Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for Labor Day Holiday

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$146.07

91 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$18.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.91

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	535	147.27	788	85
Medium and Large 2-3	441	129.08	569	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.19/cwt here — about $218 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 sale91 hd

146.07

—

KY average25 barns · 5,650 hd

159.97

−13.91

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	1,550	105.93	1,642	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	83.00	1,299	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	76.17	985	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	69.20	691	10

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 2-3	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.69/cwt	125.00–138.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	153.66/cwt	140.00–160.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.58/cwt	140.00–160.00	806	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.78/cwt	140.00–155.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.25/cwt	131.00–144.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	177.74/cwt	165.00–185.00	926	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	166.53/cwt	151.00–172.00	959	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	164.36/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	926	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.41/cwt	140.00–156.00	846	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	138.20/cwt	132.00–145.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	183.88/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	130.48/cwt	130.00–131.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	148.26/cwt	122.00–161.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	149.69/cwt	142.00–155.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	139.77/cwt	122.00–160.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	140.53/cwt	125.00–150.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	130.38/cwt	124.00–139.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	170.34/cwt	170.00–171.00	656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,307	93.93/cwt	84.00–101.00	1,228	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	112.88/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	76.43/cwt	75.00–79.00	974	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,114	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	72.43/cwt	71.00–74.00	976	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,193	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	75.49/cwt	75.00–76.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	68.12/cwt	64.00–73.00	684	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	59.52/cwt	53.00–63.00	552	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 270Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 52

No comparison due to no sale last week for Labor Day Holiday

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	122.50	122.50
2	—	458	135.00	135.00
2	—	368	130.00–131.00	130.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	125.00–138.00	132.69
3	—	317	150.00–151.00	150.34
3	—	268	140.00–160.00	153.66
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
21	—	525	140.00–160.00	153.58
9	—	474	140.00–155.00	150.78
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
8	—	627	131.00–144.00	140.25
11	—	685	130.00–136.00	135.18
15	—	566	140.00–156.00	149.41
9	—	432	142.00–155.00	149.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	192.00	192.00
1	—	765	144.00	144.00
1	—	710	143.00	143.00
1	—	425	176.00	176.00
6	—	562	170.00–191.00	183.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	131.00	131.00
1	—	220	157.50	157.50
11	—	521	165.00–185.00	177.74
6	—	576	151.00–172.00	166.53
3	—	613	162.00–166.00	164.36
3	—	473	175.00–180.00	178.27
3	—	437	177.00–180.00	178.01
4	—	670	132.00–145.00	138.20
3	—	385	170.00–171.00	170.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	122.00–161.00	148.26
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
3	—	475	122.00–160.00	139.77
3	—	573	125.00–150.00	140.53
3	—	627	124.00–139.00	130.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,307	84.00–101.00	93.93
2	—	1,715	112.00–114.00	112.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	75.00–79.00	76.43
1	—	1,310	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,347	71.00–74.00	72.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,560	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	75.00–76.00	75.49
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
4	—	1,004	64.00–73.00	68.12
3	—	928	53.00–63.00	59.52

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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