Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $186.06/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$186.06

84 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.42

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	483	191.84	927	65
Medium and Large 2-3	464	166.28	771	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about $156 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 sale84 hd

186.06

—

KY average26 barns · 7,022 hd

198.48

−12.42

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	—	High	1,611	111.67	1,799	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,684	95.57	1,609	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,315	85.33	1,122	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,084	75.58	820	19
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,125	92.00	1,035	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	475	158.17/cwt	150.00–166.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	218.08/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	227.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	186.99/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	166.87/cwt	153.00–186.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	208.95/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,199	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	158.77/cwt	157.50–160.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	238.21/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,217	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	245.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,054	5
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,125	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,035	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	93.09/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	82.07/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,075	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.83/cwt	49.00–59.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	70.90/cwt	67.00–73.00	739	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	81.16/cwt	75.00–86.00	896	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	87.76/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,149	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,123	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	114.31/cwt	113.00–116.00	2,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,407	104.25/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	184.93/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	209.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	180.53/cwt	168.00–191.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	217.70/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	215.28/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	213.68/cwt	212.50–215.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	227.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	172.25/cwt	172.00–172.50	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	193.24/cwt	185.00–206.00	935	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	165.49/cwt	150.00–182.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	189.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	841	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	193.67/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,003	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	230.98/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 306Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	150.00–166.00	158.17
2	—	545	184.00–185.00	184.50
8	—	418	150.00–182.00	165.49
3	—	623	170.00	170.00
2	—	280	160.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	484	185.00–206.00	193.24
17	—	444	185.00–190.00	189.49
11	—	518	191.00–201.00	193.67
1	—	560	195.00	195.00
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
3	—	601	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	212.00–221.00	218.08
1	—	665	207.00	207.00
1	—	540	237.50	237.50
4	—	484	225.00–230.00	227.75
2	—	758	200.00–210.00	204.95
3	—	555	229.00–235.00	230.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	252.50	252.50
2	—	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	185.00–190.00	186.99
1	—	815	162.50	162.50
1	—	465	182.50	182.50
1	—	555	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	153.00–186.00	166.87
2	—	375	157.50–160.00	158.77
4	—	616	178.00–192.00	184.93
3	—	573	168.00–191.00	180.53
3	—	521	199.00	199.00
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
1	—	315	157.50	157.50
2	—	443	172.00–172.50	172.25
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	574	201.00–211.00	208.95
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
5	—	331	200.00–215.00	209.14
2	—	535	212.50–223.00	217.70
7	—	468	209.00–230.00	215.28
2	—	375	212.50–215.00	213.68
5	—	413	220.00–230.00	227.84
2	—	625	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	237.00–240.00	238.21
5	—	430	240.00–250.00	245.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	91.00–95.00	93.09
1	—	1,800	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,310	79.00–84.00	82.07
13	—	1,309	85.00–93.00	87.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,073	49.00–59.00	53.83
5	—	1,042	67.00–73.00	70.90
12	—	1,104	75.00–86.00	81.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,790	113.00–116.00	114.31
3	—	1,407	103.00–106.00	104.25

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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