Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady,Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.55/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$139.55

44 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$36.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.45

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	461	146.44	676	32
Medium and Large 2-3	496	122.19	606	11thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.44/cwt here — about $148 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 sale44 hd

139.55

—

KY average21 barns · 3,330 hd

143.00

−3.45

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	1,533	96.40	1,478	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	78.29	1,298	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,348	75.69	1,020	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	68.18	767	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	122.32/cwt	115.00–130.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	146.34/cwt	141.00–150.00	755	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.96/cwt	131.00–139.00	845	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	148.76/cwt	147.00–153.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	174.62/cwt	170.00–177.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	149.75/cwt	149.00–153.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	159.16/cwt	152.50–165.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	155.33/cwt	150.00–161.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	163.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.59/cwt	131.00–148.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.99/cwt	155.00–168.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	65.48/cwt	62.00–69.00	739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	877	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,039	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	79.11/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,068	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	64.73/cwt	61.00–67.00	869	5
Bulls	—	—	1,275	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	84.07/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	108.93/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,923	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	79.23/cwt	73.00–88.00	1,321	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,103.91/cwt	925.00–1,225.00	12,176	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,236	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	87.42/cwt	77.00–97.00	1,187	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	883.57/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	157.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	159.09/cwt	158.00–162.50	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	147.73/cwt	140.00–151.00	632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	183.22/cwt	172.50–188.00	693	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 334Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 73Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 19Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
3	—	516	141.00–150.00	146.34
6	—	626	131.00–139.00	134.96
5	—	388	147.00–153.00	148.76
1	—	255	141.00	141.00
5	—	480	149.00–153.00	149.75
2	—	230	152.50–165.00	159.16
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
4	—	330	158.00–162.50	159.09
4	—	428	140.00–151.00	147.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	115.00–130.00	122.32
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	132.50	132.50
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	466	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	135.00–139.00	137.00
4	—	421	187.00	187.00
4	—	481	150.00–155.00	153.83
1	—	805	138.00	138.00
2	—	595	144.00	144.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
3	—	378	172.50–188.00	183.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	154.00	154.00
2	—	673	151.00–154.00	152.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
3	—	535	170.00–177.00	174.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
2	—	573	150.00–161.00	155.33
2	—	710	123.00–135.00	129.00
5	—	424	160.00–170.00	163.96
4	—	620	131.00–148.00	141.59
3	—	480	155.00–168.00	160.99
5	—	526	150.00–165.00	157.17
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	62.00–69.00	65.48
1	—	1,110	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	67.00	67.00
12	—	1,667	73.00–88.00	79.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,350	74.00–85.00	79.11
5	—	1,342	61.00–67.00	64.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,430	80.00–88.00	84.07
2	—	1,765	108.00–110.00	108.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	925.00–1,225.00	1,103.91
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	77.00–97.00	87.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	923	700.00–975.00	883.57

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle