Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady with limited comparison, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $194.32/cwt on 370 head.

Average price

$194.32

370 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,003

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

$33.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.67

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	858	194.50	1,668	368
Small 1-2	413	161.25	665	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about $1,003 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 sale370 hd

194.32

—

KY average23 barns · 3,849 hd

213.99

−19.67

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	1,529	110.75	1,693	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	94.82	1,420	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	94.34	1,227	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	93.98	994	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	123.00	1,353	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	177.69/cwt	163.00–183.00	1,116	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	185.24/cwt	180.00–191.00	967	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,469	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	234.84/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	196.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	187.17/cwt	182.50–193.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	186.75/cwt	186.75–186.75	1,632	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	225.65/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,207	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	360	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	233.55/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,795	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	190.71/cwt	189.90–191.10	1,732	180
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	197.59/cwt	182.50–213.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,353	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	89.95/cwt	88.00–92.00	962	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	92.48/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,397	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	89.75/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,126	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	99.42/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,310	9
Bulls	—	—	1,607	110.25/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,772	5
Bulls	—	—	1,255	96.39/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,393	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	101.37/cwt	92.00–112.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	198.20/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	206.38/cwt	202.00–212.00	848	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	211.32/cwt	211.00–212.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	233.14/cwt	230.00–239.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	227.94/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,092	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,417	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	467	204.14/cwt	203.00–205.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	228.83/cwt	220.00–239.00	970	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	212.08/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	213.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	699	2

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 221Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 111Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	169.00	169.00
1	—	565	181.00	181.00
5	—	628	163.00–183.00	177.69
3	—	522	180.00–191.00	185.24
4	—	440	195.00–200.00	196.50
3	—	465	182.50–193.00	187.17
1	—	815	137.00	137.00
1	—	230	201.00	201.00
2	—	368	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	370	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	195.00–201.00	198.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	411	202.00–212.00	206.38
3	—	386	211.00–212.00	211.32
8	—	467	203.00–205.00	204.14
2	—	335	210.00–217.00	213.45
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	360	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	180.00	180.00
2	—	567	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	685	214.50	214.50
59	—	874	186.75	186.75
3	—	535	225.00–227.00	225.65
58	—	960	187.00	187.00
180	—	908	189.90–191.10	190.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	230.00–240.00	234.84
1	—	385	244.00	244.00
4	—	481	220.00–242.00	233.55
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	155.00	155.00
2	—	485	182.50–213.00	197.59
1	—	880	161.00	161.00
2	—	525	210.00–214.00	212.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	237.50	237.50
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
3	—	325	230.00–239.00	233.14
7	—	479	226.00–230.00	227.94
14	—	424	220.00–239.00	228.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	88.00–92.00	89.95
2	—	1,045	98.00	98.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	99.00–100.00	99.51
4	—	1,511	90.00–94.00	92.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,255	87.00–92.00	89.75
1	—	1,320	67.00	67.00
9	—	1,318	95.00–103.00	99.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	104.00–118.00	110.25
2	—	1,255	95.00–98.00	96.39
1	—	1,685	142.00	142.00

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	2	—	1,030	92.00–112.00	101.37

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

Steers · 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