Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was uneven and mostly lower. Feeder steers 300 to 400 lbs were steady, while 500 to 600 lbs weaned steers were steady to 8.00 higher. Non weaned steers 500 to 600 lbs were down sharply with moderate demand. Feeder heifers were down sharply through most of the weight groups with buyers giving heavy discounts on fat bawling calves. Feeder bulls were mixed with sharp differences in demand due to quality . Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower with a good supply and slaughter bulls were mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.61/cwt on 1,048 head.

Average price

$144.61

1,048 head · 895 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$455

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

$35.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−56.44

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	477	178.46	852	46
Medium and Large 1-2	914	143.06	1,307	1,002

One grade step is worth $35.41/cwt here — about −$455 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 sale1,048 hd

144.61

—

KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd

201.05

−56.44

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	1,489	116.37	1,733	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	93.35	1,494	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	88.89	1,124	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,040	71.18	740	10
Heifers	Select	Average	1,060	131.00	1,389	1thin

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)	695	$628	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2-3	—	630	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	181.74/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	209.60/cwt	197.00–213.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	199.74/cwt	195.00–201.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	221.62/cwt	210.00–224.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	178.05/cwt	156.00–192.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	261.15/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	217.18/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,607	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	192.44/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	227.56/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	191.87/cwt	187.00–199.00	1,220	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	234.32/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	242.90/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,134	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	206.45/cwt	180.00–216.00	985	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	229.26/cwt	217.50–233.00	1,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	264.49/cwt	259.00–265.00	1,352	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	227.58/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,445	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	247.68/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,058	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,060	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	65.33/cwt	61.00–69.00	655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	73.68/cwt	71.00–83.00	778	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	84.47/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,257	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	102.50/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,796	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	91.73/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,434	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	88.62/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,117	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	82.71/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,036	5
Bulls	—	—	1,588	124.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,981	5
Bulls	—	—	1,407	109.42/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,540	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	628.06/head	500.00–800.00	628	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	171.97/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	201.97/cwt	190.00–213.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	231.79/cwt	213.00–243.00	1,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	207.43/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	208.25/cwt	201.00–212.50	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	193.83/cwt	160.00–217.00	1,103	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	167.27/cwt	150.00–172.50	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	182.34/cwt	180.00–187.50	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	209.03/cwt	206.00–217.00	1,091	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	239.39/cwt	221.00–247.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,307	940
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	183.47/cwt	171.00–191.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	174.24/cwt	160.00–200.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	176.93/cwt	150.00–187.50	582	4

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 504Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 78Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	188.00	188.00
8	—	576	160.00–189.00	181.74
9	—	527	156.00–192.00	178.05
5	—	428	150.00–172.50	167.27
3	—	283	180.00–187.50	182.34
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
8	—	463	171.00–191.00	183.47
2	—	710	175.00–180.00	177.48
5	—	374	160.00–200.00	174.24
4	—	329	150.00–187.50	176.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	197.00–213.00	209.60
1	—	995	124.00	124.00
5	—	468	195.00–201.00	199.74
4	—	634	203.00	203.00
6	—	388	210.00–224.00	221.62
12	—	575	191.00–200.00	192.44
25	—	522	206.00–217.00	209.03
940	—	940	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	217.00	217.00
5	—	636	187.00–199.00	191.87
1	—	530	209.00	209.00
5	—	477	180.00–216.00	206.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	515	250.00–269.00	261.15
1	—	575	259.00	259.00
1	—	600	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	740	216.00–224.00	217.18
1	—	780	210.00	210.00
3	—	525	220.00–237.00	227.56
1	—	335	245.00	245.00
1	—	920	224.00	224.00
3	—	638	223.00–240.00	234.32
10	—	467	239.00–246.00	242.90
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	217.50–233.00	229.26
2	—	338	233.00	233.00
6	—	635	223.00–242.00	227.58
9	—	427	243.00–250.00	247.68
8	—	530	213.00–243.00	231.79
4	—	552	242.00	242.00
5	—	369	221.00–247.00	239.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	253.00	253.00
12	—	511	259.00–265.00	264.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	170.00–175.00	171.97
2	—	665	165.00–170.00	167.54
8	—	472	190.00–213.00	201.97
1	—	865	144.00	144.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	380	210.00	210.00
1	—	725	174.00	174.00
4	—	517	201.00–215.00	207.43
4	—	415	201.00–212.50	208.25
9	—	569	160.00–217.00	193.83
1	—	345	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	106.00	106.00
12	—	1,261	85.00–93.00	88.62
5	—	1,252	80.00–84.00	82.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	61.00–69.00	65.33
7	—	1,056	71.00–83.00	73.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	84.00–85.00	84.47
3	—	1,752	100.00–104.00	102.50
6	—	1,563	87.00–99.00	91.73
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,588	122.00–129.00	124.72
6	—	1,407	98.00–115.00	109.42

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	695	500.00–800.00	628.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,250.00	1,250.00

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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