Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and Yearling steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Very 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 $239.65/cwt on 814 head.

Average price

$239.65

814 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$69.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.98

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	686	241.02	1,653	798
Medium and Large 2-3	701	171.16	1,200	16thin

One grade step is worth $69.86/cwt here — about $453 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 sale814 hd

239.65

—

KY average25 barns · 4,241 hd

227.67

+11.98

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	1,715	129.39	2,219	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	113.47	1,759	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	108.54	1,380	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	86.19	886	9thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,360	188.00	2,557	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	—	1,817	137.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	2,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	506	256.96/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,300	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	228.69/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	234.07/cwt	232.00–235.50	1,837	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	231.37/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	247.55/cwt	230.00–248.30	1,775	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	171.74/cwt	152.00–187.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	219.93/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	273.39/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	696	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	228.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	226.38/cwt	225.75–231.50	1,895	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	241.83/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,241	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	254.73/cwt	231.00–259.50	1,485	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	215.32/cwt	209.00–223.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	262.22/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,125	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	234.42/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	239.45/cwt	234.75–244.00	2,169	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	245.59/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,685	296
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	863	242.90/cwt	242.90–242.90	2,096	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	253.10/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	1,907	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	819	240.61/cwt	234.50–242.25	1,971	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	277.49/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,584	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	927	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,627	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	275.22/cwt	257.50–289.00	1,453	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,098	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	2,347	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	244.54/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	208.39/cwt	196.00–219.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	220.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,422	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	99.20/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,015	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	116.16/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,780	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	74.53/cwt	68.00–78.00	699	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	98.33/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,207	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	82.56/cwt	81.00–84.00	930	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,557	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,076	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	114.67/cwt	105.00–132.00	1,478	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,378	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	122.29/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	263.94/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,251	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,284	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	209.55/cwt	203.00–213.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	219.51/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	178.56/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	147.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	206.05/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	240.85/cwt	236.00–246.00	908	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	243.02/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,028	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	240.61/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,138	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	193.70/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	241.19/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	231.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	270.38/cwt	257.00–282.50	1,146	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,552	1

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,437Last week 987Year ago 1,937

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 86Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,817	131.00–141.00	137.24
2	—	1,378	111.00–114.00	112.54
3	—	1,702	122.00–123.00	122.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	96.00–102.00	99.20
3	—	938	68.00–78.00	74.53
3	—	1,127	81.00–84.00	82.56
1	—	1,015	106.00	106.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	110.00–124.00	116.16
1	—	1,640	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	95.00–102.00	98.33
1	—	1,280	87.00	87.00
19	—	1,289	105.00–132.00	114.67
1	—	1,200	75.00	75.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	188.00	188.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	506	256.00–262.50	256.96
1	—	590	241.00	241.00
1	—	285	290.00	290.00
2	—	395	257.50–270.00	263.75
6	—	474	250.00–270.00	263.94
16	—	424	257.00–282.50	270.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	232.50	232.50
1	—	845	163.00	163.00
3	—	673	196.00–219.00	208.39
2	—	530	210.00–230.00	220.19
1	—	640	214.00	214.00
1	—	585	202.00	202.00
1	—	250	212.50	212.50
1	—	910	147.00	147.00
5	—	417	232.00–245.00	241.19
7	—	365	225.00–245.00	231.22
1	—	780	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
1	—	850	156.00	156.00
1	—	650	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	225.00–233.00	228.69
1	—	220	222.50	222.50
5	—	370	220.00–235.00	228.97
3	—	627	209.00–223.00	215.32
3	—	425	203.00–213.00	209.55
6	—	705	220.00	220.00
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
3	—	577	207.00–229.00	219.51
3	—	681	204.00–207.00	206.05
3	—	328	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	785	232.00–235.50	234.07
14	—	624	229.00–239.00	231.37
75	—	717	230.00–248.30	247.55
73	—	837	225.75–231.50	226.38
11	—	513	236.00–245.00	241.83
17	—	583	231.00–259.50	254.73
296	—	686	241.00–249.00	245.59
50	—	491	261.50	261.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	171.00	171.00
5	—	722	152.00–187.00	171.74
1	—	500	202.50	202.50
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
2	—	680	170.00–187.00	178.56
3	—	875	146.00–150.00	147.30
1	—	955	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	186.00–201.00	193.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	377	236.00–246.00	240.85
11	—	423	237.00–246.00	243.02
29	—	473	234.00–249.00	240.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	826	214.00–223.00	219.93
4	—	761	231.00	231.00
2	—	720	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	260.00–280.00	273.39
12	—	696	274.00	274.00
1	—	370	272.50	272.50
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
4	—	429	249.00–270.00	262.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	137.50	137.50
1	—	260	212.50	212.50
1	—	775	192.50	192.50
3	—	970	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	230.00–245.00	234.42
124	—	906	234.75–244.00	239.45
61	—	863	242.90	242.90
16	—	730	240.00–256.00	253.10
61	—	756	252.25	252.25
82	—	819	234.50–242.25	240.61
7	—	571	250.00–282.50	277.49
12	—	528	257.50–289.00	275.22
48	—	1,098	213.75	213.75
4	—	640	230.00–253.00	244.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	927	175.50	175.50

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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