Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.17/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$159.17

187 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,024

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

$49.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	918	159.44	1,464	186
Medium and Large 2-3	400	110.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.44/cwt here — about $1,024 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 sale187 hd

159.17

—

KY average6 barns · 1,264 hd

155.68

+3.50

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	1,677	92.65	1,554	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	55.24	886	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	54.41	712	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	53.40	600	5thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.88/cwt	171.00–176.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.97/cwt	144.00–159.00	881	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.63/cwt	144.00–161.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	964	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,513	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.95/cwt	130.00–143.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,466	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,494	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	805.53/cwt	740.00–880.00	11,745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,908	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,898	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	94.43/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	84.02/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	48.87/cwt	45.00–50.00	649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	54.43/cwt	52.00–56.00	721	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	747	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	54.49/cwt	54.00–56.00	851	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	944	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	48.00/cwt	46.00–50.00	561	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 206Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 18Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	171.00–176.00	174.88
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
3	—	608	150.00	150.00
6	—	572	144.00–159.00	153.97
2	—	650	140.00	140.00
4	—	513	144.00–161.00	151.63
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
2	—	380	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–130.00	124.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	155.00	155.00
2	—	767	136.00	136.00
1	—	435	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	964	157.00	157.00
122	—	911	160.00–162.00	160.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	131.00–140.00	136.94
7	—	468	130.00–143.00	135.95
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	137.00	137.00
6	—	540	135.00–140.00	138.70
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	61.00	61.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	670.00	670.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	68.00	68.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,458	740.00–880.00	805.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	1,698	94.00–95.00	94.43
2	—	1,425	83.00–85.00	84.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,561	54.00–56.00	54.49
3	—	1,600	57.00–61.00	58.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	45.00–50.00	48.87
10	—	1,325	52.00–56.00	54.43
6	—	1,266	57.00–61.00	58.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	55.00–56.00	55.49
1	—	1,125	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,168	46.00–50.00	48.00

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.

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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle