Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.39/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.08 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$159.39

82 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

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	561	164.38	921	67
Medium and Large 2-3	533	137.11	730	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $191 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 sale82 hd

159.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,886 hd

154.53

+4.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−60.08

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	1,559	117.30	1,828	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	88.99	1,394	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	83.66	1,073	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	68.23	667	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,445	112.00	1,618	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,322	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,057	6

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.41/cwt	151.00–166.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	134.81/cwt	128.00–142.50	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	160.15/cwt	151.00–163.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	152.62/cwt	147.00–158.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	127.07/cwt	118.00–139.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	126.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	395	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	188	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	133.26/cwt	131.00–134.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	197.52/cwt	196.00–199.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	165.31/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	182.07/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	163.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	173.32/cwt	158.00–181.00	988	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	175.28/cwt	173.00–177.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	166.84/cwt	158.00–175.00	634	2
Steers	Select	—	1,445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	50.10/cwt	40.00–59.00	426	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	82.79/cwt	79.00–88.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	74.93/cwt	73.00–77.00	796	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,566	88.99/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,394	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	86.01/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,113	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	74.24/cwt	69.00–78.00	919	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	128.90/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,305	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,810	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,022.06/head	850.00–1,175.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,023.77/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,024	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,696	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,245.76/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	144.27/cwt	129.00–157.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	168.51/cwt	155.00–176.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	164.27/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,081	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	140.04/cwt	138.00–151.00	997	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	131.63/cwt	124.00–138.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	169.89/cwt	161.00–182.00	878	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	154.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	122.04/cwt	115.00–136.00	655	3

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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 330Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 38Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
6	—	380	151.00–166.00	155.41
6	—	433	151.00–163.00	160.15
2	—	465	147.00–158.00	152.62
1	—	510	154.00	154.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	128.00	128.00
6	—	615	140.00–146.00	143.99
5	—	570	151.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	128.00–142.50	134.81
5	—	560	118.00–139.00	127.07
3	—	625	120.00–135.00	126.72
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
3	—	537	115.00–136.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	164.00	164.00
2	—	512	161.00	161.00
9	—	665	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
4	—	608	131.00–134.00	133.26
2	—	730	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	210.00–220.00	214.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	195.00	195.00
2	—	375	196.00–199.00	197.52
3	—	675	159.00–170.00	165.31
3	—	563	176.00–185.00	182.07
2	—	730	165.00–167.00	166.00
8	—	793	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	101.00	101.00
8	—	519	129.00–157.00	144.27
4	—	478	124.00–138.00	131.63
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	160.00–168.00	163.38
15	—	570	158.00–181.00	173.32
7	—	407	173.00–177.00	175.28
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	158.00–175.00	166.84
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
9	—	463	155.00–176.00	168.51
7	—	658	160.00–172.00	164.27
13	—	712	138.00–151.00	140.04
7	—	517	161.00–182.00	169.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	112.00	112.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	40.00–59.00	50.10
8	—	1,049	79.00–88.00	82.79
2	—	1,015	60.00–66.00	63.41
3	—	1,062	73.00–77.00	74.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	86.00–95.00	88.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,294	80.00–96.00	86.01
5	—	1,238	69.00–78.00	74.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	128.00–130.00	128.90
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,525	118.00–119.00	118.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	850.00–1,175.00	1,022.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,152	750.00	750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	935	900.00–1,175.00	1,023.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,696	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,361	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,245.76

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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