Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday the feeder market was mixed as both gains and losses were seen with the average quality offering. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 lower as buyers were selective and were discounting smaller framed, heavy conditioned or bawling calves. Feeder heifers however, were higher in nearly all of the weight classes with good demand. 500-650 lbs heifers were sharply higher as buyers were willing to pay premiums for good quality heifers with favorable body condition. The slaughter cow market was steady to 3.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls appeared steady but with limited comparisons.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.34/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$199.34

125 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$81.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.62

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	519	207.29	1,076	88
Medium and Large 2-3	469	187.04	877	33
Medium 2-3	575	125.88	724	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.41/cwt here — about $352 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 sale125 hd

199.34

—

KY average25 barns · 5,574 hd

206.96

−7.62

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	1,733	119.00	2,063	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	94.37	1,445	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	87.06	1,078	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	65.10	708	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,271	110.76	1,408	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,278	$1,304	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,390	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,193	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,443	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 2-3	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	931	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	186.16/cwt	170.00–192.50	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	211.23/cwt	201.00–223.00	1,096	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	211.67/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,198	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	173.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	185.63/cwt	170.00–192.50	683	4
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	565	134.51/cwt	133.00–137.50	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	194.77/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,097	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	178.25/cwt	160.00–190.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	233.41/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	208.04/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	208.87/cwt	201.00–221.00	992	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	237.72/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,153	9
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	226.08/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,194	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	226.96/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	235.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,468	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	216.58/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	210.62/cwt	200.00–223.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	188.45/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	274.17/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,271	110.76/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	38.88/cwt	31.00–53.00	392	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	64.66/cwt	59.00–69.00	682	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	76.90/cwt	73.00–81.00	897	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	104.06/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,611	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	92.22/cwt	85.00–99.00	1,408	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	81.72/cwt	75.00–84.00	979	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	89.94/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,133	26
Bulls	—	—	1,640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,193.01/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,304.33/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,304	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	895	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	229.71/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	251.72/cwt	242.50–262.50	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	195.98/cwt	182.50–210.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	170.63/cwt	152.00–180.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	205.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	220.69/cwt	220.00–222.50	463	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 218Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 42Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00
1	—	895	116.00	116.00
1	—	985	87.00	87.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	237.50	237.50
1	—	825	169.00	169.00
1	—	625	209.00	209.00
6	—	568	210.00–221.00	216.58
5	—	474	200.00–223.00	210.62
4	—	685	181.00–196.00	188.45
6	—	516	220.00–234.00	229.71
3	—	342	242.50–262.50	251.72
3	—	425	245.00–250.00	246.67
1	—	285	250.00	250.00
4	—	210	220.00–222.50	220.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	272.50–275.00	274.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	171.00	171.00
2	—	383	182.50–210.00	195.98
1	—	690	182.00	182.00
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
3	—	553	152.00–180.00	170.63
2	—	482	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
3	—	565	133.00–137.50	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	170.00–192.50	186.16
2	—	527	177.00	177.00
4	—	368	170.00–192.50	185.63
14	—	563	192.00–195.00	194.77
9	—	416	160.00–190.00	178.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	519	201.00–223.00	211.23
16	—	566	200.00–221.00	211.67
3	—	685	170.00–180.00	173.98
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
1	—	845	170.00	170.00
2	—	628	197.00–219.00	208.04
2	—	305	200.00	200.00
36	—	475	201.00–221.00	208.87
1	—	970	169.00	169.00
3	—	422	200.00–215.00	205.55
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	198.00	198.00
1	—	625	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	225.00–237.00	233.41
9	—	485	235.00–245.00	237.72
7	—	528	221.00–235.00	226.08
6	—	669	220.00–241.00	226.96
2	—	763	200.00–210.00	205.05
9	—	623	220.00–240.00	235.62
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,271	103.00–120.00	110.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	31.00–53.00	38.88
9	—	1,054	59.00–69.00	64.66
7	—	1,166	73.00–81.00	76.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	103.00–105.00	104.06
9	—	1,527	85.00–99.00	92.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,198	75.00–84.00	81.72
26	—	1,260	85.00–97.00	89.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,845	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,715	121.00	121.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,193.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,278	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,304.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,820	1,925.00	1,925.00

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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