Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a mostly plain quality offering, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.67/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$151.67

101 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$24.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

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	498	157.52	785	77
Medium and Large 2-3	583	132.93	775	24

One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $10 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 sale101 hd

151.67

—

KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd

152.97

−1.30

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	1,795	126.36	2,268	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	85.72	1,317	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	80.32	1,034	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,051	73.44	772	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	169.40/cwt	162.00–177.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	165.71/cwt	159.00–173.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	153.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	174.67/cwt	162.00–179.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	155.92/cwt	151.00–162.00	733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	982	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	154.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	148.61/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	181.02/cwt	180.00–182.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	150.21/cwt	144.00–155.00	859	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	175.28/cwt	165.00–179.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.18/cwt	171.00–177.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	175.16/cwt	170.00–186.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	157.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.04/cwt	137.00–140.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.97/cwt	151.00–168.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	172.70/cwt	162.00–182.00	813	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	85.72/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	84.06/cwt	80.00–86.00	906	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	71.09/cwt	68.00–76.00	723	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	63.21/cwt	61.00–65.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,799	129.95/cwt	123.00–138.00	2,338	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	84.42/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,114	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	115.58/cwt	114.00–117.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	142.74/cwt	131.00–155.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	172.11/cwt	170.00–174.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.32/cwt	165.00–179.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	135.23/cwt	124.00–144.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	122.64/cwt	120.00–124.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	147.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	140.14/cwt	134.00–142.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	180.62/cwt	165.00–188.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	154.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.59/cwt	145.00–162.00	796	12

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 266Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	162.00–177.00	169.40
4	—	616	150.00–155.00	153.69
9	—	519	162.00–179.00	174.67
1	—	690	143.00	143.00
5	—	716	147.00–149.00	148.61
1	—	845	133.00	133.00
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
10	—	414	165.00–179.00	175.28
6	—	374	171.00–177.00	175.18
3	—	290	201.00	201.00
3	—	465	170.00–186.00	175.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
1	—	295	162.50	162.50
4	—	436	151.00–155.00	154.05
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
2	—	935	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	135.00–140.00	138.00
1	—	240	172.00	172.00
8	—	437	159.00–173.00	165.71
18	—	470	151.00–162.00	155.92
2	—	320	180.00–182.00	181.02
13	—	572	144.00–155.00	150.21
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	945	114.00	114.00
3	—	617	144.00–149.00	147.30
8	—	366	165.00–188.00	180.62
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	112.00	112.00
12	—	518	145.00–162.00	153.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00	150.00
2	—	523	136.00–140.00	138.07
2	—	982	99.00	99.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	99.00	99.00
3	—	668	120.00–124.00	122.64
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
6	—	583	134.00–142.00	140.14
2	—	750	114.00	114.00
4	—	382	151.00–157.00	154.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	150.00–170.00	157.00
3	—	665	137.00–140.00	138.04
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
6	—	535	151.00–168.00	156.97
2	—	630	136.00–142.00	139.00
9	—	471	162.00–182.00	172.70
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	170.00–174.00	172.11
2	—	378	165.00–179.00	172.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	113.00	113.00
2	—	470	131.00–155.00	142.74
2	—	660	120.00–126.00	122.95
2	—	532	146.00	146.00
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
5	—	577	124.00–144.00	135.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	83.00–88.00	85.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,320	83.00–87.00	84.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	80.00–86.00	84.06
5	—	1,017	68.00–76.00	71.09
3	—	1,070	61.00–65.00	63.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,799	123.00–138.00	129.95
2	—	1,783	114.00–117.00	115.58

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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