Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher, yearling steers no comparison, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate to Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.31/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$214.31

143 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$841

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

$34.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.39

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	862	215.28	1,856	139
Medium and Large 2-3	561	180.75	1,014	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $841 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 sale143 hd

214.31

—

KY average26 barns · 6,071 hd

227.70

−13.39

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	1,458	123.13	1,796	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	100.38	1,509	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,286	95.13	1,223	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	84.13	879	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	214.09/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	250.49/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	233.60/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,245	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	192.50/cwt	187.50–197.50	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	954	207.90/cwt	207.90–207.90	1,983	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	205.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,945	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	238.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	213.98/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	236.09/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,199	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	233.20/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,094	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	930	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,646	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	86.53/cwt	86.00–87.00	946	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	70.72/cwt	61.00–79.00	713	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	83.59/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,128	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	104.50/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,346	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.31/cwt	94.00–98.00	999	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	122.31/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,875	6
Bulls	—	—	1,338	135.66/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	93.39/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,174	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	214.89/cwt	200.00–225.00	930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	222.42/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	180.91/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	236.86/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	230.20/cwt	220.00–238.00	981	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	231.37/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,111	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	968	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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 223Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
1	—	755	162.00	162.00
1	—	950	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	165.00	165.00
2	—	683	190.00	190.00
3	—	370	220.00–225.00	221.69
1	—	495	227.00	227.00
6	—	433	200.00–225.00	214.89
2	—	582	221.00	221.00
1	—	770	170.00	170.00
4	—	529	215.00–226.00	222.42
2	—	713	176.00–186.00	180.91
1	—	225	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	508	230.00–251.00	236.09
9	—	469	232.00–241.00	233.20
3	—	617	210.00	210.00
1	—	930	177.00	177.00
1	—	565	231.00	231.00
3	—	430	230.00–249.00	236.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	173.00	173.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	740	158.00	158.00
1	—	580	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	209.00–219.00	214.09
1	—	440	215.00	215.00
3	—	465	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	232.00–235.00	233.60
5	—	576	233.00	233.00
2	—	602	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	220.00–238.00	230.20
5	—	398	226.00	226.00
17	—	480	226.00–239.00	231.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	235.00–254.00	250.49
58	—	954	207.90	207.90
2	—	570	230.00–235.00	232.43
59	—	910	213.75	213.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	187.50–197.50	192.50
1	—	880	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	261.00	261.00
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
3	—	460	235.00–245.00	238.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
2	—	483	200.00–210.00	205.03
2	—	528	210.00–218.00	213.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	86.00–87.00	86.53
1	—	1,020	108.00	108.00
5	—	1,008	61.00–79.00	70.72
3	—	1,048	94.00–98.00	95.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	100.00–108.00	104.07
1	—	1,460	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	82.00–86.00	83.59
5	—	1,288	102.00–108.00	104.50
7	—	1,257	90.00–96.00	93.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	118.00–124.00	122.31
2	—	1,338	133.00–140.00	135.66
1	—	1,250	103.00	103.00

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	—	875	115.00	115.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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