Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, 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 $202.91/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$202.91

77 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$29.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.90

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	502	207.90	1,044	64
Medium and Large 2-3	508	178.33	905	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $138 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 sale77 hd

202.91

—

KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd

219.81

−16.90

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	1,478	123.50	1,825	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	110.11	1,682	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,274	101.80	1,297	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,094	95.76	1,048	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	142.00	1,484	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	158.00	1,825	3thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	568	190.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	208.56/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,076	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	186.68/cwt	180.00–190.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	208.25/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,183	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	209.36/cwt	203.00–220.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	207.66/cwt	199.00–211.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	259.57/cwt	243.00–292.50	1,254	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	235.50/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	250.67/cwt	241.00–270.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	236.74/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	192.75/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	195	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	276.00/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	244.50/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	242.03/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	240.13/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	715	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,155	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	103.01/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	993	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	992	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	104.64/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,329	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	97.35/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,270	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.35/cwt	85.00–89.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	216.74/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	214.09/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	207.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	973	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	191.00/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	208.85/cwt	202.50–217.50	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,159	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 152Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for feeder 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 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	180.00–195.00	190.07
3	—	512	180.00–190.00	186.68
2	—	300	185.00	185.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
2	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	660	161.00	161.00
1	—	620	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	516	204.00–219.00	208.56
11	—	568	200.00–216.00	208.25
5	—	413	203.00–220.00	209.36
4	—	621	199.00–211.00	207.66
8	—	468	200.00–220.00	207.92
2	—	675	188.00–194.00	191.00
2	—	870	152.00	152.00
7	—	326	202.50–217.50	208.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	192.00	192.00
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
2	—	628	192.50–193.00	192.75
1	—	530	204.00	204.00
1	—	450	202.50	202.50
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	795	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	285.00	285.00
3	—	483	243.00–292.50	259.57
1	—	195	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	240.00	240.00
2	—	540	231.00–240.00	235.50
3	—	600	241.00–270.00	250.67
2	—	585	236.00–237.50	236.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	198.00	198.00
2	—	435	215.00–220.00	217.53
1	—	470	225.00	225.00
2	—	565	220.00	220.00
7	—	526	200.00–224.00	216.74
4	—	623	212.00	212.00
2	—	665	208.00–220.00	214.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	275.00–280.00	276.00
2	—	630	242.00–247.00	244.50
6	—	526	237.50–245.00	242.03
2	—	565	232.50–247.50	240.13
2	—	295	242.50	242.50
1	—	440	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	147.50	147.50
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	935	146.00	146.00
1	—	575	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,100	100.00–105.00	103.01
1	—	1,045	95.00	95.00
3	—	1,103	85.00–89.00	86.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	81.00	81.00
12	—	1,270	100.00–109.00	104.64
3	—	1,305	95.00–99.00	97.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	105.00–115.00	110.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	122.00–125.00	123.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00

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

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