Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.73/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$167.73

73 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

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	552	173.56	958	59
Medium and Large 2-3	544	143.16	778	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $179 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 sale73 hd

167.73

—

KY average25 barns · 5,432 hd

174.55

−6.82

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	1,747	105.61	1,845	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	78.83	1,016	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,732	75.63	1,310	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	66.04	679	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,230	100.00	1,230	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,286	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	142.43/cwt	139.00–156.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	148.17/cwt	140.00–154.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	144.90/cwt	136.00–154.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	203.34/cwt	203.00–204.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	152.00/cwt	150.00–153.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	163.70/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.30/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	164.95/cwt	161.00–170.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	131.24/cwt	121.00–140.00	798	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.06/cwt	161.00–186.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	194.05/cwt	180.00–196.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	182.74/cwt	180.00–188.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.07/cwt	180.00–190.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	175.39/cwt	166.00–180.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	179.84/cwt	174.00–191.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	202.97/cwt	201.00–205.00	781	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,230	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	66.04/cwt	59.00–71.00	679	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	75.63/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,310	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	70.14/cwt	67.00–72.00	896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	78.24/cwt	74.00–82.00	994	10
Bulls	—	—	1,825	112.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	84.17/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,114	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	99.95/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,724	7
Bulls	—	—	1,670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	123.94/cwt	120.00–128.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	195.92/cwt	190.00–199.00	823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	135.99/cwt	132.00–140.00	737	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	151.95/cwt	138.00–158.00	938	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	124.55/cwt	120.00–131.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	157.90/cwt	149.00–160.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	147.81/cwt	140.00–153.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	122.61/cwt	112.00–131.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	144.27/cwt	135.00–153.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	139.71/cwt	135.00–144.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	997	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,176	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	131.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	144.27/cwt	140.00–154.00	665	13

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 198Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 35Year ago 45

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	912	141.00	141.00
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
3	—	625	157.00–171.00	163.70
3	—	677	151.00–156.00	154.30
3	—	562	161.00–170.00	164.95
1	—	750	156.00	156.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
9	—	525	161.00–186.00	171.06
10	—	421	180.00–196.00	194.05
5	—	471	180.00–188.00	182.74
2	—	715	135.00–145.00	140.03
2	—	340	180.00–190.00	185.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	139.00–156.00	142.43
3	—	521	150.00–153.00	152.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	608	121.00–140.00	131.24
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	740	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	203.00–204.00	203.34
1	—	240	202.50	202.50
1	—	270	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	140.00–154.00	148.17
3	—	661	130.00	130.00
3	—	901	131.00	131.00
8	—	520	136.00–154.00	144.90
8	—	612	140.00–153.00	147.81
2	—	423	135.00–153.00	144.27
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
3	—	373	135.00–144.00	139.71
3	—	737	125.00–135.00	131.74
13	—	461	140.00–154.00	144.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	117.50	117.50
3	—	428	112.00–131.00	122.61
2	—	997	118.00	118.00
3	—	576	112.00	112.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	166.00–180.00	175.39
5	—	479	174.00–191.00	179.84
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
5	—	420	190.00–199.00	195.92
6	—	617	138.00–158.00	151.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	201.00–205.00	202.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00–128.00	123.94
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
4	—	542	132.00–140.00	135.99
5	—	578	120.00–131.00	124.55
5	—	481	149.00–160.00	157.90
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	59.00–71.00	66.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	75.00–76.00	75.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	67.00–72.00	70.14
10	—	1,271	74.00–82.00	78.24
6	—	1,323	83.00–86.00	84.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	110.00–115.00	112.35
7	—	1,725	87.00–106.00	99.95
1	—	1,670	125.00	125.00

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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