/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,270	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	890	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	87.92/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,097	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,291	96.64/cwt	87.50–103.00	1,248	4
Bulls	—	—	1,760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,693	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	184.67/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,237	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	203.48/cwt	201.00–206.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,310	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	215.10/cwt	210.00–220.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	160.82/cwt	155.00–170.00	423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	211.67/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	258.41/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,078	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	578	229.49/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	245.50/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,255	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	249.48/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,170	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	232.32/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	254.29/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,172	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	159.45/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	141.11/cwt	125.00–157.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	266.29/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,094	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,376	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	195.51/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	256.15/cwt	232.00–262.50	1,340	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	153.03/cwt	142.50–160.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	699	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	194.58/cwt	190.00–198.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	189.06/cwt	184.00–194.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	162.08/cwt	148.00–176.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	148.30/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	942.45/head	675.00–1,100.00	942	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,024.79/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,270.91/head	750.00–1,725.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	184.00/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,137	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	128.36/cwt	127.50–130.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	196.21/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	203.35/cwt	200.00–204.00	994	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	190.07/cwt	182.50–195.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	189.34/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	186.23/cwt	172.00–191.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	227.57/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,124	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 193Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 83Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	137.50	137.50
1	—	470	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	210.00	210.00
10	—	585	202.50–221.00	217.83
2	—	635	207.00	207.00
3	—	286	240.00	240.00
6	—	652	211.00	211.00
1	—	535	211.00	211.00
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
1	—	325	245.00	245.00
4	—	373	240.00–250.00	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	225.00–236.00	232.32
2	—	753	191.00–200.00	195.51
5	—	523	232.00–262.50	256.15
10	—	699	217.00	217.00
1	—	905	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	461	240.00–260.00	254.29
12	—	411	250.00–272.50	266.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
2	—	808	154.00–165.00	159.45
2	—	760	125.00–157.00	141.11
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
1	—	720	173.00	173.00
1	—	640	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	192.00	192.00
1	—	470	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
1	—	295	211.00	211.00
3	—	670	176.00–192.00	184.67
2	—	388	210.00–220.00	215.10
2	—	535	220.00–230.00	225.05
3	—	588	211.00–213.00	211.67
6	—	618	179.00–185.00	184.00
4	—	494	220.00–230.00	227.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	240.00–260.00	246.65
1	—	340	240.00	240.00
3	—	670	206.00	206.00
1	—	285	242.50	242.50
8	—	417	250.00–270.00	258.41
4	—	578	229.00–231.00	229.49
5	—	511	242.50–250.00	245.50
7	—	469	242.50–252.50	249.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
2	—	577	160.00	160.00
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
3	—	263	155.00–170.00	160.82
1	—	860	134.00	134.00
2	—	820	128.00–135.00	131.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	201.00–206.00	203.48
17	—	489	200.00–204.00	203.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	650	201.50	201.50
2	—	518	200.00–202.00	200.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	167.00	167.00
1	—	660	173.00	173.00
6	—	472	190.00–198.00	194.58
2	—	440	184.00–194.00	189.06
1	—	250	192.50	192.50
9	—	568	194.00–198.00	196.21
3	—	357	182.50–195.00	190.07
3	—	531	186.00–191.00	189.34
4	—	602	172.00–191.00	186.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	142.50–160.00	153.03
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	143.00	143.00
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
5	—	584	148.00–176.00	162.08
4	—	683	140.00–160.00	148.30
3	—	477	127.50–130.00	128.36
2	—	525	138.00–141.00	139.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	70.00–78.00	74.25
3	—	943	95.00–103.00	99.24
13	—	1,109	82.00–94.00	89.06
1	—	875	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,510	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,285	95.00–103.00	98.86
2	—	1,120	79.00–80.00	79.50
6	—	1,248	83.00–93.00	87.92
1	—	1,085	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,291	87.50–103.00	96.64
1	—	1,760	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,485	114.00	114.00

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	1	—	1,140	96.00	96.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	981	675.00–1,100.00	942.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,024.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,101	750.00–1,725.00	1,270.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	1,875.00	1,875.00

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

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