Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: The feeder market was mostly stronger. Feeder steers steady except 400 - 500 lbs they were 4.00- 6.00 higher, with weaned 400 - 500 calves up sharply. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady and feeder Bulls were up sharply with the most increase on the high quality calves. Good quality offering was met with good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower, while the slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.97/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$214.97

157 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,124

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$80.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

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	223.53	1,121	121
Medium and Large 2-3	595	188.70	1,122	34
Medium 2-3	603	143.50	865	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.03/cwt here — about $257 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 sale157 hd

214.97

—

KY average27 barns · 8,677 hd

227.35

−12.38

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	1,443	117.26	1,692	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	102.69	1,543	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	102.24	1,283	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	85.33	856	12

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$937	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,710	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	332	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	165.00/cwt	162.50–167.50	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	224.02/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,167	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	813	167.62/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	191.84/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	190.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	208.32/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,075	11
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	232.23/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,003	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	217.80/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,246	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	201.42/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	228.30/cwt	220.00–237.50	840	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	211.16/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	263.90/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	268.37/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	224.90/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,084	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	253.60/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	233.35/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	253.71/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	214.02/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,460	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	269.92/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	95.84/cwt	93.00–100.00	999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	99.24/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,227	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	65.93/cwt	61.00–70.00	605	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	102.69/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,543	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	109.08/cwt	106.00–118.00	1,415	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	82.27/cwt	78.00–87.00	832	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,116	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	982	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,156	1
Bulls	—	—	1,153	108.43/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,250	3
Bulls	—	—	2,030	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	937.15/head	900.00–975.00	937	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,710	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	238.14/cwt	222.50–252.50	1,362	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	232.62/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,445	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	277.84/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	185.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	191.61/cwt	174.00–210.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	257.78/cwt	250.00–267.50	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	253.53/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,080	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	198.66/cwt	188.00–217.50	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	191.73/cwt	180.00–210.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	208.11/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	237.86/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,218	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	878	153.67/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,349	3

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 438Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 73Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	332	240.00	240.00
40	—	521	215.00–230.00	224.02
1	—	1,140	145.00	145.00
23	—	432	227.00–240.00	232.23
12	—	572	206.00–225.00	217.80
2	—	713	197.00–206.00	201.42
12	—	368	220.00–237.50	228.30
5	—	620	201.00–220.00	211.16
1	—	830	188.00	188.00
20	—	482	210.00–232.00	224.90
1	—	1,005	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	162.50–167.50	165.00
6	—	754	184.00	184.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
2	—	813	160.00–175.00	167.62
2	—	623	190.00–195.00	192.51
2	—	578	180.00–204.00	191.84
2	—	283	180.00–200.00	190.09
11	—	516	190.00–213.00	208.32
3	—	372	180.00–210.00	191.73
3	—	878	149.00–162.00	153.67
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
1	—	580	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	508	252.50–275.00	263.90
5	—	615	252.50–272.50	268.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	222.50	222.50
9	—	434	252.50–257.50	253.60
1	—	835	226.00	226.00
1	—	345	230.00	230.00
1	—	505	227.50	227.50
1	—	560	240.00	240.00
3	—	617	230.00–235.00	233.35
1	—	375	262.50	262.50
4	—	476	250.00–255.00	253.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	280.00–285.00	283.31
1	—	435	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	201.00–220.00	214.02
2	—	293	240.00	240.00
1	—	750	201.00	201.00
12	—	572	222.50–252.50	238.14
17	—	621	230.00–242.50	232.62
4	—	382	250.00–267.50	257.78
13	—	426	240.00–257.50	253.53
5	—	473	245.00–260.00	252.52
6	—	718	201.00–220.00	208.11
13	—	512	220.00–242.50	237.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	262.50–272.50	269.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	275.00	275.00
1	—	350	277.50	277.50
1	—	210	300.00	300.00
8	—	480	272.50–280.00	277.84
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	192.00	192.00
1	—	830	180.00	180.00
2	—	713	180.00–190.00	185.05
1	—	990	167.50	167.50
2	—	573	174.00–210.00	191.61
1	—	495	200.00	200.00
1	—	875	177.00	177.00
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
3	—	507	188.00–217.50	198.66
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	93.00–100.00	95.84
2	—	918	61.00–70.00	65.93
6	—	1,011	78.00–87.00	82.27
1	—	1,005	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,236	93.00–105.00	99.24
16	—	1,297	106.00–118.00	109.08
2	—	1,155	84.00–86.00	85.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,503	99.00–104.00	102.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,153	106.00–112.00	108.43
1	—	2,030	136.00	136.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	900.00–975.00	937.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,710	2,025.00	2,025.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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