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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 15

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 8May 15May 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 479▼ 19 vs year ago 240 · −7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 5 vs year ago 39 · +12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday : Feeder Steers Steady to 2.00 Higher, Feeder Heifers Steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 3.00 Higher, Slaughter 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 $191.35/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$191.35

81 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$51.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.92

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	522	193.44	1,010	77
Small 1-2	405	180.00	729	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	141.50	790	3thin

One grade step is worth $51.94/cwt here — about $220 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 sale81 hd

191.35

—

KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd

197.27

−5.92

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	—	Low	1,598	109.00	1,741	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	98.44	1,542	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,232	92.34	1,138	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	84.42	913	5thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,210	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	341	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	788	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	222.98/cwt	220.00–226.00	928	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	214.14/cwt	210.00–216.00	921	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	229.35/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,064	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	213.52/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	533	222.32/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,185	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	227.25/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,279	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	209.02/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,198	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,104	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	193.17/cwt	184.00–198.00	1,288	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	708	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,377	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,273	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,427	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,511	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	188.80/cwt	180.00–194.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	192.29/cwt	191.00–195.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	834	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	191.61/cwt	190.00–192.50	807	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	207.95/cwt	203.00–210.00	965	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	191.05/cwt	186.00–195.00	886	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	207.99/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,071	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	199.14/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,115	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	188.96/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,105	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,138	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	175.30/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,096	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	203.46/cwt	200.00–210.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	203.80/cwt	200.00–207.50	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	232.37/cwt	227.50–240.00	997	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	205.23/cwt	201.00–214.00	993	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	221.52/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,258	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	198.55/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	178.35/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,298	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	280	136.84/cwt	130.00–152.50	383	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	522	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	856	20
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	788	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,103	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	111.00/cwt	104.00–116.00	1,895	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	75.42/cwt	73.00–78.00	788	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	95.62/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,031	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	85.92/cwt	80.00–91.00	969	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	928	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	923	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	100.52/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,341	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	101.25/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,558	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,483	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	896	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	94.54/cwt	91.00–98.00	860	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,209.97/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,210	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 May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 479Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	127.50	127.50
1	—	630	148.00	148.00
1	—	770	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	585	185.00–191.00	188.96
7	—	464	186.00–195.00	191.05
4	—	421	190.00–192.50	191.61
8	—	625	167.00–181.00	175.30
1	—	680	179.00	179.00
3	—	342	180.00–194.00	188.80
3	—	391	191.00–195.00	192.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	203.00–210.00	207.95
7	—	410	200.00–205.00	203.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	189.00	189.00
8	—	560	197.00–201.00	199.14
9	—	515	204.00–210.00	207.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	211.00	211.00
3	—	533	222.00–223.00	222.32
2	—	708	194.00–195.00	194.50
7	—	563	220.00–236.00	227.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	835	181.00	181.00
3	—	573	203.00–214.00	209.02
3	—	430	210.00–216.00	214.14
1	—	715	178.00	178.00
1	—	755	189.00	189.00
2	—	518	213.00–214.00	213.52
3	—	667	184.00–198.00	193.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	220.00–226.00	222.98
3	—	341	231.00	231.00
1	—	360	260.00	260.00
13	—	464	222.00–234.00	229.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	140.00	140.00
3	—	280	130.00–152.50	136.84
2	—	455	170.00	170.00
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
20	—	522	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	227.50–240.00	232.37
3	—	513	215.00	215.00
2	—	635	210.00	210.00
2	—	568	220.00–223.00	221.52
1	—	695	195.00	195.00
1	—	390	228.00	228.00
2	—	722	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
1	—	590	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	191.00	191.00
1	—	400	211.00	211.00
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
2	—	568	187.00–210.00	198.55
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
4	—	484	201.00–214.00	205.23
3	—	728	170.00–185.00	178.35
2	—	365	200.00–207.50	203.80
3	—	313	200.00–210.00	203.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	73.00–78.00	75.42
2	—	1,078	92.00–99.00	95.62
1	—	1,160	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	95.00–107.00	101.25
2	—	1,648	89.00–91.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	73.00	73.00
11	—	1,128	80.00–91.00	85.92
11	—	1,334	95.00–110.00	100.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
5	—	1,707	104.00–116.00	111.00

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	—	910	91.00–98.00	94.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	106.00	106.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,209.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.