Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-02

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.29/cwt on 692 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −34.39 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$237.29

692 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$869

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

$51.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.68

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	765	237.84	1,819	682
Medium and Large 2	610	212.41	1,296	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	509	186.74	951	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.10/cwt here — about $869 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 sale692 hd

237.29

—

KY average25 barns · 5,114 hd

236.61

+0.68

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−34.39

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	1,739	121.34	2,110	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	94.18	1,500	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	87.58	1,110	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	71.38	715	24

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	956	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,180	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	243.14/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	443	252.34/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,118	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	232.79/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,425	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	242.18/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,373	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	258.39/cwt	245.00–265.00	977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,169	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	94.44/cwt	91.00–103.00	928	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	90.72/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,426	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	76.12/cwt	72.00–82.00	954	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	99.39/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	60.83/cwt	48.00–69.00	599	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	73.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	728	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	88.19/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,123	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	83.07/cwt	81.00–85.00	901	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,629	100.23/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,633	4
Bulls	—	—	1,885	118.92/cwt	114.00–122.00	2,242	4
Bulls	—	—	1,423	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	130.94/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,291	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	229.92/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,207	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	250.83/cwt	250.00–252.50	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	184.30/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,332	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.04/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	209.51/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	227.92/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	221.85/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,058	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	175.86/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	217.00/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,148	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	176.32/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	198.29/cwt	181.00–204.00	718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	817	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	782	160.36/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	224.59/cwt	212.00–232.50	950	12
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	188.81/cwt	180.00–206.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	161.91/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	197.28/cwt	185.00–205.00	825	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	198.49/cwt	192.00–205.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	171.06/cwt	161.00–184.00	1,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	223.75/cwt	223.75–223.75	1,696	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	215.71/cwt	212.50–222.50	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	231.66/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,114	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	211.78/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	182.38/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	181.48/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	219.89/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	244.24/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,153	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	185.37/cwt	181.00–190.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	224.50/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	216.35/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	232.93/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,444	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	247.85/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,430	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	236.27/cwt	236.25–237.00	2,065	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	2,104	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	762	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	956	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,644	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	242.86/cwt	235.00–250.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	240.72/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,880	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	246.78/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,303	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	238.45/cwt	231.00–242.75	1,741	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	231.43/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,571	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	243.07/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,983	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	490	256.57/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,257	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	233.56/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	257.89/cwt	253.00–272.50	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	243.49/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	274.17/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	206.48/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,183	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	254.53/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	194.25/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,115	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	197.74/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,238	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	222.04/cwt	212.50–227.50	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	200.38/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,321	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	260.47/cwt	260.00–261.00	841	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 Nov 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 1,467Year ago 1,991

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 122Year ago 104

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
61	—	956	228.00	228.00
17	—	577	243.00–251.00	247.85
61	—	874	236.25–237.00	236.27
116	—	901	233.50	233.50
17	—	781	232.00–244.00	240.72
15	—	528	245.00–251.00	246.78
204	—	730	231.00–242.75	238.45
70	—	816	242.50–248.00	243.07
2	—	605	251.00–258.00	254.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	225.00	225.00
3	—	816	214.00–223.00	219.89
2	—	850	221.00	221.00
7	—	472	230.00–248.00	244.24
1	—	555	240.00	240.00
2	—	715	222.00–227.00	224.50
23	—	620	220.00–239.00	232.93
1	—	335	227.50	227.50
4	—	385	235.00–250.00	242.86
28	—	679	224.00–241.00	231.43
13	—	525	221.00–242.00	233.56
4	—	412	243.00–244.00	243.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	565	172.50–190.00	181.48
2	—	515	181.00–190.00	185.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
3	—	565	216.00–217.00	216.35
1	—	895	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	271.00	271.00
11	—	490	250.00–275.00	256.57
8	—	429	253.00–272.50	257.89
3	—	367	262.00–285.00	274.17
2	—	323	260.00–261.00	260.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	241.00–249.00	243.14
9	—	443	247.00–254.00	252.34
4	—	612	232.00–235.00	232.79
6	—	567	240.00–247.00	242.18
3	—	378	245.00–265.00	258.39
2	—	483	240.00–244.00	241.97
3	—	340	250.00–252.50	250.83
1	—	710	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,056	143.00	143.00
22	—	525	222.00–237.00	229.92
4	—	723	176.00–187.00	184.30
1	—	840	168.00	168.00
6	—	661	205.00–215.00	209.51
4	—	582	219.00–237.00	227.92
1	—	900	151.00	151.00
4	—	418	212.50–222.50	215.71
5	—	481	227.50–235.00	231.66
2	—	640	207.50–216.00	211.78
3	—	783	175.00–195.00	182.38
1	—	855	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	203.00–213.00	208.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	185.00	185.00
1	—	475	186.00	186.00
1	—	760	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	477	210.00–230.00	221.85
41	—	529	205.00–224.00	217.00
12	—	423	212.00–232.50	224.59
3	—	755	182.00	182.00
1	—	270	225.00	225.00
21	—	573	200.00–212.00	206.48
32	—	626	190.00–207.00	197.74
7	—	366	212.50–227.50	222.04
2	—	720	190.00	190.00
15	—	659	191.00–210.00	200.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	165.00–182.00	175.86
1	—	855	148.00	148.00
5	—	568	170.00–181.00	176.32
7	—	362	181.00–204.00	198.29
2	—	817	142.00	142.00
3	—	782	159.00–161.00	160.36
3	—	330	180.00–206.00	188.81
3	—	731	160.00–166.00	161.91
6	—	418	185.00–205.00	197.28
2	—	471	192.00–205.00	198.49
9	—	676	161.00–184.00	171.06
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	758	223.75	223.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	245.00	245.00
2	—	432	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	201.00	201.00
9	—	574	190.00–199.00	194.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	956	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	91.00–103.00	94.44
12	—	984	48.00–69.00	60.83
5	—	990	70.00–79.00	73.53
4	—	1,085	81.00–85.00	83.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,572	84.00–94.00	90.72
4	—	1,629	96.00–104.00	100.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	72.00–82.00	76.12
3	—	1,257	97.00–102.00	99.39
17	—	1,273	84.00–94.00	88.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,885	114.00–122.00	118.92
2	—	1,423	105.00–109.00	106.99
4	—	1,750	126.00–133.00	130.94

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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