Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate to lite demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.08/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$136.08

105 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$28.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.27

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	506	141.53	716	85
Medium and Large 2-3	565	112.89	638	20

One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $78 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 sale105 hd

136.08

—

KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd

148.35

−12.27

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	—	Low	1,846	100.41	1,853	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	66.82	1,048	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	63.53	845	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	54.10	584	8thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	380	116.93/cwt	100.00–130.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.25/cwt	143.00–148.00	681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	126.12/cwt	120.00–133.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.59/cwt	122.00–124.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	148.24/cwt	148.00–149.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.40/cwt	130.00–150.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	175.08/cwt	170.00–183.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.04/cwt	165.00–175.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	188.05/cwt	180.00–190.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	136.46/cwt	132.50–140.00	304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	159.04/cwt	152.00–164.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	176.29/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	162.94/cwt	150.00–169.00	697	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	158.68/cwt	150.00–170.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	163.37/cwt	159.00–170.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	157.36/cwt	156.00–160.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	65.63/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,035	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	65.44/cwt	62.00–68.00	881	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	49.97/cwt	45.00–56.00	524	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	59.98/cwt	59.00–61.00	680	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	712	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	821	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	69.30/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,086	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	51.21/cwt	49.00–52.00	661	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	758	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	71.13/cwt	69.00–75.00	939	5
Bulls	—	—	1,847	91.20/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	137.63/cwt	129.00–146.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.50	372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	141.29/cwt	140.00–142.50	322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.93/cwt	134.00–152.00	910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	131.63/cwt	123.00–139.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	119.74/cwt	116.00–121.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	112.63/cwt	108.00–115.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.81/cwt	130.00–152.50	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	107.79/cwt	102.00–117.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	160.41/cwt	160.00–161.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	141.04/cwt	129.00–147.00	746	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	121.31/cwt	110.00–126.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	110.26/cwt	97.00–120.00	576	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 Oct 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 371Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 123Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	100.00–130.00	116.93
1	—	880	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	101.00	101.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
6	—	629	102.00–117.00	107.79
5	—	571	110.00–126.00	121.31
3	—	522	97.00–120.00	110.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	140.00–150.00	146.23
11	—	469	143.00–148.00	145.25
5	—	620	120.00–133.00	126.12
5	—	705	122.00–124.00	123.59
4	—	363	148.00–149.00	148.24
11	—	579	130.00–150.00	141.40
2	—	223	132.50–140.00	136.46
3	—	328	130.00–152.50	143.81
2	—	280	130.00–135.00	132.37
28	—	529	129.00–147.00	141.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	160.00–161.00	160.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	170.00–183.00	175.08
5	—	431	165.00–175.00	172.04
4	—	945	142.00	142.00
4	—	613	152.00–164.00	159.04
3	—	660	156.00	156.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
8	—	571	169.00–181.00	176.29
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
2	—	355	154.00–155.00	154.49
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	180.00–190.00	188.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	115.00	115.00
8	—	428	150.00–169.00	162.94
1	—	915	95.00	95.00
6	—	564	150.00–170.00	158.68
5	—	516	159.00–170.00	163.37
2	—	228	140.00–142.50	141.29
7	—	628	134.00–152.00	144.93
6	—	657	123.00–139.00	131.63
4	—	776	116.00–121.00	119.74
3	—	832	108.00–115.00	112.63
3	—	483	169.00–170.00	169.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	156.00–160.00	157.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	129.00–146.00	137.63
2	—	278	130.00–137.50	133.65
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,577	63.00–67.00	65.63
1	—	1,520	54.00	54.00
9	—	1,567	68.00–72.00	69.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,347	62.00–68.00	65.44
5	—	1,291	49.00–52.00	51.21
4	—	1,296	58.00–59.00	58.49
5	—	1,320	69.00–75.00	71.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,048	45.00–56.00	49.97
2	—	1,133	59.00–61.00	59.98
1	—	1,130	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,847	90.00–93.00	91.20
6	—	1,845	103.00–107.00	105.01

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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