Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday feeder steers 400-450 lbs were steady, while 600-700 lbs steers were sharply higher with good demand. Feeder heifers however were mixed. Good quality light weights under 400 lbs were sharply higher and 500-600 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 higher. However 400-500 lbs heifers were 6.00 to 10.00 lower with a good supply and mixed demand. Feeder bulls 350-450 lbs were mostly steady, while 500-600 lbs bulls were sharply lower with moderate demand. Severe discounts were seen today as there was limited demand and interest in off colored, heavy conditioned, or small framed cattle. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 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 $193.70/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$193.70

108 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$79.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

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	522	202.32	1,057	84
Medium and Large 2-3	523	169.30	885	21
Small and Medium 2-3	520	123.17	640	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.15/cwt here — about $416 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 sale108 hd

193.70

—

KY average26 barns · 5,447 hd

208.16

−14.46

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	1,747	118.79	2,075	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	92.06	1,404	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	87.31	1,074	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	65.17	660	16

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,240	$875	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 2-3	—	566	174.02/cwt	164.00–181.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	385	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	211.93/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	272.04/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	196.16/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,098	27
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	175.46/cwt	164.00–187.00	1,163	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	229.06/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	256.94/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,313	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	235.94/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	246.05/cwt	237.50–252.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	137.41/cwt	117.50–147.50	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	191.47/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	252.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	652	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	253	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	380	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	427	150.80/cwt	120.00–161.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	153.04/cwt	138.00–174.00	1,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	215.30/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,266	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	217.25/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	88.26/cwt	81.00–96.00	1,115	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	75.31/cwt	73.00–79.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	29.84/cwt	20.00–40.00	272	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	62.84/cwt	55.00–68.00	626	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	74.31/cwt	70.00–86.00	777	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	90.62/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,398	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	103.51/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	114.57/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,807	3
Bulls	—	—	1,917	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,358	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	165.41/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	158.51/cwt	147.50–170.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	243.43/cwt	235.00–247.50	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	192.23/cwt	185.00–200.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	188.48/cwt	157.50–201.00	978	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	237.29/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	179.37/cwt	151.00–198.00	1,114	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	138.82/cwt	132.50–145.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	223.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	182.43/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	186.64/cwt	186.00–188.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	193.51/cwt	180.00–200.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	205.31/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,094	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	203.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	199.92/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,351	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	206.29/cwt	200.00–222.50	901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	171.11/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	144.81/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	170.28/cwt	140.00–182.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 304Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 60Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	164.00–181.00	174.02
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
1	—	630	162.00	162.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	820	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	182.50	182.50
3	—	525	186.00–188.00	186.64
3	—	380	180.00–200.00	193.51
2	—	770	130.00–160.00	144.81
4	—	430	140.00–182.50	170.28
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	560	195.00–200.00	196.16
20	—	533	200.00–207.00	205.31
19	—	475	200.00–210.00	203.18
8	—	437	200.00–222.50	206.29
3	—	730	160.00–179.00	171.11
3	—	383	245.00	245.00
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
2	—	610	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	210.00–216.00	211.93
4	—	634	220.00–232.00	229.06
6	—	571	230.00–239.00	235.94
4	—	416	237.50–252.00	246.05
1	—	655	230.00	230.00
2	—	913	189.00–194.00	191.47
1	—	780	215.00	215.00
2	—	258	245.00–260.00	252.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	262.50–277.00	272.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	173.00	173.00
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
2	—	663	164.00–187.00	175.46
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	251.00–262.50	256.94
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	392	117.50–147.50	137.41
3	—	253	150.00	150.00
4	—	427	120.00–161.00	150.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	138.00–174.00	153.04
3	—	773	150.00–173.00	165.41
2	—	358	147.50–170.00	158.51
2	—	478	185.00–200.00	192.23
9	—	519	157.50–201.00	188.48
8	—	621	151.00–198.00	179.37
3	—	565	177.50–190.00	182.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	211.00–223.00	215.30
3	—	622	210.00–232.00	217.25
1	—	270	247.50	247.50
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
1	—	775	177.00	177.00
3	—	363	235.00–247.50	243.43
1	—	935	155.00	155.00
4	—	430	230.00–245.00	237.29
2	—	1,113	132.50–145.00	138.82
4	—	525	220.00–235.00	223.79
5	—	676	198.00–208.00	199.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	105.00	105.00
9	—	1,543	86.00–96.00	90.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,263	81.00–96.00	88.26
5	—	1,073	73.00–79.00	75.31
2	—	1,140	99.00–110.00	103.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	20.00–40.00	29.84
5	—	996	55.00–68.00	62.84
9	—	1,046	70.00–86.00	74.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	105.00–119.00	114.57
3	—	1,917	123.00	123.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	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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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