Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $178.06/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$178.06

51 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$51.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.58

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	545	187.21	1,020	42
Medium and Large 2-3	628	135.34	850	9thin

One grade step is worth $51.87/cwt here — about $170 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 sale51 hd

178.06

—

KY average28 barns · 7,056 hd

187.64

−9.58

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	1,749	113.15	1,979	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,755	85.83	1,506	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	78.86	1,008	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	74.11	771	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	150.00	1,643	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 and Large 2-3	—	520	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	164.50/cwt	163.00–167.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	226.56/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	222.45/cwt	221.00–230.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	227.02/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,296	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	237.29/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	174.48/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	186.96/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,079	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	203.03/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	192.70/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,017	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	234.04/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	198.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	112.54/cwt	100.00–125.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	231.65/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,063	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	193.41/cwt	190.00–195.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,208	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	111.85/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,804	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	84.67/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,063	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	75.32/cwt	71.00–79.00	981	7
Bulls	—	—	1,975	124.58/cwt	121.00–128.00	2,460	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	806	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	85.83/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	86.46/cwt	84.00–89.00	856	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	73.51/cwt	70.00–78.00	800	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	451	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	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 Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 221Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 58Year ago 62

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	171.00	171.00
3	—	571	163.00–167.50	164.50
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	177.00	177.00
2	—	508	221.00	221.00
3	—	368	220.00–230.00	226.56
6	—	429	221.00–230.00	222.45
8	—	459	219.00–235.00	231.65
2	—	567	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	221.00–233.00	227.02
2	—	478	226.00–248.00	237.29
1	—	380	230.00	230.00
4	—	600	225.00	225.00
4	—	517	230.00–236.00	234.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
2	—	515	200.00–206.00	203.03
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	485	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	172.00–176.00	174.48
1	—	440	195.00	195.00
8	—	577	180.00–195.00	186.96
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
1	—	910	118.00	118.00
19	—	528	190.00–201.00	192.70
5	—	469	195.00–200.00	198.98
3	—	388	190.00–195.00	193.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	160.00	160.00
2	—	723	100.00–125.00	112.54
3	—	573	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	100.00–106.00	103.03
2	—	1,613	111.00–113.00	111.85
2	—	1,975	121.00–128.00	124.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,255	81.00–88.00	84.67
7	—	1,302	71.00–79.00	75.32
1	—	1,280	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	84.00–88.00	85.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	84.00–89.00	86.46
6	—	1,088	70.00–78.00	73.51
1	—	850	53.00	53.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	150.00	150.00

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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