Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-8.00 higher with instances of 12.00 15.00 higher on the lite weight steers and bulls, Feeder and yearling heifers 10.00 to 12.00 higher, Very good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, 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 $220.25/cwt on 879 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −51.43 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$220.25

879 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$28.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

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	760	221.46	1,683	842
Medium and Large 2-3	612	192.59	1,179	37

One grade step is worth $28.87/cwt here — about $504 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 sale879 hd

220.25

—

KY average27 barns · 6,107 hd

219.25

+1.00

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−51.43

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	1,817	115.44	2,098	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	85.73	1,379	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,335	80.92	1,080	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	73.24	811	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	239.43/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,259	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	208.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,280	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	190.57/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,271	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	234.74/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,371	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	238.37/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	208.10/cwt	198.50–209.00	1,434	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	226.85/cwt	214.00–231.00	1,409	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	303	278.40/cwt	267.50–300.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	216.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,449	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	107.61/cwt	100.00–115.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	203.08/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,566	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,240	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	204.81/cwt	200.00–215.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,374	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	259.21/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	273.17/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,139	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	214.85/cwt	205.00–223.00	913	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	193.01/cwt	189.00–207.00	1,131	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	281.83/cwt	260.00–291.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	904	205.91/cwt	204.00–207.70	1,861	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	255.37/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,336	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	202.73/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	192.21/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,088	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	714	167.73/cwt	162.50–188.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	204.83/cwt	202.90–208.85	1,809	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	235.46/cwt	232.50–243.00	1,632	173
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,691	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,712	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	241.40/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,473	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	973	199.40/cwt	199.40–199.40	1,940	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	172.17/cwt	172.00–172.50	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	141.49/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	168.61/cwt	152.50–197.50	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	84.71/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,324	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	74.82/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,000	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	95.48/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,293	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	74.44/cwt	71.00–78.00	831	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	65.38/cwt	64.00–68.00	864	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	84.00/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,119	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	92.34/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,499	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,795	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	106.48/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—	—	1,898	124.85/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,125	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	233.03/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	519	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,292	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	273.15/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,155	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	284.02/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,082	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	253.78/cwt	252.50–255.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	198.41/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	239.93/cwt	220.00–250.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	302	270.02/cwt	267.50–277.50	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	189.37/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,159	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	178.96/cwt	167.50–187.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	155.06/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	186.51/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	232.27/cwt	232.00–232.50	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	170.51/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,057	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	160.14/cwt	147.50–175.00	1,068	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	215.07/cwt	210.00–225.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	181.90/cwt	170.00–195.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	181.78/cwt	174.00–185.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	201.38/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,049	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	201.94/cwt	191.00–210.00	957	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	225.41/cwt	225.00–227.50	947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	234.92/cwt	230.00–242.50	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	231.84/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	191.69/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,279	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	197.89/cwt	176.00–219.00	1,134	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	258.00/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	226.78/cwt	221.00–232.50	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	148.48/cwt	142.50–152.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	207.57/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,100	4

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,567Last week 2,111Year ago 1,591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 72Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	230.00–246.00	239.43
14	—	584	232.00–237.50	234.74
6	—	473	230.00–247.00	238.37
20	—	621	214.00–231.00	226.85
1	—	880	182.00	182.00
16	—	668	210.00–220.00	216.93
20	—	771	191.00–208.00	203.08
1	—	390	249.00	249.00
3	—	983	181.00	181.00
12	—	715	190.00–211.00	202.73
8	—	836	180.00–195.00	192.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	205.00–210.00	208.77
5	—	667	175.00–205.00	190.57
1	—	220	220.00	220.00
14	—	544	200.00	200.00
6	—	714	162.50–188.00	167.73
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	222.50	222.50
3	—	880	163.00	163.00
2	—	483	210.00–220.00	215.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	267.50–300.00	278.40
10	—	469	250.00–270.00	259.21
14	—	417	265.00–290.00	273.17
8	—	362	260.00–291.00	281.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	904	204.00–207.70	205.91
24	—	523	250.00–259.00	255.37
188	—	883	202.90–208.85	204.83
173	—	693	232.50–243.00	235.46
21	—	833	203.00	203.00
21	—	721	237.50	237.50
86	—	610	232.50–245.00	241.40
55	—	973	199.40	199.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	689	198.50–209.00	208.10
1	—	550	217.50	217.50
3	—	500	213.00	213.00
28	—	623	198.00–200.00	199.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	100.00–115.00	107.61
8	—	578	167.50–187.00	178.96
2	—	728	152.50–157.50	155.06
16	—	620	150.00–177.00	170.51
2	—	773	120.00–125.00	122.57
8	—	667	147.50–175.00	160.14
4	—	373	170.00–195.00	181.90
5	—	533	174.00–185.00	181.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	200.00–215.00	204.81
8	—	794	173.00	173.00
1	—	895	168.00	168.00
20	—	425	205.00–223.00	214.85
67	—	586	189.00–207.00	193.01
18	—	612	181.00–197.00	189.37
1	—	245	222.50	222.50
2	—	653	184.00–189.00	186.51
1	—	270	215.00	215.00
11	—	385	210.00–225.00	215.07
48	—	521	194.00–210.00	201.38
20	—	474	191.00–210.00	201.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	325	232.00–232.50	232.27
12	—	420	225.00–227.50	225.41
5	—	371	230.00–242.50	234.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	172.00–172.50	172.17
1	—	350	260.00	260.00
6	—	472	230.00–247.50	233.03
4	—	331	252.50–255.00	253.78
7	—	620	180.00–206.00	198.41
3	—	268	220.00–250.00	239.93
2	—	825	150.00–160.00	154.91
10	—	562	225.00–234.00	231.84
10	—	667	182.00–200.00	191.69
4	—	427	247.50–262.50	258.00
5	—	519	221.00–232.50	226.78
2	—	855	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	140.00–142.50	141.49
5	—	633	152.50–197.50	168.61
2	—	470	190.00	190.00
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
2	—	705	140.00–142.00	140.99
11	—	573	176.00–219.00	197.89
3	—	668	142.50–152.00	148.48
4	—	530	200.00–210.00	207.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	519	249.00	249.00
11	—	423	265.00–297.50	273.15
10	—	381	265.00–297.50	284.02
4	—	302	267.50–277.50	270.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,563	82.00–87.00	84.71
3	—	1,623	91.00–93.00	92.34
1	—	1,795	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,337	70.00–79.00	74.82
4	—	1,354	91.00–101.00	95.48
3	—	1,322	64.00–68.00	65.38
18	—	1,332	81.00–89.00	84.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,116	71.00–78.00	74.44
1	—	1,010	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,705	106.00–107.00	106.48
2	—	1,898	121.00–129.00	124.85
2	—	1,848	115.00	115.00

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	—	740	98.00	98.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle