Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. However the high quality feeders and yearlings sold with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.17/cwt on 719 head.

Average price

$205.17

719 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$580

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

$55.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.27

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	650	207.25	1,346	677
Medium and Large 2-3	515	173.13	892	39
Small 1-2	505	151.67	766	3thin

One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $580 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 sale719 hd

205.17

—

KY average23 barns · 6,057 hd

196.90

+8.27

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	—	High	1,674	115.02	1,926	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	100.46	1,668	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	89.44	1,140	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	76.37	787	22

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)	1,120	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	811	$968	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Value Added	—	525	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	1,190	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	243	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	722	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	215.22/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,328	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,106	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,930	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	205.32/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,094	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	168.93/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	174.45/cwt	150.00–187.50	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	178.04/cwt	163.00–186.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,581	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	195.91/cwt	178.00–208.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,728	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	217.32/cwt	214.25–220.60	1,478	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,005	198.75/cwt	195.50–202.00	1,997	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	221.97/cwt	220.95–223.00	1,929	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	206.43/cwt	198.00–210.00	985	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	184.21/cwt	183.00–185.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	174.26/cwt	151.00–184.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	208.20/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	186.25/cwt	180.00–192.50	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	235.44/cwt	219.00–241.00	1,100	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	235.31/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,341	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	187.68/cwt	184.00–195.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	223.94/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	214.54/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,467	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	732	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	196.96/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	242.91/cwt	232.50–255.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	235.21/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,221	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	209.40/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,575	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	240.19/cwt	230.00–244.50	1,458	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,966	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	248.25/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	1,728	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	198.25/cwt	172.50–217.50	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	175.39/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	238.56/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,226	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	177.64/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,302	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	195.61/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	165.99/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	274.41/cwt	251.00–287.50	1,131	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	85.56/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,076	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	75.14/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,018	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	74.21/cwt	70.00–78.00	775	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	84.82/cwt	80.00–89.00	898	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	102.15/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,700	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	86.91/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,421	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	96.08/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,235	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	64.49/cwt	61.00–67.00	622	6
Bulls	—	—	2,025	124.50/cwt	123.00–126.00	2,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,749	118.18/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,067	8
Bulls	—	—	1,415	106.18/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,502	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	967.95/head	800.00–1,000.00	968	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	228.90/cwt	222.50–236.00	710	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	218.12/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,368	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	230.95/cwt	227.50–233.00	1,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	173.99/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,319	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	195.79/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,222	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	179.94/cwt	162.00–187.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	202.01/cwt	191.00–218.00	1,135	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	171.32/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	176.25/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,276	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	213.59/cwt	200.00–218.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	183.34/cwt	174.00–195.00	1,216	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	195.15/cwt	190.00–201.00	839	24
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	216.44/cwt	215.00–218.00	688	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	178.49/cwt	166.00–194.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	198.72/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,127	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	456	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	224.38/cwt	221.00–232.00	1,322	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	226.84/cwt	220.00–240.00	846	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	230.22/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,091	14

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,571Last week 1,159Year ago 2,064

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 153Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 2

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. However the high quality feeders and yearlings sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	525	226.75	226.75
33	—	617	214.00–220.00	215.22
50	—	1,106	174.50	174.50
80	—	751	210.50	210.50
159	—	680	214.25–220.60	217.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	243	170.00	170.00
1	—	835	139.00	139.00
2	—	722	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	148.00	148.00
2	—	610	161.00–177.00	168.93
3	—	368	150.00–187.50	174.45
3	—	583	163.00–186.00	178.04
5	—	454	183.00–185.00	184.21
8	—	423	151.00–184.00	174.26
3	—	673	164.00–166.00	165.01
9	—	520	162.00–187.00	179.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	533	190.00–211.00	205.32
22	—	477	198.00–210.00	206.43
61	—	624	186.00–201.00	195.79
63	—	562	191.00–218.00	202.01
6	—	888	168.00–173.00	171.32
9	—	724	163.00–180.00	176.25
14	—	383	200.00–218.00	213.59
21	—	663	174.00–195.00	183.34
24	—	430	190.00–201.00	195.15
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	840	158.00	158.00
2	—	318	215.00–218.00	216.44
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	178.00–208.00	195.91
1	—	570	181.00	181.00
1	—	960	180.00	180.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
2	—	435	180.00–192.50	186.25
2	—	732	195.00	195.00
6	—	673	180.00–205.00	196.96
1	—	605	202.50	202.50
4	—	375	172.50–217.50	198.25
3	—	768	165.00–188.00	175.39
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,005	195.50–202.00	198.75
117	—	869	220.95–223.00	221.97
98	—	607	230.00–244.50	240.19
57	—	936	210.00	210.00
7	—	511	245.00–252.00	248.25
33	—	821	210.50	210.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	206.00–210.00	208.20
25	—	467	219.00–241.00	235.44
17	—	570	225.00–244.00	235.31
6	—	825	184.00–195.00	187.68
6	—	627	220.00–229.00	223.94
27	—	684	211.00–226.00	214.54
2	—	320	230.00	230.00
6	—	382	232.50–255.00	242.91
12	—	519	222.00–240.00	235.21
10	—	752	209.00–210.00	209.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	514	233.00–240.00	238.56
8	—	733	170.00–182.00	177.64
3	—	678	191.00–198.00	195.61
1	—	845	138.00	138.00
3	—	310	222.50–236.00	228.90
20	—	627	212.00–225.00	218.12
7	—	435	227.50–233.00	230.95
5	—	758	171.00–179.00	173.99
18	—	589	221.00–232.00	224.38
1	—	955	129.00	129.00
2	—	870	141.00–142.00	141.51
8	—	373	220.00–240.00	226.84
14	—	474	220.00–246.00	230.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	156.00–171.00	165.99
1	—	715	163.00	163.00
1	—	925	123.00	123.00
4	—	631	166.00–194.00	178.49
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
1	—	795	159.00	159.00
12	—	567	180.00–213.00	198.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	501	251.00	251.00
5	—	412	251.00–287.50	274.41
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,258	80.00–90.00	85.56
3	—	1,355	73.00–78.00	75.14
24	—	1,285	91.00–110.00	96.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,045	70.00–78.00	74.21
2	—	1,073	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,059	80.00–89.00	84.82
6	—	964	61.00–67.00	64.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,664	94.00–115.00	102.15
2	—	1,635	84.00–90.00	86.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,025	123.00–126.00	124.50
8	—	1,749	114.00–121.00	118.18
5	—	1,415	104.00–109.00	106.18

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	—	830	101.00	101.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	811	800.00–1,000.00	967.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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