Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $212.88/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$212.88

95 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$717

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

$39.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.53

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	814	215.35	1,752	89
Medium and Large 2-3	588	176.33	1,036	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.02/cwt here — about $717 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 sale95 hd

212.88

—

KY average26 barns · 5,356 hd

224.41

−11.53

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	—	Average	1,560	118.12	1,842	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	104.58	1,741	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	96.31	1,246	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	83.83	855	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,203	129.75	1,561	2thin
Heifers	Select	Average	1,013	116.90	1,184	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2Value Added	—	516	220.75/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,139	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	228.29/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	142.98/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	225.03/cwt	221.00–231.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	191.90/cwt	182.50–201.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	192.72/cwt	190.00–197.00	906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	213	255.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	685	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.97/cwt	103.00–109.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	103.36/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,463	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	85.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	95.93/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,251	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	93.73/cwt	90.00–99.00	951	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,657	106.60/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,766	9
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,203	129.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,561	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	82.21/cwt	80.00–85.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	71.67/cwt	66.00–79.00	748	5
Bulls	—	—	1,678	129.72/cwt	121.00–137.00	2,177	4
Heifers	Select	—	1,013	116.90/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,184	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	104.65/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,358	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	95.49/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	234.34/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.50	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	207.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	243.91/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	944	212.90/cwt	212.90–212.90	2,010	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	234.50/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	211.70/cwt	210.00–212.50	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	178.73/cwt	177.50–180.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	147.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	207.73/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	221.60/cwt	221.00–223.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	210.79/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,220	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	757	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 Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 187Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 91Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	220.00–222.00	220.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
1	—	560	169.00	169.00
2	—	813	135.00–151.00	142.98
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
3	—	530	180.00	180.00
7	—	470	190.00–197.00	192.72
2	—	913	140.00–155.00	147.52
1	—	685	146.00	146.00
3	—	716	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	482	223.00–230.00	228.29
5	—	372	221.00–231.00	225.03
11	—	429	221.00–223.00	221.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	182.50–201.00	191.90
1	—	230	212.50	212.50
1	—	505	210.00	210.00
5	—	474	216.00	216.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
10	—	579	206.00–216.00	210.79
2	—	365	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	230.00	230.00
2	—	423	235.00–252.50	243.91
2	—	487	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	214.00	214.00
3	—	818	201.00	201.00
3	—	420	210.00–212.50	211.70
2	—	395	210.00	210.00
4	—	535	200.00–219.00	207.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	221.00	221.00
60	—	944	212.90	212.90
4	—	587	234.00–235.00	234.50
4	—	678	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	160.00	160.00
2	—	405	177.50–180.00	178.73
2	—	590	189.00	189.00
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	667	200.00	200.00
6	—	541	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	217.50	217.50
1	—	330	207.50	207.50
1	—	800	171.00	171.00
2	—	363	220.00–227.50	223.78
1	—	710	173.00	173.00
5	—	627	200.00–210.00	207.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	230.00	230.00
3	—	213	250.00–265.00	255.27
3	—	423	240.00	240.00
5	—	487	232.00–238.00	234.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	190.00	190.00

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	3	—	865	103.00–109.00	105.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	116.00	116.00
3	—	1,415	103.00–104.00	103.36
4	—	1,678	121.00–137.00	129.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	80.00–89.00	85.52
18	—	1,304	92.00–99.00	95.93
6	—	1,298	101.00–109.00	104.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	90.00–99.00	93.73
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
3	—	1,025	80.00–85.00	82.21
5	—	1,044	66.00–79.00	71.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,657	102.00–113.00	106.60
2	—	1,700	94.00–97.00	95.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	126.00–133.00	129.75
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	115.00–119.00	116.90

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle