Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.86/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$152.86

152 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$691

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

$29.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.29

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	866	153.25	1,328	150
Medium and Large 2-3	515	123.75	637	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.50/cwt here — about $691 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 sale152 hd

152.86

—

KY average25 barns · 5,751 hd

166.15

−13.29

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	1,653	106.67	1,764	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	85.08	1,229	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	83.10	1,099	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	74.75	812	5thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	528	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	173.05/cwt	169.00–179.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	184.12/cwt	171.00–193.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	164.83/cwt	161.00–169.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	178.23/cwt	170.00–185.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	141.76/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	168.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.91/cwt	161.00–165.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	515	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	157.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	169.95/cwt	164.00–172.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	140.00/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,177	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	982	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	85.08/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,229	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,283	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,864	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	84.12/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,120	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	81.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	873	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	155.85/cwt	151.00–161.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	159.54/cwt	150.00–163.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	164.58/cwt	160.00–169.00	708	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	167.53/cwt	164.00–171.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	145.55/cwt	135.00–151.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	196.56/cwt	180.00–202.00	776	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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 156Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 70Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00–150.00	144.88
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
9	—	572	155.00–162.00	157.30
4	—	483	169.00–179.00	173.05
4	—	605	150.00	150.00
5	—	381	171.00–193.00	184.12
2	—	413	151.00–161.00	155.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	545	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	161.00–169.00	164.83
4	—	790	141.00–142.00	141.76
2	—	422	198.00	198.00
8	—	565	165.00–170.00	168.70
2	—	523	161.00–165.00	162.91
1	—	285	192.50	192.50
3	—	841	138.00–141.00	140.00
4	—	395	180.00–202.00	196.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	142.50	142.50
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	935	150.00	150.00
4	—	718	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	170.00–185.00	178.23
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
2	—	282	182.50	182.50
5	—	566	150.00–160.00	157.92
10	—	482	164.00–172.00	169.95
2	—	793	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	1,040	110.00	110.00
10	—	519	150.00–163.00	159.54
9	—	430	160.00–169.00	164.58
2	—	338	164.00–171.00	167.53
3	—	1,081	110.00	110.00
6	—	629	135.00–151.00	145.55
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	77.00	77.00
6	—	1,331	79.00–86.00	84.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	83.00–87.00	85.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	52.00	52.00
3	—	1,070	80.00–84.00	81.59
1	—	1,060	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,710	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,855	119.00	119.00

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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