Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers weighing under 550 pds sold firm. Cattle weighing over 550 sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.60/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$155.60

70 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.90

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	478	155.60	743	70

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale70 hd

155.60

—

KY average24 barns · 4,441 hd

148.70

+6.90

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	1,777	103.15	1,833	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	82.69	1,119	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	77.00	1,018	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	54.92	571	5thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	360	186.34/cwt	175.00–198.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	203.31/cwt	192.00–210.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	188.91/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	153.81/cwt	145.00–160.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	205.26/cwt	185.00–214.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	168.91/cwt	165.00–173.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	152.19/cwt	145.00–157.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	414	208.49/cwt	190.00–216.00	863	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.41/cwt	147.00–148.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.20/cwt	161.00–164.00	677	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	178.60/cwt	171.00–185.00	936	7
Bulls	—	—	1,863	105.11/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,958	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.00/cwt	45.00–52.00	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	84.11/cwt	81.00–88.00	1,140	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	110.30/cwt	108.00–115.00	2,022	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	90.45/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.87/cwt	58.00–61.00	608	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	766	1

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 229Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers weighing under 550 pds sold firm. Cattle weighing over 550 sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	175.00–198.00	186.34
2	—	592	164.00	164.00
2	—	887	121.00	121.00
3	—	540	152.00	152.00
5	—	443	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
15	—	467	145.00–160.00	153.81
8	—	374	145.00–157.00	152.19
3	—	565	148.00	148.00
3	—	620	140.00	140.00
5	—	517	147.00–148.00	147.41
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
3	—	310	160.00	160.00
8	—	415	161.00–164.00	163.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	160.00	160.00
3	—	595	143.00	143.00
9	—	428	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	181.00	181.00
8	—	459	192.00–210.00	203.31
12	—	556	179.00–191.00	188.91
2	—	625	166.00	166.00
9	—	414	190.00–216.00	208.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	406	175.00	175.00
1	—	465	201.00	201.00
2	—	680	145.00	145.00
6	—	331	205.00	205.00
8	—	370	185.00–214.00	205.26
2	—	563	165.00–173.00	168.91
7	—	524	171.00–185.00	178.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	102.00–108.00	105.11
3	—	1,833	108.00–115.00	110.30
2	—	1,608	87.00–93.00	90.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	45.00–52.00	49.00
3	—	1,033	58.00–61.00	58.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,355	81.00–88.00	84.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,455	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,110	69.00	69.00

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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