Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.16/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$156.16

255 head · 919 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$675

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

$22.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

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	921	156.25	1,438	254
Medium and Large 2-3	570	134.00	764	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $675 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 sale255 hd

156.16

—

KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd

162.82

−6.66

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	1,704	118.58	2,020	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,348	92.96	1,253	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	91.81	1,438	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	79.52	839	10

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.24/cwt	130.00–141.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,027	147.70/cwt	147.70–147.70	1,517	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	156.95/cwt	156.95–156.95	1,518	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	159.41/cwt	157.90–160.90	1,427	121
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	975	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	149.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	162.13/cwt	151.00–164.00	747	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.89/cwt	145.00–155.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	112.95/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,790	4
Bulls	—	—	2,070	132.28/cwt	131.00–133.00	2,738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,246	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	95.08/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	82.00/cwt	79.00–85.00	869	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	73.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	828	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	83.97/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,125	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	99.49/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,346	11

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 298Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 59Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
5	—	610	130.00–141.00	132.24
1	—	965	109.00	109.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
4	—	465	159.00–161.00	160.01
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
7	—	569	144.00–151.00	149.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
3	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	595	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,027	147.70	147.70
60	—	967	156.95	156.95
121	—	895	157.90–160.90	159.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	166.00	166.00
5	—	584	163.00	163.00
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	159.00	159.00
1	—	750	151.00	151.00
1	—	600	143.00	143.00
1	—	480	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	135.00–137.00	135.82
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	517	140.00	140.00
3	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
3	—	426	165.00	165.00
2	—	563	145.00–150.00	147.51
3	—	758	128.00–129.00	128.67
11	—	461	151.00–164.00	162.13
12	—	518	145.00–155.00	152.89
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,585	109.00–117.00	112.95
3	—	2,070	131.00–133.00	132.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,582	91.00–97.00	95.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,060	79.00–85.00	82.00
1	—	1,055	92.00	92.00
2	—	1,133	70.00–76.00	73.09
1	—	865	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,340	79.00–88.00	83.97
11	—	1,353	93.00–110.00	99.49

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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