Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $226.99/cwt on 978 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −44.69 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$226.99

978 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$890

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

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	796	227.25	1,809	969
Medium and Large 2-3	462	198.83	919	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $890 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 sale978 hd

226.99

—

KY average26 barns · 6,283 hd

230.50

−3.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−44.69

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	—	Average	1,869	124.35	2,324	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	101.76	1,671	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	99.77	1,294	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	85.23	899	39
Heifers	Select	Average	1,135	115.00	1,305	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,110	110.00	1,221	1thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,184	$1,542	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,148	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,193	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,170	5

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2Value Added	—	680	251.82/cwt	248.50–270.00	1,712	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	189.27/cwt	183.00–199.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	206.60/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,392	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	783	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	1,607	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	217.25/cwt	210.00–221.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	225.39/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,201	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,523	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	217.73/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,052	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	194.62/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,321	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	168.25/cwt	167.50–169.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	202.33/cwt	201.00–203.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	188.58/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	229.07/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	229.88/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	824	216.75/cwt	216.75–216.75	1,786	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	184.99/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	201.03/cwt	193.00–208.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	961	207.34/cwt	203.00–211.75	1,993	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	252.00/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,540	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	215.50/cwt	214.00–217.10	1,879	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	233.48/cwt	224.00–248.00	1,716	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	274.16/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,431	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	211.68/cwt	209.60–213.75	1,977	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	274.57/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,593	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	223.40/cwt	223.25–224.00	1,734	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	190.92/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,438	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	175.39/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	265.63/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,283	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	281.95/cwt	253.00–289.00	1,167	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	113.33/cwt	106.00–123.00	1,524	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	106.35/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,274	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	97.35/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,640	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	78.06/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	94.17/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,081	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Select	—	1,135	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,305	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	90.04/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,194	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	70.74/cwt	55.00–79.00	652	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	85.93/cwt	80.00–89.00	909	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	101.04/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,263	13
Bulls	—	—	1,834	124.47/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,283	5
Bulls	—	—	2,243	135.06/cwt	134.00–136.00	3,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	200.12/cwt	197.50–201.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	181.12/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,148	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	190.07/cwt	183.00–200.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	217.44/cwt	210.00–223.00	922	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	191.92/cwt	182.00–199.00	1,411	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	188.34/cwt	180.00–190.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	863	153.51/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	232.71/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	221.14/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,373	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	232.20/cwt	222.00–243.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	213.78/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	203.40/cwt	191.00–205.00	1,292	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	209.39/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,311	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	188.69/cwt	184.00–197.00	1,660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	217.74/cwt	208.00–220.00	1,585	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	228.06/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,600	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	184.43/cwt	181.00–187.50	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	286.56/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,355	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	236.35/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	265.99/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,112	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	197.92/cwt	185.00–203.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	220.47/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,261	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	183.97/cwt	179.00–185.50	1,512	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	219.64/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,162	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,542.05/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,542	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,169.55/head	900.00–1,600.00	1,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	193.68/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	263.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	193.34/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	234.10/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	229.67/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	706	174.32/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,231	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	183.34/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,227	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	211.31/cwt	207.50–215.00	687	2

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,722Last week 160Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 30Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 1Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	680	248.50–270.00	251.82
65	—	824	216.75	216.75
112	—	961	203.00–211.75	207.34
15	—	611	248.00–260.00	252.00
254	—	872	214.00–217.10	215.50
36	—	735	224.00–248.00	233.48
18	—	522	261.00–295.00	274.16
116	—	934	209.60–213.75	211.68
47	—	580	260.00–281.00	274.57
69	—	776	223.25–224.00	223.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	997	183.00	183.00
3	—	563	222.50–232.50	229.07
7	—	667	215.00–235.00	229.88
1	—	345	257.50	257.50
4	—	828	193.00–208.00	201.03
2	—	437	237.50	237.50
7	—	769	200.00–219.00	213.78
14	—	880	184.00–197.00	188.69
23	—	728	208.00–220.00	217.74
5	—	611	220.00–239.00	228.06
7	—	525	220.00–230.00	224.95
4	—	486	233.00–240.00	236.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	275.00	275.00
35	—	473	260.00–295.00	286.56
2	—	387	297.50	297.50
3	—	418	260.00–277.50	265.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	202.50	202.50
2	—	623	183.00–187.00	184.99
1	—	500	192.00	192.00
4	—	426	205.00	205.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	183.00–199.00	189.27
1	—	245	202.50	202.50
1	—	800	176.00	176.00
2	—	778	167.50–169.00	168.25
3	—	465	201.00–203.00	202.33
2	—	975	136.00	136.00
6	—	376	197.50–201.00	200.12
7	—	634	180.00–185.00	181.12
14	—	585	183.00–200.00	190.07
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	202.00	202.00
2	—	265	181.00–187.50	184.43
10	—	422	185.00–203.00	197.92
9	—	706	173.00–177.00	174.32
10	—	669	176.00–189.00	183.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	674	206.00–208.00	206.60
69	—	783	205.25	205.25
25	—	533	225.00–226.00	225.39
73	—	701	217.25	217.25
28	—	626	206.00–215.00	209.39
69	—	808	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	210.00–221.00	217.25
24	—	483	210.00–227.00	217.73
25	—	679	190.00–203.00	194.62
7	—	772	184.00–193.00	188.58
16	—	424	210.00–223.00	217.44
9	—	735	182.00–199.00	191.92
28	—	635	191.00–205.00	203.40
24	—	572	214.00–223.00	220.47
29	—	822	179.00–185.50	183.97
32	—	529	205.00–224.00	219.64
9	—	210	218.00	218.00
2	—	325	207.50–215.00	211.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	753	190.00–191.00	190.92
5	—	842	175.00–177.00	175.39
4	—	430	237.00	237.00
1	—	300	222.50	222.50
16	—	621	202.00–225.00	221.14
8	—	557	222.00–243.00	232.20
3	—	683	188.00–205.00	193.68
1	—	395	237.00	237.00
3	—	726	193.00–194.00	193.34
2	—	475	225.00–244.00	234.10
4	—	516	220.00–239.00	229.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	254.00–280.00	265.63
5	—	414	253.00–289.00	281.95
5	—	640	231.00–240.00	232.71
3	—	365	260.00–270.00	263.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
1	—	605	197.00	197.00
1	—	520	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	180.00	180.00
6	—	521	180.00–190.00	188.34
2	—	863	149.00–158.00	153.51
1	—	760	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,345	106.00–123.00	113.33
2	—	1,328	75.00–81.00	78.06
7	—	1,326	87.00–93.00	90.04
13	—	1,250	95.00–105.00	101.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	104.00–109.00	106.35
12	—	1,148	90.00–99.00	94.17
11	—	921	55.00–79.00	70.74
14	—	1,058	80.00–89.00	85.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,685	93.00–100.00	97.35
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,834	122.00–128.00	124.47
2	—	2,243	134.00–136.00	135.06
3	—	1,677	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,542.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,193	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,064	900.00–1,600.00	1,169.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,148	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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