Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $181.31/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −38.17 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$181.31

70 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$38.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.14

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	523	187.41	981	59
Medium and Large 2-3	512	148.59	761	11thin

One grade step is worth $38.82/cwt here — about $220 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 sale70 hd

181.31

—

KY average24 barns · 2,490 hd

166.17

+15.14

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−38.17

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	—	Average	1,769	126.63	2,240	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	94.28	1,246	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	93.52	1,495	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	986	75.70	746	12

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	175.29/cwt	173.00–177.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	156.99/cwt	154.00–160.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	141.74/cwt	141.00–142.50	387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	157.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	166.54/cwt	162.00–170.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	191.97/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	166.20/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	204.39/cwt	200.00–208.00	957	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	633	182.48/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,155	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	446	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	64.44/cwt	60.00–68.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	82.64/cwt	77.00–88.00	838	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	95.78/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,574	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	95.82/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,264	8
Bulls	—	—	1,550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,814	1
Bulls	—	—	1,796	127.83/cwt	123.00–132.00	2,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	162.03/cwt	151.00–168.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	147.65/cwt	130.00–166.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	143.81/cwt	130.00–158.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	176.16/cwt	169.00–183.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	192.02/cwt	174.00–197.00	910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	181.81/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,027	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	150.50/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,106	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 226Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 79Year ago 34

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady on a lite test, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	159.00	159.00
4	—	486	173.00–177.00	175.29
4	—	559	154.00–160.00	156.99
4	—	273	141.00–142.50	141.74
3	—	320	150.00–170.00	157.08
1	—	735	130.00	130.00
4	—	381	162.00–170.00	166.54
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	153.00	153.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
2	—	578	191.00–193.00	191.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	160.00–173.00	166.20
2	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	285	191.00	191.00
2	—	430	169.00–183.00	176.16
14	—	474	174.00–197.00	192.02
5	—	565	170.00–188.00	181.81
1	—	790	140.00	140.00
3	—	516	191.00	191.00
2	—	735	146.00–155.00	150.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	200.00–208.00	204.39
10	—	633	181.00–186.00	182.48
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
1	—	365	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	151.00–168.00	162.03
2	—	515	130.00–166.00	147.65
1	—	775	131.00	131.00
2	—	568	130.00–158.00	143.81
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
1	—	280	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	54.00	54.00
3	—	965	60.00–68.00	64.44
8	—	1,014	77.00–88.00	82.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	90.00–101.00	95.78
1	—	1,510	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	82.00	82.00
8	—	1,319	90.00–104.00	95.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	117.00	117.00
8	—	1,796	123.00–132.00	127.83

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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