Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.64/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$154.64

137 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.57

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	518	154.74	802	136
Medium 1-2	480	141.00	677	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $125 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 sale137 hd

154.64

—

KY average26 barns · 6,529 hd

148.07

+6.57

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	1,844	115.36	2,128	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,431	86.13	1,233	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	85.38	1,080	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	69.09	689	13

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	430	154.76/cwt	150.00–159.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	198.55/cwt	193.00–210.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	149.19/cwt	142.00–153.00	855	18
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	151	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	156.30/cwt	154.50–158.00	914	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	168.66/cwt	167.00–172.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	178.88/cwt	170.00–185.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	891	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	156.34/cwt	150.00–162.00	741	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	169.89/cwt	166.00–178.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	143.65/cwt	138.00–147.00	970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	158.43/cwt	153.00–160.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	385	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	201.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	205.26/cwt	190.00–215.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	177.08/cwt	170.00–184.00	749	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.40/cwt	163.00–176.00	793	12
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	88.66/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,294	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	67.11/cwt	66.00–68.00	688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	59.57/cwt	52.00–63.00	557	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	82.50/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,129	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	78.19/cwt	73.00–80.00	944	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	91.10/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,203	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	84.05/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,030	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	75.10/cwt	72.00–80.00	771	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	108.54/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,902	3
Bulls	—	—	1,909	121.05/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,311	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	971.37/cwt	830.00–1,070.00	10,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	12,154	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,183.15/cwt	1,075.00–1,325.00	14,281	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,920	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	124.16/cwt	120.00–136.00	959	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.31/cwt	153.00–169.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	141.33/cwt	130.00–147.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.80/cwt	138.00–147.00	970	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	142.75/cwt	140.00–153.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	812	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	381	183.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	699	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	181.21/cwt	170.00–186.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	166.39/cwt	162.00–169.00	940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	140.33/cwt	132.00–145.00	873	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	163.15/cwt	158.00–175.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	2

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 164Year ago 355

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 15Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	430	150.00–159.00	154.76
18	—	573	142.00–153.00	149.19
1	—	151	153.00	153.00
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
5	—	319	170.00–185.00	178.88
8	—	720	120.00–125.00	123.76
24	—	474	150.00–162.00	156.34
22	—	532	147.00–155.00	152.72
10	—	622	132.00–145.00	140.33
5	—	376	158.00–175.00	163.15
2	—	657	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	585	154.50–158.00	156.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
10	—	381	180.00–185.00	183.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	365	193.00–210.00	198.55
3	—	503	167.00–172.00	168.66
1	—	830	144.00	144.00
11	—	484	166.00–178.00	169.89
2	—	760	135.00–138.00	136.48
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
1	—	290	207.50	207.50
5	—	675	138.00–147.00	143.65
9	—	627	153.00–160.00	158.43
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
4	—	409	200.00–205.00	201.24
6	—	318	190.00–215.00	205.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	689	154.00	154.00
2	—	510	180.00	180.00
2	—	482	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	221.00	221.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	170.00–184.00	177.08
1	—	305	167.50	167.50
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
12	—	471	163.00–176.00	168.40
5	—	772	120.00–136.00	124.16
4	—	530	153.00–169.00	159.31
3	—	645	130.00–147.00	141.33
4	—	728	120.00–130.00	127.58
6	—	679	138.00–147.00	142.80
2	—	887	113.00	113.00
10	—	380	170.00–186.00	181.21
7	—	565	162.00–169.00	166.39
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	152.50	152.50
5	—	475	140.00–153.00	142.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,459	86.00–90.00	88.66
1	—	1,505	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,368	78.00–84.00	82.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	66.00–68.00	67.11
4	—	935	52.00–63.00	59.57
7	—	1,026	72.00–80.00	75.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,207	73.00–80.00	78.19
11	—	1,320	89.00–96.00	91.10
4	—	1,226	83.00–85.00	84.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,752	107.00–110.00	108.54
7	—	1,909	116.00–125.00	121.05

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	830.00–1,070.00	971.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,253	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,207	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,183.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,145	950.00	950.00

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