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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 24

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jul 17Jul 24Jul 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

415 head

▲ 255 vs last sale 160▲ 205 vs year ago 210 · +97.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 22 vs year ago 28 · +78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $238.49/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$238.49

206 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,212

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

$45.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

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	858	238.92	2,050	204
Medium and Large 2-3	433	193.75	838	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.17/cwt here — about $1,212 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 sale206 hd

238.49

—

KY average26 barns · 5,072 hd

241.88

−3.40

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	1,688	128.85	2,175	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	110.54	1,777	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,304	97.14	1,266	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	88.44	928	7thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	398	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	975	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	261.43/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,103	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	240.45/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,226	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,349	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	891	239.04/cwt	235.00–241.00	2,130	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	763	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	226.31/cwt	214.00–233.00	869	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	233.20/cwt	230.00–237.00	961	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	225.29/cwt	220.00–228.00	976	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	221.27/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,038	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	234.14/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,117	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	215.27/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,117	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	236.09/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,247	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	190.36/cwt	180.00–201.00	1,062	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	226.67/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,308	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,367	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	191.49/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,283	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	235.26/cwt	230.00–245.00	849	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	975	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	274.55/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,153	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	229.74/cwt	222.50–238.00	981	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	469	244.11/cwt	237.50–251.00	1,145	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	226.37/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	209.98/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,098	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	542	234.72/cwt	231.00–236.00	1,272	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	235.96/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,345	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	225.50/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,292	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	614	232.85/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,430	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	667	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,501	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	206.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,395	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,204	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	124.37/cwt	124.00–125.00	2,143	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	69.21/cwt	62.00–75.00	664	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	930	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	97.92/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,071	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	100.97/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,295	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	89.57/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,192	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,509	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,047	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	104.73/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,626	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	114.90/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,894	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 Jul 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 160Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	220.00–228.00	225.29
3	—	577	226.00–227.00	226.67
2	—	670	190.00–193.00	191.49
1	—	760	174.00	174.00
5	—	384	214.00–233.00	226.31
23	—	519	204.00–225.00	215.27
15	—	469	220.00–226.00	221.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	230.00–240.00	234.14
3	—	320	235.00–240.00	238.31
1	—	365	235.00	235.00
11	—	412	230.00–237.00	233.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	230.00–238.00	236.09
1	—	605	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
2	—	558	180.00–201.00	190.36
1	—	410	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	238.00–243.00	240.45
184	—	891	235.00–241.00	239.04
2	—	695	227.00	227.00
6	—	568	235.00–240.00	237.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	242.50–267.50	261.43
3	—	398	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	202.50	202.50
1	—	665	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	195.00	195.00
1	—	830	207.00	207.00
1	—	630	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	200.00–213.00	206.60
2	—	573	225.00–226.00	225.50
2	—	475	222.50–230.00	226.37
8	—	427	222.50–238.00	229.74
2	—	523	205.00–215.00	209.98
3	—	361	230.00–245.00	235.26
2	—	765	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	229.00–238.00	232.85
2	—	667	225.00	225.00
2	—	420	270.00–279.00	274.55
2	—	375	255.00–265.00	260.00
24	—	469	237.50–251.00	244.11
8	—	570	230.00–242.00	235.96
7	—	542	231.00–236.00	234.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	62.00–75.00	69.21
1	—	1,045	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,094	93.00–104.00	97.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,553	101.00–107.00	104.73
4	—	1,648	112.00–117.00	114.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,331	82.00–93.00	89.57
1	—	1,335	113.00	113.00
11	—	1,283	94.00–108.00	100.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	130.00–135.00	133.32
3	—	1,723	124.00–125.00	124.37

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.