Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: All classes sold mostly steady on a lite test of mostly plain quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.89/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$125.89

35 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$26.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.14

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	429	134.85	579	23
Medium and Large 2-3	528	108.71	574	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.14/cwt here — about $5 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 sale35 hd

125.89

—

KY average21 barns · 6,214 hd

148.03

−22.14

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	1,499	98.48	1,476	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	77.00	1,309	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	72.44	956	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	65.14	675	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	105.52/cwt	99.00–112.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	140.37/cwt	136.00–144.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	112.20/cwt	100.00–125.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.22/cwt	127.00–146.00	590	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	245	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	263	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	489	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	347	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	375	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	608	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	71.68/cwt	71.00–73.00	723	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	65.02/cwt	61.00–69.00	645	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	74.05/cwt	73.00–76.00	988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,115	86.70/cwt	82.00–91.00	967	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,763	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	151.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	127.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	154.90/cwt	147.00–162.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	118.05/cwt	115.00–121.00	558	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 Nov 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 220Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 46Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last Monday: All classes sold mostly steady on a lite test of mostly plain quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	174.00	174.00
1	—	395	172.50	172.50
1	—	710	143.00	143.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
8	—	386	136.00–144.00	140.37
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
7	—	433	127.00–146.00	136.22
2	—	590	124.00–130.00	127.03
1	—	545	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	99.00–112.00	105.52
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
2	—	415	100.00–125.00	112.20
1	—	920	79.00	79.00
1	—	320	119.00	119.00
2	—	525	104.00–105.00	104.51
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
2	—	473	115.00–121.00	118.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
1	—	245	107.50	107.50
5	—	489	114.00	114.00
2	—	347	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
1	—	885	119.00	119.00
1	—	200	187.50	187.50
2	—	663	147.00–157.00	151.94
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
2	—	435	153.00	153.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
4	—	629	147.00–162.00	154.90
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	132.50	132.50
1	—	215	157.50	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,120	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,008	71.00–73.00	71.68
3	—	992	61.00–69.00	65.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	73.00–76.00	74.05
1	—	1,265	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,115	82.00–91.00	86.70
2	—	1,695	103.00–105.00	103.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	84.00	84.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle