Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady except 500-600 lb heifers they were 6.00-10.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.88/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$201.88

82 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$55.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

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	452	217.59	983	59
Medium and Large 2-3	579	161.60	935	23

One grade step is worth $55.99/cwt here — about $47 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 sale82 hd

201.88

—

KY average25 barns · 6,025 hd

211.55

−9.67

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	—	High	1,400	122.90	1,721	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	93.52	1,186	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	89.07	910	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	995	134.00	1,333	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2-3	—	893	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	198.01/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	161.42/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	185.25/cwt	174.00–196.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.13/cwt	170.00–190.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	185.88/cwt	171.00–192.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	220.68/cwt	220.00–222.50	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	216.68/cwt	215.00–218.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	222.50/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	240.04/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,253	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	234.54/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	238.65/cwt	237.00–242.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	213.31/cwt	204.00–217.00	1,005	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	233.75/cwt	232.50–235.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	211.97/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	995	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	77.51/cwt	75.00–79.00	746	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	86.16/cwt	83.00–89.00	876	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	103.93/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,109	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	93.78/cwt	90.00–99.00	975	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	103.80/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,291	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	86.22/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,128	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	93.90/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,172	14
Bulls	—	—	1,638	136.11/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,229	2
Bulls	—	—	1,281	116.29/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,490	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,354	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	238.38/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,015	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	233.86/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	261	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	652	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	231.03/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,169	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	212.45/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	216.30/cwt	215.00–217.50	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	204.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,083	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	266	246.61/cwt	230.00–250.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	222.89/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,170	11

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 276Year ago 298

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 46Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	893	129.00	129.00
3	—	721	150.00–160.00	153.23
2	—	680	158.00–165.00	161.42
4	—	467	174.00–196.00	185.25
2	—	380	170.00–190.00	180.13
1	—	595	119.00	119.00
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
4	—	423	171.00–192.00	185.88
2	—	780	140.00–141.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
1	—	430	238.00	238.00
6	—	266	230.00–250.00	246.61
4	—	459	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	195.00–201.00	198.01
5	—	378	220.00–222.50	220.68
3	—	428	215.00–218.00	216.68
2	—	657	182.00	182.00
17	—	471	204.00–217.00	213.31
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
5	—	530	195.00–210.00	204.36
1	—	215	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	220.00–224.00	222.50
1	—	605	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	277	200.00	200.00
1	—	800	185.00	185.00
1	—	430	220.00	220.00
2	—	797	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	234.00–247.00	240.04
4	—	589	232.00–237.00	234.54
1	—	635	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	237.00–242.00	238.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	207.50	207.50
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
1	—	305	207.50	207.50
5	—	565	200.00–225.00	212.45
2	—	778	180.00–181.00	180.50
2	—	365	220.00–222.50	221.27
1	—	970	170.00	170.00
2	—	415	215.00–217.50	216.30
11	—	525	220.00–225.00	222.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	232.50–235.00	233.75
2	—	320	232.50	232.50
2	—	625	211.00–213.00	211.97
11	—	426	231.00–240.00	238.38
3	—	475	227.00–238.00	233.86
3	—	261	247.50	247.50
2	—	652	213.00	213.00
12	—	506	230.00–242.00	231.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	170.00	170.00
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	170.00	170.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
1	—	955	113.00	113.00
1	—	880	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	75.00–79.00	77.51
14	—	1,017	83.00–89.00	86.16
3	—	1,067	102.00–107.00	103.93
9	—	1,040	90.00–99.00	93.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	102.00–107.00	103.80
12	—	1,308	80.00–89.00	86.22
14	—	1,248	90.00–98.00	93.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	135.00–137.00	136.11
4	—	1,281	113.00–120.00	116.29

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	—	1,220	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	115.00	115.00

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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