Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 6.00-10.00 higher, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter 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 $181.25/cwt on 703 head.

Average price

$181.25

703 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$46.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.18

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	601	182.31	1,095	687
Medium and Large 2-3	565	135.93	768	16thin

One grade step is worth $46.38/cwt here — about $328 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 sale703 hd

181.25

—

KY average24 barns · 5,525 hd

172.08

+9.18

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	1,450	105.61	1,531	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	90.16	1,164	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	87.85	1,418	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	72.72	760	34

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	—	315	142.26/cwt	127.50–157.50	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	181.37/cwt	174.00–182.75	1,202	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	133.21/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	178.40/cwt	174.00–181.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	144.03/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	221.16/cwt	216.00–232.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	170.34/cwt	168.00–174.00	891	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	182.35/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,233	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	120	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	191.68/cwt	176.00–199.00	1,012	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	161.73/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,271	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	230.44/cwt	223.00–239.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	221.13/cwt	214.00–229.00	1,042	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	232.81/cwt	220.00–240.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	174.46/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,425	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	214.86/cwt	212.50–217.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	186.74/cwt	174.00–187.70	1,352	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	207.87/cwt	201.00–212.50	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	197.91/cwt	190.00–211.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	196.65/cwt	183.00–203.00	1,145	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	215.60/cwt	215.00–217.50	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	192.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,214	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	215.17/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,207	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	175.13/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,382	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	195.79/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,008	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,021	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,447	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	152.56/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,103	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	886	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,271	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,546	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	216.03/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,100	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	178.38/cwt	174.00–180.70	1,545	131
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	160.60/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	227.23/cwt	217.50–233.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	77.02/cwt	72.00–82.00	787	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	56.16/cwt	53.00–58.00	584	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	93.88/cwt	83.00–103.00	1,229	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	79.03/cwt	72.00–82.00	974	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	86.18/cwt	84.00–88.00	962	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,697	92.13/cwt	83.00–101.00	1,563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	113.85/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,750	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.38/cwt	61.00–70.00	673	6
Bulls	—	—	1,443	92.55/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,335	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,284	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,022	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	529	209.41/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,108	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	182.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	168.87/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	115	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	159.15/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,146	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	129.93/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	181.44/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	192.83/cwt	184.00–199.00	823	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	199.87/cwt	193.00–215.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	181.91/cwt	169.00–192.00	1,151	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	182.22/cwt	178.00–190.00	1,031	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	207.84/cwt	198.00–211.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	192.95/cwt	185.00–199.00	907	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	170	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	181.54/cwt	167.50–185.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	179.88/cwt	160.00–183.00	790	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	151.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	152.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	175.19/cwt	167.00–183.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	170.16/cwt	165.00–173.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	183.16/cwt	172.50–192.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,694Last week 1,277Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 79Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	127.50–157.50	142.26
2	—	825	117.00	117.00
2	—	443	154.00	154.00
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
6	—	465	150.00–157.00	151.22
2	—	738	119.00–120.00	119.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	663	174.00–182.75	181.37
80	—	528	176.00–199.00	191.68
20	—	786	159.00–165.00	161.73
359	—	633	169.00–192.00	181.91
39	—	566	178.00–190.00	182.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	130.00–134.00	133.21
5	—	487	174.00–181.00	178.40
3	—	715	134.00–149.00	144.03
11	—	523	168.00–174.00	170.34
1	—	805	144.00	144.00
5	—	334	167.50–185.00	181.54
9	—	439	160.00–183.00	179.88
3	—	620	150.00–154.00	152.68
2	—	215	167.00–183.00	175.19
1	—	275	190.00	190.00
7	—	569	165.00–173.00	170.16
6	—	358	172.50–192.00	183.16
2	—	680	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	285.00	285.00
13	—	427	184.00–199.00	192.83
3	—	230	193.00–215.00	199.87
4	—	365	198.00–211.00	207.84
1	—	270	197.00	197.00
18	—	470	185.00–199.00	192.95
1	—	170	275.00	275.00
1	—	325	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	216.00–232.00	221.16
1	—	120	282.50	282.50
5	—	318	223.00–239.00	230.44
1	—	225	220.00	220.00
29	—	471	214.00–229.00	221.13
10	—	383	220.00–240.00	232.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	676	178.00–190.00	182.35
13	—	817	170.00–176.00	174.46
145	—	724	174.00–187.70	186.74
3	—	995	170.00	170.00
89	—	632	185.00–200.00	192.04
39	—	561	208.00–226.00	215.17
15	—	789	171.00–178.00	175.13
53	—	912	169.50	169.50
13	—	509	210.00–231.00	216.03
131	—	866	174.00–180.70	178.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	159.00	159.00
2	—	368	212.50–217.00	214.86
1	—	985	150.00	150.00
5	—	416	201.00–212.50	207.87
2	—	668	161.00–162.00	161.51
3	—	478	190.00–211.00	197.91
21	—	582	183.00–203.00	196.65
1	—	830	151.00	151.00
4	—	320	215.00–217.50	215.60
5	—	515	193.00–203.00	195.79
8	—	723	145.00–165.00	152.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	122.00	122.00
2	—	562	164.00	164.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,021	141.75	141.75
60	—	886	143.50	143.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	154.00–164.00	160.60
2	—	802	145.00	145.00
2	—	300	207.50	207.50
2	—	480	180.00–185.00	182.55
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
10	—	625	161.00–174.00	168.87
7	—	720	150.00–161.00	159.15
4	—	920	125.00–140.00	129.93
8	—	577	175.00–190.00	181.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	310	217.50–233.00	227.23
2	—	475	217.00	217.00
3	—	413	201.00	201.00
2	—	230	240.00	240.00
9	—	529	196.00–227.00	209.41
1	—	625	194.00	194.00
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,022	72.00–82.00	77.02
6	—	1,039	53.00–58.00	56.16
6	—	1,116	84.00–88.00	86.18
6	—	1,045	61.00–70.00	64.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,697	83.00–101.00	92.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,309	83.00–103.00	93.88
10	—	1,233	72.00–82.00	79.03
1	—	1,210	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	110.00–119.00	113.85
2	—	1,443	91.00–94.00	92.55
1	—	1,200	107.00	107.00

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	—	1,065	96.00	96.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,725.00	1,725.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle