Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers mostly 3.00-5.00 higher except 600-700 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs mostly steady, Moderate demand for plainer fleshier unweaned calves and good demand for fancy weaned preconditioned calves. Yearling steers were 5.00-8.00 higher and sold with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.41/cwt on 615 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −47.27 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$224.41

615 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$678

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

$19.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

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	810	225.77	1,829	573
Medium and Large 2-3	559	205.93	1,151	42

One grade step is worth $19.83/cwt here — about $678 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 sale615 hd

224.41

—

KY average25 barns · 5,542 hd

224.58

−0.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−47.27

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	1,752	119.24	2,089	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	95.37	1,500	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	88.51	1,134	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	78.62	831	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,325	133.34	1,767	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,485	121.00	1,797	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,665	130.00	2,165	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,705	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	—	621	166.21/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	196.31/cwt	178.00–199.00	1,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	187.75/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,341	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	155.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	187.73/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,280	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	175.52/cwt	160.00–185.00	756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	181.50/cwt	181.00–183.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	232.91/cwt	227.50–237.50	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	997	214.92/cwt	214.90–216.00	2,143	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	222.55/cwt	220.75–224.20	2,056	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	199.38/cwt	190.00–212.00	937	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	263.44/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	206.89/cwt	187.00–219.00	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	232.73/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,348	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	240.56/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,152	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	176.10/cwt	162.00–183.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	226.22/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,389	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	255.64/cwt	250.00–257.50	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	237.43/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,273	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	233.35/cwt	231.00–236.50	1,503	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	217.34/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	229.84/cwt	228.00–231.00	1,558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	251.62/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	212.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	244.95/cwt	237.50–253.00	1,046	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	202.90/cwt	189.00–217.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	210.07/cwt	202.00–219.00	1,216	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	211.61/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	756	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,400	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	225.14/cwt	220.25–227.75	1,862	184
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	181.64/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	230.31/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,087	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	251.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	93.66/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,204	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	85.44/cwt	83.00–89.00	939	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	96.57/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,530	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Choice	—	1,325	133.34/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	85.11/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,060	17
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,165	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,485	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	74.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	—	1,320	106.88/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,411	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	64.18/cwt	62.00–68.00	621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	74.27/cwt	70.00–78.00	784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	95.99/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	—	1,942	127.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,477	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,434	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,216	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	214.88/cwt	210.00–222.50	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	177.89/cwt	160.00–185.00	923	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	174.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	192.56/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	222.57/cwt	215.00–230.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	210.95/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,095	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	174.04/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,250	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	205.69/cwt	200.00–215.00	961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,517	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	171.35/cwt	155.00–183.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	178.34/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,043	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	176.44/cwt	166.00–184.00	1,094	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	231.09/cwt	220.00–242.50	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	208.23/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	660	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	193.81/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,027	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	198.73/cwt	195.00–205.00	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	210.48/cwt	197.50–220.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	194.22/cwt	184.00–204.00	1,111	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	709	159.88/cwt	147.50–166.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	364	165.05/cwt	150.00–175.00	601	7

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.

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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,159Last week 2,135Year ago 2,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 134Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	160.00–174.00	166.21
7	—	674	150.00–161.00	155.14
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
4	—	838	130.00	130.00
12	—	431	160.00–185.00	175.52
4	—	545	181.00–183.00	181.50
3	—	462	162.00–183.00	176.10
17	—	585	161.00–180.00	178.34
4	—	709	147.50–166.00	159.88
7	—	364	150.00–175.00	165.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	120.00	120.00
2	—	660	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	641	178.00–199.00	196.31
31	—	714	182.00–191.00	187.75
14	—	682	183.00–190.00	187.73
19	—	470	190.00–212.00	199.38
12	—	862	176.00	176.00
20	—	530	185.00–204.00	193.81
3	—	316	200.00	200.00
1	—	960	154.00	154.00
6	—	423	195.00–205.00	198.73
5	—	386	197.50–220.00	210.48
25	—	572	184.00–204.00	194.22
2	—	822	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	227.50–237.50	232.91
14	—	579	220.00–240.00	232.73
9	—	479	240.00–242.50	240.56
19	—	614	226.00–227.00	226.22
2	—	807	214.00	214.00
4	—	387	250.00–257.50	255.64
24	—	536	233.00–245.00	237.43
6	—	767	217.00–219.00	217.34
6	—	686	223.00	223.00
6	—	427	237.50–253.00	244.95
6	—	721	207.00–215.00	211.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	997	214.90–216.00	214.92
181	—	924	220.75–224.20	222.55
26	—	644	231.00–236.50	233.35
15	—	678	228.00–231.00	229.84
4	—	524	249.00–252.50	251.62
184	—	827	220.25–227.75	225.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	417	255.00–267.50	263.44
2	—	362	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	187.00–219.00	206.89
3	—	416	209.00	209.00
3	—	477	200.00–220.00	212.20
3	—	633	210.00	210.00
2	—	363	189.00–217.00	202.90
14	—	579	202.00–219.00	210.07
5	—	756	180.00–190.00	185.24
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	685	177.00–184.00	181.64
8	—	472	220.00–237.50	230.31
5	—	333	210.00–222.50	214.88
2	—	810	140.00–148.00	143.98
2	—	768	170.00–180.00	174.89
4	—	631	185.00–210.00	192.56
3	—	373	215.00–230.00	222.57
19	—	519	200.00–220.00	210.95
12	—	718	165.00–180.00	174.04
1	—	260	210.00	210.00
3	—	417	220.00–242.50	231.09
2	—	573	207.50–209.00	208.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	272.50	272.50
4	—	532	235.00	235.00
4	—	393	250.00–255.00	251.26
1	—	620	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	519	160.00–185.00	177.89
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
4	—	467	200.00–215.00	205.69
1	—	315	177.50	177.50
4	—	564	155.00–183.00	171.35
9	—	620	166.00–184.00	176.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,286	90.00–102.00	93.66
17	—	1,246	82.00–89.00	85.11
6	—	1,357	70.00–77.00	74.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	83.00–89.00	85.44
3	—	967	62.00–68.00	64.18
9	—	1,056	70.00–78.00	74.27
2	—	1,048	90.00–103.00	95.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,584	91.00–110.00	96.57
2	—	1,490	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	132.00–135.00	133.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	121.00	121.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	104.00–110.00	106.88
3	—	1,942	125.00–130.00	127.56
1	—	2,045	119.00	119.00

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	—	1,005	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,705	1,450.00	1,450.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle