Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers were mostly steady to 2 lower with a mostly plain quality offering. Feeders sold with good demand for weaned and preconditioned calves and moderate demand for new crop calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.15/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$202.15

43 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$42.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.78

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	491	218.95	1,076	26
Medium and Large 2-3	543	176.45	958	17thin

One grade step is worth $42.50/cwt here — about $117 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 sale43 hd

202.15

—

KY average27 barns · 6,338 hd

230.93

−28.78

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	—	Low	1,367	120.84	1,652	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	123.00	1,814	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	106.44	1,239	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	96.93	866	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	845	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,025	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	213	203.71/cwt	202.50–205.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	206.48/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	223.94/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,046	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	218.65/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	222.80/cwt	214.00–228.00	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	122.41/cwt	112.50–132.50	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	202.96/cwt	201.00–205.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	267.59/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.28/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	236.23/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	237.30/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	225.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	256.02/cwt	250.00–257.50	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	251.33/cwt	247.50–255.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	110.46/cwt	107.00–117.00	872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	99.37/cwt	95.00–101.00	915	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,395	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	87.94/cwt	84.00–90.00	812	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	105.92/cwt	99.00–112.00	1,197	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	92.39/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,264	2
Bulls	—	—	1,010	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,371	121.94/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,672	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	185.39/cwt	181.00–190.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,360	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	230.46/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,081	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	203.63/cwt	199.00–214.00	990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	884	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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 257Year ago 226

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 46Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	173.00	173.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	214.00	214.00
2	—	513	181.00–190.00	185.39
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	480	210.00	210.00
1	—	375	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	202.00	202.00
1	—	985	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
2	—	612	234.00	234.00
2	—	438	220.00–230.00	225.03
1	—	525	231.00	231.00
4	—	581	234.00	234.00
5	—	469	220.00–242.50	230.46
3	—	368	230.00	230.00
3	—	731	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	250.00–257.50	256.02
2	—	333	247.50–255.00	251.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	213	202.50–205.00	203.71
1	—	575	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	166.00	166.00
2	—	813	112.50–132.50	122.41
2	—	378	201.00–205.00	202.96
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
4	—	486	199.00–214.00	203.63
2	—	880	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	221.00	221.00
2	—	633	205.00–208.00	206.48
8	—	467	220.00–229.00	223.94
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
5	—	573	213.00–225.00	218.65
5	—	424	214.00–228.00	222.80
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
1	—	740	195.00	195.00
1	—	385	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	250.00–285.00	267.59
1	—	575	287.50	287.50
1	—	610	257.50	257.50
5	—	542	235.00–247.00	237.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	230.00	230.00
5	—	625	210.00–232.00	222.28
4	—	462	225.00–240.00	236.23
1	—	240	220.00	220.00
1	—	530	212.00	212.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	107.00–117.00	110.46
6	—	921	95.00–101.00	99.37
2	—	975	76.00	76.00
3	—	923	84.00–90.00	87.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	123.00	123.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	115.00–117.00	115.65
17	—	1,130	99.00–112.00	105.92
2	—	1,368	90.00–96.00	92.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,700	140.00	140.00
7	—	1,371	115.00–129.00	121.94

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00

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