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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Feb 16

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Feb 9Feb 16Feb 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,277 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 1,308▼ 373 vs year ago 1,650 · −22.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 133▲ 1 vs year ago 78 · +1.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady, Very good demand for feeder classes, Good demand for yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $191.04/cwt on 480 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −80.64 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$191.04

480 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,201

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$519

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

$41.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

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	630	191.47	1,207	475
Medium and Large 2-3	459	150.00	688	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.47/cwt here — about $519 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 sale480 hd

191.04

—

KY average24 barns · 6,062 hd

187.49

+3.55

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−80.64

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	1,668	110.63	1,845	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	88.88	1,391	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	81.66	1,055	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	72.05	751	21

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)	1,130	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$790	1thin

Every lot

105 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	213.48/cwt	207.50–220.00	491	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	412	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	218.90/cwt	217.50–228.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	224.78/cwt	207.00–230.00	825	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	226.45/cwt	219.00–241.00	981	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	218.90/cwt	210.00–220.50	1,084	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	206.33/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,077	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	183.41/cwt	168.00–187.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	194.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,131	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	191.06/cwt	179.00–202.00	1,183	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	167.02/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,054	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	185.43/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,237	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	154.61/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,121	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	171.82/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,265	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	172.57/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,336	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	806	183.90/cwt	183.90–183.90	1,482	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,424	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,355	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	173.82/cwt	167.50–180.00	414	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	266	173.43/cwt	162.50–177.00	461	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	195.31/cwt	190.00–198.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	205.33/cwt	187.00–223.00	678	10
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	360	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	172.18/cwt	162.00–179.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	193.90/cwt	185.00–209.00	756	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	411	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	565	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	196.51/cwt	180.00–201.00	821	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	168.00/cwt	153.00–176.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	188.94/cwt	181.00–195.00	905	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	170.11/cwt	157.00–179.00	818	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	177.79/cwt	175.00–186.00	926	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	170.59/cwt	169.00–174.00	901	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	553	177.83/cwt	176.00–178.00	983	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	165.62/cwt	160.00–170.00	957	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	138.84/cwt	132.00–144.00	857	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	158.72/cwt	154.00–166.00	994	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	146.91/cwt	133.00–151.00	996	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	110.94/cwt	108.00–114.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	157.46/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,072	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	927	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	956	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	133.71/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,036	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	136.62/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,131	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	278	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	205.59/cwt	200.00–211.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	148.78/cwt	145.00–152.50	495	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	209.91/cwt	200.00–222.50	791	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	212.98/cwt	204.00–221.00	909	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	164.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	190.55/cwt	182.00–199.00	835	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	207.81/cwt	204.00–218.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	182.46/cwt	176.00–192.00	859	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	182.38/cwt	179.00–186.00	954	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	193.23/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,028	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	153.82/cwt	143.00–164.00	874	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	571	190.25/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,086	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	180.28/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,049	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	629	181.61/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,142	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	165.86/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,134	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	127.46/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,040	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,240	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3Value Added	913	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,349	55
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	115.46/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,048	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	52.34/cwt	45.00–56.00	501	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	62.62/cwt	60.00–68.00	608	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	76.61/cwt	73.00–80.00	821	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	83.23/cwt	81.00–88.00	914	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	76.91/cwt	73.00–80.00	978	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	85.99/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,118	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	884	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	770	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	88.88/cwt	82.00–100.00	1,391	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	97.01/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,083	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,277Last week 1,308Year ago 1,650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 133Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	122.50	122.50
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	482	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	154.00–155.00	154.61
11	—	540	168.00–187.00	183.41
1	—	800	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	162.00	162.00
2	—	900	159.00	159.00
2	—	575	165.00	165.00
3	—	666	165.00	165.00
5	—	880	154.00	154.00
4	—	631	165.00–169.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	433	219.00–241.00	226.45
9	—	367	207.00–230.00	224.78
44	—	495	210.00–220.50	218.90
7	—	342	217.50–228.00	218.90
4	—	230	207.50–220.00	213.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	522	190.00–218.00	206.33
83	—	736	165.00–177.00	171.82
45	—	619	179.00–202.00	191.06
68	—	581	190.00–200.00	194.58
14	—	774	169.00–178.00	172.57
4	—	828	172.00	172.00
36	—	667	180.00–190.00	185.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	806	183.90	183.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	771	124.00	124.00
4	—	411	137.50	137.50
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
2	—	678	108.00–114.00	110.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	418	153.00–176.00	168.00
21	—	578	160.00–170.00	165.62
4	—	388	162.00–179.00	172.18
36	—	678	133.00–151.00	146.91
7	—	775	126.00–135.00	133.71
5	—	617	132.00–144.00	138.84
10	—	828	133.00–142.00	136.62
7	—	481	157.00–179.00	170.11
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
7	—	266	162.50–177.00	173.43
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
2	—	238	167.50–180.00	173.82
18	—	528	169.00–174.00	170.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	681	154.00–157.50	157.46
50	—	521	175.00–186.00	177.79
24	—	553	176.00–178.00	177.83
41	—	626	154.00–166.00	158.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	479	181.00–195.00	188.94
16	—	390	185.00–209.00	193.90
28	—	418	180.00–201.00	196.51
10	—	330	187.00–223.00	205.33
3	—	288	190.00–198.00	195.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	913	147.75	147.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	176.00–184.00	180.28
1	—	965	115.00	115.00
1	—	905	137.00	137.00
2	—	438	182.00–199.00	190.55
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
4	—	816	121.00–131.00	127.46
8	—	523	179.00–186.00	182.38
1	—	645	163.00	163.00
9	—	471	176.00–192.00	182.46
1	—	210	170.00	170.00
2	—	700	155.00	155.00
7	—	684	161.00–168.00	165.86
1	—	295	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	188.00–192.00	190.25
1	—	280	212.50	212.50
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	200.00–211.00	205.59
9	—	427	204.00–221.00	212.98
8	—	377	200.00–222.50	209.91
5	—	629	180.00–182.00	181.61
5	—	532	189.00–200.00	193.23
6	—	466	204.00–218.00	207.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	121.00	121.00
1	—	380	162.50	162.50
2	—	333	145.00–152.50	148.78
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
1	—	210	132.50	132.50
2	—	568	143.00–164.00	153.82
4	—	431	161.00–170.00	164.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,565	82.00–100.00	88.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	81.00–95.00	85.99
12	—	1,271	73.00–80.00	76.91
1	—	1,300	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,350	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	971	60.00–68.00	62.62
9	—	1,072	73.00–80.00	76.61
3	—	958	45.00–56.00	52.34
5	—	1,098	81.00–88.00	83.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	100.00–102.00	100.97
4	—	1,774	112.00–118.00	115.46

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,075.00	1,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	105.00	105.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,116	92.00–104.00	97.01

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.