Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Very good demand for the high dressing slaughter cows, Good demand for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.12/cwt on 1,147 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −25.56 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$246.12

1,147 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$898

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

$35.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	834	246.37	2,055	1,139
Medium and Large 2-3	549	210.81	1,158	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.56/cwt here — about $898 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 sale1,147 hd

246.12

—

KY average18 barns · 4,836 hd

245.90

+0.22

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−25.56

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	—	Low	1,583	127.66	2,021	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,652	120.28	1,986	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	114.35	1,461	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	98.72	987	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,395	117.00	1,632	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,262	135.51	1,710	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	181.00	1,955	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,298	174.00	2,259	3thin

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)	1,635	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1-2	—	625	225.26/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	264.46/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	976	236.47/cwt	235.95–237.00	2,308	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	882	241.66/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,131	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	248.50/cwt	244.80–252.25	2,033	130
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	237.19/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	278	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	586	290.37/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	261.46/cwt	244.00–279.00	1,752	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	255.22/cwt	248.00–260.00	2,011	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	240.45/cwt	232.00–240.80	1,623	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	227.66/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	231.87/cwt	224.00–233.25	1,667	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	243.20/cwt	227.00–248.75	1,493	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	230.96/cwt	218.50–235.00	1,760	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	214.37/cwt	210.00–222.50	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	211.25/cwt	205.00–217.50	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	181.47/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	191.75/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	216.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,467	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	237.39/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	234.81/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	216.72/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,339	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	225.67/cwt	217.50–230.00	968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	229.21/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	224.84/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,079	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	293.49/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	227.90/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,958	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	253.70/cwt	252.50–255.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	258.55/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,450	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	256.94/cwt	241.00–261.00	1,614	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	1,278	158.80/cwt	158.80–158.80	2,029	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	256.90/cwt	243.50–264.75	1,845	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	240.24/cwt	236.25–243.75	2,261	294
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	165.55/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	231.82/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	104.38/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,272	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,262	135.51/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	112.75/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,126	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	70.89/cwt	64.00–79.00	649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	84.84/cwt	82.50–89.00	880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,438	1
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,395	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,632	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,298	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,259	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	105.49/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,072	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	129.04/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,183	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	119.40/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,557	22
Bulls	—	—	1,332	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,567	3
Bulls	—	—	1,822	137.21/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,500	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,090	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	245.11/cwt	240.00–247.50	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	282.63/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	576	247.68/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	634	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	215.58/cwt	211.00–225.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	213.40/cwt	200.00–220.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	214.07/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	260.00/cwt	252.00–264.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	258.95/cwt	251.00–265.00	968	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	602	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	220.17/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	169.63/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	215.19/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,222	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	185.00/cwt	181.00–201.00	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	153.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	193.91/cwt	180.00–201.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	189.32/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	204.24/cwt	192.50–212.50	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	130.32/cwt	107.00–145.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	428	158.74/cwt	157.50–160.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	241.78/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,170	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	236.60/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	240.74/cwt	240.00–241.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	200.09/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	238.50/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	221.23/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,367	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	211.33/cwt	211.00–212.00	1,534	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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,025Last week 2,566Year ago 1,708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 148Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	221.00–237.50	225.26
5	—	678	236.00–238.00	237.19
3	—	835	224.00–230.00	227.66
1	—	275	245.00	245.00
2	—	470	220.00–230.00	224.84
1	—	960	200.00	200.00
1	—	785	230.00	230.00
7	—	1,024	203.00	203.00
18	—	859	222.00–231.00	227.90
1	—	705	231.00	231.00
4	—	517	248.00	248.00
2	—	365	252.50–255.00	253.70
4	—	938	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	260.00–270.00	264.46
107	—	976	235.95–237.00	236.47
186	—	882	239.00–244.00	241.66
130	—	818	244.80–252.25	248.50
33	—	670	244.00–279.00	261.46
71	—	788	248.00–260.00	255.22
18	—	561	250.00–270.00	258.55
30	—	628	241.00–261.00	256.94
192	—	718	243.50–264.75	256.90
294	—	941	236.25–243.75	240.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	180.00	180.00
3	—	323	217.50	217.50
1	—	830	208.00	208.00
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
2	—	857	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	262.50	262.50
10	—	586	288.00–292.00	290.37
1	—	335	261.00	261.00
1	—	420	280.00	280.00
1	—	535	291.00	291.00
3	—	468	285.00–297.50	293.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	675	232.00–240.80	240.45
47	—	719	224.00–233.25	231.87
108	—	614	227.00–248.75	243.20
96	—	762	218.50–235.00	230.96
10	—	518	230.00–243.00	237.39
10	—	580	233.00–236.00	234.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	210.00–222.50	214.37
2	—	280	205.00–217.50	211.25
3	—	817	179.00–183.00	181.47
4	—	704	191.00–192.00	191.75
14	—	678	210.00–220.00	216.44
10	—	618	206.00–224.00	216.72
15	—	429	217.50–230.00	225.67
2	—	957	181.00	181.00
7	—	473	220.00–239.00	229.21
1	—	215	202.50	202.50
10	—	515	210.00–226.00	220.17
17	—	568	210.00–227.00	215.19
5	—	750	181.00–201.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
3	—	735	159.00–175.00	169.63
2	—	870	151.00–155.00	153.00
3	—	513	180.00–201.00	193.91
6	—	680	180.00–200.00	189.32
4	—	470	192.50–212.50	204.24
3	—	985	107.00–145.00	130.32
1	—	325	199.00	199.00
1	—	255	177.50	177.50
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
2	—	825	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
2	—	353	200.00	200.00
2	—	765	167.00–170.00	168.50
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	152.50	152.50
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
2	—	428	157.50–160.00	158.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	247.50	247.50
4	—	410	240.00–241.00	240.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,278	158.80	158.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	292	262.50	262.50
2	—	878	160.00–171.00	165.55
1	—	215	251.00	251.00
6	—	571	225.00–235.00	231.82
3	—	340	240.00–247.50	245.11
8	—	484	230.00–252.50	241.78
3	—	432	230.00–240.00	236.60
2	—	787	201.00	201.00
5	—	517	235.00–242.50	238.50
9	—	618	210.00–229.00	221.23
1	—	925	160.00	160.00
6	—	726	211.00–212.00	211.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	270.00	270.00
1	—	655	235.00	235.00
3	—	458	267.50–290.00	282.63
5	—	576	246.00–252.50	247.68
4	—	634	235.00–236.00	235.75
3	—	530	252.00–264.00	260.00
4	—	374	251.00–265.00	258.95
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	211.00–225.00	215.58
3	—	343	200.00–220.00	213.40
1	—	705	186.00	186.00
3	—	480	200.00–221.00	214.07
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
2	—	570	190.00–210.00	200.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,219	100.00–108.00	104.38
1	—	1,170	83.00	83.00
22	—	1,304	112.00–129.00	119.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	109.00–119.00	112.75
2	—	915	64.00–79.00	70.89
3	—	1,037	82.50–89.00	84.84
4	—	1,016	102.00–108.00	105.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,692	128.00–131.00	129.04
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	131.00–142.00	135.51
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	117.00	117.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	174.00	174.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	181.00	181.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	117.00–119.00	117.66
3	—	1,822	136.00–140.00	137.21
1	—	1,620	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	126.00	126.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,635	1,950.00	1,950.00

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