Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Very good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows Fully steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.60/cwt on 523 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −92.08 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$179.60

523 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$34.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

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	731	179.77	1,314	520
Medium and Large 2-3	550	153.00	842	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	700	145.00	1,015	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $299 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 sale523 hd

179.60

—

KY average24 barns · 7,196 hd

184.80

−5.20

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−92.08

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	—	High	1,586	103.67	1,644	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	86.98	1,153	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	85.31	1,363	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	66.59	688	19
Steers	Choice	Average	1,265	119.00	1,505	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,118	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,289	$1,069	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$975	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	975	$1,040	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	913	$986	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,027	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2Value Added	—	864	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,339	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	157.37/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	182.31/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,132	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,049	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,453	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,077	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	704	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	176.67/cwt	169.00–184.00	915	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,258	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	165.18/cwt	150.00–169.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.86/cwt	136.00–152.00	935	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	219.65/cwt	219.00–221.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	212.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,214	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,314	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	157.14/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,040	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,096	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	164.30/cwt	152.50–173.00	547	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,159	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	170.52/cwt	170.00–171.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	171.81/cwt	168.00–177.00	986	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	216.91/cwt	203.00–240.00	909	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	156.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	226.11/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,070	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	199.04/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,146	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	159.97/cwt	158.50–164.00	1,389	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	176.05/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,165	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	172.03/cwt	169.00–173.50	1,314	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	170.32/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,213	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	194.98/cwt	194.00–195.50	1,189	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.24/cwt	181.00–199.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	978	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	180.97/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	203.84/cwt	196.00–213.00	1,056	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	173.00/cwt	170.90–174.90	1,517	185
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	181.63/cwt	171.00–186.00	954	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	157.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	212.16/cwt	201.00–226.00	1,027	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	228.35/cwt	210.00–235.00	742	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	616	185.16/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,141	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	86.45/cwt	84.00–89.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	76.27/cwt	73.00–80.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	48.02/cwt	41.00–56.00	498	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	63.24/cwt	60.00–67.00	625	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	74.73/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,155	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,265	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,505	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	87.23/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,402	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	90.54/cwt	81.00–109.00	1,211	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	76.98/cwt	73.00–80.00	995	6
Bulls	—	—	1,928	121.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,532	100.80/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,544	7
Bulls	—	—	1,275	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,122	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,026.82/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	96.49/cwt	86.00–110.00	820	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	986.16/head	950.00–1,025.00	986	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,407	1,208.47/head	975.00–1,425.00	1,208	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,118.12/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	177.58/cwt	172.50–180.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	219.77/cwt	200.00–232.50	844	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	718	157.63/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,132	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	178.02/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	160.79/cwt	150.00–167.00	836	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	195.96/cwt	179.00–211.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	286	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	159.11/cwt	152.00–165.00	907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	192.86/cwt	175.00–200.00	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	184.43/cwt	170.00–195.00	882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	140.32/cwt	140.00–141.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.57/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	122.85/cwt	115.00–131.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.50/cwt	180.00–199.00	906	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	192.97/cwt	182.00–198.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	161.03/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,011	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	206.45/cwt	180.00–225.00	681	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	190.77/cwt	180.00–197.50	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	196.10/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,026	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	187.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	193.13/cwt	189.00–199.00	1,120	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	215.06/cwt	200.00–232.50	903	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,308Last week 1,069Year ago 2,081

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 38Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	864	155.00	155.00
5	—	713	151.00	151.00
35	—	518	169.00–184.00	176.67
68	—	765	164.50	164.50
5	—	906	145.00	145.00
27	—	662	154.00–158.00	157.14
25	—	574	168.00–177.00	171.81
63	—	628	155.00–170.00	161.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
7	—	481	150.00–169.00	165.18
8	—	664	136.00–152.00	140.86
3	—	963	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,104	110.00	110.00
6	—	870	125.00–128.00	126.02
6	—	333	152.50–173.00	164.30
12	—	786	147.50	147.50
2	—	373	170.00–171.00	170.52
13	—	520	150.00–167.00	160.79
2	—	812	144.00	144.00
13	—	570	152.00–165.00	159.11
6	—	722	129.00–149.00	140.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
2	—	835	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
1	—	595	147.00	147.00
3	—	528	140.00–141.00	140.32
2	—	668	115.00–131.00	122.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	179.00–211.00	195.96
5	—	286	200.00	200.00
18	—	431	175.00–200.00	192.86
30	—	478	170.00–195.00	184.43
13	—	330	180.00–225.00	206.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	149.00–160.00	157.37
3	—	727	155.00–160.00	156.61
1	—	690	156.00	156.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
15	—	868	158.50–164.00	159.97
11	—	473	181.00–199.00	191.24
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
12	—	583	174.00–184.00	180.97
1	—	795	163.00	163.00
1	—	535	178.00	178.00
1	—	220	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	621	170.00–189.00	182.31
18	—	1,049	138.50	138.50
25	—	576	190.00–204.00	199.04
38	—	662	170.00–183.00	176.05
41	—	764	169.00–173.50	172.03
38	—	712	167.00–178.00	170.32
14	—	518	196.00–213.00	203.84
185	—	877	170.90–174.90	173.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	183.00	183.00
3	—	386	219.00–221.00	219.65
6	—	324	200.00–220.00	212.91
17	—	419	203.00–240.00	216.91
18	—	473	211.00–230.00	226.11
31	—	610	194.00–195.50	194.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	171.00–186.00	181.63
3	—	688	153.00–159.00	157.02
2	—	812	132.00	132.00
3	—	367	172.50–180.00	177.58
1	—	760	147.00	147.00
7	—	569	171.00–183.00	178.02
12	—	473	180.00–199.00	191.50
5	—	425	182.00–198.00	192.97
5	—	316	180.00–197.50	190.77
1	—	930	110.00	110.00
2	—	278	180.00–195.00	187.03
2	—	635	151.00	151.00
4	—	850	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	202.50	202.50
22	—	484	201.00–226.00	212.16
7	—	325	210.00–235.00	228.35
4	—	616	178.00–188.00	185.16
12	—	384	200.00–232.50	219.77
8	—	718	153.00–159.00	157.63
12	—	523	187.00–204.00	196.10
6	—	580	189.00–199.00	193.13
12	—	420	200.00–232.50	215.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
2	—	305	160.00–170.00	165.08
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,103	84.00–89.00	86.45
6	—	1,058	73.00–80.00	76.27
4	—	1,038	41.00–56.00	48.02
7	—	989	60.00–67.00	63.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	65.00	65.00
23	—	1,338	81.00–109.00	90.54
6	—	1,293	73.00–80.00	76.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	72.00–77.00	74.73
11	—	1,607	82.00–98.00	87.23
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	120.00–123.00	121.56
7	—	1,532	98.00–103.00	100.80
1	—	1,275	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	86.00–110.00	96.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	950.00–1,025.00	986.16
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,407	975.00–1,425.00	1,208.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,090	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118.12
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	650.00	650.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle