Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $233.03/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +13.55 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$233.03

125 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$81.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.12

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	498	239.49	1,193	105
Medium and Large 2-3	496	206.30	1,024	17thin
Small 1-2	518	158.17	820	3thin

One grade step is worth $81.32/cwt here — about $373 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 sale125 hd

233.03

—

KY average25 barns · 2,242 hd

214.91

+18.12

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

+13.55

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	1,779	122.89	2,187	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,708	106.97	1,827	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	105.79	1,407	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	89.70	906	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2,000	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1-2	—	463	225.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	236.39/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,310	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	220.90/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,133	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	243.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,008	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	266.51/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	223.84/cwt	213.00–230.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	226.00/cwt	220.00–231.00	945	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	222.84/cwt	216.00–232.50	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	224.86/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,259	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	231.68/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	229.95/cwt	222.50–237.50	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	248.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	257.96/cwt	248.00–280.00	1,210	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	246.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	800	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	239.56/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	249.07/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,308	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	255.21/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,082	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	252.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	965	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	117.96/cwt	117.00–119.00	2,029	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,472	84.99/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,251	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	117.90/cwt	113.00–125.00	1,595	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	86.26/cwt	86.00–87.00	851	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	94.85/cwt	93.00–97.00	991	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	104.55/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,357	18
Bulls	—	—	2,285	122.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,797	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	112.27/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	203.67/cwt	200.00–207.50	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	245.92/cwt	202.50–270.00	939	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	169.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Full	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	227.56/cwt	220.00–235.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	205.58/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	235.67/cwt	220.00–242.50	980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	231.71/cwt	225.00–235.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	223.60/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,393	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	234.90/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	218.16/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	221.51/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	245.00/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,242	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	239.50/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,133	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	241.36/cwt	240.00–242.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	643	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 354Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 56Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 22

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	463	220.00–230.00	225.09
2	—	280	220.00	220.00
8	—	513	216.00–228.00	220.90
2	—	343	230.00–236.00	233.02
6	—	372	213.00–230.00	223.84
15	—	418	220.00–231.00	226.00
2	—	705	210.00	210.00
6	—	560	221.00–228.00	224.86
5	—	662	220.00	220.00
3	—	606	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	554	231.00–240.00	236.39
9	—	507	233.00–248.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	245.00	245.00
10	—	415	240.00–250.00	243.01
3	—	455	242.00	242.00
3	—	388	240.00–242.00	241.36
1	—	265	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	161.00	161.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	565	162.00	162.00
2	—	310	210.00	210.00
1	—	765	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	255.00–270.00	266.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	216.00–232.50	222.84
3	—	470	227.50–235.00	231.68
2	—	378	222.50–237.50	229.95
1	—	430	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	840	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	245.00–252.50	248.73
2	—	617	266.00	266.00
2	—	575	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	248.00–280.00	257.96
5	—	325	240.00–250.00	246.02
6	—	622	231.00–243.00	239.56
17	—	525	240.00–260.00	249.07
9	—	424	245.00–261.00	255.21
9	—	382	250.00–255.00	252.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	200.00–207.50	203.67
5	—	382	202.50–270.00	245.92
1	—	705	171.00	171.00
1	—	565	211.00	211.00
1	—	690	200.00	200.00
3	—	415	190.00–191.00	190.67
2	—	535	201.00–210.00	205.58
1	—	855	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	160.00–180.00	169.76
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	220.00–235.00	227.56
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
4	—	416	220.00–242.50	235.67
3	—	385	225.00–235.00	231.71
1	—	830	172.00	172.00
3	—	623	219.00–226.00	223.60
10	—	582	234.00–236.00	234.90
9	—	517	215.00–239.00	218.16
2	—	693	220.00–223.00	221.51
1	—	725	210.00	210.00
14	—	473	231.00–242.00	239.50
1	—	850	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	117.00–119.00	117.96
1	—	1,685	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	83.00–87.00	84.99
7	—	1,353	113.00–125.00	117.90
18	—	1,298	94.00–110.00	104.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	86.00–87.00	86.26
2	—	1,045	93.00–97.00	94.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,285	120.00–125.00	122.39
2	—	1,238	111.00–114.00	112.27
2	—	1,815	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	2,000	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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