Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to New Years Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.05/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$197.05

81 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

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	513	198.79	1,020	74
Medium and Large 2-3	428	178.63	765	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $256 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 sale81 hd

197.05

—

KY average26 barns · 8,124 hd

208.49

−11.44

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	1,565	108.15	1,692	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	91.74	1,484	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	80.99	1,095	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	80.31	876	4thin

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
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	190.96/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,010	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	196.47/cwt	189.00–202.00	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	257.90/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	246.57/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	172.73/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	254.56/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,484	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,061	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	219.61/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	184.84/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	223.01/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	238.69/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	457	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	195.59/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	189.85/cwt	185.00–192.50	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	196.20/cwt	192.50–200.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.48/cwt	185.00–211.00	943	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	236.55/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	233.13/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	262.32/cwt	260.00–265.00	721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,491	106.19/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,583	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	85.05/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,351	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	98.43/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	75.90/cwt	75.00–77.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	85.03/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,199	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	95.09/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,193	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	75.93/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,038	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	84.71/cwt	80.00–89.00	934	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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 134Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 49Year ago 60

No Comparison due to New Years Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	170.00	170.00
3	—	520	236.00–240.00	238.69
3	—	440	245.00	245.00
4	—	331	245.00	245.00
3	—	472	230.00–247.50	236.55
5	—	563	230.00–246.00	233.13
2	—	275	260.00–265.00	262.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	222.00–224.00	223.01
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	250	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	252.50	252.50
1	—	525	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
9	—	529	182.00–194.00	190.96
1	—	690	171.00	171.00
2	—	720	150.00	150.00
1	—	900	136.00	136.00
10	—	421	189.00–202.00	196.47
2	—	773	161.00–185.00	172.73
4	—	624	174.00–191.00	184.84
1	—	330	202.50	202.50
9	—	563	186.00–200.00	195.59
3	—	278	185.00–192.50	189.85
2	—	370	192.50–200.00	196.20
8	—	475	185.00–211.00	198.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	215.00	215.00
1	—	265	247.50	247.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
1	—	485	173.00	173.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	543	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	257.50–258.00	257.90
11	—	583	250.00–255.00	254.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	242.50–250.00	246.57
3	—	433	245.00	245.00
1	—	510	236.00	236.00
4	—	666	210.00–223.00	219.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,491	100.00–111.00	106.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	83.00–87.00	85.05
2	—	1,648	93.00–103.00	98.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	75.00–77.00	75.90
2	—	1,103	80.00–89.00	84.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	82.00–87.00	85.03
3	—	1,255	90.00–100.00	95.09
8	—	1,367	71.00–79.00	75.93
1	—	1,290	63.00	63.00

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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