Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, 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 $234.00/cwt on 826 head.

Average price

$234.00

826 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$51.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

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	693	234.82	1,627	813
Medium and Large 2-3	646	183.26	1,183	13thin

One grade step is worth $51.56/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 sale826 hd

234.00

—

KY average27 barns · 6,166 hd

230.59

+3.41

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	1,784	128.93	2,300	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	109.27	1,387	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	107.20	1,646	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	95.22	994	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,058	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,433	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	620	221.02/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	230.09/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,077	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	253.23/cwt	231.00–269.00	1,838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	234.34/cwt	232.25–235.75	2,193	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	235.47/cwt	228.00–239.50	1,587	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	207.88/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,511	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	229.30/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,415	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	229.37/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,161	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	229.13/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,432	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	165.68/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	207.42/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	264.18/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,252	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	229.84/cwt	226.25–232.75	1,765	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	235.79/cwt	225.00–243.75	1,702	138
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	200.93/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	253.65/cwt	250.00–257.50	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	271.05/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	224.49/cwt	224.00–225.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	252.19/cwt	237.00–254.75	1,972	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	267.31/cwt	248.00–277.50	1,371	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	249.60/cwt	249.60–249.60	2,169	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	275.34/cwt	257.00–292.50	1,567	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	403	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	605	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	220.86/cwt	211.00–224.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	260.76/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,632	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	994	226.61/cwt	226.00–227.25	2,253	121
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	274.07/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,872	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	196.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	225.93/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,290	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	260.48/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	270.12/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,121	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	263.70/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,015	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	822	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	98.59/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,021	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,242	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	113.64/cwt	105.00–127.00	1,456	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	100.02/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,230	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	85.58/cwt	82.00–88.00	917	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,136	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	135.30/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,572	8
Bulls	—	—	1,525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	113.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,774	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,433.30/head	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,058.02/head	825.00–1,300.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	256.48/cwt	252.50–267.50	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	262.05/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,253	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	253.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	203.65/cwt	200.00–207.50	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	663	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	196.35/cwt	190.00–202.50	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	223.50/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	247.01/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,393	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	226.33/cwt	222.50–231.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	712	250.75/cwt	250.75–250.75	1,785	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	245.46/cwt	234.00–254.00	1,296	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	791	174.02/cwt	152.00–185.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	233.16/cwt	230.00–235.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	186.18/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	206.55/cwt	203.50–216.00	1,617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	181.27/cwt	154.00–195.00	1,336	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	222.36/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	248.30/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,145	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	209.41/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	247.58/cwt	245.00–250.00	923	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	243.93/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,059	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	217.19/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,344	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	227.00/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,187	27

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,882Last week 1,437Year ago 985

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 67Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	220.00–223.00	221.02
13	—	468	220.00–236.00	230.09
16	—	727	201.00–219.00	207.88
4	—	970	161.00–180.00	165.68
4	—	666	200.00–212.00	207.42
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
4	—	582	222.00–225.00	223.50
5	—	332	222.50–231.00	226.33
4	—	363	230.00–235.00	233.16
4	—	859	175.00–190.00	186.18
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
23	—	783	203.50–216.00	206.55
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
8	—	527	210.00–228.00	222.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	674	228.00–239.50	235.47
30	—	617	225.00–233.00	229.30
266	—	768	226.25–232.75	229.84
138	—	722	225.00–243.75	235.79
31	—	564	230.00–255.00	247.01
33	—	528	234.00–254.00	245.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
2	—	320	190.00–202.50	196.35
3	—	791	152.00–185.00	174.02
1	—	675	190.00	190.00
6	—	737	154.00–195.00	181.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	712	250.75	250.75
18	—	461	238.00–253.00	248.30
2	—	373	245.00–250.00	247.58
16	—	434	237.00–254.00	243.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	726	231.00–269.00	253.23
180	—	936	232.25–235.75	234.34
214	—	782	237.00–254.75	252.19
4	—	848	237.00	237.00
17	—	513	248.00–277.50	267.31
61	—	869	249.60	249.60
44	—	569	257.00–292.50	275.34
20	—	626	245.00–280.00	260.76
121	—	994	226.00–227.25	226.61
13	—	683	273.00–275.00	274.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	506	214.00–240.00	229.37
9	—	625	218.00–235.00	229.13
2	—	408	235.00–240.00	237.48
2	—	978	197.00–205.00	200.93
1	—	575	235.00	235.00
1	—	830	224.00	224.00
2	—	910	224.00–225.00	224.49
1	—	750	229.00	229.00
3	—	308	230.00	230.00
5	—	685	211.00–224.00	220.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	198.00	198.00
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	209.00	209.00
1	—	930	199.00	199.00
1	—	720	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	260.00–275.00	264.18
2	—	380	250.00–257.50	253.65
2	—	423	267.50–275.00	271.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	122.50	122.50
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
6	—	720	190.00–200.00	196.12
10	—	571	222.50–231.00	225.93
1	—	390	242.50	242.50
3	—	761	196.00	196.00
3	—	401	232.50	232.50
8	—	675	199.00–219.00	209.41
13	—	619	201.00–225.00	217.19
27	—	523	210.00–237.50	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	249.00–270.00	260.48
7	—	415	260.00–277.50	270.12
2	—	385	260.00–267.50	263.70
4	—	320	252.50–267.50	256.48
1	—	225	290.00	290.00
10	—	478	255.00–272.50	262.05
4	—	568	250.00–260.00	253.17
3	—	663	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	132.50	132.50
2	—	370	200.00–207.50	203.65
1	—	825	157.50	157.50
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	81.00	81.00
14	—	1,036	91.00–103.00	98.59
7	—	1,072	82.00–88.00	85.58
2	—	1,010	112.00–113.00	112.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	89.00	89.00
30	—	1,281	105.00–127.00	113.64
12	—	1,230	93.00–104.00	100.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	115.00–120.00	117.40
1	—	1,490	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,560	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,901	131.00–140.00	135.30
1	—	1,525	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,557	110.00–117.00	113.91

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,205	1,225.00–1,725.00	1,433.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	825.00–1,300.00	1,058.02

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle