Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.89/cwt on 993 head.

Average price

$191.89

993 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$61.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

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	592	192.57	1,141	975
Medium and Large 2-3	460	158.22	727	16thin
Small 1-2	480	131.25	630	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.32/cwt here — about $511 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 sale993 hd

191.89

—

KY average23 barns · 7,266 hd

189.32

+2.57

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	1,935	120.63	2,333	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	98.84	1,517	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	90.35	1,163	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	80.42	823	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,045	132.00	1,379	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	174.00	1,966	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,110	129.00	1,432	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)	1,290	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	196.04/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	225.90/cwt	220.00–251.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	205.08/cwt	197.50–217.50	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	214.87/cwt	210.00–217.50	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	206.33/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,176	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	204.16/cwt	192.00–210.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	187.14/cwt	180.00–188.75	1,231	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	246.69/cwt	220.00–267.50	920	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	239.02/cwt	221.00–260.00	1,021	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	239.83/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,132	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	193.57/cwt	187.50–203.00	451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	190.61/cwt	180.00–202.50	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	192.19/cwt	181.00–199.00	907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	792	169.03/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,339	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	197.24/cwt	190.00–201.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	153.73/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	155.58/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,178	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	191.87/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,190	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	173.99/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	201.13/cwt	190.00–217.00	1,060	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	179.27/cwt	170.00–183.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	234	211.26/cwt	210.00–215.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	177.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	196.20/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,544	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	232.68/cwt	211.00–255.00	1,317	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	234.98/cwt	211.00–250.00	1,222	49
Steers	Small 1-2	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	190.84/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,265	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	213.49/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,458	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	179.88/cwt	177.75–186.00	1,671	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,069	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,716	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	205.54/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	187.95/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,605	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	219.65/cwt	202.00–229.00	1,397	115
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	549	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	836	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,141	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,042	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,810	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	203.51/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,451	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,464	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	205.54/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	231.05/cwt	224.00–232.50	700	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	73.88/cwt	68.00–79.00	744	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	84.48/cwt	82.00–87.50	871	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	98.84/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,517	6
Steers	Select	—	1,110	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	86.10/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,072	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	95.22/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,257	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.25/cwt	74.00–77.00	922	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	92.40/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,003	5
Bulls	—	—	1,957	127.86/cwt	123.00–137.00	2,502	6
Bulls	—	—	1,912	113.39/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,168	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	805	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	232.43/cwt	222.00–251.00	1,090	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	663	203.72/cwt	183.00–212.00	1,351	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	709	184.43/cwt	177.00–188.00	1,308	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	222.06/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,166	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	231.68/cwt	225.00–237.50	873	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	584	219.87/cwt	213.00–226.00	1,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	165.48/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	881	158.33/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	621	204.06/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,267	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	229.18/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,004	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	198.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.10/cwt	177.00–191.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	164.48/cwt	161.00–168.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	171.58/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,170	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	189.71/cwt	180.00–202.50	702	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	177.52/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,026	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	170.99/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,402	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	137.82/cwt	125.00–151.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	211.27/cwt	210.00–212.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	177.16/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	212.79/cwt	200.00–239.00	1,015	27
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	166.41/cwt	149.00–177.50	629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	215.27/cwt	200.00–240.00	926	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	319	241.52/cwt	230.00–250.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	213.67/cwt	209.00–217.00	791	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	817	172.87/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,412	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	212.34/cwt	192.00–218.00	998	9

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,392Last week 1,584Year ago 1,811

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 65Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	195.00–198.00	196.04
1	—	775	181.00	181.00
4	—	475	197.50–217.50	205.08
6	—	377	210.00–217.50	214.87
1	—	870	171.00	171.00
4	—	327	192.00–210.00	204.16
2	—	265	180.00–202.50	190.61
4	—	234	210.00–215.00	211.26
2	—	735	170.00–185.00	177.45
1	—	920	161.00	161.00
6	—	663	189.00–192.00	190.84
9	—	512	200.00–209.00	205.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	220.00–251.00	225.90
12	—	373	220.00–267.50	246.69
26	—	427	221.00–260.00	239.02
31	—	472	225.00–260.00	239.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	787	192.00–201.00	196.20
40	—	566	211.00–255.00	232.68
49	—	520	211.00–250.00	234.98
4	—	825	183.00	183.00
18	—	683	211.00–220.00	213.49
166	—	929	177.75–186.00	179.88
58	—	1,069	160.50	160.50
1	—	955	181.00	181.00
67	—	854	185.00–188.00	187.95
115	—	636	202.00–229.00	219.65
48	—	1,042	173.75	173.75
20	—	713	196.00–206.00	203.51
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
137	—	570	192.00–211.00	206.33
229	—	658	180.00–188.75	187.14
65	—	792	169.00–170.00	169.03
168	—	620	181.00–197.00	191.87
3	—	853	165.00	165.00
91	—	527	190.00–217.00	201.13
10	—	820	167.00–172.00	170.99
13	—	713	177.00–178.00	177.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	233	187.50–203.00	193.57
23	—	472	181.00–199.00	192.19
6	—	315	190.00–201.00	197.24
6	—	724	142.00–156.00	153.73
7	—	757	141.00–158.00	155.58
10	—	635	171.00–175.00	173.99
5	—	530	170.00–183.00	179.27
8	—	269	185.00–200.00	198.16
7	—	430	177.00–191.00	185.10
38	—	682	160.00–176.00	171.58
20	—	370	180.00–202.50	189.71
10	—	578	170.00–186.00	177.52
2	—	827	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	129.00	129.00
2	—	578	161.00–168.00	164.48
2	—	285	160.00–172.50	166.14
1	—	460	170.00	170.00
3	—	415	170.00	170.00
1	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	125.00–151.00	137.82
4	—	378	149.00–177.50	166.41
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	210.00–212.50	211.27
27	—	477	200.00–239.00	212.79
57	—	430	200.00–240.00	215.27
7	—	319	230.00–250.00	241.52
16	—	370	209.00–217.00	213.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	142.50	142.50
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	836	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,053	139.00	139.00
5	—	525	203.00–210.00	205.54
1	—	445	205.00	205.00
2	—	783	160.00–171.00	165.48
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	157.50	157.50
9	—	470	192.00–218.00	212.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	222.50	222.50
6	—	303	224.00–232.50	231.05
13	—	469	222.00–251.00	232.43
11	—	663	183.00–212.00	203.72
9	—	709	177.00–188.00	184.43
23	—	525	214.00–231.00	222.06
12	—	377	225.00–237.50	231.68
8	—	584	213.00–226.00	219.87
6	—	881	158.00–160.00	158.33
11	—	621	191.00–208.00	204.06
25	—	438	221.00–245.00	229.18
22	—	817	170.00–173.00	172.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	174.00	174.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	132.00	132.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,007	68.00–79.00	73.88
8	—	1,031	82.00–87.50	84.48
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,086	90.00–96.00	92.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,535	93.00–109.00	98.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,245	81.00–89.00	86.10
22	—	1,320	90.00–105.00	95.22
4	—	1,225	74.00–77.00	75.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,957	123.00–137.00	127.86
6	—	1,912	105.00–117.00	113.39

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	—	1,000	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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