Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-25

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.53/cwt on 515 head.

Average price

$204.53

515 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$409

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

$37.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

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	680	206.22	1,403	492
Medium and Large 2-3	590	168.39	994	23

One grade step is worth $37.83/cwt here — about $409 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 sale515 hd

204.53

—

KY average26 barns · 5,944 hd

204.01

+0.52

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	—	Low	1,657	125.93	2,087	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	116.77	1,811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	108.59	1,405	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	83.82	837	50
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,670	118.00	1,971	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2Value Added	—	877	207.70/cwt	201.00–209.10	1,822	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,787	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	219.41/cwt	210.00–227.50	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	219.32/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	225.87/cwt	220.00–229.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	218.93/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,149	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	233.84/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,190	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	104.96/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,268	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	93.58/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,053	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	71.54/cwt	50.00–79.00	606	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	116.77/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,811	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	84.99/cwt	80.00–89.00	874	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	112.72/cwt	103.00–120.00	1,443	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	95.13/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,367	3
Bulls	—	—	1,195	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,279	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	119.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,850	6
Bulls	—	—	1,887	136.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,585	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	161.56/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	624	220.05/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,373	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	386	265.62/cwt	241.00–275.00	1,025	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	246.19/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	236.56/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	722	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	178.40/cwt	170.00–187.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	206.76/cwt	200.00–210.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	207.40/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,319	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	209.51/cwt	205.00–213.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	225.16/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,169	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	195.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	206.98/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	219.38/cwt	215.00–230.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	226.18/cwt	217.00–234.00	1,065	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	223.76/cwt	215.00–232.50	949	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	848	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	160.31/cwt	152.00–169.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	160.54/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	169.17/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	210.50/cwt	207.50–214.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	274	173.12/cwt	150.00–195.00	474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	190.93/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,875	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	255	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	181.93/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,408	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	224.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	242.11/cwt	233.00–259.00	1,155	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	220.57/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,242	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,045	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	207.70/cwt	204.00–213.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	342	254.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	173.14/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,248	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	243.28/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.12/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	937	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,841	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	207.45/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,487	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	243.86/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	225.67/cwt	221.00–230.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,379	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	647	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	227.76/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	951	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	196.79/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	255.14/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,077	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	223.88/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,606	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,431	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	201.36/cwt	199.50–203.00	1,581	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	216.51/cwt	202.00–222.00	1,360	11

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 May 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 1,598Year ago 1,522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 88Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	877	201.00–209.10	207.70
3	—	666	226.00	226.00
63	—	841	212.50	212.50
5	—	541	230.00–265.00	243.28
15	—	937	196.50	196.50
13	—	717	205.00–209.00	207.45
9	—	570	233.00–250.00	243.86
4	—	613	227.00–230.00	227.76
16	—	951	195.50	195.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	982	190.00–191.00	190.93
8	—	475	220.00–224.00	221.99
5	—	531	220.00–228.00	224.98
1	—	270	210.00	210.00
2	—	328	221.00–230.00	225.67
1	—	405	212.50	212.50
9	—	865	194.00–199.00	196.79
3	—	660	210.00	210.00
1	—	845	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,180	154.00	154.00
3	—	570	218.00–228.00	223.88
1	—	730	194.00	194.00
11	—	628	202.00–222.00	216.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	232.50	232.50
17	—	477	233.00–259.00	242.11
1	—	215	242.50	242.50
5	—	342	250.00–255.00	254.00
1	—	360	242.00	242.00
14	—	422	235.00–275.00	255.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	177.50	177.50
1	—	305	167.50	167.50
1	—	750	171.00	171.00
1	—	985	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	191.00–205.00	200.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
3	—	377	210.00–227.50	219.41
8	—	569	210.00–225.00	219.32
3	—	421	220.00–229.00	225.87
15	—	525	208.00–226.00	218.93
2	—	815	158.00–165.00	161.56
1	—	665	194.00	194.00
1	—	635	207.00	207.00
3	—	275	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	230.00–237.00	233.84
7	—	624	215.00–222.00	220.05
6	—	386	241.00–275.00	265.62
4	—	424	235.00–252.50	246.19
5	—	468	230.00–242.00	236.56
2	—	722	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	365	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	615	171.00	171.00
2	—	420	170.00–187.00	178.40
1	—	660	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	161.00	161.00
5	—	510	200.00–202.00	200.99
3	—	562	190.00–200.00	195.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	200.00–210.00	206.76
47	—	636	200.00–208.50	207.40
8	—	431	205.00–213.00	209.51
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
6	—	571	197.00–212.00	206.98
2	—	270	200.00	200.00
8	—	823	160.00–174.00	169.17
3	—	540	207.50–214.00	210.50
19	—	774	179.00–184.00	181.93
4	—	478	204.00–213.00	207.70
20	—	721	170.00–185.00	173.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	519	215.00–231.00	225.16
4	—	632	224.00	224.00
5	—	713	203.00	203.00
11	—	563	215.00–224.00	220.57
69	—	805	199.50	199.50
76	—	658	217.50	217.50
132	—	785	199.50–203.00	201.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	621	179.00	179.00
3	—	848	157.00	157.00
1	—	575	173.00	173.00
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
2	—	773	152.00–169.00	160.31
2	—	683	150.00–171.00	160.54
1	—	345	173.00	173.00
1	—	725	165.00	165.00
3	—	365	185.00–190.00	186.62
4	—	274	150.00–195.00	173.12
1	—	875	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,045	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	215.00–230.00	219.38
17	—	471	217.00–234.00	226.18
17	—	424	215.00–232.50	223.76
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	121.00–123.00	122.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	101.00–110.00	104.96
9	—	1,125	90.00–99.00	93.58
19	—	847	50.00–79.00	71.54
16	—	1,028	80.00–89.00	84.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,551	112.00–121.00	116.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	87.00	87.00
15	—	1,280	103.00–120.00	112.72
3	—	1,437	93.00–97.00	95.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	107.00	107.00
6	—	1,543	117.00–122.00	119.89
5	—	1,887	135.00–140.00	136.97

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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