Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $180.59/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$180.59

80 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$60.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

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	650	185.96	1,209	71
Medium and Large 2-3	769	139.90	1,075	8thin
Small 1-2	605	125.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.96/cwt here — about $453 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 sale80 hd

180.59

—

KY average12 barns · 1,487 hd

187.07

−6.48

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	1,910	121.48	2,320	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	98.97	1,551	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	86.34	1,127	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	79.84	838	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	137.00	1,432	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	174.42/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,416	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	135.18/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	195.33/cwt	182.50–207.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,283	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	192.76/cwt	189.00–213.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	175.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,281	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,477	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	191.74/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	206.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	174.63/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	85.57/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,127	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	82.91/cwt	80.00–86.00	912	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,046	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	93.89/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,191	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	75.65/cwt	73.00–79.00	754	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,116	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	102.71/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,310	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	795	1
Bulls	—	—	2,025	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,872	119.30/cwt	116.00–123.00	2,233	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,317	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	182.32/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	217	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	218.65/cwt	212.50–225.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	199.89/cwt	187.00–212.00	1,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	229.41/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	109.58/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	230.82/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	175.40/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	195.55/cwt	191.00–200.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 160Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 69Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
7	—	812	168.00–177.00	174.42
3	—	612	170.00	170.00
2	—	923	132.50–138.00	135.18
1	—	490	189.00	189.00
2	—	425	182.50–207.00	195.33
1	—	235	190.00	190.00
6	—	538	189.00–213.00	192.76
4	—	855	145.00	145.00
12	—	728	170.00–178.00	175.96
6	—	574	180.00–204.00	191.74
1	—	265	182.50	182.50
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	629	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	717	158.00	158.00
4	—	692	146.00	146.00
2	—	973	106.00–113.00	109.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
1	—	685	212.00	212.00
11	—	775	210.00	210.00
3	—	866	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	642	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	200.00–210.00	206.42
3	—	658	170.00–181.00	174.63
2	—	728	175.00–190.00	182.32
2	—	432	230.00	230.00
2	—	315	212.50–225.00	218.65
2	—	568	187.00–212.00	199.89
5	—	546	220.00–236.00	229.41
3	—	475	230.00–232.50	230.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	165.00	165.00
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	217	195.00	195.00
1	—	305	180.00	180.00
2	—	583	171.00–180.00	175.40
2	—	470	191.00–200.00	195.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,317	80.00–89.00	85.57
1	—	1,395	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,268	90.00–103.00	93.89
1	—	1,325	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,100	80.00–86.00	82.91
8	—	997	73.00–79.00	75.65
1	—	1,175	95.00	95.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	92.00–108.00	102.71
1	—	1,560	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	137.00	137.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,872	116.00–123.00	119.30

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	1	—	1,145	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00

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