Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.99/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$138.99

67 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$18.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.60

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	490	144.22	706	48
Medium and Large 2-3	383	125.76	482	19thin

One grade step is worth $18.46/cwt here — about $224 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 sale67 hd

138.99

—

KY average25 barns · 6,022 hd

148.59

−9.60

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	—	Low	1,633	102.03	1,667	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	80.40	1,281	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,307	68.74	898	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,076	64.33	692	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	383	146.93/cwt	145.00–149.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.84/cwt	140.00–148.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	125.68/cwt	120.00–132.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.91/cwt	141.00–157.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	150.33/cwt	141.00–163.00	495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	525	186.00/cwt	180.00–192.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	117.52/cwt	105.00–125.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	132.68/cwt	126.00–137.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.52/cwt	141.00–148.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	144.08/cwt	142.50–145.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	163.60/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	179.32/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	128.55/cwt	125.00–132.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	150.40/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.56/cwt	156.00–164.00	917	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	184.41/cwt	170.00–194.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	176.01/cwt	170.00–184.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.78/cwt	168.00–180.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.32/cwt	160.00–177.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	80.40/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,281	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	47.35/cwt	45.00–50.00	627	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	58.08/cwt	55.00–60.00	750	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	52.33/cwt	51.00–53.00	548	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	558	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	74.01/cwt	72.00–75.00	821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,252	84.71/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	111.04/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,958	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	75.39/cwt	72.00–88.00	979	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.83/cwt	61.00–70.00	685	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	66.63/cwt	61.00–71.00	877	15
Bulls	—	—	1,603	94.41/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,513	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	14,919	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	87.62/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,104	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	996.53/cwt	870.00–1,080.00	12,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,180	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	912.22/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	10,472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	29,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	164.19/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	178.09/cwt	175.00–181.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	173.29/cwt	161.00–185.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	138.21/cwt	134.00–147.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	150.37/cwt	141.00–155.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	132.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	120.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	130.76/cwt	130.00–132.50	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.57/cwt	136.00–143.00	852	5

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	145.00–149.00	146.93
8	—	577	140.00–148.00	143.84
3	—	713	120.00–132.00	125.68
13	—	474	141.00–157.00	147.91
6	—	329	141.00–163.00	150.33
3	—	520	145.00–150.00	148.32
2	—	438	141.00–148.00	144.52
3	—	268	142.50–145.00	144.08
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
2	—	665	125.00–132.00	128.55
5	—	615	136.00–143.00	138.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	105.00–125.00	117.52
3	—	492	126.00–137.00	132.68
1	—	215	115.00	115.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
5	—	321	125.00–135.00	132.10
2	—	513	116.00–125.00	120.52
3	—	275	130.00–132.50	130.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	157.00	157.00
3	—	621	160.00–171.00	163.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	180.00–192.00	186.00
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
3	—	568	179.00–180.00	179.32
3	—	466	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	180.00	180.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	725	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	680	144.00–157.00	150.40
4	—	571	156.00–164.00	160.56
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
8	—	488	170.00–194.00	184.41
3	—	365	170.00–184.00	176.01
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
7	—	378	168.00–180.00	172.78
2	—	465	160.00–177.00	168.32
2	—	320	175.00–181.00	178.09
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
3	—	578	150.00	150.00
2	—	532	161.00	161.00
4	—	428	161.00–185.00	173.29
3	—	685	134.00–147.00	138.21
3	—	640	141.00–155.00	150.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	140.00	140.00
3	—	463	150.00	150.00
2	—	445	135.00–150.00	142.50
1	—	870	102.00	102.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	188.00	188.00
1	—	590	171.00	171.00
5	—	617	163.00–165.00	164.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	74.00–89.00	80.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	45.00–50.00	47.35
3	—	1,292	55.00–60.00	58.08
16	—	1,298	72.00–88.00	75.39
15	—	1,316	61.00–71.00	66.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	51.00–53.00	52.33
1	—	1,015	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,109	72.00–75.00	74.01
6	—	1,073	61.00–70.00	63.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	80.00–88.00	84.71
10	—	1,763	105.00–117.00	111.04
5	—	1,603	92.00–99.00	94.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,720	1,700.00	1,700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,260	81.00–94.00	87.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,210	870.00–1,080.00	996.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	830.00–1,000.00	912.22

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