Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Very Good demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 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 $232.31/cwt on 470 head.

Average price

$232.31

470 head · 690 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$752

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

$98.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.75

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	697	234.61	1,636	452
Medium and Large 2-3	488	176.85	862	17thin
Small 1-2	650	136.00	884	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.61/cwt here — about $752 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 sale470 hd

232.31

—

KY average25 barns · 5,026 hd

225.56

+6.75

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	1,516	127.88	1,938	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	113.24	1,839	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	108.17	1,398	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	93.67	965	16
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	150.00	1,815	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	225.69/cwt	225.00–228.00	955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	156.94/cwt	152.50–175.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	221.96/cwt	221.50–224.50	1,618	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	241.02/cwt	231.00–250.00	1,227	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	221.99/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,127	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	267.73/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,427	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	247.49/cwt	242.50–250.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	493	267.03/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	224.27/cwt	210.00–238.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	260.12/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,652	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,932	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	224.29/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	224.97/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	915	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,107	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	269.26/cwt	257.50–271.00	1,513	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	975	224.16/cwt	221.50–227.00	2,186	114
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	214.05/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	247.26/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	245.72/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,219	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,815	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	109.56/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	106.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,347	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	93.12/cwt	90.00–98.00	962	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	77.17/cwt	73.00–79.00	737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	84.63/cwt	84.00–86.00	872	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	119.53/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,018	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	106.94/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,668	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	89.23/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,194	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	116.32/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,525	6
Bulls	—	—	1,582	133.55/cwt	127.00–142.00	2,113	7
Bulls	—	—	1,400	117.97/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	224.67/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,060	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	220.02/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	224.88/cwt	219.00–235.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	239.83/cwt	235.00–244.75	1,660	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	242.89/cwt	239.50–247.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	773	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,836	143
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	217.59/cwt	210.00–232.50	890	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	196.02/cwt	184.00–202.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	155.81/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	223.99/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	196.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	190.23/cwt	180.00–200.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	233.54/cwt	230.00–238.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	236.80/cwt	231.00–242.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	212.70/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	223.32/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,150	3

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 987Last week 1,789Year ago 1,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 91Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	225.00–228.00	225.69
1	—	715	200.00	200.00
1	—	755	192.00	192.00
1	—	690	193.00	193.00
1	—	310	205.00	205.00
6	—	490	221.00–223.00	221.99
5	—	558	215.00–228.00	223.99
6	—	611	196.00–216.00	212.70
3	—	515	222.00–224.00	223.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	152.50–175.00	156.94
1	—	535	192.00	192.00
3	—	730	149.00–170.00	155.81
6	—	424	190.00–200.00	196.97
2	—	333	180.00–200.00	190.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	729	221.50–224.50	221.96
11	—	509	231.00–250.00	241.02
168	—	692	235.00–244.75	239.83
9	—	609	239.50–247.00	242.89
143	—	773	235.00–240.00	237.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	233.00	233.00
10	—	427	230.00–238.00	233.54
6	—	461	231.00–242.00	236.80
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	241.00	241.00
3	—	433	223.00	223.00
1	—	910	201.00	201.00
4	—	780	225.00	225.00
2	—	510	210.00–238.00	224.27
4	—	628	222.00–229.00	224.29
4	—	468	239.00	239.00
2	—	725	224.00–226.00	224.97
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	888	239.50	239.50
15	—	533	257.00–275.00	267.73
53	—	635	240.00–270.00	260.12
70	—	749	258.00	258.00
52	—	562	257.50–271.00	269.26
114	—	975	221.50–227.00	224.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	268.00	268.00
3	—	373	242.50–250.00	247.49
12	—	493	261.00–269.00	267.03
4	—	437	272.00	272.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	121.00	121.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	209.00–219.00	214.05
2	—	770	190.00	190.00
5	—	472	220.00–231.00	224.67
2	—	727	208.00	208.00
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
8	—	508	210.00–229.00	220.02
3	—	375	219.00–235.00	224.88
8	—	409	210.00–232.50	217.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	240.00–262.00	247.26
1	—	555	231.00	231.00
1	—	265	257.50	257.50
3	—	423	240.00–257.50	245.72
1	—	510	239.00	239.00
2	—	617	237.00	237.00
1	—	310	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	185.00	185.00
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
1	—	440	204.00	204.00
3	—	476	184.00–202.00	196.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	108.00–112.00	109.56
5	—	1,033	90.00–98.00	93.12
3	—	955	73.00–79.00	77.17
3	—	1,030	84.00–86.00	84.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	100.00–110.00	106.60
2	—	1,338	86.00–93.00	89.23
6	—	1,311	113.00–120.00	116.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	117.00–123.00	119.53
3	—	1,560	104.00–110.00	106.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,582	127.00–142.00	133.55
4	—	1,400	111.00–124.00	117.97

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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