Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.97/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$148.97

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	541	149.99	811	66
Medium and Large 2-3	613	115.50	707	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $104 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 sale68 hd

148.97

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

−0.76

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	1,517	98.56	1,495	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	73.21	1,172	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	69.50	944	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	63.96	665	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	377	157.35/cwt	141.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.34/cwt	145.00–151.00	830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.22/cwt	147.00–158.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	931	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	958	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	203.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	801	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	161.92/cwt	156.00–168.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	163.52/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	159.12/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	179.65/cwt	171.00–186.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	190.08/cwt	184.00–196.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	910	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	188.03/cwt	185.00–199.00	980	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	71.60/cwt	70.00–73.00	764	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	64.56/cwt	61.00–67.00	683	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	73.21/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,172	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	73.64/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,036	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	66.70/cwt	61.00–69.00	878	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	57.33/cwt	56.00–58.00	568	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,636	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	95.64/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,122	85.59/cwt	84.00–87.00	960	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.38/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,044	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	163.39/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,023	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.31/cwt	156.00–167.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	181.47/cwt	174.00–187.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	131.00/cwt	125.00–142.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.04/cwt	131.00–133.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	153.70/cwt	144.00–160.00	644	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 223Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 14Year ago 1

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	141.00–165.00	157.35
3	—	563	145.00–151.00	147.34
11	—	480	147.00–158.00	155.22
5	—	732	121.00–130.00	127.21
24	—	525	140.00–155.00	152.66
3	—	670	125.00–142.00	131.00
2	—	767	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	131.00–133.00	132.04
4	—	419	144.00–160.00	153.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
3	—	375	177.00	177.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	141.00	141.00
6	—	617	159.00–167.00	163.52
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
8	—	727	157.00–160.00	159.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	200.00–205.00	203.47
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	144.00	144.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	445	199.00	199.00
2	—	523	180.00–185.00	182.46
2	—	578	156.00–168.00	161.92
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
4	—	474	171.00–186.00	179.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	184.00–196.00	190.08
1	—	445	186.00	186.00
1	—	990	109.00	109.00
7	—	813	122.00–134.00	128.38
2	—	610	151.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	570	156.00–167.00	161.31
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
7	—	461	174.00–187.00	181.47
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	444	205.00	205.00
11	—	521	185.00–199.00	188.03
5	—	626	160.00–166.00	163.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	70.00–73.00	71.60
6	—	1,058	61.00–67.00	64.56
4	—	990	56.00–58.00	57.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,601	71.00–75.00	73.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	71.00–76.00	73.64
10	—	1,317	61.00–69.00	66.70
1	—	1,285	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,636	110.00–112.00	111.20
4	—	1,693	92.00–101.00	95.64
3	—	1,122	84.00–87.00	85.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	80.00	80.00

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

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