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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 3

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 222▼ 122 vs year ago 333 · −36.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 72▼ 49 vs year ago 107 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 33 vs year ago 34 · −97.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Good demand for a mostly plain quality offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, 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 $173.98/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$173.98

71 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$27.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.88

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	544	181.99	990	50
Medium and Large 2-3	478	154.89	740	21

One grade step is worth $27.10/cwt here — about $250 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

173.98

—

KY average23 barns · 7,338 hd

189.86

−15.88

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	—	Average	1,525	117.52	1,792	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	101.54	1,572	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	93.71	1,185	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	928	70.29	653	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	127.00	1,295	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,210	120.00	1,452	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,475	1thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small 1-2	280	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	239.36/cwt	235.00–247.50	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	481	225.16/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,083	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	520	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	741	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,170	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	217.66/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,262	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	206.41/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,224	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	212.34/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,327	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,433	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	316	157.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	381	164.24/cwt	160.00–171.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	187.26/cwt	178.00–201.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	857	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	192.69/cwt	181.00–198.00	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	160.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	690	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	150.12/cwt	140.00–161.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	189.22/cwt	180.00–198.00	912	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.00	976	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	181.82/cwt	172.00–187.00	938	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	162.51/cwt	152.00–168.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,065	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	866	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,085	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	178.46/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,035	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	145.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	914	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	182.00/cwt	179.00–183.00	1,159	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	159.52/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,074	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,178	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,210	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	233.75/cwt	220.00–247.50	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	201.52/cwt	200.00–203.00	856	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	250.34/cwt	226.00–267.50	1,089	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	224.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,062	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	198.37/cwt	185.00–208.00	942	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	517	223.57/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,156	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	204.86/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,086	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	202.49/cwt	202.00–203.00	1,154	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	577	220.51/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,272	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	202.89/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,227	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	653	189.02/cwt	183.00–195.00	1,234	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	167.47/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,086	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	718	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,207	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,020	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,295	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	110.49/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,398	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.56/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,223	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	802	58.04/cwt	54.00–62.00	465	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	83.12/cwt	81.00–86.00	823	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	73.96/cwt	72.00–77.00	760	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	84.61/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,053	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	98.26/cwt	91.00–105.00	1,253	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	101.54/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,572	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 222Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 72Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	207.50	207.50
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
4	—	419	181.00–198.00	192.69
4	—	736	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	174.00	174.00
2	—	673	158.00–161.00	159.52
6	—	482	180.00–198.00	189.22
3	—	791	153.00	153.00
1	—	200	205.00	205.00
7	—	516	172.00–187.00	181.82
1	—	990	124.00	124.00
4	—	580	175.00–186.00	178.46
3	—	382	178.00–201.00	187.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	160.00–171.00	164.24
1	—	550	157.50	157.50
2	—	628	141.00–150.00	145.59
3	—	316	155.00–162.00	157.47
3	—	530	152.00–168.00	162.51
2	—	478	140.00–161.00	150.12
1	—	745	141.00	141.00
2	—	430	150.00–170.00	160.35
1	—	970	91.00	91.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	200.00–202.00	201.23
1	—	410	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	192.00	192.00
1	—	535	199.00	199.00
4	—	637	179.00–183.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	235.00–247.50	239.36
5	—	481	220.00–232.50	225.16
1	—	425	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	205.00–215.00	212.34
4	—	580	216.00–223.00	217.66
2	—	532	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	157.50	157.50
1	—	520	142.50	142.50
1	—	715	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
1	—	320	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	195.00–212.00	206.41
1	—	655	194.00	194.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	805	178.00	178.00
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	214.00	214.00
2	—	390	200.00	200.00
1	—	965	161.00	161.00
1	—	610	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	175.00	175.00
6	—	577	215.00–228.00	220.51
6	—	517	215.00–229.00	223.57
4	—	295	220.00–247.50	233.75
2	—	605	190.00–216.00	202.89
2	—	325	220.00–222.50	221.23
4	—	435	226.00–267.50	250.34
2	—	718	175.00–180.00	177.49
2	—	653	183.00–195.00	189.02
6	—	473	220.00–230.00	224.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	163.00–172.00	167.47
2	—	570	202.00–203.00	202.49
2	—	530	200.00–210.00	204.86
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	153.00	153.00
1	—	375	217.50	217.50
2	—	425	200.00–203.00	201.52
2	—	615	180.00	180.00
4	—	475	185.00–208.00	198.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
2	—	410	175.00–180.00	177.56
1	—	815	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
1	—	620	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	95.00	95.00
6	—	1,028	72.00–77.00	73.96
4	—	990	81.00–86.00	83.12
8	—	802	54.00–62.00	58.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	96.00–108.00	101.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,244	83.00–86.00	84.61
10	—	1,275	91.00–105.00	98.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	101.00–115.00	110.49
3	—	1,785	120.00–129.00	124.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,475.00	1,475.00

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.