Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week because of a light offering due to higher than normal temperatures.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.34/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$208.34

53 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$30.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

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	424	219.21	929	34
Medium and Large 2-3	521	188.89	985	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.32/cwt here — about −$56 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 sale53 hd

208.34

—

KY average25 barns · 2,426 hd

221.10

−12.76

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	—	Average	1,742	126.20	2,199	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	113.43	1,675	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	99.81	1,311	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	79.12	740	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1-2Value Added	—	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	217.96/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	237.32/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	231.16/cwt	220.00–243.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	181.18/cwt	163.00–200.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	231.53/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	197.09/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	189.80/cwt	167.50–200.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	223.25/cwt	207.50–229.00	842	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	216.83/cwt	210.00–221.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	261.89/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	212.78/cwt	205.00–220.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	192.59/cwt	173.00–200.00	793	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	118.65/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	85.61/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,109	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	114.09/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,361	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	62.75/cwt	57.00–68.00	624	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	735	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	124.60/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,178	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	102.63/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,394	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,260	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	230.58/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	238.37/cwt	226.00–247.50	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	219.24/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	216.18/cwt	212.50–220.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	180.83/cwt	170.00–192.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	216.56/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	186.76/cwt	170.00–200.00	962	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 Aug 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 1,964Year ago 1,190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 111Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

No comparison to last week because of a light offering due to higher than normal temperatures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	270.00	270.00
2	—	612	251.00	251.00
11	—	545	261.00–266.00	261.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	210.00	210.00
1	—	555	250.00	250.00
2	—	673	229.00–234.00	231.53
1	—	290	249.00	249.00
1	—	495	245.00	245.00
2	—	612	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	214.00–220.00	217.96
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
2	—	223	240.00–250.00	244.94
3	—	422	234.00–239.00	237.32
2	—	335	220.00–243.00	231.16
1	—	505	232.50	232.50
4	—	486	230.00–232.50	230.58
5	—	382	226.00–247.50	238.37
4	—	570	210.00–215.00	212.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	163.00–200.00	181.18
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
1	—	895	162.00	162.00
1	—	775	190.00	190.00
1	—	710	181.00	181.00
2	—	473	170.00–192.50	180.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	190.00–204.00	197.09
5	—	627	167.50–200.00	189.80
2	—	475	200.00	200.00
5	—	412	173.00–200.00	192.59
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	162.50	162.50
3	—	515	170.00–200.00	186.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	377	207.50–229.00	223.25
6	—	434	210.00–221.00	216.83
2	—	333	205.00–220.00	212.78
1	—	235	220.00	220.00
7	—	484	210.00–228.00	219.24
2	—	650	217.00	217.00
2	—	265	212.50–220.00	216.18
3	—	513	210.00–220.00	216.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	116.00–122.00	118.65
1	—	1,545	103.00	103.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	101.00	101.00
4	—	995	57.00–68.00	62.75
2	—	860	85.00–86.00	85.47
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,295	80.00–92.00	85.61
3	—	1,193	112.00–116.00	114.09
10	—	1,358	95.00–108.00	102.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	124.00–126.00	124.60
1	—	1,725	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle