Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady on a mostly plain to average quality offering. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.57/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$181.57

63 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$43.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.53

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	473	198.19	937	39
Medium and Large 2-3	572	154.58	885	24

One grade step is worth $43.61/cwt here — about $52 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 sale63 hd

181.57

—

KY average25 barns · 5,189 hd

197.10

−15.53

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	1,558	122.39	1,907	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	97.73	1,549	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,323	92.30	1,221	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	82.24	830	17

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)	1,163	$1,213	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	362	208.91/cwt	200.00–217.50	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	184.75/cwt	184.00–185.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	169.65/cwt	160.00–173.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	174.91/cwt	165.00–180.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	177.22/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,157	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	160.83/cwt	152.50–171.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	206.59/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	205.65/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	203.43/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,335	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	219.25/cwt	215.00–232.50	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	168.29/cwt	165.00–170.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	178.58/cwt	170.00–187.50	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	147.02/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,059	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	99.37/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,570	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	74.72/cwt	73.00–78.00	776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	87.89/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,419	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	97.19/cwt	91.00–116.00	1,294	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	86.20/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,119	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	93.16/cwt	90.00–96.00	935	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	86.36/cwt	83.00–90.00	854	6
Bulls	—	—	1,558	122.39/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,907	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	88.87/cwt	82.00–95.00	736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,213.12/head	950.00–1,400.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	225.78/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,102	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	216.91/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,124	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	211.66/cwt	207.50–217.50	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	155.74/cwt	142.50–165.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	183.79/cwt	181.00–186.00	945	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	217.73/cwt	210.00–225.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	942	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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 199Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 48Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	200.00–217.50	208.91
4	—	471	184.00–185.00	184.75
1	—	565	195.00	195.00
4	—	653	169.00–180.00	177.22
7	—	409	217.50	217.50
3	—	610	180.00	180.00
11	—	514	181.00–186.00	183.79
2	—	330	210.00–225.00	217.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	118.00	118.00
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
4	—	578	160.00–173.00	169.65
3	—	388	165.00–180.00	174.91
1	—	540	166.00	166.00
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
4	—	479	152.50–171.00	160.83
1	—	985	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	162.00	162.00
3	—	427	142.50–165.00	155.74
1	—	810	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	150.00	150.00
2	—	718	130.00–132.50	131.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	300	237.50	237.50
4	—	535	200.00–213.00	206.59
3	—	572	201.00–208.00	205.65
3	—	375	220.00	220.00
4	—	628	201.00–206.00	203.43
1	—	955	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	215.00–232.50	219.25
7	—	671	195.00	195.00
16	—	488	217.00–236.00	225.78
3	—	518	205.00–226.00	216.91
3	—	302	207.50–217.50	211.66
3	—	701	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	170.00–174.00	172.03
2	—	590	170.00	170.00
3	—	405	165.00–170.00	168.29
2	—	378	170.00–187.50	178.58
2	—	720	144.00–150.00	147.02
1	—	645	168.00	168.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,580	94.00–110.00	99.37
2	—	1,615	87.00–89.00	87.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	73.00–78.00	74.72
1	—	985	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,004	90.00–96.00	93.16
6	—	989	83.00–90.00	86.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,235	75.00	75.00
17	—	1,331	91.00–116.00	97.19
5	—	1,298	81.00–89.00	86.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	120.00–124.00	122.39

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	—	828	82.00–95.00	88.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,163	950.00–1,400.00	1,213.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,280	1,600.00	1,600.00

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