Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder classes mostly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 $144.55/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$144.55

54 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

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

$34.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

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	517	145.82	754	52
Medium and Large 2-3	746	111.50	832	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.32/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale54 hd

144.55

—

KY average24 barns · 5,248 hd

144.18

+0.37

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	1,880	115.83	2,178	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	82.71	1,278	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	82.08	1,049	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	68.20	708	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	464	151.25/cwt	148.00–156.00	702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	514	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	142.80/cwt	133.00–148.00	775	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	148.34/cwt	144.00–152.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.16/cwt	131.00–151.00	805	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	142.93/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.60/cwt	150.00–160.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.60/cwt	156.00–166.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	154.21/cwt	152.00–157.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	142.01/cwt	139.00–145.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	154.33/cwt	148.00–161.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	174.06/cwt	169.00–177.50	677	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	167.90/cwt	162.00–175.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.04/cwt	140.00–145.00	958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	123.50/cwt	119.00–125.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	143.95/cwt	141.00–147.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	146.06/cwt	141.00–151.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	163.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	736.14/cwt	660.00–790.00	7,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	781.25/cwt	750.00–810.00	8,891	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	894.00/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	10,871	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	115.83/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,178	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	83.04/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,067	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	82.71/cwt	77.00–90.00	1,278	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	60.37/cwt	59.00–61.00	609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.40/cwt	66.00–69.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	71.54/cwt	71.00–72.00	862	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	79.17/cwt	76.00–81.00	833	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 158Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 52Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 5

Compared to last Monday: Feeder classes mostly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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
7	—	464	148.00–156.00	151.25
11	—	543	133.00–148.00	142.80
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
2	—	635	125.00–127.00	126.02
12	—	583	131.00–151.00	138.16
10	—	419	152.00–157.00	154.21
5	—	382	162.00–175.00	167.90
4	—	751	119.00–125.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	742	111.00	111.00
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	133.00	133.00
1	—	960	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
3	—	730	141.00–147.00	142.93
3	—	618	150.00–160.00	156.60
3	—	575	156.00–166.00	160.60
2	—	673	139.00–145.00	142.01
2	—	473	148.00–161.00	154.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	144.00–152.00	148.34
12	—	389	169.00–177.50	174.06
2	—	540	161.00	161.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00
5	—	670	140.00–145.00	143.04
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	140.00–143.00	141.53
5	—	472	160.00–165.00	163.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
2	—	468	141.00–147.00	143.95
2	—	425	141.00–151.00	146.06
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	347	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	660.00–790.00	736.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	750.00–810.00	781.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,216	750.00–1,025.00	894.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,880	113.00–117.00	115.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,285	77.00–90.00	83.04
2	—	1,205	71.00–72.00	71.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,545	77.00–90.00	82.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	59.00–61.00	60.37
2	—	1,080	66.00–69.00	67.40
3	—	1,052	76.00–81.00	79.17

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle