Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher, 400-700 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, 400-500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, 500-700 lbs 5.00-8.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $247.61/cwt on 786 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −24.07 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$247.61

786 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$37.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.37

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	776	247.99	1,926	778
Medium and Large 2-3	718	210.62	1,511	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.37/cwt here — about $414 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 sale786 hd

247.61

—

KY average27 barns · 8,034 hd

258.98

−11.37

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−24.07

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	1,651	132.44	2,187	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	112.09	1,917	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	109.79	1,423	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	104.51	1,083	33

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,745	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,615	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,546	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2-3	—	485	255.49/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	305.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,129	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	205.03/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,452	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	246.30/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	316.81/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,036	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	266.13/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,799	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	786	160.98/cwt	148.00–180.00	1,265	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	230.05/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,208	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	619	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,770	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	260.58/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	219.15/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	204.91/cwt	190.00–214.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	234.91/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,590	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	251.15/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,311	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	238.50/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	201.38/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	199.63/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	216.72/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	305.49/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,283	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	297.41/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,442	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	237.32/cwt	232.00–242.50	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	221.85/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,930	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	280.94/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,337	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	331.63/cwt	317.50–345.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	254.83/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,873	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	256.04/cwt	252.00–256.40	1,977	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	256.96/cwt	255.00–261.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	292.14/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,510	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	232.82/cwt	226.00–239.20	2,051	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	225.17/cwt	222.75–230.10	2,054	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	289.52/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,665	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	286.57/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,235	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	225.82/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,612	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	267.04/cwt	253.00–283.00	1,669	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	244.03/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,972	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	527	280.72/cwt	196.00–300.00	1,479	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	303.26/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	322.62/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	308.23/cwt	297.50–321.00	1,174	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,738	119.12/cwt	114.00–126.00	2,070	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	116.63/cwt	108.00–135.00	1,520	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	99.85/cwt	93.00–105.00	1,033	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,315	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,083	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	100.28/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,292	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,038	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	85.28/cwt	84.00–87.00	932	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	114.93/cwt	108.00–122.50	1,167	16
Bulls	—	—	1,298	125.45/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	136.74/cwt	130.00–146.00	2,422	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,161	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,745.28/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,545.89/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,614.98/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,615	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	236.64/cwt	230.00–250.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	167.47/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	297	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	266.55/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,533	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	222.49/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,413	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	246.80/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,417	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	231.79/cwt	223.50–234.25	1,680	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	238.85/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	287.00/cwt	252.50–295.00	956	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	292.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	280.64/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,027	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	734	180.90/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	186.88/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	245.12/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,424	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	268.69/cwt	256.00–292.50	1,158	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	263.25/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,250	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	241.58/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	246.86/cwt	231.00–251.00	1,545	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	243.97/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	175.49/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	280.90/cwt	262.50–287.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	216.68/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	296.87/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	269.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	199.59/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,533	3

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 Feb 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,566Last week 1,138Year ago 1,694

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 59Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	255.00–256.00	255.49
2	—	945	182.00	182.00
1	—	810	161.00	161.00
1	—	780	213.00	213.00
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	745	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	300.00–325.00	305.01
8	—	327	300.00–329.00	316.81
40	—	619	286.00	286.00
1	—	245	315.00	315.00
14	—	420	300.00–312.50	305.49
12	—	485	290.00–310.00	297.41
2	—	273	317.50–345.00	331.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	297.50	297.50
5	—	525	250.00–270.00	260.58
4	—	629	232.00–242.50	237.32
15	—	870	220.00–223.00	221.85
11	—	476	265.00–288.00	280.94
2	—	660	241.00	241.00
2	—	765	231.00	231.00
1	—	370	282.50	282.50
3	—	581	255.00–261.00	256.96
6	—	431	280.00–295.00	286.57
7	—	714	221.00–231.00	225.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	676	261.00–271.00	266.13
57	—	735	243.00–257.00	254.83
86	—	772	252.00–256.40	256.04
13	—	517	279.00–301.00	292.14
138	—	881	226.00–239.20	232.82
242	—	912	222.75–230.10	225.17
13	—	575	280.00–300.00	289.52
20	—	625	253.00–283.00	267.04
26	—	808	229.00–249.00	244.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	708	190.00–216.00	205.03
4	—	431	242.00–249.00	246.30
17	—	525	220.00–239.00	230.05
4	—	357	240.00	240.00
6	—	676	206.00–223.00	219.15
2	—	595	238.00–239.00	238.50
3	—	936	165.00	165.00
4	—	775	192.00–211.00	201.38
8	—	800	190.00–201.00	199.63
5	—	629	210.00–229.00	216.72
8	—	476	230.00–247.50	238.85
1	—	295	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	786	148.00–180.00	160.98
6	—	533	190.00–214.00	204.91
1	—	490	220.00	220.00
1	—	860	148.00	148.00
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
6	—	734	170.00–183.00	180.90
3	—	668	182.50–190.00	186.88
1	—	340	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	677	233.00–241.00	234.91
10	—	788	223.00	223.00
23	—	522	244.00–264.00	251.15
20	—	574	241.00–254.00	246.80
90	—	725	223.50–234.25	231.79
73	—	626	231.00–251.00	246.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	333	252.50–295.00	287.00
2	—	270	290.00–295.00	292.69
16	—	366	255.00–297.50	280.64
25	—	431	256.00–292.50	268.69
41	—	475	250.00–277.00	263.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	182.50	182.50
3	—	351	230.00–250.00	236.64
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
1	—	525	185.00	185.00
1	—	300	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	211.00	211.00
2	—	865	162.50–172.50	167.47
11	—	635	210.00–237.50	222.49
1	—	465	262.50	262.50
10	—	581	239.00–257.00	245.12
5	—	515	230.00–249.00	241.58
2	—	843	171.00–180.00	175.49
1	—	920	187.50	187.50
5	—	445	262.50–287.00	280.90
3	—	667	214.00–221.00	216.68
2	—	325	260.00–280.00	269.38
2	—	375	275.00–285.00	279.87
3	—	768	195.00–209.00	199.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	527	196.00–300.00	280.72
7	—	412	290.00–310.00	303.26
2	—	333	300.00–347.00	322.62
4	—	381	297.50–321.00	308.23
2	—	297	300.00	300.00
7	—	575	260.00–274.00	266.55
5	—	613	241.00–248.00	243.97
7	—	472	292.50–299.00	296.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,738	114.00–126.00	119.12
1	—	1,690	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,565	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,303	108.00–135.00	116.63
13	—	1,288	92.00–105.00	100.28
1	—	1,250	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,035	93.00–105.00	99.85
6	—	1,093	84.00–87.00	85.28
16	—	1,015	108.00–122.50	114.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	119.00	119.00
3	—	1,298	123.00–127.00	125.45
8	—	1,771	130.00–146.00	136.74

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	—	903	127.00–130.00	128.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,745.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,545.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,614.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	2,200.00	2,200.00

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