Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week because market was closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $221.23/cwt on 175 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +1.76 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$221.23

175 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$53.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

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	516	232.59	1,200	138
Medium and Large 2-3	570	178.87	1,019	37

One grade step is worth $53.72/cwt here — about $182 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 sale175 hd

221.23

—

KY average25 barns · 3,128 hd

221.66

−0.43

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

+1.76

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	1,631	125.30	2,043	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,663	113.17	1,882	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	106.51	1,370	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	86.88	847	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,543	140.24	2,164	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	612	222.83/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,364	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	271.68/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,318	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	259.28/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,089	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	83.13/cwt	80.00–86.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	71.25/cwt	68.00–74.00	759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,713	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	107.90/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,388	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,495	118.84/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,777	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,015	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,543	140.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	93.66/cwt	90.00–97.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	245.03/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	205.96/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,063	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	223.41/cwt	214.00–228.50	1,077	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	248.15/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	240.89/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,238	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	235.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	193.17/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	209.30/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	246.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	921	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	96.64/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,159	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	118.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,960	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	113.52/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,895	8
Bulls	—	—	1,990	133.37/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	125.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	227.43/cwt	214.00–233.00	953	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	266.42/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,681	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	218.74/cwt	210.00–220.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	174.99/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	195.89/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	181.17/cwt	170.00–210.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	220.99/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,257	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	217.66/cwt	212.50–222.50	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	221.68/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,142	35
Bulls	—	—	1,230	112.83/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	883	168.11/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	182.32/cwt	160.00–200.00	866	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	160.27/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	236.26/cwt	222.50–245.00	980	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	226.87/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,284	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	195.54/cwt	161.00–211.00	1,019	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	160.42/cwt	138.00–172.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	189.43/cwt	175.00–204.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	159.88/cwt	150.00–170.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	208.03/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,377	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	171.58/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	194.66/cwt	187.00–202.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	197.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	203.05/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	242.06/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,135	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	225.39/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,183	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	188.09/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,200	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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 220Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 72Year ago 35

No comparison to last week because market was closed for the Labor Day holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	215.00–237.00	222.83
12	—	373	230.00–250.00	246.88
3	—	298	252.50	252.50
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
10	—	415	222.50–245.00	236.26
19	—	566	212.00–231.00	226.87
13	—	662	200.00–227.50	208.03
5	—	720	170.00–178.00	171.58
4	—	772	170.00–180.00	174.90
15	—	469	230.00–250.00	242.06
1	—	865	172.00	172.00
21	—	525	210.00–234.00	225.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	270.00–273.00	271.68
1	—	600	244.00	244.00
17	—	420	250.00–267.50	259.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	160.00–176.00	168.11
5	—	475	160.00–200.00	182.32
3	—	707	154.00–166.00	160.27
1	—	370	210.00	210.00
13	—	521	161.00–211.00	195.54
3	—	680	138.00–172.00	160.42
3	—	615	175.00–204.00	189.43
2	—	415	150.00–170.00	159.88
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
2	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	835	148.00	148.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	570	232.50–250.00	245.03
5	—	466	241.00–250.00	248.15
1	—	750	230.00	230.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
9	—	514	230.00–246.00	240.89
5	—	733	235.00–240.00	235.98
1	—	225	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
3	—	725	190.00	190.00
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	415	216.00	216.00
3	—	520	170.00–210.00	193.17
3	—	572	201.00–217.50	209.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	257.00–269.00	266.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	200.00–212.00	205.96
1	—	295	180.00	180.00
2	—	720	173.00–177.00	174.99
3	—	582	180.00–212.00	195.89
4	—	439	170.00–210.00	181.17
1	—	240	152.50	152.50
3	—	306	180.00	180.00
1	—	840	113.00	113.00
2	—	460	187.00–202.00	194.66
4	—	356	190.00–200.00	197.44
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
2	—	638	180.00–196.00	188.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	131.00	131.00
1	—	665	198.00	198.00
27	—	482	214.00–228.50	223.41
3	—	741	188.00	188.00
28	—	419	214.00–233.00	227.43
8	—	372	210.00–220.00	218.74
21	—	569	219.00–226.00	220.99
1	—	280	217.50	217.50
2	—	238	212.50–222.50	217.66
35	—	515	214.00–228.00	221.68
9	—	625	200.00–206.00	203.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	80.00–86.00	83.13
2	—	1,065	68.00–74.00	71.25
1	—	985	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,017	90.00–97.00	93.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	102.00–105.00	103.53
3	—	1,652	117.00–122.00	118.65
8	—	1,669	111.00–115.00	113.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,286	102.00–113.00	107.90
3	—	1,495	115.00–121.00	118.84
7	—	1,199	94.00–100.00	96.64
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	136.00–144.00	140.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,990	132.00–136.00	133.37
5	—	1,575	120.00–129.00	125.45
2	—	1,230	107.00–119.00	112.83

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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