Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Lite weight steers 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.36/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$157.36

96 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$19.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.88

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	529	159.02	842	88
Medium and Large 2-3	516	139.16	718	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $124 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 sale96 hd

157.36

—

KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd

165.24

−7.88

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	1,756	122.98	2,159	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,329	88.88	1,181	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	86.21	1,350	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	77.00	889	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	—	338	157.56/cwt	155.00–160.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	136.01/cwt	131.00–146.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	166.18/cwt	157.00–174.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.62/cwt	155.00–167.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	164.25/cwt	163.00–165.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	149.42/cwt	142.50–160.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.19/cwt	130.00–140.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	144.15/cwt	130.00–150.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	184.89/cwt	182.00–197.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	217.13/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	187.58/cwt	172.00–193.00	1,069	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	209.48/cwt	205.00–211.00	901	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	82.02/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,083	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	889	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	84.95/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,308	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	124.78/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	95.74/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	167.88/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	190.17/cwt	185.00–195.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	143.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	185.59/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,075	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,154	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	172.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	176.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	183.10/cwt	177.00–196.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	166.40/cwt	157.00–170.00	735	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	165.72/cwt	155.00–172.00	938	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	437	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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 198Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 55Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	155.00–160.00	157.56
3	—	728	131.00–146.00	136.01
6	—	502	157.00–174.00	166.18
13	—	477	155.00–167.00	161.62
4	—	393	163.00–165.00	164.25
4	—	288	142.50–160.00	149.42
5	—	662	130.00–140.00	133.19
2	—	630	141.00–145.00	143.02
20	—	442	157.00–170.00	166.40
20	—	566	155.00–172.00	165.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
5	—	520	130.00–150.00	144.15
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
1	—	330	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	785	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	215.00	215.00
1	—	505	218.00	218.00
4	—	301	210.00	210.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
8	—	484	211.00–219.00	217.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	194.00	194.00
4	—	528	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	182.00–197.00	184.89
1	—	640	179.00	179.00
7	—	570	172.00–193.00	187.58
1	—	725	174.00	174.00
1	—	880	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
2	—	710	154.00–160.00	156.96
2	—	660	160.00–176.00	167.88
1	—	760	160.00	160.00
2	—	327	192.00	192.00
2	—	430	185.00–195.00	190.17
14	—	579	170.00–193.00	185.59
4	—	624	170.00–179.00	172.16
6	—	524	170.00–180.00	176.45
5	—	476	177.00–196.00	183.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	430	205.00–211.00	209.48
2	—	530	199.00	199.00
2	—	495	201.00	201.00
1	—	640	187.00	187.00
1	—	215	200.00	200.00
6	—	388	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	149.00	149.00
1	—	480	171.00	171.00
2	—	542	164.00	164.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	77.00–86.00	82.02
3	—	1,337	90.00–104.00	95.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,540	83.00–89.00	84.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,765	120.00–129.00	124.78
1	—	1,710	114.00	114.00

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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