Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Yearling steers 2.00-3.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.10/cwt on 929 head.

Average price

$216.10

929 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$51.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.21

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	655	216.93	1,420	914
Medium and Large 2-3	589	165.64	976	15thin

One grade step is worth $51.29/cwt here — about $444 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 sale929 hd

216.10

—

KY average25 barns · 6,186 hd

211.88

+4.21

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	1,714	125.48	2,151	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	103.00	1,591	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	95.87	1,222	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	82.04	841	12

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	434	237.33/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	209.26/cwt	207.50–211.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	217.26/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,595	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	204.91/cwt	195.00–205.50	1,762	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	260.34/cwt	242.00–271.00	1,244	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	209.75/cwt	209.75–209.75	2,047	58
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	229.33/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	241.83/cwt	233.00–252.50	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	763	207.73/cwt	203.50–211.90	1,585	142
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	216.64/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,571	382
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	204.39/cwt	201.00–206.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	217.87/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,349	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	223.37/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,485	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	211.25/cwt	201.00–222.00	1,204	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	255.40/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,065	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	186.92/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,338	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	197.86/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,330	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	231.16/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,209	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	214.93/cwt	212.50–225.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	200.25/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	220.34/cwt	219.25–228.00	1,697	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	220.24/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	250.35/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,297	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	662	241.89/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	237.52/cwt	234.75–240.80	1,748	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	245.56/cwt	221.00–259.00	1,562	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	228.61/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	206.83/cwt	201.50–211.75	1,907	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	246.12/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,440	60
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	159.30/cwt	156.00–167.00	836	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	966	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,584	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	199.50/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	210.06/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	212.44/cwt	201.00–221.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	96.36/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,240	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	84.42/cwt	81.00–88.00	870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,154	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	84.92/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,042	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	105.67/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,331	10
Bulls	—	—	1,863	132.53/cwt	123.00–144.00	2,469	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	75.88/cwt	69.00–79.00	757	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	70.10/cwt	66.00–75.00	959	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	115.88/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,756	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	482	236.85/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,142	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	229.22/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	244.68/cwt	230.00–254.00	930	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	254.39/cwt	254.00–255.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	245.25/cwt	230.00–259.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	213.20/cwt	204.00–224.00	1,217	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	661	213.63/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,353	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	172.00/cwt	163.00–181.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	166.57/cwt	153.00–181.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	217.56/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,012	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	170.78/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	233.40/cwt	225.00–239.00	885	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	215.79/cwt	202.50–220.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	145.56/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	213.50/cwt	200.00–221.00	922	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	227.80/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,103	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	192.46/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,484	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	238.03/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,040	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	213.00/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,099	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	202.93/cwt	200.00–215.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	208.73/cwt	200.00–222.50	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	172.28/cwt	150.00–188.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	204.05/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	531	234.18/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	190.35/cwt	175.00–197.50	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	328	237.77/cwt	230.00–243.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	801	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 Jun 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,189Last week 1,617Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 131Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	434	236.00–240.00	237.33
2	—	675	207.50–211.00	209.26
19	—	734	211.00–225.00	217.26
27	—	860	195.00–205.50	204.91
1	—	840	207.00	207.00
3	—	478	219.00–238.00	229.33
5	—	345	212.50–225.00	214.93
4	—	978	196.00	196.00
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
4	—	631	199.00–202.00	200.25
88	—	770	219.25–228.00	220.34
4	—	578	218.00–222.00	220.24
3	—	546	213.00	213.00
1	—	355	217.50	217.50
1	—	1,040	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	207.00	207.00
1	—	855	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	91.00	91.00
1	—	955	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	478	242.00–271.00	260.34
4	—	366	233.00–252.50	241.83
13	—	417	243.00–268.00	255.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	976	209.75	209.75
40	—	518	229.00–260.00	250.35
14	—	662	221.00–250.00	241.89
135	—	736	234.75–240.80	237.52
47	—	636	221.00–259.00	245.56
9	—	827	219.00–241.00	228.61
284	—	922	201.50–211.75	206.83
60	—	585	230.00–257.00	246.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	763	203.50–211.90	207.73
382	—	725	202.50–221.00	216.64
59	—	619	209.00–228.00	217.87
36	—	665	210.00–230.00	223.37
75	—	523	223.00–240.00	231.16
17	—	578	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	201.00–206.00	204.39
18	—	570	201.00–222.00	211.25
17	—	716	181.00–197.00	186.92
8	—	672	189.00–203.00	197.86
2	—	965	144.00–151.00	147.46
16	—	465	211.00–222.00	217.56
4	—	291	202.50–220.00	215.79
11	—	432	200.00–221.00	213.50
14	—	771	191.00–194.00	192.46
1	—	245	207.50	207.50
25	—	516	200.00–222.00	213.00
5	—	333	200.00–215.00	202.93
5	—	376	200.00–222.50	208.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	103.00	103.00
2	—	480	163.00–181.00	172.00
2	—	573	153.00–181.00	166.57
2	—	613	160.00–182.00	170.78
2	—	783	142.00–149.00	145.56
2	—	388	185.00–190.00	187.45
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
3	—	522	150.00–188.00	172.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	379	225.00–239.00	233.40
16	—	484	223.00–232.00	227.80
31	—	437	227.50–241.00	238.03
7	—	328	230.00–243.00	237.77
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	156.00–167.00	159.30
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	966	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	198.00–201.00	199.50
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
5	—	479	200.00–221.00	210.06
5	—	383	201.00–221.00	212.44
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
2	—	768	185.00–189.00	186.99
1	—	520	222.00	222.00
13	—	571	204.00–224.00	213.20
3	—	627	195.00–209.00	204.05
1	—	710	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	230.00	230.00
1	—	625	213.00	213.00
19	—	482	225.00–242.50	236.85
5	—	564	228.00–231.00	229.22
21	—	380	230.00–254.00	244.68
8	—	329	254.00–255.00	254.39
5	—	429	230.00–259.00	245.25
3	—	661	211.00–215.00	213.63
13	—	531	225.00–240.00	234.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	191.00	191.00
2	—	418	192.50–195.00	193.74
3	—	388	175.00–197.50	190.35
2	—	458	170.00–180.00	174.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,287	92.00–99.00	96.36
5	—	1,227	80.00–89.00	84.92
10	—	1,260	101.00–115.00	105.67
2	—	1,368	66.00–75.00	70.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	81.00–88.00	84.42
1	—	1,110	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,120	96.00	96.00
7	—	997	69.00–79.00	75.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,863	123.00–144.00	132.53
1	—	1,375	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,515	113.00–119.00	115.88

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	—	915	85.00	85.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle