Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned pre-conditioned feeder and yearling classes with favorable body condition. Fleshy bawling calves facing discounts.

Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.61/cwt on 1,052 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −28.07 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$243.61

1,052 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$637

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

$25.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

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	794	244.50	1,940	1,015
Medium and Large 2-3	595	219.11	1,303	37

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $637 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 sale1,052 hd

243.61

—

KY average25 barns · 6,146 hd

239.22

+4.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−28.07

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	1,823	122.99	2,243	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	92.91	1,455	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	91.01	1,174	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	993	76.88	764	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,353	131.77	1,783	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,495	159.00	2,377	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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	—	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	219.74/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,279	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	216.04/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	235.43/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	235.03/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,354	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	408	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	265.38/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,255	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	750	262.70/cwt	262.70–262.70	1,970	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	258.95/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,359	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	234.14/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,229	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,490	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	205.45/cwt	200.00–212.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	198.16/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,139	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	192.44/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	201.15/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,368	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	182.98/cwt	180.00–186.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	700	269.85/cwt	269.85–269.85	1,889	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	213.56/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	239.14/cwt	237.50–241.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	269.77/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	229.12/cwt	213.00–231.00	1,909	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	235.69/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,482	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	233.51/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,052	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,836	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	257.44/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	239.49/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,825	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	231.76/cwt	222.50–240.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	232.67/cwt	230.00–234.10	2,041	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	929	229.52/cwt	225.60–232.00	2,132	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	241.52/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	274.72/cwt	268.00–275.50	1,618	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	251.67/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	249.96/cwt	247.00–252.50	1,960	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	247.90/cwt	247.90–247.90	2,072	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	247.13/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,542	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	236.21/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	233.28/cwt	225.00–237.50	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	182.05/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	96.61/cwt	95.00–98.00	969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	83.98/cwt	80.00–89.00	850	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	63.55/cwt	61.00–68.00	623	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,179	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	100.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,347	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,377	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,353	131.77/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	93.21/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,479	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	92.33/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,158	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	74.39/cwt	70.00–79.00	735	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	84.05/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,096	19
Bulls	—	—	1,935	131.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,545	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	122.20/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,303	7
Bulls	—	—	1,440	112.97/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	351	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	204.74/cwt	202.00–207.50	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	643	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	203.47/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,335	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	181.48/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	196.34/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	168.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	204.41/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	228.20/cwt	217.50–232.50	956	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	178.49/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	181.67/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,019	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	281	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	162.32/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	223.13/cwt	210.00–229.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	937	140.40/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,316	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	217.82/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	205.35/cwt	200.00–210.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	191.72/cwt	189.00–201.00	1,352	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	187.56/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,249	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	179.02/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	230.25/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,179	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	227.93/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,069	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	232.46/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,325	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	531	2

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 Oct 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,527Last week 1,872Year ago 1,418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 126Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 12

Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	165.00	165.00
11	—	576	229.00–244.00	235.03
12	—	525	252.50–262.50	258.95
3	—	701	232.00	232.00
1	—	385	257.50	257.50
47	—	833	213.00–231.00	229.12
17	—	629	229.00–245.00	235.69
10	—	684	225.00–239.00	233.51
8	—	1,016	202.00	202.00
1	—	250	250.00	250.00
2	—	405	252.50–262.50	257.44
2	—	315	253.00	253.00
12	—	762	223.00–241.00	239.49
2	—	213	222.50–240.00	231.76
5	—	916	220.00	220.00
5	—	475	240.00–258.00	251.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	219.00–225.00	219.74
1	—	750	221.00	221.00
2	—	680	213.00–219.00	216.04
3	—	482	230.00–239.00	235.43
3	—	925	166.00	166.00
6	—	525	230.00–235.00	234.14
1	—	215	220.00	220.00
2	—	610	210.00–217.00	213.56
1	—	1,010	182.00	182.00
1	—	815	202.50	202.50
4	—	426	237.50–241.00	239.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	292.00	292.00
2	—	408	285.00–290.00	287.55
5	—	473	265.00–266.00	265.38
66	—	750	262.70	262.70
1	—	325	280.00	280.00
74	—	700	269.85	269.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	265.00–271.00	269.77
76	—	706	260.00	260.00
211	—	877	230.00–234.10	232.67
176	—	929	225.60–232.00	229.52
6	—	671	240.00–243.00	241.52
37	—	589	268.00–275.50	274.72
132	—	784	247.00–252.50	249.96
63	—	836	247.90	247.90
13	—	624	244.00–251.00	247.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	709	213.00	213.00
13	—	823	181.00	181.00
6	—	908	191.00	191.00
2	—	527	215.00	215.00
5	—	642	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	161.00	161.00
2	—	790	187.00	187.00
5	—	481	200.00–212.00	205.45
4	—	1,038	148.00	148.00
1	—	865	179.00	179.00
13	—	575	195.00–200.00	198.16
14	—	612	180.00–198.00	192.44
22	—	680	192.00–206.00	201.15
16	—	519	195.00–208.00	204.41
21	—	419	217.50–232.50	228.20
1	—	210	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
8	—	1,236	159.00	159.00
2	—	825	155.00–170.00	162.32
3	—	383	210.00–229.00	223.13
5	—	334	200.00–210.00	205.35
6	—	705	189.00–201.00	191.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	180.00–186.00	182.98
2	—	337	195.00	195.00
3	—	723	167.00–170.00	168.01
1	—	955	117.00	117.00
4	—	690	178.00–180.00	178.49
1	—	490	193.00	193.00
1	—	610	173.00	173.00
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
6	—	561	181.00–182.00	181.67
1	—	350	205.00	205.00
3	—	281	180.00	180.00
1	—	835	148.00	148.00
5	—	937	140.00–141.00	140.40
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	235.00–240.00	237.51
7	—	469	217.00–220.00	217.82
2	—	387	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
2	—	440	232.50–240.00	236.21
3	—	385	225.00–237.50	233.28
2	—	865	178.00–186.00	182.05
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
2	—	608	210.00–212.00	210.99
4	—	656	196.00–206.00	203.47
1	—	295	252.50	252.50
1	—	845	147.00	147.00
1	—	925	169.00	169.00
3	—	761	177.00–183.00	179.02
12	—	512	220.00–237.50	230.25
5	—	469	220.00–235.00	227.93
7	—	570	225.00–237.50	232.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	351	295.00	295.00
2	—	570	247.50	247.50
2	—	345	282.50	282.50
4	—	643	228.00	228.00
2	—	502	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	202.00–207.50	204.74
1	—	485	198.00	198.00
1	—	745	161.00	161.00
2	—	635	180.00–183.00	181.48
2	—	513	192.50–200.00	196.34
1	—	400	222.50	222.50
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
4	—	666	184.00–193.00	187.56
1	—	850	163.00	163.00
2	—	250	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	177.50	177.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	95.00–98.00	96.61
7	—	1,012	80.00–89.00	83.98
5	—	980	61.00–68.00	63.55
17	—	988	70.00–79.00	74.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,528	97.00–98.00	97.50
9	—	1,587	90.00–96.00	93.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,347	97.00–105.00	100.02
25	—	1,254	88.00–96.00	92.33
19	—	1,304	81.00–87.00	84.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	131.00–132.50	131.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,935	128.00–133.00	131.52
7	—	1,885	117.00–125.00	122.20
2	—	1,440	111.00–115.00	112.97

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Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	675.00	675.00

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