Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.58/cwt on 883 head.

Average price

$167.58

883 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$531

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

$60.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

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	624	168.63	1,052	863
Medium and Large 2-3	549	123.90	680	18thin
Small 1-2	483	108.00	521	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.63/cwt here — about $531 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 sale883 hd

167.58

—

KY average17 barns · 4,791 hd

157.54

+10.05

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	1,349	87.31	1,178	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	83.34	1,305	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	73.80	977	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	61.04	664	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,333	99.14	1,322	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2Fancy	—	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	176.90/cwt	176.90–176.90	1,132	83
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	127.95/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	182.88/cwt	180.00–189.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	182.87/cwt	177.00–195.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	145.31/cwt	136.00–152.00	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	148.60/cwt	140.00–161.00	698	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	654	177.95/cwt	177.95–177.95	1,164	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	130.36/cwt	119.00–140.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	161.26/cwt	157.00–167.50	358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	149.37/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	131.19/cwt	127.00–136.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	169.84/cwt	159.00–173.75	1,121	107
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	152.87/cwt	141.00–161.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	156.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,159	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	204.05/cwt	202.00–212.50	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	153.72/cwt	146.00–159.00	967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	157.60/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	166.53/cwt	162.00–169.00	944	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	165.06/cwt	159.75–170.00	1,180	153
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	145.17/cwt	131.00–151.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,423	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	169.94/cwt	160.00–174.00	977	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	196.50/cwt	188.00–199.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	923	172.33/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	159.36/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	171.14/cwt	159.00–179.00	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,103	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	179.69/cwt	174.75–180.50	1,385	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	187.86/cwt	187.00–189.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	159.21/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	159.76/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	179.48/cwt	170.00–180.50	1,454	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	894	174.03/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,556	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	173.49/cwt	169.00–174.25	1,237	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	168.20/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,120	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	176.03/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,086	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	950	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	168.75/cwt	162.00–175.00	889	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	171.33/cwt	165.00–173.00	966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	178.83/cwt	170.00–182.50	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	940	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,333	99.14/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	55.95/cwt	52.00–61.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	80.06/cwt	79.00–81.00	891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	67.11/cwt	63.00–71.00	863	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	46.70/cwt	41.00–51.00	469	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	66.96/cwt	62.00–72.00	759	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	83.34/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,305	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	903	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	78.96/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,045	22
Bulls	—	—	1,321	84.19/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,112	11
Bulls	—	—	1,505	104.45/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	138.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	161.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	207.62/cwt	200.00–225.00	857	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	170.97/cwt	167.50–180.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	147.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,007	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	733	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	147.64/cwt	145.00–152.00	469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.19/cwt	139.00–157.00	791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	150.38/cwt	142.00–164.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	216.75/cwt	207.00–220.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	168.61/cwt	158.00–169.90	1,052	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.22/cwt	136.00–157.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	797	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	163.03/cwt	162.00–166.00	858	14

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,897Last week 1,591Year ago 1,404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 94Year ago 87

No Comparison

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	190.00	190.00
83	—	640	176.90	176.90
9	—	416	180.00–189.00	182.88
207	—	654	177.95	177.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
4	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	119.00–140.00	130.36
1	—	295	142.50	142.50
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
3	—	477	127.00–136.00	131.19
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	657	136.00–152.00	145.31
11	—	470	140.00–161.00	148.60
5	—	222	157.00–167.50	161.26
4	—	773	136.00–154.00	149.37
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
10	—	356	141.00–161.00	152.87
9	—	739	155.00–157.00	156.79
11	—	318	145.00–152.00	147.64
10	—	530	139.00–157.00	149.19
4	—	266	165.00	165.00
7	—	416	142.00–164.00	150.38
15	—	581	136.00–157.00	151.22
2	—	882	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	660	159.00–173.75	169.84
25	—	567	162.00–169.00	166.53
153	—	715	159.75–170.00	165.06
100	—	624	158.00–169.90	168.61
64	—	492	162.00	162.00
14	—	526	162.00–166.00	163.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	139.00	139.00
7	—	788	127.00–134.00	127.95
7	—	477	177.00–195.00	182.87
9	—	527	162.00–175.00	168.75
8	—	564	165.00–173.00	171.33
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
7	—	377	170.00–182.50	178.83
3	—	303	173.00	173.00
5	—	438	167.50–180.00	170.97
2	—	610	145.00	145.00
14	—	682	145.00–149.00	147.59
2	—	997	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	578	136.00–141.00	138.42
2	—	460	159.00–163.00	161.00
1	—	260	147.00	147.00
2	—	535	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	179.00	179.00
10	—	413	200.00–225.00	207.62
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	202.00–212.50	204.05
1	—	395	202.50	202.50
10	—	418	207.00–220.00	216.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	146.00–159.00	153.72
3	—	673	155.00–163.00	157.60
65	—	856	166.25	166.25
18	—	575	160.00–174.00	169.94
8	—	461	188.00–199.00	196.50
2	—	395	185.00	185.00
4	—	776	157.00–162.50	159.36
15	—	522	159.00–179.00	171.14
2	—	707	156.00	156.00
3	—	418	197.50	197.50
6	—	958	158.00–165.00	159.21
4	—	810	155.00–169.00	159.76
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	131.00–151.00	145.17
1	—	440	172.50	172.50
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	171.00–173.00	172.33
6	—	575	186.00	186.00
155	—	771	174.75–180.50	179.69
7	—	508	187.00–189.00	187.86
61	—	810	170.00–180.50	179.48
120	—	894	174.00–175.00	174.03
35	—	713	169.00–174.25	173.49
29	—	666	167.00–169.00	168.20
36	—	617	173.00–178.00	176.03
1	—	950	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	96.00–102.00	99.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	52.00–61.00	55.95
2	—	1,113	79.00–81.00	80.06
5	—	1,005	41.00–51.00	46.70
10	—	1,133	62.00–72.00	66.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,286	63.00–71.00	67.11
1	—	1,290	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,530	59.00	59.00
22	—	1,323	73.00–88.00	78.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,566	81.00–87.00	83.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,321	80.00–86.00	84.19
2	—	1,505	104.00–105.00	104.45

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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