Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.36/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$188.36

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$30.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

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	536	195.77	1,050	78
Medium and Large 2-3	551	165.24	911	25

One grade step is worth $30.53/cwt here — about $139 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 sale103 hd

188.36

—

KY average25 barns · 4,869 hd

207.23

−18.87

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	1,739	118.38	2,059	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	87.58	1,404	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	84.98	1,089	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	72.10	736	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	113.00	1,401	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)	965	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	823	139.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	189.84/cwt	180.00–200.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	192.38/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	166.50/cwt	157.00–176.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	192.62/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	219.14/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	231.82/cwt	224.00–239.00	1,430	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	198.86/cwt	195.00–215.00	939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	231.29/cwt	225.00–237.50	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	217.44/cwt	212.50–222.50	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	193.71/cwt	187.50–200.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	209.94/cwt	200.00–227.50	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	190.02/cwt	177.00–195.00	1,378	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	178.82/cwt	170.00–189.00	846	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	188.46/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	151.04/cwt	135.00–166.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	211.38/cwt	190.00–222.50	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	216.32/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	174.52/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	183.13/cwt	160.00–204.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	242.94/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,285	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	208.36/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,173	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	230.57/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	226.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	201.99/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	232.46/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	86.83/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,118	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	74.62/cwt	69.00–79.00	763	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	87.63/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,395	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,370	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	94.73/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,185	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	79.42/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	84.37/cwt	83.00–86.00	856	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	61.96/cwt	49.00–69.00	625	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	117.46/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,276	2
Bulls	—	—	2,023	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	114.79/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,720	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	104.01/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,163	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	159.39/cwt	140.00–171.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	202.39/cwt	192.50–212.50	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	208.90/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	225.95/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	173.56/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	171.53/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	175.94/cwt	172.00–181.00	1,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	179.55/cwt	160.00–190.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	232.57/cwt	225.00–237.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	191.43/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,007	16

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 281Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 57Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	130.00–150.00	139.97
1	—	770	162.50	162.50
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
2	—	322	152.50	152.50
1	—	700	159.00	159.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
9	—	473	170.00–189.00	178.82
2	—	570	135.00–166.00	151.04
2	—	640	168.00–175.00	171.53
3	—	430	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	180.00–200.00	189.84
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
8	—	657	180.00–199.00	192.38
2	—	800	157.00–176.00	166.50
5	—	571	180.00–200.00	192.62
14	—	472	195.00–215.00	198.86
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
11	—	440	200.00–227.50	209.94
11	—	725	177.00–195.00	190.02
2	—	623	187.00–190.00	188.46
5	—	374	190.00–222.50	211.38
16	—	526	190.00–201.00	191.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	200.00	200.00
2	—	418	187.50–200.00	193.71
3	—	686	170.00–184.00	174.52
5	—	585	160.00–204.00	183.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	210.00–227.00	219.14
10	—	617	224.00–239.00	231.82
2	—	452	240.00	240.00
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
7	—	427	225.00–237.50	231.29
2	—	385	212.50–222.50	217.44
2	—	590	239.00	239.00
4	—	716	200.00–222.00	216.32
5	—	529	235.00–245.00	242.94
1	—	835	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	200.00–225.00	208.36
6	—	476	210.00–245.00	230.57
6	—	281	220.00–240.00	226.94
5	—	655	190.00–218.00	201.99
4	—	430	215.00–240.00	232.46
5	—	508	202.00–220.00	208.90
4	—	614	210.00–235.00	225.95
1	—	200	207.50	207.50
7	—	736	162.00–187.00	173.56
1	—	305	230.00	230.00
3	—	772	172.00–181.00	175.94
5	—	373	225.00–237.50	232.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	153.00	153.00
2	—	690	170.00	170.00
4	—	620	140.00–171.00	159.39
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
2	—	435	192.50–212.50	202.39
1	—	450	195.00	195.00
1	—	750	161.00	161.00
3	—	522	160.00–190.00	179.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,288	83.00–91.00	86.83
5	—	1,251	92.00–99.00	94.73
5	—	1,329	74.00–82.00	79.42
2	—	1,190	60.00–65.00	62.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,022	69.00–79.00	74.62
1	—	1,165	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,014	83.00–86.00	84.37
11	—	1,008	49.00–69.00	61.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	85.00–90.00	87.63
1	—	1,650	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,590	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	116.00–119.00	117.46
2	—	2,023	125.00–128.00	126.48
4	—	1,498	114.00–115.00	114.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	99.00–109.00	104.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	925.00	925.00

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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