Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 400 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.08/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$123.08

101 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$21.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.64

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	539	128.45	692	76
Medium and Large 2-3	589	106.77	629	25

One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about $63 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 sale101 hd

123.08

—

KY average24 barns · 5,125 hd

144.72

−21.64

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	1,713	100.88	1,728	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	72.51	1,163	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	67.49	879	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	58.03	591	29
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	96.00	1,166	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$1,029	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$920	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,347	$1,109	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.21/cwt	168.00–172.50	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	124.21/cwt	115.00–127.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	113.00/cwt	101.00–127.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	106.69/cwt	100.00–110.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.35/cwt	111.00–119.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	130.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	96.39/cwt	87.00–101.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	131.42/cwt	120.00–138.00	619	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	131.73/cwt	120.00–135.00	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.15/cwt	90.00–110.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	138.78/cwt	130.00–142.50	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	105.92/cwt	100.00–112.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	155.21/cwt	145.00–167.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	149.45/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,085	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	150.80/cwt	142.00–165.00	843	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	135.92/cwt	129.00–145.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	192.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	526	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	537	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,002	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	66.47/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,016	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	65.11/cwt	62.00–67.00	830	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	52.34/cwt	44.00–58.00	674	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,082	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	714	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	51.34/cwt	42.00–58.00	529	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	63.55/cwt	61.00–67.00	637	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	72.20/cwt	68.00–76.00	952	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	73.66/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,194	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,670	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	103.78/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,760	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	93.41/cwt	84.00–99.00	1,568	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,477	1,190.37/head	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,190	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,105	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	101.00/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,058	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	1,029.24/head	850.00–1,175.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	146.47/cwt	141.00–152.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	102.22/cwt	101.00–106.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	135.80/cwt	122.50–150.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.30/cwt	129.00–139.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	923	91.93/cwt	83.00–101.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	123.97/cwt	116.00–131.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	125.29/cwt	116.00–135.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	133.38/cwt	116.00–144.00	628	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	108.37/cwt	96.00–119.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	106.94/cwt	95.00–116.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	123.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	414	129.89/cwt	121.00–135.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	109.04/cwt	107.00–111.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.31/cwt	164.00–167.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	175.34/cwt	160.00–182.50	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	98.50/cwt	91.00–106.00	699	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 Oct 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 277Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 96Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	168.00–172.50	170.21
3	—	703	118.00–120.00	118.66
16	—	559	142.00–165.00	150.80
3	—	673	129.00–145.00	135.92
2	—	273	190.00–195.00	192.66
2	—	533	141.00–152.00	146.47
7	—	623	129.00–139.00	135.30
2	—	763	120.00–127.00	123.51
2	—	818	107.00–111.00	109.04
9	—	473	164.00–167.00	166.31
3	—	372	160.00–182.50	175.34
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	766	101.00–106.00	102.22
2	—	383	122.50–150.00	135.80
1	—	300	142.50	142.50
2	—	923	83.00–101.00	91.93
4	—	528	116.00–131.00	123.97
2	—	568	116.00–135.00	125.29
7	—	471	116.00–144.00	133.38
5	—	687	96.00–119.00	108.37
4	—	632	95.00–116.00	106.94
4	—	414	121.00–135.00	129.89
2	—	710	91.00–106.00	98.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	120.00–121.00	120.49
8	—	663	115.00–127.00	124.21
3	—	932	100.00–110.00	106.69
3	—	708	111.00–119.00	116.35
12	—	418	126.00–134.00	130.81
2	—	613	124.00–125.00	124.49
16	—	471	120.00–138.00	131.42
15	—	528	120.00–135.00	131.73
4	—	360	130.00–142.50	138.78
4	—	324	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	101.00–127.00	113.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
3	—	728	87.00–101.00	96.39
7	—	432	112.50	112.50
2	—	685	90.00–110.00	100.15
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	112.50	112.50
3	—	517	100.00–112.00	105.92
2	—	850	101.00–103.00	102.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	794	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	331	177.50	177.50
1	—	390	157.50	157.50
1	—	235	187.50	187.50
7	—	589	145.00–167.00	155.21
1	—	840	131.00	131.00
1	—	605	146.00	146.00
4	—	403	168.00	168.00
8	—	726	146.00–153.00	149.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	65.00–69.00	66.47
2	—	1,688	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,621	71.00–75.00	73.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	62.00–67.00	65.11
4	—	1,288	44.00–58.00	52.34
1	—	1,370	79.00	79.00
15	—	1,318	68.00–76.00	72.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	68.00–70.00	69.00
14	—	1,031	42.00–58.00	51.34
13	—	1,003	61.00–67.00	63.55
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	105.00	105.00
1	—	2,035	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,696	102.00–105.00	103.78
4	—	1,679	84.00–99.00	93.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,477	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,190.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	825.00	825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	99.00–103.00	101.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,505	850.00–1,175.00	1,029.24

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle