Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.24/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$140.24

225 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$39.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.50

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	514	144.50	742	195
Medium and Large 2-3	599	112.80	675	29
Small and Medium 1-2	470	105.00	494	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $249 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 sale225 hd

140.24

—

KY average23 barns · 6,747 hd

148.74

−8.50

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	1,701	100.55	1,711	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,628	66.79	1,087	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,292	63.54	821	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,108	60.36	669	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,625	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	482	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	146.24/cwt	137.00–150.00	831	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.90/cwt	130.00–152.00	759	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	100.14/cwt	99.00–101.00	703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	146.24/cwt	139.00–152.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	133.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	113.91/cwt	101.00–125.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	142.73/cwt	132.00–151.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	120.16/cwt	120.00–121.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	173.06/cwt	161.00–179.00	967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.65/cwt	130.00–150.00	698	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	135.23/cwt	130.00–147.50	375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	147.70/cwt	130.00–151.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	119.00–131.00	852	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	157.99/cwt	145.00–161.00	998	13
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	555	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	183.75/cwt	178.00–188.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	171.67/cwt	162.50–177.50	579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	117.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	180.91/cwt	180.00–182.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	158.65/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,090	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	156.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.14/cwt	157.50–179.00	874	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	182.73/cwt	170.00–188.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.73/cwt	162.00–182.00	830	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	146.72/cwt	140.00–151.00	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	159.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	175.27/cwt	173.00–182.50	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	129.38/cwt	124.00–136.00	941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	56.45/cwt	54.00–59.00	662	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	54.68/cwt	53.00–56.00	705	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	70.70/cwt	69.00–73.00	937	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	64.22/cwt	62.00–66.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	64.00/cwt	61.00–67.00	810	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	71.28/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,198	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	61.46/cwt	60.00–63.00	934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,822	104.58/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	129.52/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	152.22/cwt	146.00–154.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	112.36/cwt	107.00–115.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	109.90/cwt	105.00–115.00	734	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	123.28/cwt	120.00–130.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	159.60/cwt	159.00–160.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	156.88/cwt	154.00–158.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	155.47/cwt	154.00–160.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.28/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.46/cwt	157.50–177.50	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	138.64/cwt	120.00–156.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	144.01/cwt	143.00–146.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	178.22/cwt	170.00–190.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	144.52/cwt	137.50–151.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	129.21/cwt	110.00–135.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	141.27/cwt	129.00–155.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	887	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 243Year ago 793

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 110Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	120.00–125.00	123.29
7	—	702	99.00–101.00	100.14
3	—	580	101.00–125.00	113.91
6	—	542	120.00–121.00	120.16
3	—	642	107.00–115.00	112.36
3	—	668	105.00–115.00	109.90
1	—	810	101.00	101.00
3	—	422	120.00–130.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	568	137.00–150.00	146.24
35	—	513	130.00–152.00	147.90
9	—	374	139.00–152.00	146.24
4	—	341	130.00–135.00	133.77
13	—	434	132.00–151.00	142.73
1	—	230	132.50	132.50
3	—	618	135.00–138.00	135.97
2	—	795	115.00	115.00
22	—	479	130.00–150.00	145.65
5	—	277	130.00–147.50	135.23
4	—	827	110.00	110.00
12	—	655	119.00–131.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	159.00–160.00	159.60
8	—	481	154.00–158.00	156.88
12	—	414	154.00–160.00	155.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	559	161.00–179.00	173.06
1	—	260	192.50	192.50
13	—	632	145.00–161.00	157.99
1	—	830	133.00	133.00
7	—	470	178.00–188.00	183.75
3	—	337	162.50–177.50	171.67
27	—	687	152.00–160.00	158.65
17	—	526	157.50–179.00	166.14
8	—	433	170.00–188.00	182.73
2	—	865	136.00–144.00	139.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	163.00–165.00	164.00
12	—	526	180.00–182.00	180.91
3	—	605	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
2	—	422	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	130.00–151.00	147.70
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	673	110.00–125.00	117.25
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	153.00–160.00	156.57
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	106.00	106.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	162.00–182.00	174.73
7	—	609	140.00–151.00	146.72
8	—	508	150.00–170.00	159.26
4	—	440	173.00–182.50	175.27
3	—	727	124.00–136.00	129.38
2	—	818	124.00–135.00	129.52
9	—	569	146.00–154.00	152.22
1	—	980	119.00	119.00
4	—	776	125.00–134.00	130.28
5	—	328	157.50–177.50	166.46
6	—	369	170.00–190.00	178.22
2	—	653	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	118.00	118.00
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
8	—	478	120.00–156.00	138.64
5	—	532	143.00–146.00	144.01
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
2	—	370	137.50–151.00	144.52
5	—	580	110.00–135.00	129.21
9	—	432	129.00–155.00	141.27
1	—	755	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,173	54.00–59.00	56.45
6	—	1,101	62.00–66.00	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,680	69.00–73.00	71.28
2	—	1,520	60.00–63.00	61.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	42.50	42.50
3	—	1,290	53.00–56.00	54.68
6	—	1,325	69.00–73.00	70.70
10	—	1,266	61.00–67.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,822	101.00–110.00	104.58
1	—	1,565	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,475	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,625	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	925.00	925.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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