Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.12/cwt on 1,289 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −95.56 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$176.12

1,289 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

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	758	176.25	1,337	1,281
Medium and Large 2-3	535	155.90	835	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $502 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 sale1,289 hd

176.12

—

KY average24 barns · 8,660 hd

176.57

−0.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−95.56

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	1,729	101.97	1,763	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,601	78.14	1,251	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	74.16	973	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,021	58.17	594	18
Heifers	Select	Average	1,095	93.00	1,018	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,059	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	—	—	1,875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,058.72/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,059	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	163.53/cwt	162.00–165.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	203.72/cwt	200.00–215.00	984	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	216.78/cwt	200.00–225.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	155.63/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,044	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	188.83/cwt	185.00–192.50	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	182.93/cwt	170.00–188.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	187.31/cwt	174.00–196.00	807	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	151.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	928	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,040	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.97/cwt	161.00–180.00	999	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	158.74/cwt	154.50–162.00	1,064	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	217.15/cwt	209.00–219.00	929	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	118.63/cwt	118.00–120.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	155.50/cwt	145.00–166.00	519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	166.36/cwt	158.00–168.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	671	173.95/cwt	173.95–173.95	1,167	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	155.03/cwt	152.50–162.50	414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	162.05/cwt	160.00–165.00	844	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	162.24/cwt	160.00–164.00	913	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.69/cwt	140.00–158.00	648	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	121.48/cwt	115.00–134.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	121.54/cwt	110.00–134.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	153.87/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	176.96/cwt	158.00–180.00	936	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	165.53/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,296	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	190.68/cwt	177.50–199.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	631	193.20/cwt	193.20–193.20	1,219	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,209	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,859	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	175.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,098	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	157.71/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	144.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	927	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	171.25/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,165	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	167.92/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	174.52/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,578	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	173.36/cwt	172.00–174.75	1,505	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,087	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,736	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	188.19/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,086	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	190.22/cwt	184.00–213.00	997	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	173.64/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,264	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	176.62/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,455	190
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	184.78/cwt	170.00–195.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	183.72/cwt	180.00–185.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	153.36/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.89/cwt	140.00–159.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	56.67/cwt	55.00–59.00	749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	42.76/cwt	35.00–51.00	399	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,095	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,113	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	67.01/cwt	63.00–72.00	859	8
Bulls	—	—	1,680	98.19/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	56.06/cwt	52.00–60.00	576	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	65.29/cwt	62.00–68.00	678	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	81.00/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,307	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	82.00/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,089	14
Bulls	—	—	1,729	107.30/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	185.81/cwt	170.00–195.00	797	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	137.07/cwt	130.00–144.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	170.24/cwt	163.00–177.00	992	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	190.00/cwt	171.00–196.00	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	173.63/cwt	161.00–180.00	908	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	169.32/cwt	167.50–170.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	189.38/cwt	184.00–192.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	634	175.09/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,110	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	111.26/cwt	103.00–119.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	134.73/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,028	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	138.47/cwt	124.00–143.00	888	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	156.26/cwt	142.00–161.00	744	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	149.33/cwt	140.00–158.00	862	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.88/cwt	137.00–159.00	802	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	167.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	164.19/cwt	162.00–171.00	763	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	113.55/cwt	103.00–124.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	133.07/cwt	122.50–141.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	659	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,153	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	155.90/cwt	149.00–160.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.42/cwt	124.00–147.00	950	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	128.83/cwt	120.00–135.00	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	660	169.47/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	131.84/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	173.23/cwt	168.00–180.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	201	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	170.69/cwt	164.00–189.00	1,041	4

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,606Last week 1,897Year ago 1,952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 150Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,680	97.00–100.00	98.19
4	—	1,729	102.00–111.00	107.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	55.00–59.00	56.67
8	—	1,282	63.00–72.00	67.01
14	—	1,328	75.00–86.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	35.00–51.00	42.76
9	—	1,027	52.00–60.00	56.06
7	—	1,038	62.00–68.00	65.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,614	75.00–87.00	81.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	93.00	93.00

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	—	1,150	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	950.00–1,150.00	1,058.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,350.00	1,350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	162.00–165.00	163.53
2	—	607	127.00	127.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
2	—	505	130.00–144.00	137.07
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	377	170.00–195.00	184.78
4	—	331	180.00–185.00	183.72
4	—	660	140.00–158.00	153.36
8	—	700	147.00	147.00
6	—	635	140.00–159.00	151.89
2	—	902	114.00	114.00
18	—	429	170.00–195.00	185.81
28	—	583	163.00–177.00	170.24
10	—	479	171.00–196.00	190.00
8	—	523	161.00–180.00	173.63
4	—	269	167.50–170.00	169.32
6	—	771	130.00–133.00	131.84
3	—	201	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	203.00	203.00
6	—	523	184.00–192.00	189.38
2	—	432	210.00	210.00
2	—	660	165.00–174.00	169.47
4	—	610	164.00–189.00	170.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	483	200.00–215.00	203.72
9	—	396	200.00–225.00	216.78
27	—	428	209.00–219.00	217.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	671	147.00–162.00	155.63
4	—	335	185.00–192.50	188.83
7	—	467	170.00–188.00	182.93
26	—	431	174.00–196.00	187.31
46	—	574	161.00–180.00	173.97
1	—	895	148.00	148.00
1	—	930	145.00	145.00
3	—	725	146.00–163.00	153.87
1	—	230	159.00	159.00
13	—	529	158.00–180.00	176.96
14	—	368	177.50–199.00	190.68
10	—	762	155.00–161.00	157.71
4	—	644	141.00–145.00	144.02
15	—	813	162.00–169.00	167.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	488	158.00–168.00	166.36
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	783	164.00–175.00	165.53
77	—	1,209	153.75	153.75
59	—	625	165.00–180.00	175.74
99	—	680	165.00–179.00	171.25
124	—	904	174.00–175.00	174.52
118	—	868	172.00–174.75	173.36
54	—	1,087	159.75	159.75
16	—	577	181.00–190.00	188.19
59	—	524	184.00–213.00	190.22
168	—	728	164.00–178.00	173.64
190	—	824	171.00–181.00	176.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	631	193.20	193.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	614	150.00–154.00	151.09
15	—	727	143.00	143.00
128	—	670	154.50–162.00	158.74
20	—	521	160.00–165.00	162.05
22	—	563	160.00–164.00	162.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	819	118.00–120.00	118.63
6	—	334	145.00–166.00	155.50
4	—	267	152.50–162.50	155.03
2	—	200	155.00	155.00
20	—	433	140.00–158.00	149.69
2	—	720	132.00–133.00	132.51
12	—	763	121.00–138.00	134.73
51	—	641	124.00–143.00	138.47
55	—	476	142.00–161.00	156.26
39	—	577	140.00–158.00	149.33
51	—	528	137.00–159.00	151.88
8	—	386	149.00–160.00	155.90
57	—	667	124.00–147.00	142.42
2	—	922	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	671	173.95	173.95
158	—	634	172.00–178.00	175.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
3	—	528	115.00–134.00	121.48
6	—	582	110.00–134.00	121.54
5	—	715	103.00–119.00	111.26
3	—	801	103.00	103.00
2	—	750	110.00	110.00
4	—	669	103.00–124.00	113.55
3	—	330	122.50–141.00	133.07
5	—	381	120.00–135.00	128.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	162.00–170.00	167.93
17	—	465	162.00–171.00	164.19
73	—	659	175.00	175.00
5	—	346	173.00	173.00
6	—	366	168.00–180.00	173.23

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