Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.91/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$214.91

332 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$446

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	647	217.05	1,405	307
Medium and Large 2-3	482	190.73	919	11thin
Medium and Large 3	513	187.00	960	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $446 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 sale332 hd

214.91

—

KY average27 barns · 4,731 hd

216.39

−1.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

34 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	511	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	188.25/cwt	182.00–207.00	764	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	674	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	163.71/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	215.95/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,272	52
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	205.25/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,008	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	194.85/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,528	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	225.86/cwt	224.00–234.00	917	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,275	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	241.89/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,471	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	243.02/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,230	27
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,135	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	211.45/cwt	199.00–228.00	1,455	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,812	35
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	188.29/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,113	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	179.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,243	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	186.99/cwt	181.00–205.00	944	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,121	22

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 Stockyards - Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Stanford, KY

Thu May 11, 2023

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

Receipts 539Last week 939Year ago 498

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	169.00	169.00
21	—	406	182.00–207.00	188.25
5	—	897	162.00	162.00
4	—	777	162.00–169.00	163.71
16	—	491	185.00–208.00	205.25
8	—	393	213.00	213.00
41	—	591	181.00–200.00	188.29
29	—	692	175.00–185.00	179.66
28	—	505	181.00–205.00	186.99
22	—	606	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	189.00	189.00
2	—	680	178.00	178.00
13	—	353	191.00	191.00
7	—	595	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
1	—	500	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	181.00	181.00
5	—	482	191.00	191.00
3	—	598	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	589	205.00–219.00	215.95
9	—	368	239.00	239.00
32	—	784	190.00–197.00	194.85
17	—	406	224.00–234.00	225.86
36	—	608	205.00–243.00	241.89
27	—	506	236.00–246.00	243.02
24	—	498	228.00	228.00
75	—	688	199.00–228.00	211.45
35	—	964	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	193.00	193.00
8	—	389	186.00	186.00
4	—	693	184.00	184.00
1	—	545	201.00	201.00

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