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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 247▲ 224 vs year ago 34 · +658.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 60▲ 32 vs year ago 15 · +213.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $148.25/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$148.25

98 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$42.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

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	487	157.27	765	77
Medium and Large 2-3	598	115.14	689	21

One grade step is worth $42.13/cwt here — about $77 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 sale98 hd

148.25

—

KY average23 barns · 7,638 hd

156.49

−8.24

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	—	High	1,602	102.03	1,634	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,788	81.53	1,458	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	64.64	849	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	58.54	632	12

Every lot

57 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	195.05/cwt	192.50–197.50	739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	538	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	177.70/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,024	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	155.66/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,069	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,203	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,232	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	163.01/cwt	150.00–167.50	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	159.69/cwt	158.00–161.00	599	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	150.73/cwt	145.00–160.00	650	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	785	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	160.02/cwt	157.00–162.00	744	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	113.77/cwt	103.00–125.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	127.85/cwt	110.00–135.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	153.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	798	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	155.29/cwt	149.00–159.00	873	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	131.31/cwt	121.00–141.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	109.73/cwt	104.00–121.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	140.02/cwt	138.00–141.00	948	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	722	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	180.39/cwt	177.00–195.00	671	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	185.98/cwt	170.00–193.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	189.86/cwt	186.00–194.00	900	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	958	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	187.31/cwt	184.00–189.00	970	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	171.27/cwt	163.00–179.00	904	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	171.51/cwt	165.00–181.00	967	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	617	173.29/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,069	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	146.73/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,054	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	140.62/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,076	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.54/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,947	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	39.80/cwt	31.00–48.00	371	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	67.34/cwt	65.00–69.00	743	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	53.28/cwt	52.00–55.00	594	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	818	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	66.86/cwt	63.00–72.00	867	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	54.93/cwt	51.00–58.00	724	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,181	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,788	81.53/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,458	3

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 247Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 60Year ago 15

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	172.50	172.50
4	—	355	173.00	173.00
18	—	462	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	150.00–156.00	153.55
3	—	677	138.00–141.00	140.02
3	—	375	158.00–161.00	159.69
4	—	706	129.00	129.00
10	—	431	145.00–160.00	150.73
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	283	150.00–167.50	163.01
1	—	805	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
14	—	562	149.00–159.00	155.29
6	—	465	157.00–162.00	160.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	121.00–141.00	131.31
2	—	485	103.00–125.00	113.77
4	—	673	104.00–121.00	109.73
1	—	860	98.00	98.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
7	—	519	110.00–135.00	127.85
4	—	722	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	187.00–190.00	188.48
1	—	405	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	192.50–197.50	195.05
1	—	445	181.00	181.00
9	—	687	145.00–163.00	155.66
4	—	576	169.00–184.00	177.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	161.00	161.00
16	—	716	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
6	—	564	165.00–181.00	171.51
5	—	372	177.00–195.00	180.39
2	—	528	163.00–179.00	171.27
4	—	474	186.00–194.00	189.86
8	—	765	140.00–141.00	140.62
5	—	416	170.00–193.00	185.98
7	—	718	139.00–148.00	146.73
1	—	285	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	617	172.00–175.00	173.29
16	—	479	200.00	200.00
1	—	425	207.50	207.50
1	—	345	200.00	200.00
6	—	518	184.00–189.00	187.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	73.00	73.00
5	—	1,103	65.00–69.00	67.34
4	—	1,114	52.00–55.00	53.28
2	—	933	31.00–48.00	39.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	78.00–86.00	81.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,318	51.00–58.00	54.93
1	—	1,495	79.00	79.00
11	—	1,296	63.00–72.00	66.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	103.00–108.00	105.54
1	—	1,115	95.00	95.00

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.