Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower, Good to very 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 $199.27/cwt on 664 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −72.41 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$199.27

664 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$757

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

$59.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

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	677	199.74	1,352	657
Medium and Large 2-3	407	158.16	643	6thin
Small 1-2	425	140.00	595	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.74/cwt here — about $757 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 sale664 hd

199.27

—

KY average23 barns · 6,662 hd

205.02

−5.75

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−72.41

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	1,487	117.61	1,748	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	94.85	1,535	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	91.91	1,165	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,014	79.76	809	39
Heifers	Choice	Average	895	130.00	1,164	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,052	131.00	1,378	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	622	167.23/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,040	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	437	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	188.49/cwt	181.00–199.00	907	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	153.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,059	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	183.18/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	199.64/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,034	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	191.96/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,071	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,674	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	196.53/cwt	194.00–212.00	1,260	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	188.56/cwt	177.00–196.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	726	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,454	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	233.09/cwt	219.00–247.00	1,096	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	237.99/cwt	224.00–265.00	902	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	177.42/cwt	162.00–183.50	1,198	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	235.11/cwt	222.00–247.00	995	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	232.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	334	227.33/cwt	217.00–235.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	191.34/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,494	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,362	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	162.22/cwt	145.00–180.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	202.68/cwt	191.00–214.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	203.51/cwt	197.50–210.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	174.95/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,232	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	172.30/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,616	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	210.41/cwt	200.00–212.50	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	200.08/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	177.42/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	189.43/cwt	189.30–190.00	1,550	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	224.45/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,169	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	193.61/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,291	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	219.78/cwt	209.00–238.00	1,255	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	189.56/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,382	36
Steers	Small 1-2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	185.49/cwt	184.00–187.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	199.70/cwt	198.00–203.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	198.09/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,228	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	684	192.50/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	71.89/cwt	66.00–77.00	702	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	84.19/cwt	80.00–89.00	889	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	87.68/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,449	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	97.54/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,566	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	96.25/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,218	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	86.15/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,128	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,052	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Choice	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	93.27/cwt	90.00–99.00	996	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	62.81/cwt	49.00–67.00	577	7
Bulls	—	—	1,640	125.47/cwt	118.00–137.00	2,058	9
Bulls	—	—	1,210	108.37/cwt	102.00–116.00	1,311	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	74.77/cwt	71.00–78.00	925	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	222.21/cwt	200.00–246.00	1,144	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	236.40/cwt	212.00–246.00	1,116	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	221.66/cwt	210.00–234.00	949	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	562	205.54/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,155	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	213.49/cwt	202.00–222.00	897	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	205.43/cwt	201.00–214.00	994	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	157.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	136.77/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.09/cwt	194.00–199.00	739	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	211.16/cwt	200.00–225.00	771	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	218.50/cwt	205.00–229.00	710	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	163.39/cwt	143.00–172.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	199.05/cwt	193.00–201.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	184.84/cwt	182.50–190.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	179.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	142.55/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	135.49/cwt	130.00–159.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.69/cwt	145.00–161.00	987	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	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 Mar 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,405Last week 1,680Year ago 1,571

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 60Year ago 158

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
7	—	622	163.00–180.00	167.23
6	—	729	167.00	167.00
48	—	518	190.00–212.00	199.64
41	—	558	187.00–202.00	191.96
21	—	675	162.00–183.50	177.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	481	181.00–199.00	188.49
51	—	691	140.00–156.00	153.21
5	—	578	179.00–185.00	183.18
10	—	430	177.00–196.00	188.56
2	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
1	—	860	141.00	141.00
11	—	771	130.00–143.00	136.77
11	—	375	194.00–199.00	197.09
1	—	955	124.00	124.00
4	—	283	193.00–201.00	199.05
3	—	326	182.50–190.00	184.84
4	—	506	175.00–185.00	179.99
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
1	—	810	128.00	128.00
2	—	735	135.00–150.00	142.55
9	—	638	145.00–161.00	154.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	170.00	170.00
5	—	433	143.00–172.00	163.39
2	—	940	119.00	119.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
2	—	690	130.00–131.00	130.50
7	—	569	130.00–159.00	135.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	420	202.00–222.00	213.49
13	—	484	201.00–214.00	205.43
34	—	365	200.00–225.00	211.16
12	—	325	205.00–229.00	218.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	132.00	132.00
2	—	465	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	905	185.00	185.00
49	—	641	194.00–212.00	196.53
38	—	781	181.00–196.00	191.34
78	—	818	189.30–190.00	189.43
48	—	521	209.00–232.00	224.45
47	—	667	189.00–198.00	193.61
42	—	571	209.00–238.00	219.78
36	—	729	180.00–198.00	189.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	200.00	200.00
70	—	726	200.25	200.25
25	—	470	219.00–247.00	233.09
24	—	379	224.00–265.00	237.99
16	—	423	222.00–247.00	235.11
7	—	280	230.00–240.00	232.78
8	—	334	217.00–235.00	227.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	132.50	132.50
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
2	—	310	145.00–180.00	162.22
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	787	173.00	173.00
6	—	473	191.00–214.00	202.68
5	—	331	197.50–210.00	203.51
43	—	704	172.00–176.00	174.95
21	—	938	165.00–174.00	172.30
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
6	—	364	200.00–212.50	210.41
4	—	528	190.00–204.00	200.08
5	—	872	171.00–180.00	177.42
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
3	—	553	194.00	194.00
1	—	655	174.00	174.00
1	—	625	176.00	176.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	184.00–187.00	185.49
3	—	475	198.00–203.00	199.70
2	—	723	145.00–148.00	146.52
2	—	650	170.00	170.00
3	—	293	217.50	217.50
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	191.00	191.00
3	—	810	150.00–165.00	157.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	242.50	242.50
6	—	620	185.00–208.00	198.09
4	—	684	188.00–194.00	192.50
29	—	515	200.00–246.00	222.21
15	—	472	212.00–246.00	236.40
11	—	428	210.00–234.00	221.66
9	—	562	200.00–217.00	205.54
3	—	365	280.00	280.00
1	—	700	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	171.00	171.00
1	—	405	163.00	163.00
1	—	620	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	976	66.00–77.00	71.89
11	—	1,056	80.00–89.00	84.19
11	—	1,068	90.00–99.00	93.27
7	—	919	49.00–67.00	62.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	86.00–89.00	87.68
8	—	1,606	91.00–101.00	97.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,265	90.00–107.00	96.25
7	—	1,309	83.00–89.00	86.15
6	—	1,237	71.00–78.00	74.77
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,052	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,640	118.00–137.00	125.47
5	—	1,210	102.00–116.00	108.37
1	—	1,490	93.00	93.00

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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