Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower, Feeder heifers 8.00 12.00 lower, Moderate to lite demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.81/cwt on 1,070 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −61.87 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$209.81

1,070 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$11.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

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	771	209.95	1,619	1,058
Medium and Large 2-3	542	198.03	1,073	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.92/cwt here — about $546 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 sale1,070 hd

209.81

—

KY average28 barns · 9,589 hd

216.62

−6.80

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−61.87

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	1,863	117.77	2,194	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	87.23	1,403	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	83.55	1,050	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	74.86	749	18
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,238	164.04	2,031	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	376	177.73/cwt	170.00–186.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	167.61/cwt	150.00–177.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	165.17/cwt	162.00–175.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	197.26/cwt	185.00–205.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	254.08/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,230	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	198.75/cwt	198.75–198.75	1,278	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	743	190.82/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,418	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	207.08/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	280.18/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,168	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	243.56/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	204.61/cwt	204.50–206.00	1,506	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	199.11/cwt	195.80–201.90	1,818	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	228.96/cwt	210.00–237.50	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	193.95/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,398	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	229.56/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,320	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	170.52/cwt	161.00–178.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	192.11/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,475	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	199.03/cwt	197.00–201.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	173.00/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	210.99/cwt	194.00–221.00	1,346	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	234.43/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,226	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	242.35/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,020	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	199.97/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	183.44/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,801	113
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	230.83/cwt	222.50–240.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	202.36/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	226.32/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	214.83/cwt	212.00–216.60	1,684	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	231.40/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,560	163
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	191.21/cwt	174.00–198.00	1,109	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	270.76/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	74.38/cwt	70.00–79.00	718	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	83.59/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,075	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	76.12/cwt	70.00–79.00	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	93.68/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,207	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	85.53/cwt	85.00–86.00	845	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,238	164.04/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	85.81/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,382	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,530	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	92.06/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,501	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	66.32/cwt	63.00–69.00	723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,195	4
Bulls	—	—	1,950	125.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,438	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,334	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	234.21/cwt	227.50–241.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	184.70/cwt	172.50–201.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	222.09/cwt	210.00–237.50	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	133.60/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	216.40/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,205	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	224.64/cwt	220.00–232.50	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	215.60/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	165.52/cwt	161.00–170.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	173.92/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	206.73/cwt	204.00–209.00	903	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	167.86/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	190.60/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,008	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	202.28/cwt	200.00–210.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	211.82/cwt	207.50–217.50	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	194.31/cwt	180.00–197.00	851	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	152.62/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	188.95/cwt	183.00–201.00	909	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	184.97/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,062	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	155.07/cwt	150.00–174.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	123.40/cwt	117.00–130.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	162.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,009	6

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 Dec 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,111Last week 1,571Year ago 2,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 195Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	170.00–186.00	177.73
7	—	332	185.00–205.00	197.26
13	—	627	170.00–182.00	173.92
11	—	665	163.00–176.00	167.86
63	—	529	175.00–198.00	190.60
3	—	277	207.50–217.50	211.82
10	—	816	166.00	166.00
2	—	792	140.00	140.00
14	—	438	180.00–197.00	194.31
5	—	716	141.00	141.00
18	—	481	183.00–201.00	188.95
1	—	1,010	150.00	150.00
21	—	574	175.00–191.00	184.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	150.00–177.00	167.61
4	—	436	162.00–175.00	165.17
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	362	170.00	170.00
1	—	295	191.00	191.00
2	—	503	161.00–170.00	165.52
5	—	665	151.00–155.00	152.62
5	—	564	150.00–174.00	155.07
2	—	783	117.00–130.00	123.40
6	—	621	162.00–165.00	162.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	643	198.75	198.75
149	—	743	182.50–200.00	190.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	437	204.00–209.00	206.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	484	253.00–260.00	254.08
2	—	375	255.00–270.00	262.50
10	—	417	275.00–287.50	280.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	172.00	172.00
4	—	338	210.00–237.50	228.96
41	—	721	184.00–201.00	193.95
24	—	575	220.00–237.00	229.56
4	—	940	161.00–178.00	170.52
98	—	768	181.00–200.00	192.11
2	—	985	165.00–175.00	170.05
9	—	874	164.00–175.00	173.00
30	—	638	194.00–221.00	210.99
23	—	523	231.00–239.00	234.43
14	—	421	232.50–250.00	242.35
16	—	671	191.00–210.00	199.97
3	—	350	222.50–240.00	230.83
3	—	477	220.00–232.50	226.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	201.00–210.00	207.08
2	—	478	197.00–201.00	199.03
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	730	170.00	170.00
2	—	610	190.00	190.00
3	—	555	200.00–207.00	202.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	531	240.00–251.00	243.56
28	—	736	204.50–206.00	204.61
186	—	913	195.80–201.90	199.11
113	—	982	181.00–186.00	183.44
257	—	784	212.00–216.60	214.83
1	—	600	223.00	223.00
163	—	674	228.00–235.00	231.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	225.00	225.00
3	—	626	185.00	185.00
2	—	468	227.50–241.00	234.21
3	—	748	177.50	177.50
3	—	428	210.00–237.50	222.09
8	—	557	200.00–225.00	216.40
3	—	265	220.00–232.50	224.64
4	—	521	210.00–231.00	215.60
4	—	385	200.00–210.00	202.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	174.00–198.00	191.21
3	—	525	172.50–201.00	184.70
2	—	810	100.00–110.00	105.03
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
1	—	475	212.00	212.00
5	—	686	157.50	157.50
4	—	780	127.00–140.00	133.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	237.00	237.00
2	—	418	255.00–287.50	270.76
2	—	615	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	965	70.00–79.00	74.38
1	—	1,070	93.00	93.00
2	—	988	85.00–86.00	85.53
4	—	1,090	63.00–69.00	66.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,286	80.00–89.00	83.59
11	—	1,197	70.00–79.00	76.12
8	—	1,288	90.00–100.00	93.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,611	81.00–89.00	85.81
1	—	1,510	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,631	91.00–93.00	92.06
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	162.00–166.00	164.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	102.00	102.00
4	—	1,888	115.00–117.00	116.26
3	—	1,950	122.00–130.00	125.04

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	—	1,160	115.00	115.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	875.00	875.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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