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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 6

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 27Mar 6Mar 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

133 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 142▼ 25 vs year ago 158 · −15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 33▼ 31 vs year ago 52 · −59.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling classes steady on a lite test of mostly average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, All classes sold with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.54/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$210.54

56 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.97

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	537	210.54	1,131	56

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

210.54

—

KY average22 barns · 5,322 hd

200.57

+9.97

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	1,868	126.97	2,371	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	93.08	1,543	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	90.92	1,241	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,057	74.68	789	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,205	114.00	1,374	1thin

Every lot

54 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 1-2Fancy	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	206.75/cwt	200.00–210.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	241.13/cwt	230.00–252.50	764	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	262.27/cwt	247.50–280.00	991	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	241.75/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,129	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,163	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,020	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	201.57/cwt	189.00–213.00	1,260	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,389	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,387	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,328	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	213	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	215.07/cwt	212.50–217.50	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	291	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	185.02/cwt	175.00–190.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	706	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	190.32/cwt	183.00–194.00	885	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	879	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	184.90/cwt	178.00–191.00	976	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,168	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,140	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	892	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	244.26/cwt	237.50–257.50	928	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	959	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	230.61/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,095	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,205	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,374	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	130.62/cwt	126.00–137.00	2,345	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,419	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	598	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	85.04/cwt	84.00–86.00	906	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	799	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	738	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	94.38/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,338	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	93.08/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,543	2

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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 142Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 52

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling classes steady on a lite test of mostly average quality. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, All classes sold with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	140.00–142.50	141.23
1	—	970	92.00	92.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
4	—	291	145.00	145.00
2	—	485	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	154.00	154.00
1	—	505	174.00	174.00
2	—	573	177.00	177.00
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
2	—	213	190.00–195.00	192.53
1	—	425	166.00	166.00
3	—	361	175.00–190.00	185.02
2	—	765	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	212.50–217.50	215.07
2	—	430	195.00	195.00
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
7	—	465	183.00–194.00	190.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	178.00–191.00	184.90
3	—	671	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	182.00	182.00
1	—	510	228.00	228.00
2	—	755	184.00	184.00
6	—	802	173.00	173.00
8	—	625	189.00–213.00	201.57
7	—	652	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
4	—	586	174.00	174.00
1	—	825	161.00	161.00
1	—	445	212.50	212.50
3	—	277	200.00–210.00	206.75
1	—	740	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	247.50–280.00	262.27
1	—	235	225.00	225.00
8	—	317	230.00–252.50	241.13
6	—	467	225.00–245.00	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
2	—	490	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	237.50–257.50	244.26
2	—	475	227.00–234.00	230.61
1	—	570	193.00	193.00
1	—	540	210.00	210.00
7	—	432	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,418	91.00–98.00	94.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,085	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,065	84.00–86.00	85.04
2	—	1,080	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	91.00–95.00	93.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	126.00–137.00	130.62
1	—	2,085	116.00	116.00

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.