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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 22

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 15May 22Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 221▼ 101 vs year ago 314 · −32.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 44▲ 3 vs year ago 85 · +3.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 5 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Very 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 $199.28/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$199.28

92 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$41.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	503	201.55	1,015	87
Medium and Large 2-3	569	159.80	909	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.75/cwt here — about $106 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 sale92 hd

199.28

—

KY average23 barns · 6,680 hd

202.17

−2.89

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	1,761	124.48	2,192	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	108.17	1,674	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	99.82	1,216	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	81.28	734	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$1,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	288	181.15/cwt	177.50–185.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,040	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,117	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	233.06/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,321	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,441	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,409	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,449	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	189.88/cwt	180.00–200.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	208.23/cwt	200.00–214.00	687	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	382	206.33/cwt	200.00–212.50	788	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	182.58/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	204.22/cwt	202.50–206.00	833	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	211.66/cwt	208.00–220.00	919	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	211.22/cwt	208.00–214.00	989	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	204.18/cwt	200.00–206.00	962	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	854	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	196.47/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	218.50/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,167	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	210.69/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,174	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	188.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,060	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	193.41/cwt	186.00–194.00	1,234	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,082	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,263	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,159	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	259	238.35/cwt	232.50–240.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	314	231.90/cwt	230.00–232.50	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	234.03/cwt	225.00–242.50	859	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	159.43/cwt	142.50–177.50	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	237.16/cwt	233.00–242.50	991	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	209.96/cwt	206.00–214.00	966	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	228.76/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,057	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	842	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	231.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,184	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	216.00/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,210	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	673	210.27/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,415	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	723	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,366	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,333	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	885	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	925	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,332	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	120.84/cwt	119.00–122.00	2,099	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,458	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	596	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	726	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	71.36/cwt	65.00–77.00	751	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	85.15/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,000	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	108.57/cwt	101.00–123.00	1,340	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	93.54/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,176	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	94.18/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,314	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	110.71/cwt	101.00–121.00	1,744	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,709.33/head	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,709	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	1,954.73/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,955	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	120.32/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,129	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,371	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	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 May 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 221Year ago 314

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 44Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	169.00	169.00
2	—	822	141.00	141.00
3	—	563	185.00–190.00	188.34
6	—	513	194.00–197.00	196.47
1	—	775	163.00	163.00
2	—	408	202.50–206.00	204.22
4	—	264	180.00–200.00	189.88
5	—	471	200.00–206.00	204.18
2	—	383	180.00–185.00	182.58
3	—	675	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	202.50	202.50
6	—	330	200.00–214.00	208.23
8	—	382	200.00–212.50	206.33
4	—	468	208.00–214.00	211.22
4	—	434	208.00–220.00	211.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	143.00	143.00
1	—	700	149.00	149.00
2	—	472	181.00	181.00
1	—	415	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	186.00–194.00	193.41
3	—	557	207.00–218.00	210.69
19	—	534	209.00–224.00	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	228.00	228.00
5	—	428	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	380	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	177.50–185.00	181.15
1	—	470	194.00	194.00
1	—	900	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	170.00	170.00
2	—	820	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	231.00–238.00	233.06
5	—	671	210.00	210.00
5	—	608	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	210.00	210.00
2	—	528	190.00	190.00
2	—	460	206.00–214.00	209.96
1	—	775	172.00	172.00
2	—	955	131.00	131.00
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
1	—	640	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	220.00–235.00	231.77
6	—	462	220.00–235.00	228.76
5	—	259	232.50–240.00	238.35
3	—	560	214.00–217.00	216.00
8	—	418	233.00–242.50	237.16
9	—	367	225.00–242.50	234.03
4	—	673	205.00–212.00	210.27
4	—	314	230.00–232.50	231.90
3	—	723	189.00	189.00
1	—	925	144.00	144.00
1	—	885	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	383	142.50–177.50	159.43
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
1	—	465	181.00	181.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,174	80.00–89.00	85.15
29	—	1,234	101.00–123.00	108.57
8	—	1,257	90.00–96.00	93.54
2	—	1,053	65.00–77.00	71.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	78.00–80.00	79.06
1	—	970	93.00	93.00
1	—	805	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,575	101.00–121.00	110.71
2	—	1,395	93.00–95.00	94.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,875	125.00–135.00	131.08
3	—	1,737	119.00–122.00	120.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,357	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,954.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	1,200.00–2,050.00	1,709.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	103.00	103.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	111.00	111.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	110.00–128.00	120.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.