Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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 $149.57/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$149.57

130 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$34.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.17

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	669	152.19	1,018	120
Medium and Large 2-3	554	118.17	654	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $364 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 sale130 hd

149.57

—

KY average24 barns · 2,860 hd

146.40

+3.17

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	1,524	117.46	1,790	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	98.52	1,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	85.72	1,119	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	78.99	908	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,360	106.00	1,442	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	783	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	119.82/cwt	110.00–130.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.52/cwt	140.00–159.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.96/cwt	139.00–160.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,414	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	148.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	130.24/cwt	115.00–145.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.78/cwt	141.00–144.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	150.33/cwt	150.00–151.00	693	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	490	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	568	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,360	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,442	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	82.57/cwt	79.00–85.00	912	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	71.88/cwt	65.00–75.00	891	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	89.60/cwt	88.00–91.00	909	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	98.52/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	79.36/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,044	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	91.29/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,184	8
Bulls	—	—	1,195	103.59/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,238	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	115.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,625	5
Bulls	—	—	1,843	127.41/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	106.63/cwt	103.00–110.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.14/cwt	140.00–154.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	129.50/cwt	126.00–133.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	133.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.38/cwt	152.00–159.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,104	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	121.67/cwt	121.00–123.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.44/cwt	137.00–150.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	911	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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 245Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 54Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	783	119.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	680	130.00–140.00	136.64
10	—	570	140.00–159.00	149.52
6	—	520	139.00–160.00	148.96
10	—	620	141.00–150.00	148.25
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
2	—	857	125.00	125.00
3	—	387	152.00–159.00	155.38
3	—	741	121.00–123.00	121.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	647	109.00	109.00
2	—	473	115.00–120.00	117.51
2	—	560	110.00–130.00	119.82
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	133.00–136.00	134.50
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	703	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
3	—	900	134.00	134.00
1	—	605	163.00	163.00
1	—	590	148.00	148.00
1	—	665	147.00	147.00
1	—	950	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	912	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	115.00–145.00	130.24
1	—	430	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
5	—	575	141.00–144.00	141.78
3	—	780	114.00–115.00	114.34
2	—	423	150.00–151.00	150.51
6	—	461	150.00–151.00	150.33
4	—	523	140.00–154.00	145.14
2	—	710	126.00–133.00	129.50
1	—	350	177.50	177.50
1	—	860	116.00	116.00
1	—	310	162.50	162.50
5	—	626	135.00–143.00	138.21
9	—	673	137.00–150.00	141.44
1	—	980	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	103.00–110.00	106.63
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
3	—	536	129.00–135.00	133.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	106.00	106.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	79.00–85.00	82.57
5	—	1,239	65.00–75.00	71.88
2	—	1,015	88.00–91.00	89.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	96.00–101.00	98.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	76.00–85.00	79.36
8	—	1,297	86.00–95.00	91.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	101.00–105.00	103.59
5	—	1,403	110.00–119.00	115.84
5	—	1,843	120.00–133.00	127.41

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Stanford Livestock Auction