Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.65/cwt on 889 head.

Average price

$227.65

889 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$58.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.06

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	679	229.87	1,561	855
Medium and Large 2-3	641	171.78	1,101	34

One grade step is worth $58.09/cwt here — about $461 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 sale889 hd

227.65

—

KY average26 barns · 7,246 hd

218.58

+9.06

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	1,794	127.50	2,287	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	99.27	1,278	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,762	98.63	1,737	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	84.44	873	39
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	111.00	1,238	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,314	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,128	$1,098	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	841	$1,199	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,185	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	224.08/cwt	212.50–230.00	874	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	577	236.56/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,365	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	251.42/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,204	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	225.83/cwt	215.00–235.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	231.09/cwt	214.00–236.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	220.81/cwt	212.50–231.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	228.71/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,878	183
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	229.81/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	233.44/cwt	227.50–235.50	2,089	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	255.73/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,473	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	210.00/cwt	202.50–217.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	256.15/cwt	246.00–263.00	1,317	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	239.41/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	241.20/cwt	231.00–250.90	1,978	191
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	219.40/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,352	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	797	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,425	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	259.22/cwt	238.00–266.00	1,594	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	248.71/cwt	238.00–258.00	1,711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	242.58/cwt	232.00–244.50	1,766	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	214.04/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,573	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	218.66/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	227.59/cwt	215.00–233.00	965	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	226.41/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,173	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	207.65/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	214.53/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	68.80/cwt	45.00–77.00	675	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	93.26/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,635	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	84.64/cwt	81.00–87.00	915	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	102.40/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,013	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	84.92/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,073	2
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	93.59/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,031	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	104.22/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,356	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	132.61/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,339	6
Bulls	—	—	1,983	118.44/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,293.64/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,294	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	1,104.40/head	775.00–1,250.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	234.57/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	237.22/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,001	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	164.80/cwt	155.00–192.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	968	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	216.60/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,343	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	236.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	874	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	236.21/cwt	235.00–237.50	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	219.12/cwt	201.00–224.00	1,036	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	182.06/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	199.61/cwt	189.00–205.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	218.80/cwt	217.50–220.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	228.29/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	179.02/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	244.97/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	516	240.69/cwt	234.00–267.50	1,242	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	207.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	221.81/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,253	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	275.07/cwt	251.00–285.00	1,180	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	215.85/cwt	200.00–225.00	922	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	224.39/cwt	212.50–229.00	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	245.49/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,667	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	219.15/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,251	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	229.04/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,205	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	205.45/cwt	200.00–211.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	142.74/cwt	132.00–163.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	213.34/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,126	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	208.56/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,424	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	203.05/cwt	200.00–207.50	483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	235.86/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,066	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	207.47/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,026	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,924	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	232.87/cwt	232.00–232.90	1,800	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	162.44/cwt	152.50–172.50	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	237.25/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,348	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	231.60/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,658	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	240.86/cwt	225.00–245.50	1,556	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	249.06/cwt	240.00–263.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	266.55/cwt	257.00–271.00	1,263	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,314.04/head	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,097.89/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,098	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,184.90/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,185	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	176.27/cwt	167.50–200.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	168.30/cwt	153.00–185.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	254.23/cwt	245.00–263.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	184.06/cwt	162.50–202.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	221.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	182.58/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,223	6

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 Jul 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,639Last week 860Year ago 2,262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 120Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	212.50–230.00	224.08
4	—	326	215.00–235.00	225.83
1	—	750	201.00	201.00
3	—	633	216.00–223.00	218.66
15	—	424	215.00–233.00	227.59
6	—	518	216.00–230.00	226.41
3	—	703	205.00–209.00	207.65
2	—	660	211.00–218.00	214.53
2	—	230	217.50–220.00	218.80
7	—	474	212.00–236.00	228.29
5	—	266	200.00–210.00	207.86
1	—	845	188.00	188.00
8	—	565	210.00–231.00	221.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	236.00–240.00	236.56
9	—	479	241.00–259.00	251.42
3	—	413	241.00–247.00	244.97
13	—	516	234.00–267.50	240.69
3	—	327	245.00–263.00	254.23
1	—	375	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	189.00–205.00	199.61
1	—	625	183.00	183.00
1	—	930	145.00	145.00
4	—	320	167.50–200.00	176.27
2	—	375	191.00	191.00
1	—	555	201.00	201.00
3	—	658	153.00–185.00	168.30
4	—	533	162.50–202.00	184.06
1	—	425	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	510	214.00–236.00	231.09
5	—	433	212.50–231.00	220.81
3	—	680	223.00–233.00	229.81
1	—	960	191.00	191.00
2	—	570	202.50–217.00	210.00
3	—	616	212.00–223.00	219.40
4	—	735	209.00–229.00	214.04
7	—	452	235.00–236.00	235.86
2	—	810	202.00–213.00	207.47
2	—	797	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	245.00	245.00
16	—	429	251.00–285.00	275.07
5	—	378	240.00–263.00	249.06
14	—	474	257.00–271.00	266.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
1	—	705	177.50	177.50
1	—	495	181.00	181.00
1	—	625	195.00	195.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
2	—	418	152.50–172.50	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	895	227.50–235.50	233.44
29	—	576	243.00–260.00	255.73
14	—	514	246.00–263.00	256.15
5	—	765	239.00–240.00	239.41
191	—	820	231.00–250.90	241.20
41	—	615	238.00–266.00	259.22
15	—	688	238.00–258.00	248.71
17	—	728	232.00–244.50	242.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	821	228.00–229.00	228.71
81	—	679	240.00–246.00	245.49
3	—	888	219.00	219.00
26	—	526	225.00–232.00	229.04
42	—	1,026	187.50	187.50
64	—	773	232.00–232.90	232.87
45	—	568	227.00–244.00	237.25
83	—	716	224.00–232.00	231.60
148	—	646	225.00–245.50	240.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	228.00–240.00	234.57
19	—	422	230.00–245.00	237.22
25	—	369	230.00–240.00	236.83
1	—	280	232.50	232.50
2	—	335	235.00–237.50	236.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	155.00–192.00	164.80
5	—	968	167.00	167.00
4	—	620	172.00–186.00	182.06
2	—	503	192.00–192.50	192.25
3	—	703	145.00	145.00
5	—	345	185.00	185.00
3	—	765	132.00–163.00	142.74
1	—	465	185.00	185.00
6	—	670	150.00–195.00	182.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	620	209.00–222.00	216.60
8	—	473	201.00–224.00	219.12
2	—	803	173.00–185.00	179.02
26	—	427	200.00–225.00	215.85
17	—	373	212.50–229.00	224.39
11	—	571	217.00–224.00	219.15
2	—	283	200.00–211.00	205.45
10	—	528	200.00–224.00	213.34
15	—	683	201.00–211.00	208.56
1	—	725	196.00	196.00
5	—	238	200.00–207.50	203.05
1	—	760	195.00	195.00
2	—	952	179.00	179.00
3	—	323	215.00–225.00	221.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	141.00	141.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	797	178.75	178.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	981	45.00–77.00	68.80
8	—	1,081	81.00–87.00	84.64
7	—	989	100.00–105.00	102.40
10	—	1,102	90.00–97.50	93.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	90.00–97.00	93.26
2	—	1,770	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	84.00–86.00	84.92
11	—	1,301	101.00–109.00	104.22
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,215	97.00	97.00
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,764	128.00–138.00	132.61
2	—	1,983	118.00–119.00	118.44
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	929	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,293.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	752	775.00–1,250.00	1,104.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,184.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,314.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	900.00–1,250.00	1,097.89

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