Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder classes sold with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Good demand on slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.99/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$154.99

151 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.00

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	156.23	766	143
Medium and Large 2-3	510	132.92	678	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.31/cwt here — about $88 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 sale151 hd

154.99

—

KY average24 barns · 5,910 hd

149.00

+6.00

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	1,613	116.11	1,872	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	87.63	1,361	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	81.93	1,031	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	70.61	736	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	659	133.36/cwt	126.00–138.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.06/cwt	147.00–159.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	149.73/cwt	142.00–153.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.98/cwt	150.00–165.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	367	204.80/cwt	200.00–210.00	752	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	141.27/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	469	199.61/cwt	196.00–200.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	151.42/cwt	141.00–160.00	719	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	178.13/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,028	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	192.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	204.71/cwt	203.00–205.00	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	323	204.73/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	179.37/cwt	178.00–182.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	183.38/cwt	178.00–192.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	602	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	777	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	547	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	684	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	688	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	179.73/cwt	174.00–185.00	669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	938	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	90.11/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,113	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.34/cwt	59.00–62.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	80.39/cwt	77.00–83.00	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	69.51/cwt	63.00–75.00	699	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	88.95/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,360	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	81.20/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,005	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	71.68/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,387	103.12/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,430	5
Bulls	—	—	1,774	125.38/cwt	118.00–133.00	2,224	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	12,789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	135.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	901	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.86/cwt	160.00–181.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.29/cwt	139.00–149.00	898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	174.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	157.09/cwt	150.00–174.00	839	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	110.97/cwt	110.00–114.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.18/cwt	136.00–151.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	158.42/cwt	158.00–158.50	930	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	162.61/cwt	161.00–163.00	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	291	182.10/cwt	182.00–182.50	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	179.37/cwt	177.00–180.00	592	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	164.91/cwt	155.00–174.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	138.45/cwt	135.00–145.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	416	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 402Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 90Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to last monday: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder classes sold with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Good demand on 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
5	—	659	126.00–138.00	133.36
16	—	516	147.00–159.00	153.06
10	—	417	142.00–153.00	149.73
10	—	386	150.00–165.00	159.98
2	—	260	155.00	155.00
27	—	475	141.00–160.00	151.42
4	—	579	136.00–151.00	142.18
12	—	620	140.00–142.00	140.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
3	—	463	135.00–145.00	138.45
2	—	645	118.00–125.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	587	158.00–158.50	158.42
10	—	515	161.00–163.00	162.61
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	291	182.00–182.50	182.10
9	—	330	177.00–180.00	179.37
9	—	416	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	200.00–210.00	204.80
10	—	469	196.00–200.00	199.61
7	—	431	203.00–205.00	204.71
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.73
1	—	270	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	722	140.00–143.00	141.27
15	—	577	178.00–179.00	178.13
8	—	436	185.00–195.00	192.92
3	—	520	178.00–182.00	179.37
3	—	477	178.00–192.00	183.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	185.00	185.00
3	—	706	150.00	150.00
8	—	560	192.00	192.00
1	—	635	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	157.00	157.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	129.00	129.00
8	—	575	125.00	125.00
6	—	547	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	130.00	130.00
12	—	488	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	705	140.00	140.00
3	—	372	174.00–185.00	179.73
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
8	—	666	130.00–142.00	135.33
7	—	475	160.00–181.00	169.86
5	—	618	139.00–149.00	145.29
5	—	429	170.00–180.00	174.64
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
18	—	534	150.00–174.00	157.09
4	—	879	110.00–114.00	110.97
7	—	568	155.00–174.00	164.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	205.00	205.00
1	—	630	154.00	154.00
1	—	530	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	88.00–95.00	90.11
14	—	1,238	77.00–85.00	81.20
3	—	1,395	67.00–74.00	71.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	59.00–62.00	60.34
3	—	1,118	77.00–83.00	80.39
8	—	1,006	63.00–75.00	69.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,529	87.00–93.00	88.95
2	—	1,600	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,387	100.00–109.00	103.12
7	—	1,774	118.00–133.00	125.38

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	980.00	980.00

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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