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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 1

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 94 vs last sale 315▲ 65 vs year ago 156 · +41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 53▲ 41 vs year ago 70 · +58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 16▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate 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 $184.99/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$184.99

90 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$38.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.53

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	538	187.58	1,009	84
Medium and Large 2-3	673	148.81	1,001	6thin

One grade step is worth $38.77/cwt here — about $8 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 sale90 hd

184.99

—

KY average25 barns · 5,340 hd

194.52

−9.53

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	1,639	110.46	1,811	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	90.45	1,470	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	88.82	1,155	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	80.44	852	24
Steers	Choice	Average	1,515	140.00	2,121	1thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	291	235.71/cwt	225.00–237.50	686	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	232.30/cwt	220.00–240.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	227.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	844	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	229.95/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,104	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	218.12/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,237	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	217.99/cwt	211.00–222.00	1,341	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	183.51/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,343	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	197.33/cwt	185.00–205.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	372	214.65/cwt	212.00–217.50	798	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	205.22/cwt	201.00–210.00	870	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	938	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	193.59/cwt	186.00–199.00	906	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	952	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	191.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,029	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	191.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,082	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	178.92/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,029	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	177.76/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,088	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	153.95/cwt	152.00–156.00	947	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	170.60/cwt	167.50–173.00	1,138	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	718	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,059	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,243	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,258	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	228.45/cwt	220.00–232.50	880	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	235.95/cwt	230.00–239.00	977	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	467	235.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,100	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	212.44/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,009	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	526	214.43/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	7
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	182.00/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,074	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	618	201.53/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,245	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	176.59/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	169.63/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	815	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,353	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,262	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,147	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	107.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,620	4
Bulls	—	—	2,145	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	625	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	75.07/cwt	71.00–79.00	794	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	85.45/cwt	81.00–89.00	934	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	93.48/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,040	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	77.69/cwt	77.00–78.00	969	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	93.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,198	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	86.56/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,152	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	86.34/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,384	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,637	92.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,517	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	96.12/cwt	91.00–101.00	902	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 315Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 53Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 16Year 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
9	—	468	186.00–199.00	193.59
4	—	612	171.00–180.00	177.76
1	—	710	161.00	161.00
2	—	320	190.00	190.00
9	—	667	167.50–173.00	170.60
6	—	772	161.00	161.00
5	—	526	178.00–184.00	180.97
1	—	815	139.00	139.00
4	—	370	185.00–205.00	197.33
5	—	575	170.00–188.00	178.92
1	—	880	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	201.00–210.00	205.22
6	—	372	212.00–217.50	214.65
2	—	460	204.00	204.00
2	—	330	210.00–215.00	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	145.00–150.00	147.47
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
2	—	615	152.00–156.00	153.95
1	—	595	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	190.00–195.00	191.24
13	—	564	190.00–195.00	191.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	211.00–222.00	217.99
5	—	567	215.00–225.00	218.12
1	—	520	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
1	—	610	193.00	193.00
4	—	732	181.00–187.00	183.51
1	—	770	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	480	223.00–232.00	229.95
4	—	371	220.00–240.00	227.61
5	—	326	220.00–240.00	232.30
2	—	430	220.00	220.00
6	—	291	225.00–237.50	235.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	205.00	205.00
2	—	678	173.00–180.00	176.59
1	—	500	194.00	194.00
5	—	590	180.00–188.00	182.00
1	—	895	141.00	141.00
1	—	940	122.00	122.00
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
4	—	475	210.00–217.50	212.44
3	—	727	162.00–177.00	169.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	227.00	227.00
2	—	815	166.00	166.00
1	—	335	240.00	240.00
8	—	414	230.00–239.00	235.95
7	—	526	210.00–220.00	214.43
6	—	467	230.00–240.00	235.44
2	—	618	200.00–203.00	201.53
5	—	385	220.00–232.50	228.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	81.00–89.00	85.45
6	—	1,058	71.00–79.00	75.07
2	—	1,113	93.00–94.00	93.48
4	—	934	66.00–68.00	66.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,637	90.00–95.00	92.69
6	—	1,603	82.00–89.00	86.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	77.00–78.00	77.69
14	—	1,282	90.00–100.00	93.46
14	—	1,331	81.00–89.00	86.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,145	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,513	105.00–111.00	107.07

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	2	—	938	91.00–101.00	96.12

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.