Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply last week. However all feeder and slaughter classes sold with good to very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.99/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$155.99

127 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	716	156.18	1,118	124
Medium and Large 2-3	494	148.33	732	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $386 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 sale127 hd

155.99

—

KY average24 barns · 5,267 hd

158.56

−2.57

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	1,761	98.68	1,738	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,706	72.99	1,245	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	72.14	968	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	67.30	735	21
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,261	104.00	1,311	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	152.24/cwt	151.00–156.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	131.89/cwt	124.00–135.00	865	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	143.00/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,075	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	192.18/cwt	191.00–196.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	745	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	153.63/cwt	153.00–155.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,207	67
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	840	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	571	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	188.72/cwt	173.00–192.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	162.76/cwt	160.00–171.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	179.06/cwt	164.00–188.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.64/cwt	129.00–142.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.68/cwt	123.00–136.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.48/cwt	135.00–143.00	795	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.25/cwt	136.00–151.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.94/cwt	115.00–126.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	144.10/cwt	136.00–153.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	145.98/cwt	141.00–154.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	152.82/cwt	141.00–159.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	145.09/cwt	136.00–158.00	843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	165.05/cwt	162.50–167.50	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	129.05/cwt	120.00–134.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	16,390	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	80.40/cwt	76.00–84.00	932	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	963	626.88/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	74.61/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,009	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	67.35/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,841	111.17/cwt	106.00–114.00	2,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,655	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	65.78/cwt	63.00–68.00	862	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	65.86/cwt	61.00–69.00	726	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	73.84/cwt	71.00–80.00	835	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	53.05/cwt	52.00–54.00	475	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,801	75.81/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Choice	—	1,261	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,311	3

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 34Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 15Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 1

No comparison due to limited supply last week. However all feeder and slaughter classes sold with good to very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	151.00–156.00	152.24
10	—	656	124.00–135.00	131.89
9	—	737	126.00	126.00
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
15	—	521	138.00–149.00	143.02
3	—	373	153.00–155.00	153.63
5	—	624	123.00–136.00	130.68
29	—	570	135.00–143.00	139.48
4	—	469	136.00–151.00	144.25
6	—	433	141.00–154.00	145.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
6	—	422	156.00	156.00
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
1	—	450	131.00	131.00
2	—	652	110.00	110.00
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	146.00	146.00
2	—	573	151.00–157.00	154.09
7	—	752	131.00–145.00	143.00
4	—	388	191.00–196.00	192.18
1	—	1,065	124.00	124.00
8	—	865	141.50	141.50
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
10	—	434	173.00–192.00	188.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	156.00	156.00
11	—	578	165.00	165.00
9	—	504	178.00	178.00
67	—	810	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	68.00	68.00
1	—	510	56.00	56.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	160.00–171.00	162.76
3	—	412	164.00–188.00	179.06
4	—	617	129.00–142.00	136.64
3	—	810	115.00–126.00	119.94
7	—	531	141.00–159.00	152.82
10	—	581	136.00–158.00	145.09
2	—	275	162.50–167.50	165.05
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
6	—	671	120.00–134.00	129.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	142.50	142.50
2	—	473	136.00–153.00	144.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	153.00	153.00
3	—	460	191.00	191.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	963	600.00–650.00	626.88
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,159	76.00–84.00	80.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,353	70.00–78.00	74.61
7	—	1,311	63.00–68.00	65.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	65.00–69.00	67.35
6	—	1,801	74.00–78.00	75.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,102	61.00–69.00	65.86
7	—	1,131	71.00–80.00	73.84
2	—	895	52.00–54.00	53.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	106.00–114.00	111.17
3	—	1,655	81.00–83.00	82.03
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,261	104.00	104.00

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