Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady on a limited comparison, over 700 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, No test on slaughter bulls, Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.69/cwt on 346 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −50.99 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$220.69

346 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

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

$41.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

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	849	221.05	1,878	343
Medium and Large 2-3	688	179.17	1,233	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.88/cwt here — about $644 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 sale346 hd

220.69

—

KY average19 barns · 2,848 hd

221.23

−0.54

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−50.99

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,733	96.55	1,673	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,339	92.16	1,234	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	86.12	895	9thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	189.49/cwt	180.00–205.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	235.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	919	220.20/cwt	220.20–220.20	2,024	56
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	219.80/cwt	219.80–219.80	1,932	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	962	217.80/cwt	217.80–217.80	2,095	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	771	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,688	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	235.64/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	209.88/cwt	202.50–217.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	199.75/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	183.74/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	197.62/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	188.63/cwt	180.00–197.50	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	209.14/cwt	202.00–216.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	218.22/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	190.58/cwt	185.00–196.00	930	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	101.05/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,046	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,670	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	96.55/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,673	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	95.81/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	84.93/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,047	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	74.50/cwt	74.00–75.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	97.76/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,305	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	973	1

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 1,567Year ago 1,591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 93Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	285	222.50	222.50
1	—	400	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	186.00	186.00
1	—	540	185.00	185.00
2	—	717	135.00	135.00
3	—	328	180.00–205.00	189.49
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	230.00–247.50	235.63
1	—	665	208.00	208.00
1	—	555	225.00	225.00
9	—	524	225.00–242.50	235.64
3	—	482	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	651	249.00	249.00
56	—	919	220.20	220.20
124	—	879	219.80	219.80
4	—	575	247.00	247.00
61	—	962	217.80	217.80
72	—	771	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	177.50	177.50
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	202.50–217.00	209.88
2	—	520	191.00–208.00	199.75
3	—	663	175.00–200.00	183.74
4	—	624	192.00–206.00	197.62
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
7	—	564	208.00	208.00
4	—	466	202.00–216.00	209.14
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	375	180.00–197.50	188.63
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	185.00–196.00	190.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	735	201.00	201.00
9	—	572	218.00–220.00	218.22

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	2	—	1,035	95.00–109.00	101.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,233	84.00–86.00	84.93
13	—	1,335	91.00–104.00	97.76
1	—	1,280	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,733	91.00–103.00	96.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	90.00–105.00	95.81
1	—	1,105	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,000	74.00–75.00	74.50
1	—	945	61.00	61.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle