Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.28/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$199.28

92 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	503	201.55	1,015	87
Medium and Large 2-3	569	159.80	909	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $106 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 sale92 hd

199.28

—

KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd

202.17

−2.89

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	1,761	124.48	2,192	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	108.17	1,674	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	99.82	1,216	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	81.28	734	4thin

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)	980	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	196.47/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,008	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	205	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	204.22/cwt	202.50–206.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	193.41/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,234	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	210.69/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	208.23/cwt	200.00–214.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	206.33/cwt	200.00–212.50	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	189.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	204.18/cwt	200.00–206.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	233.06/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	218.50/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,167	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	209.96/cwt	206.00–214.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	231.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	228.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,057	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	85.15/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,000	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	108.57/cwt	101.00–123.00	1,340	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	93.54/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,176	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,499	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	110.71/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,744	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	71.36/cwt	65.00–77.00	751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,458	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	94.18/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	120.84/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,099	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,357	1,954.73/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,955	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,709.33/head	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,709	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,371	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	120.32/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,129	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	259	238.35/cwt	232.50–240.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	216.00/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	237.16/cwt	233.00–242.50	991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	234.03/cwt	225.00–242.50	859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	673	210.27/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	314	231.90/cwt	230.00–232.50	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	723	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	925	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	159.43/cwt	142.50–177.50	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	211.22/cwt	208.00–214.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	211.66/cwt	208.00–220.00	919	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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 221Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 44Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	169.00	169.00
2	—	822	141.00	141.00
3	—	563	185.00–190.00	188.34
6	—	513	194.00–197.00	196.47
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
2	—	408	202.50–206.00	204.22
4	—	264	180.00–200.00	189.88
5	—	471	200.00–206.00	204.18
2	—	383	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	675	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	202.50	202.50
6	—	330	200.00–214.00	208.23
8	—	382	200.00–212.50	206.33
4	—	468	208.00–214.00	211.22
4	—	434	208.00–220.00	211.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
1	—	700	149.00	149.00
2	—	472	181.00	181.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	186.00–194.00	193.41
3	—	557	207.00–218.00	210.69
19	—	534	209.00–224.00	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	228.00	228.00
5	—	428	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	380	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	177.50–185.00	181.15
1	—	470	194.00	194.00
1	—	900	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	820	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	231.00–238.00	233.06
5	—	671	210.00	210.00
5	—	608	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
2	—	528	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	206.00–214.00	209.96
1	—	775	172.00	172.00
2	—	955	131.00	131.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	220.00–235.00	231.77
6	—	462	220.00–235.00	228.76
5	—	259	232.50–240.00	238.35
3	—	560	214.00–217.00	216.00
8	—	418	233.00–242.50	237.16
9	—	367	225.00–242.50	234.03
4	—	673	205.00–212.00	210.27
4	—	314	230.00–232.50	231.90
3	—	723	189.00	189.00
1	—	925	144.00	144.00
1	—	885	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	142.50–177.50	159.43
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	181.00	181.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,174	80.00–89.00	85.15
29	—	1,234	101.00–123.00	108.57
8	—	1,257	90.00–96.00	93.54
2	—	1,053	65.00–77.00	71.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	78.00–80.00	79.06
1	—	970	93.00	93.00
1	—	805	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	101.00–121.00	110.71
2	—	1,395	93.00–95.00	94.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,875	125.00–135.00	131.08
3	—	1,737	119.00–122.00	120.84

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,357	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,954.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,709.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	110.00–128.00	120.32
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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