Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to July 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.01/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$209.01

75 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$32.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

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	551	211.61	1,167	69
Medium and Large 2-3	583	179.17	1,045	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.44/cwt here — about $122 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 sale75 hd

209.01

—

KY average11 barns · 2,619 hd

213.92

−4.91

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	1,915	127.18	2,435	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,665	106.21	1,769	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	98.77	1,277	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	84.32	860	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	126.00	1,525	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	161.00	1,723	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	415	218.75/cwt	210.00–227.50	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	213.57/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	216.03/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	193.77/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	216.04/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	447	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,037	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	217.30/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	232.95/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	210.47/cwt	209.00–211.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	221.69/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,261	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	232.76/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	199.10/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,141	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	85.13/cwt	84.00–86.00	875	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	93.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,124	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	75.49/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,019	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,214	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	110.81/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	127.18/cwt	121.00–134.00	2,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	107.24/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,420	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	537	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	236.14/cwt	230.00–241.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	217.64/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	232.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,134	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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 244Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 78Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 7

No Comparison due to July 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	210.00–227.50	218.75
4	—	565	200.00–224.00	213.57
2	—	655	200.00–215.00	207.44
1	—	280	220.00	220.00
5	—	518	210.00–227.00	217.64
4	—	369	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	182.00	182.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	221.00	221.00
6	—	447	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	210.00–222.00	216.03
4	—	570	201.00–223.00	216.04
2	—	435	231.00–235.00	232.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	241.00	241.00
1	—	640	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	190.00	190.00
1	—	430	197.00	197.00
3	—	693	175.00	175.00
1	—	730	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	180.00–202.00	193.77
1	—	215	210.00	210.00
9	—	791	184.00	184.00
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
7	—	486	210.00–225.00	217.30
4	—	366	209.00–211.00	210.47
10	—	573	199.00–200.00	199.10
1	—	315	217.50	217.50
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
2	—	525	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	220.00–227.00	221.69
4	—	526	229.00–236.00	232.76
1	—	645	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	230.00–241.00	236.14
6	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.81
2	—	405	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	126.00	126.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	84.00–86.00	85.13
1	—	1,145	106.00	106.00
1	—	880	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,203	90.00–95.00	93.47
2	—	1,350	74.00–77.00	75.49
8	—	1,324	101.00–112.00	107.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	108.00–114.00	110.81
1	—	1,750	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	121.00–134.00	127.18

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	—	765	95.00	95.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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