Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $243.35/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$243.35

198 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,413

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

$43.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

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	777	243.57	1,893	197
Medium and Large 2-3	240	200.00	480	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.57/cwt here — about $1,413 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 sale198 hd

243.35

—

KY average25 barns · 3,478 hd

243.84

−0.49

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	1,706	130.37	2,224	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	117.46	1,897	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,295	108.89	1,410	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	100.35	1,082	23
Heifers	Select	Average	1,200	125.00	1,500	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	170.00	2,049	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	600	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	361	237.37/cwt	235.00–242.50	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	237.08/cwt	235.00–240.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	246.86/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	258.36/cwt	246.00–275.00	1,594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	235.52/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,222	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	179.61/cwt	160.00–200.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	257.67/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,912	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	239.98/cwt	233.00–246.50	1,987	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	372	243.82/cwt	240.00–247.50	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	276.73/cwt	252.50–285.00	1,184	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	261.04/cwt	249.00–272.50	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.43/cwt	85.00–88.00	953	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	107.85/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,149	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	99.75/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,085	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,020	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	851	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,049	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,897	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	113.35/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,494	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	100.49/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,789	135.92/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,432	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,051	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	249.67/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	213.88/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	240.34/cwt	221.00–249.00	1,279	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	235.67/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	239.42/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,030	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	725	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	126.50/cwt	109.00–144.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	235.84/cwt	233.00–239.00	1,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	226.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,429	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 415Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 38

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
1	—	600	234.00	234.00
8	—	519	231.00–239.00	235.52
3	—	553	233.00–237.00	235.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	222.00	222.00
1	—	645	206.00	206.00
2	—	388	230.00	230.00
5	—	457	220.00–230.00	226.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	235.00–242.50	237.37
7	—	325	235.00–240.00	237.08
7	—	430	236.00–244.00	239.42
8	—	476	233.00–239.00	235.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	181.00	181.00
1	—	660	162.00	162.00
2	—	255	160.00–200.00	179.61
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
2	—	855	109.00–144.00	126.50
1	—	730	159.00	159.00
1	—	910	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	260.00	260.00
4	—	485	245.00–247.50	246.86
2	—	515	302.50	302.50
1	—	255	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
1	—	580	214.00	214.00
1	—	675	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	246.00–275.00	258.36
6	—	529	242.50–265.00	257.67
1	—	665	230.00	230.00
1	—	555	242.00	242.00
56	—	771	248.00	248.00
118	—	828	233.00–246.50	239.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
1	—	720	218.00	218.00
3	—	585	200.00–221.00	213.88
14	—	532	221.00–249.00	240.34
1	—	805	180.00	180.00
2	—	340	230.00–235.00	232.50
1	—	485	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	240.00–247.50	243.82
4	—	428	252.50–285.00	276.73
2	—	615	249.00–272.50	261.04
1	—	580	250.00	250.00
1	—	540	285.00	285.00
1	—	655	240.00	240.00
6	—	472	241.00–265.00	249.67
2	—	313	250.00–252.50	251.24
1	—	725	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	85.00–88.00	86.43
10	—	1,065	105.00–112.00	107.85
9	—	1,088	94.00–104.00	99.75
2	—	1,070	79.00–80.00	79.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	85.00	85.00
11	—	1,318	106.00–123.00	113.35
3	—	1,243	94.00–105.00	100.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	116.00–119.00	117.46
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	132.00–139.00	135.92
1	—	1,615	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,380	106.00	106.00

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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