Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.99/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$184.99

90 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

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	538	187.58	1,009	84
Medium and Large 2-3	673	148.81	1,001	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.77/cwt here — about $8 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 sale90 hd

184.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,340 hd

194.52

−9.53

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	1,639	110.46	1,811	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	90.45	1,470	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	88.82	1,155	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	80.44	852	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	140.00	2,121	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	468	193.59/cwt	186.00–199.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	205.22/cwt	201.00–210.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	214.65/cwt	212.00–217.50	798	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	177.76/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	217.99/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,341	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	191.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	170.60/cwt	167.50–173.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	153.95/cwt	152.00–156.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	229.95/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	227.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	326	232.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	218.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	191.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,082	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	183.51/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	291	235.71/cwt	225.00–237.50	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	176.59/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	182.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,074	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	85.45/cwt	81.00–89.00	934	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	92.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,517	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	77.69/cwt	77.00–78.00	969	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	93.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,198	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	75.07/cwt	71.00–79.00	794	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	93.48/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	86.56/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,152	14
Bulls	—	—	2,145	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	86.34/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,384	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,513	107.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,620	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	96.12/cwt	91.00–101.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	235.95/cwt	230.00–239.00	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	214.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	235.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	228.45/cwt	220.00–232.50	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	197.33/cwt	185.00–205.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	212.44/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	169.63/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	178.92/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 315Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 53Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 16Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	186.00–199.00	193.59
4	—	612	171.00–180.00	177.76
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
2	—	320	190.00	190.00
9	—	667	167.50–173.00	170.60
6	—	772	161.00	161.00
5	—	526	178.00–184.00	180.97
1	—	815	139.00	139.00
4	—	370	185.00–205.00	197.33
5	—	575	170.00–188.00	178.92
1	—	880	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	201.00–210.00	205.22
6	—	372	212.00–217.50	214.65
2	—	460	204.00	204.00
2	—	330	210.00–215.00	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	152.00–156.00	153.95
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	190.00–195.00	191.24
13	—	564	190.00–195.00	191.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	211.00–222.00	217.99
5	—	567	215.00–225.00	218.12
1	—	520	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	610	193.00	193.00
4	—	732	181.00–187.00	183.51
1	—	770	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	223.00–232.00	229.95
4	—	371	220.00–240.00	227.61
5	—	326	220.00–240.00	232.30
2	—	430	220.00	220.00
6	—	291	225.00–237.50	235.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
2	—	678	173.00–180.00	176.59
1	—	500	194.00	194.00
5	—	590	180.00–188.00	182.00
1	—	895	141.00	141.00
1	—	940	122.00	122.00
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
4	—	475	210.00–217.50	212.44
3	—	727	162.00–177.00	169.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	227.00	227.00
2	—	815	166.00	166.00
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
8	—	414	230.00–239.00	235.95
7	—	526	210.00–220.00	214.43
6	—	467	230.00–240.00	235.44
2	—	618	200.00–203.00	201.53
5	—	385	220.00–232.50	228.45
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	81.00–89.00	85.45
6	—	1,058	71.00–79.00	75.07
2	—	1,113	93.00–94.00	93.48
4	—	934	66.00–68.00	66.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,637	90.00–95.00	92.69
6	—	1,603	82.00–89.00	86.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	77.00–78.00	77.69
14	—	1,282	90.00–100.00	93.46
14	—	1,331	81.00–89.00	86.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,513	105.00–111.00	107.07

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	2	—	938	91.00–101.00	96.12

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle