Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 1.00-3.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.76/cwt on 442 head.

Average price

$157.76

442 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

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	636	158.93	1,010	429
Medium and Large 2-3	573	119.18	683	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $327 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 sale442 hd

157.76

—

KY average23 barns · 5,934 hd

155.32

+2.43

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	1,651	98.02	1,618	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	79.11	1,285	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	75.32	994	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	54.82	557	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,350	123.00	1,661	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	193.70/cwt	185.00–197.50	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	188.06/cwt	184.00–198.00	978	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	174.35/cwt	166.00–181.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	210.04/cwt	203.00–216.00	796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	148.03/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	153.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	962	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	536	167.33/cwt	163.00–177.00	897	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.34/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	153.51/cwt	150.00–157.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	205.46/cwt	199.00–215.00	972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,064	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	159.95/cwt	159.95–159.95	1,148	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	126.35/cwt	117.00–136.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.62/cwt	151.00–162.00	836	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	149.82/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,146	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	155.20/cwt	155.20–155.20	1,383	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	129.77/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	148.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	148.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	175.40/cwt	167.00–182.00	1,094	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	162.92/cwt	157.00–164.50	1,162	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	158.00/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	149.90/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,234	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,084	158.21/cwt	156.00–158.25	1,715	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	178.55/cwt	177.00–180.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	187.63/cwt	180.00–195.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	188.45/cwt	182.50–195.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	178.50/cwt	173.00–181.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	175.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,167	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	160.29/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,225	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	186.95/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,073	51
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	607	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,042	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,388	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	151.43/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,042	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	172.99/cwt	161.00–178.00	993	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	187.02/cwt	184.00–193.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	65.82/cwt	62.00–72.00	702	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	45.91/cwt	36.00–52.00	446	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	79.72/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,290	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,350	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,661	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	79.88/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,055	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	56.41/cwt	53.00–60.00	584	5
Bulls	—	—	1,676	97.55/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	66.52/cwt	63.00–73.00	881	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	563	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	106.78/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,828	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	84.05/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,273	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	140.18/cwt	135.00–148.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	188.32/cwt	182.50–192.00	917	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	135.33/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	189.17/cwt	183.00–196.00	787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	343	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	171.95/cwt	166.00–179.00	906	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	152.96/cwt	145.00–165.00	948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	182.95/cwt	171.00–191.00	772	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	179.06/cwt	171.00–189.00	654	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	140.86/cwt	133.00–145.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	142.00/cwt	135.00–147.00	950	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	175.97/cwt	164.00–190.00	825	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	102.03/cwt	94.00–110.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	154.87/cwt	144.00–160.00	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.92/cwt	140.00–161.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	147.46/cwt	140.00–155.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.27/cwt	142.50–165.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	125.65/cwt	119.00–132.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.42/cwt	140.00–162.00	416	8

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 2,606Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 104Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	185.00–197.50	193.70
5	—	569	166.00–181.00	174.35
1	—	600	159.00	159.00
6	—	762	139.00–150.00	148.03
4	—	925	145.00–152.00	148.78
3	—	850	142.00–152.00	148.67
3	—	667	156.00–159.00	158.00
7	—	823	137.00–154.00	149.90
2	—	383	177.00–180.00	178.55
2	—	433	180.00–195.00	187.63
2	—	315	182.50–195.00	188.45
2	—	738	153.00–155.00	154.00
6	—	516	173.00–181.00	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
20	—	379	203.00–216.00	210.04
2	—	405	217.00	217.00
14	—	473	199.00–215.00	205.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	520	184.00–198.00	188.06
6	—	833	161.00	161.00
33	—	624	167.00–182.00	175.40
65	—	713	157.00–164.50	162.92
50	—	1,084	156.00–158.25	158.21
24	—	664	165.00–180.00	175.74
52	—	764	156.00–162.00	160.29
51	—	574	184.00–190.00	186.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	628	150.00–158.00	153.23
17	—	536	163.00–177.00	167.33
11	—	678	157.00	157.00
75	—	718	159.95	159.95
20	—	765	146.00–153.00	149.82
67	—	891	155.20	155.20
2	—	550	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	120.00–135.00	127.34
4	—	428	150.00–157.00	153.51
5	—	917	117.00–136.00	126.35
14	—	527	151.00–162.00	158.62
4	—	1,021	117.00–134.00	129.77
5	—	617	133.00–145.00	140.86
28	—	669	135.00–147.00	142.00
16	—	568	144.00–160.00	154.87
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
6	—	467	140.00–161.00	149.92
6	—	312	140.00–155.00	147.46
5	—	370	142.50–165.00	154.27
8	—	275	140.00–162.00	151.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	175.00	175.00
28	—	422	171.00–191.00	182.95
16	—	365	171.00–189.00	179.06
39	—	469	164.00–190.00	175.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
2	—	773	94.00–110.00	102.03
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
3	—	533	124.00–125.00	124.66
5	—	479	119.00–132.00	125.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	119.00	119.00
50	—	1,042	133.25	133.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
13	—	688	141.00–154.00	151.43
13	—	574	161.00–178.00	172.99
2	—	840	134.00–139.00	136.50
5	—	707	135.00–148.00	140.18
5	—	487	182.50–192.00	188.32
3	—	768	132.00–138.00	135.33
1	—	950	123.00	123.00
12	—	416	183.00–196.00	189.17
6	—	527	166.00–179.00	171.95
7	—	620	145.00–165.00	152.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	184.00–193.00	187.02
2	—	610	174.00	174.00
1	—	555	187.00	187.00
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
1	—	440	134.00	134.00
2	—	460	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,066	62.00–72.00	65.82
12	—	971	36.00–52.00	45.91
5	—	1,036	53.00–60.00	56.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,618	74.00–85.00	79.72
1	—	1,685	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,321	74.00–88.00	79.88
9	—	1,325	63.00–73.00	66.52
1	—	1,250	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	123.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,676	93.00–100.00	97.55
5	—	1,712	103.00–110.00	106.78
3	—	1,515	76.00–89.00	84.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	100.00	100.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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