Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter cows and good demand for slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.82/cwt on 698 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −32.86 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$238.82

698 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$682

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

$43.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

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	749	240.74	1,804	667
Medium and Large 2-3	568	197.50	1,122	31

One grade step is worth $43.24/cwt here — about $682 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 sale698 hd

238.82

—

KY average27 barns · 5,196 hd

233.53

+5.29

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−32.86

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	1,673	116.84	1,955	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	87.88	1,360	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	84.12	1,135	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	75.19	780	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	124.11	1,620	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,340	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	381	220.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	189.19/cwt	180.00–207.00	991	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	184.44/cwt	174.00–190.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	198.09/cwt	192.50–202.50	549	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	202.19/cwt	190.00–211.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	188.11/cwt	170.00–200.00	798	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	180.46/cwt	161.00–185.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	219.80/cwt	219.80–219.80	1,932	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	219.31/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,110	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	196.83/cwt	181.00–204.00	1,120	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	220.75/cwt	220.75–220.75	1,614	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	205.28/cwt	184.00–209.00	1,295	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	212.63/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	200.78/cwt	186.00–212.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	204.06/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	182.52/cwt	174.00–191.00	1,205	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	214.74/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	219.55/cwt	211.00–229.00	1,493	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	235.63/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	212.44/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	229.35/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	865	234.39/cwt	230.00–236.80	2,027	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	228.89/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,323	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	224.95/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,404	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	231.66/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,119	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	259.75/cwt	259.75–259.75	1,743	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	732	245.97/cwt	244.00–249.75	1,801	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,966	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	203.72/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,269	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	224.66/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,072	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	228.20/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	185.08/cwt	181.00–189.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,176	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	84.60/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,130	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	64.21/cwt	60.00–67.00	654	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	124.11/cwt	117.50–130.00	1,620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	87.02/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,335	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,216	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,236	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	87.57/cwt	86.00–89.00	940	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	92.99/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	74.63/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,044	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	73.74/cwt	70.00–79.00	753	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	107.94/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,619	7
Bulls	—	—	1,990	129.54/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,578	4
Bulls	—	—	1,661	119.14/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,979	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	92.26/cwt	81.00–102.00	896	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	224.22/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,300	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	199.84/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,049	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	521	167.68/cwt	155.00–174.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	197.76/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	191.91/cwt	180.00–203.00	825	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	195.40/cwt	190.00–201.00	909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	218.57/cwt	212.00–221.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	161.78/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	396	231.00/cwt	230.00–233.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	224.61/cwt	210.00–230.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	173.75/cwt	167.50–180.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	402	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	220.22/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,035	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	173.80/cwt	172.00–175.00	998	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	154.18/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	216.44/cwt	204.00–227.00	918	25
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	407	113.11/cwt	100.00–120.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	155.98/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	171.35/cwt	160.00–185.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,335	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 Oct 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,467Last week 1,527Year ago 1,330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 177Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	210.00–225.00	220.37
1	—	965	150.00	150.00
15	—	524	180.00–207.00	189.19
5	—	672	174.00–190.00	184.44
5	—	277	192.50–202.50	198.09
5	—	316	190.00–211.00	202.19
37	—	569	181.00–204.00	196.83
23	—	631	184.00–209.00	205.28
24	—	470	205.00–225.00	220.22
25	—	424	204.00–227.00	216.44
1	—	940	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	424	170.00–200.00	188.11
6	—	473	161.00–185.00	180.46
2	—	625	155.00–169.00	161.78
2	—	300	167.50–180.00	173.75
1	—	240	167.50	167.50
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
5	—	574	172.00–175.00	173.80
1	—	715	163.00	163.00
5	—	659	151.00–159.00	154.18
1	—	510	175.00	175.00
2	—	753	150.00–162.00	155.98
4	—	370	160.00–185.00	171.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	879	219.80	219.80
21	—	506	212.00–230.00	219.31
5	—	594	216.00	216.00
75	—	731	220.75	220.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	396	230.00–233.00	231.00
1	—	250	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.50	117.50
3	—	407	100.00–120.00	113.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
2	—	600	200.00	200.00
1	—	420	208.00	208.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	742	175.00	175.00
7	—	574	186.00–212.00	200.78
6	—	526	190.00–210.00	204.06
7	—	660	174.00–191.00	182.52
4	—	498	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	250.00–255.00	252.53
5	—	721	207.00–214.00	212.63
12	—	830	206.00–217.50	214.74
10	—	680	211.00–229.00	219.55
1	—	320	245.00	245.00
5	—	427	232.50–240.00	235.63
7	—	782	204.00–218.00	212.44
9	—	535	220.00–234.00	229.35
17	—	578	217.00–237.00	228.89
16	—	624	215.00–236.00	224.95
6	—	483	220.00–234.00	231.66
1	—	860	212.00	212.00
2	—	982	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	253.00	253.00
9	—	586	242.50	242.50
170	—	865	230.00–236.80	234.39
75	—	671	259.75	259.75
252	—	732	244.00–249.75	245.97
56	—	833	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	242.50	242.50
34	—	623	191.00–215.00	203.72
9	—	477	220.00–230.00	224.66
7	—	521	225.00–232.00	228.20
2	—	725	181.00–189.00	185.08
9	—	580	220.00–230.00	224.22
5	—	677	193.00–205.00	197.76
4	—	429	212.00–221.00	218.57
2	—	335	222.50	222.50
1	—	890	176.00	176.00
7	—	369	210.00–230.00	224.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	488	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	525	180.00–214.00	199.84
1	—	340	207.50	207.50
2	—	697	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	187.00	187.00
12	—	430	180.00–203.00	191.91
7	—	465	190.00–201.00	195.40
1	—	595	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	155.00–174.00	167.68
2	—	392	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,336	79.00–89.00	84.60
4	—	1,343	90.00–94.00	92.06
4	—	1,399	72.00–78.00	74.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,018	60.00–67.00	64.21
2	—	1,073	86.00–89.00	87.57
10	—	1,021	70.00–79.00	73.74
2	—	1,120	91.00–93.00	92.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,534	85.00–88.00	87.02
1	—	1,600	76.00	76.00
3	—	1,548	91.00–94.00	92.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	117.50–130.00	124.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,500	103.00–111.00	107.94
4	—	1,990	127.00–133.00	129.54
5	—	1,661	114.00–124.00	119.14

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	4	—	971	81.00–102.00	92.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Steers · 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