Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.24/cwt on 1,006 head.

Average price

$238.24

1,006 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$72.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.78

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	657	238.60	1,569	1,001
Medium and Large 2-3	798	166.38	1,328	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.22/cwt here — about $240 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 sale1,006 hd

238.24

—

KY average26 barns · 5,700 hd

225.46

+12.78

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	1,741	126.11	2,195	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	111.17	1,753	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,275	105.41	1,344	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	90.91	992	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	130.90	1,486	3thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	160.00	2,459	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	832	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	264.81/cwt	251.00–305.00	1,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	249.31/cwt	247.50–251.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,971	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	264.00/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,782	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	245.42/cwt	236.50–249.80	2,162	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	250.74/cwt	230.00–263.50	1,326	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	233.86/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,237	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	806	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,910	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	243.32/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,411	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	225.54/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,425	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	238.31/cwt	234.85–240.00	1,792	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	248.45/cwt	221.00–252.00	1,665	251
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	213.69/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,348	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	222.39/cwt	206.00–227.00	1,248	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	234.45/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,697	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	248.35/cwt	239.00–258.00	1,177	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	219.75/cwt	219.50–220.00	1,842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	223.70/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	233.71/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,145	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	231.05/cwt	220.00–237.00	954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	222.11/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	217.67/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	233.40/cwt	219.00–241.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,808	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	271.64/cwt	242.00–274.50	1,706	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	977	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,228	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	253.91/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,463	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	226.26/cwt	220.00–235.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	220.00/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	246.15/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,415	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	252.65/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	255.33/cwt	245.00–259.00	932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	523	241.48/cwt	233.00–251.00	1,263	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	818	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	85.44/cwt	83.00–87.00	916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,110	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	111.17/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,753	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,537	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,459	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	130.90/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,486	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,523	83.18/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	110.34/cwt	103.00–121.00	1,387	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	97.52/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,487	5
Bulls	—	—	1,769	126.16/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,232	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	113.34/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	217.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	222.71/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	977	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	189.34/cwt	189.00–190.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	224.42/cwt	211.00–228.00	1,093	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	230.75/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,082	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	232.07/cwt	220.00–241.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	157.49/cwt	153.00–162.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	235.61/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,114	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	237.22/cwt	229.00–251.00	1,006	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	237.11/cwt	233.00–239.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	223.10/cwt	213.00–225.00	1,187	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	204.34/cwt	200.00–217.50	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	216.86/cwt	212.50–219.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	163.47/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	214.13/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	214.67/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,528	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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,789Last week 1,639Year ago 1,476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 69Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	832	185.00	185.00
1	—	785	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	201.00	201.00
2	—	910	165.00	165.00
1	—	955	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	216.00	216.00
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
10	—	838	219.50–220.00	219.75
1	—	365	235.00	235.00
4	—	526	211.00–229.00	223.70
10	—	490	229.00–236.00	233.71
10	—	413	220.00–237.00	231.05
7	—	762	215.00–226.00	222.11
6	—	719	217.00–219.00	217.67
5	—	325	219.00–241.00	233.40
3	—	853	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	251.00–305.00	264.81
1	—	235	252.50	252.50
2	—	310	247.50–251.00	249.31
16	—	474	239.00–258.00	248.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	782	252.00	252.00
73	—	675	236.00–267.00	264.00
180	—	881	236.50–249.80	245.42
29	—	529	230.00–263.50	250.74
60	—	628	242.00–274.50	271.64
52	—	977	228.00	228.00
42	—	576	237.00–265.00	253.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	529	228.00–240.00	233.86
70	—	806	237.00	237.00
129	—	580	228.00–246.00	243.32
11	—	632	221.00–226.00	225.54
196	—	752	234.85–240.00	238.31
251	—	670	221.00–252.00	248.45
147	—	724	233.00–236.00	234.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	631	209.00–216.00	213.69
22	—	561	206.00–227.00	222.39
2	—	690	200.00	200.00
14	—	487	211.00–228.00	224.42
5	—	266	220.00	220.00
14	—	532	213.00–225.00	223.10
5	—	238	200.00–217.50	204.34
3	—	425	212.50–219.00	216.86
3	—	320	205.00–225.00	215.00
4	—	761	200.00–219.00	214.13
2	—	397	225.00	225.00
6	—	712	210.00–216.00	214.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
2	—	868	153.00–162.00	157.49
2	—	913	161.00–166.00	163.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	231.00	231.00
41	—	473	230.00–249.00	235.61
29	—	424	229.00–251.00	237.22
3	—	333	233.00–239.00	237.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	220.00–235.00	226.26
3	—	523	219.00–221.00	220.00
3	—	220	270.00	270.00
1	—	690	211.00	211.00
6	—	338	215.00–230.00	217.80
4	—	561	215.00–230.00	222.71
15	—	469	220.00–236.00	230.75
1	—	640	223.00	223.00
4	—	383	220.00–241.00	232.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	575	237.00–253.00	246.15
9	—	427	240.00–257.00	252.65
7	—	365	245.00–259.00	255.33
4	—	523	233.00–251.00	241.48
2	—	458	255.00	255.00
4	—	345	256.00	256.00
1	—	640	232.00	232.00
3	—	278	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	977	142.00	142.00
1	—	575	188.00	188.00
1	—	425	207.00	207.00
3	—	508	189.00–190.00	189.34
1	—	480	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,090	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,072	83.00–87.00	85.44
2	—	1,078	102.00–104.00	102.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,523	82.00–84.00	83.18
18	—	1,257	103.00–121.00	110.34
2	—	1,238	97.00–98.00	97.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	107.00–113.00	111.17
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,537	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	127.00–135.00	130.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,860	130.00–140.00	133.72
4	—	1,769	122.00–128.00	126.16
3	—	1,505	111.00–116.00	113.34

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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