Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.44/cwt on 634 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −63.24 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$208.44

634 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$659

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.50

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	525	217.63	1,142	42
Medium and Large 1-2	867	207.79	1,801	592

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about −$659 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 sale634 hd

208.44

—

KY average26 barns · 9,272 hd

225.94

−17.50

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−63.24

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	1,764	117.49	2,073	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	92.92	1,452	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	90.55	1,149	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	77.61	716	9thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,414	$1,433	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,356	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,562	$1,636	3thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	417	237.34/cwt	234.00–242.50	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,930	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	240.68/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,401	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,670	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	243.01/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	193.28/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,009	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	215.78/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,187	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	181.20/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	227.52/cwt	214.00–233.00	1,381	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	204.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	863	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	174.53/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	239.70/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,234	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	229.00/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,553	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	189.58/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,107	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	222.04/cwt	217.50–227.50	950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	206.87/cwt	199.00–214.00	1,065	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	198.48/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	193.48/cwt	191.00–198.00	1,521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	225.02/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,121	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,967	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	218.89/cwt	217.50–220.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	218.75/cwt	218.75–218.75	1,778	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,369	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,389	72
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	221.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,186	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	210.65/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	238.15/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,472	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,919	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	249.33/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,436	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	913	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,518	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,806	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	238.33/cwt	232.50–242.50	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	185.33/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	233.71/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,229	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,241	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	75.26/cwt	72.00–79.00	695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	97.33/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,516	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	81.95/cwt	79.00–86.00	987	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	601	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	86.81/cwt	84.00–90.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	2,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	125.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,239	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	91.60/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	98.47/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,275	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	90.19/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,156	25
Bulls	—	—	1,715	115.80/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,986	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,356.25/head	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,356	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,414	1,432.98/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,433	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,562	1,636.26/head	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.34/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	208.99/cwt	201.00–217.50	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	221.25/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,290	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	232.00/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,123	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	194.44/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	186.17/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	264.18/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	386	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	205.56/cwt	204.00–210.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	199.75/cwt	193.00–209.00	1,137	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	215.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	149.41/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	190.52/cwt	181.00–197.00	1,187	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	214.38/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	235.83/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	120.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	163.22/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,167	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	235.07/cwt	232.50–237.50	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	191.08/cwt	189.00–195.00	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	204.22/cwt	203.00–217.50	962	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,324	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	191.77/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	217.62/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,095	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	311	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	191.38/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,495	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	207.25/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,422	10

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,255Last week 2,185Year ago 2,606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 192Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 1Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	234.00–242.50	237.34
14	—	1,021	189.00	189.00
23	—	582	231.00–246.00	240.68
60	—	850	196.50	196.50
11	—	475	231.00–249.00	243.01
17	—	607	214.00–233.00	227.52
12	—	731	200.00–213.00	204.72
32	—	515	230.00–247.00	239.70
42	—	678	219.00–233.00	229.00
4	—	825	195.00–202.00	198.48
12	—	786	191.00–198.00	193.48
14	—	981	162.00	162.00
1	—	300	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	697	215.00	215.00
1	—	635	211.00	211.00
1	—	745	189.00	189.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
4	—	332	237.00	237.00
5	—	488	220.00–227.50	225.02
1	—	815	170.00	170.00
5	—	440	217.50–220.00	218.89
10	—	535	220.00–225.00	221.71
9	—	563	209.00–212.00	210.65
1	—	285	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	755	207.00	207.00
2	—	537	256.00	256.00
55	—	1,121	175.50	175.50
65	—	813	218.75	218.75
72	—	1,369	174.50	174.50
7	—	618	237.50–240.00	238.15
57	—	934	205.50	205.50
5	—	703	219.00	219.00
12	—	576	249.00–251.00	249.33
52	—	852	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	297.00	297.00
8	—	481	257.00–269.00	264.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	189.00–197.00	193.28
11	—	426	200.00–205.00	202.56
1	—	490	200.00	200.00
3	—	672	172.50–176.00	174.53
7	—	584	188.00–190.00	189.58
3	—	386	194.00	194.00
5	—	721	147.00–150.00	149.41
1	—	780	139.00	139.00
1	—	265	197.50	197.50
1	—	1,055	109.00	109.00
4	—	311	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	550	215.00–216.00	215.78
5	—	724	179.00–184.00	181.20
1	—	790	191.00	191.00
13	—	503	215.00–219.00	217.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	217.50–227.50	222.04
27	—	515	199.00–214.00	206.87
1	—	785	177.00	177.00
4	—	376	204.00–210.00	205.56
24	—	569	193.00–209.00	199.75
3	—	331	210.00–225.00	215.13
56	—	623	181.00–197.00	190.52
14	—	476	211.00–221.00	214.38
7	—	803	180.00	180.00
2	—	940	115.00–125.00	120.00
3	—	232	212.50	212.50
10	—	715	155.00–172.00	163.22
17	—	679	189.00–195.00	191.08
1	—	265	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	235.00–237.00	235.83
6	—	422	232.50–237.50	235.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	913	166.25	166.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	232.50–242.50	238.33
5	—	524	212.00–230.00	217.34
4	—	624	201.00–217.50	208.99
1	—	880	153.00	153.00
8	—	583	218.00–222.00	221.25
8	—	484	220.00–237.50	232.00
3	—	705	180.00–191.00	186.17
3	—	913	145.00	145.00
11	—	781	187.50–200.00	191.38
10	—	686	207.00–207.50	207.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
3	—	692	185.00–186.00	185.33
1	—	790	172.50	172.50
7	—	517	190.00–200.00	194.44
1	—	385	209.00	209.00
2	—	643	184.00–185.00	184.50
12	—	471	203.00–217.50	204.22
6	—	588	187.50–195.00	191.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	252.50	252.50
8	—	526	232.50–235.00	233.71
6	—	415	299.00	299.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	72.00–79.00	75.26
2	—	878	68.00–69.00	68.49
3	—	950	84.00–90.00	86.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	97.00–98.00	97.33
10	—	1,564	88.00–95.00	91.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,205	79.00–86.00	81.95
12	—	1,295	96.00–104.00	98.47
25	—	1,282	87.00–95.00	90.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,783	123.00–130.00	125.59
7	—	1,715	113.00–121.00	115.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,244	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,356.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,414	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,432.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,562	1,400.00–1,825.00	1,636.26

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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