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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 20

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 13Feb 20Feb 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 251▼ 42 vs year ago 229 · −18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 71▲ 8 vs year ago 56 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test of a average quality offering. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $163.79/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$163.79

71 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$58.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

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	439	178.49	784	53
Medium and Large 2-3	521	120.49	628	18thin

One grade step is worth $58.00/cwt here — about $156 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 sale71 hd

163.79

—

KY average24 barns · 6,269 hd

167.97

−4.18

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	1,503	105.46	1,585	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	88.52	1,179	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	83.46	1,341	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	76.10	778	9thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	194.94/cwt	192.50–197.50	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	375	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	516	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	395	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	218.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	951	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	182.96/cwt	175.00–191.00	893	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,013	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	164.71/cwt	159.00–181.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,038	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	258	136.14/cwt	132.50–140.00	351	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	188.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	196.76/cwt	182.50–202.50	748	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	404	199.23/cwt	185.00–203.00	805	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	121.04/cwt	112.50–131.00	510	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	167.11/cwt	161.00–173.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	163.01/cwt	150.00–171.00	778	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	122.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	169.99/cwt	168.00–171.00	882	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	123.71/cwt	110.00–131.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	803	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	226.61/cwt	205.00–237.50	834	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	218.85/cwt	210.00–224.00	915	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	207.25/cwt	204.00–209.00	957	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	193.52/cwt	190.00–197.00	925	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	524	202.43/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,061	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	955	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	93.59/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,351	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	118.15/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	657	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	72.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	738	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,057	86.86/cwt	81.00–96.00	918	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	74.81/cwt	70.00–79.00	914	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	857	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	92.15/cwt	81.00–103.00	1,250	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,108	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	89.69/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,462	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	98.48/cwt	89.00–107.00	1,106	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 251Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	149.00	149.00
8	—	477	150.00–171.00	163.01
2	—	343	160.00–169.00	164.47
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
2	—	428	161.00–173.00	167.11
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
8	—	519	168.00–171.00	169.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	112.50–131.00	121.04
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
2	—	258	132.50–140.00	136.14
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	99.00	99.00
1	—	540	147.00	147.00
2	—	485	115.00–130.00	122.65
2	—	780	103.00	103.00
3	—	568	110.00–131.00	123.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	182.50–202.50	196.76
3	—	327	180.00–195.00	188.67
14	—	404	185.00–203.00	199.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
2	—	395	220.00–222.50	221.25
6	—	435	200.00–225.00	218.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	192.50–197.50	194.94
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
2	—	488	175.00–191.00	182.96
1	—	645	161.00	161.00
4	—	565	159.00–181.00	164.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
2	—	232	190.00	190.00
2	—	478	190.00–197.00	193.52
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	169.00	169.00
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	199.00–206.00	202.43
3	—	368	205.00–237.50	226.61
1	—	265	202.50	202.50
4	—	418	210.00–224.00	218.85
3	—	462	204.00–209.00	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	119.00	119.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	67.00–68.00	67.52
3	—	1,057	81.00–96.00	86.86
4	—	1,021	69.00–75.00	72.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,356	81.00–103.00	92.15
3	—	1,222	70.00–79.00	74.81
1	—	1,260	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	85.00–95.00	89.69
1	—	1,560	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	114.00–124.00	118.15
1	—	1,605	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,444	92.00–95.00	93.59

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	4	—	1,123	89.00–107.00	98.48

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.