Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.19/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$216.19

50 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$56.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

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	504	221.10	1,115	45
Medium and Large 2	210	200.00	420	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	447	164.96	737	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.14/cwt here — about $378 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 sale50 hd

216.19

—

KY average26 barns · 8,531 hd

212.38

+3.81

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	1,511	116.87	1,766	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	100.97	1,681	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	98.40	1,220	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	81.70	928	8thin
Steers	Select	Low	1,530	93.00	1,423	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,695	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,728	$1,811	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	263.41/cwt	257.50–265.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	247.67/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	227.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	293.77/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	170.42/cwt	160.00–182.50	460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	453	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	260.00/cwt	252.50–267.50	923	2
Steers	Select	—	1,530	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,423	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	100.97/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,681	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	98.40/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	83.48/cwt	80.00–85.00	969	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	73.88/cwt	63.00–79.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,289	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	125.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	109.27/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,639	4
Bulls	—	—	2,220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	217.06/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,018	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.50	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	209.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,219	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	705	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,728	1,810.67/head	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	241.29/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	225.40/cwt	213.00–230.00	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	237.50/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,342	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 39Year ago 152

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 19Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	257.50–265.00	263.41
1	—	755	206.00	206.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
3	—	585	247.00–249.00	247.67
2	—	433	225.00–230.00	227.57
1	—	515	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	290.00–295.00	293.77
1	—	475	274.00	274.00
1	—	390	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	160.00–182.50	170.42
2	—	623	159.00–160.00	159.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	210.00	210.00
1	—	670	182.00	182.00
5	—	469	210.00–224.00	217.06
2	—	368	210.00–217.50	213.57
10	—	583	200.00–210.00	209.04
7	—	423	213.00–230.00	225.40
1	—	625	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
1	—	755	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	225.00–240.00	232.50
1	—	630	199.00	199.00
2	—	523	240.00–242.50	241.29
1	—	680	202.00	202.00
4	—	565	237.00–239.00	237.50
1	—	465	240.00	240.00
1	—	325	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	255.00–270.00	262.50
2	—	355	252.50–267.50	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	209.00	209.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	100.00–103.00	100.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	96.00–101.00	98.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	80.00–85.00	83.48
3	—	1,042	63.00–79.00	73.88
1	—	1,315	98.00	98.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	125.00–127.00	125.50
4	—	1,500	103.00–114.00	109.27
1	—	2,220	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,695	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,728	1,675.00–1,925.00	1,810.67

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

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