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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 9

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 19Jan 9Jan 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 203▲ 213 vs year ago 34 · +626.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 62▲ 45 vs year ago 15 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.18/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$153.18

95 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	464	153.99	715	93
Medium and Large 2-3	710	115.50	820	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale95 hd

153.18

—

KY average24 barns · 7,363 hd

157.89

−4.72

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	1,757	95.38	1,676	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	75.13	1,189	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	71.26	935	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	63.18	681	19

Every lot

65 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	482	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	191.52/cwt	190.00–197.50	598	5
Steers	—	Small 1-2	378	130.35/cwt	122.50–137.50	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	220.73/cwt	212.50–225.00	856	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	959	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	191.72/cwt	175.00–198.00	884	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,013	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	175.67/cwt	175.00–177.00	935	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	176.59/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,030	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	157.10/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,051	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	282	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	144.38/cwt	141.00–148.00	381	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	154.46/cwt	145.00–157.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	144.27/cwt	141.00–149.00	545	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	726	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	157.31/cwt	147.00–159.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	155.19/cwt	145.00–160.00	732	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	162.18/cwt	161.00–166.00	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	149.15/cwt	136.00–155.00	795	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	148.79/cwt	141.00–156.00	850	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	970	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	924	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.50	685	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	152.35/cwt	145.00–162.50	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	213.48/cwt	205.00–219.00	931	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	188.82/cwt	184.00–192.50	835	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	990	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	176.10/cwt	170.00–180.00	833	6
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	475	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,017	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	167.08/cwt	159.00–178.00	939	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	951	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	149.66/cwt	146.00–152.00	976	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	963	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	999	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	97.04/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	80.74/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	104.04/cwt	103.00–105.00	2,086	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	56.38/cwt	52.00–59.00	588	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	492	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	65.47/cwt	62.00–69.00	712	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	847	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	66.92/cwt	62.00–71.00	843	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,376	77.38/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,065	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,056	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,596	76.66/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,223	4

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 203Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 62Year ago 15

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	150.00–168.00	157.10
1	—	765	154.00	154.00
9	—	461	175.00–198.00	191.72
7	—	264	182.50	182.50
3	—	532	175.00–177.00	175.67
1	—	395	183.00	183.00
5	—	312	190.00–197.50	191.52
2	—	600	144.00	144.00
7	—	583	173.00–178.00	176.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	156.00	156.00
1	—	465	157.50	157.50
1	—	680	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	122.50–137.50	130.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	388	212.50–225.00	220.73
3	—	431	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	137.50	137.50
13	—	571	141.00–156.00	148.79
7	—	338	145.00–157.00	154.46
13	—	533	136.00–155.00	149.15
6	—	378	141.00–149.00	144.27
14	—	444	147.00–159.00	157.31
6	—	264	141.00–148.00	144.38
1	—	655	141.00	141.00
2	—	617	130.00	130.00
10	—	472	145.00–160.00	155.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	160.00	160.00
3	—	615	157.00–158.00	157.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	161.00–166.00	162.18
10	—	417	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	167.00	167.00
3	—	703	137.00	137.00
8	—	562	159.00–178.00	167.08
2	—	373	180.00–187.50	183.57
6	—	473	170.00–180.00	176.10
3	—	442	184.00–192.50	188.82
1	—	330	177.50	177.50
2	—	778	127.00–130.00	128.47
3	—	652	146.00–152.00	149.66
2	—	628	151.00–152.00	151.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	205.00–219.00	213.48
1	—	610	166.00	166.00
1	—	360	202.50	202.50
3	—	455	217.50	217.50
1	—	575	186.00	186.00
5	—	527	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
3	—	427	145.00–162.50	152.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	75.00–86.00	80.74
2	—	1,508	95.00–99.00	97.04
3	—	2,005	103.00–105.00	104.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	69.00	69.00
4	—	1,596	74.00–80.00	76.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	52.00–59.00	56.38
1	—	1,070	46.00	46.00
9	—	1,087	62.00–69.00	65.47
3	—	1,120	74.00–78.00	75.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,260	62.00–71.00	66.92
8	—	1,376	73.00–82.00	77.38
1	—	1,215	57.00	57.00

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.