Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.03/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$139.03

139 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$26.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.14

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	482	141.11	680	128
Medium and Large 2-3	548	114.80	629	11thin

One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $50 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 sale139 hd

139.03

—

KY average11 barns · 2,013 hd

146.17

−7.14

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	—	Average	1,667	95.00	1,583	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	72.26	1,150	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,281	66.57	853	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	59.89	618	20

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	381	132.24/cwt	127.50–140.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	132.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.01/cwt	131.00–149.00	683	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.21/cwt	129.00–150.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.83/cwt	123.00–129.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	142.33/cwt	129.00–144.00	803	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	95.75/cwt	90.00–107.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	147.13/cwt	142.50–150.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.79/cwt	132.00–137.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	177.44/cwt	162.00–178.00	969	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	867	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,010	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	186.25/cwt	175.00–195.00	706	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	172.87/cwt	167.50–185.00	806	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	269	203.29/cwt	200.00–207.50	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	349	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	417	207.42/cwt	200.00–220.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	909	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	73.64/cwt	71.00–78.00	757	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	73.34/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,157	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	52.24/cwt	51.00–53.00	691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	55.66/cwt	55.00–57.00	697	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	74.06/cwt	70.00–79.00	943	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	49.55/cwt	41.00–54.00	499	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	66.07/cwt	61.00–69.00	707	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	56.32/cwt	55.00–57.00	593	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	98.60/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	65.63/cwt	62.00–69.00	843	15
Bulls	—	—	2,073	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	2,291	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	81.05/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	153.38/cwt	140.00–160.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	137.73/cwt	131.00–145.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	628	166.59/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	130.27/cwt	120.00–140.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	152.82/cwt	148.00–164.00	874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	146.74/cwt	138.00–152.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.01/cwt	133.00–149.00	605	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	187.01/cwt	184.00–190.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	177.51/cwt	165.00–187.50	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	545	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 100Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 22Year ago 63

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	127.50–140.00	132.24
7	—	327	130.00–140.00	132.68
33	—	471	131.00–149.00	145.01
9	—	521	129.00–150.00	142.21
7	—	690	123.00–129.00	123.83
31	—	564	129.00–144.00	142.33
7	—	279	142.50–150.00	147.13
5	—	617	132.00–137.00	135.79
20	—	423	133.00–149.00	143.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
3	—	710	90.00–107.00	95.75
2	—	443	126.00–128.00	127.01
4	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	546	162.00–178.00	177.44
5	—	590	175.00	175.00
11	—	682	154.00	154.00
1	—	600	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	207.50	207.50
10	—	455	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	592	149.00	149.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	867	116.50	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	175.00–195.00	186.25
10	—	466	167.50–185.00	172.87
2	—	710	134.00–136.00	134.99
3	—	675	138.00–149.00	144.32
8	—	572	148.00–164.00	152.82
3	—	635	138.00–152.00	146.74
3	—	346	195.00	195.00
1	—	960	105.00	105.00
2	—	503	184.00–190.00	187.01
4	—	431	165.00–187.50	177.51
2	—	240	175.00	175.00
2	—	287	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	200.00–207.50	203.29
5	—	349	210.00	210.00
3	—	417	200.00–220.00	207.42
1	—	460	197.50	197.50
5	—	628	164.00–168.00	166.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	140.00–160.00	153.38
2	—	520	131.00–145.00	137.73
2	—	565	120.00–140.00	130.27
1	—	375	162.50	162.50
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,028	71.00–78.00	73.64
8	—	1,008	41.00–54.00	49.55
4	—	1,070	61.00–69.00	66.07
3	—	1,053	55.00–57.00	56.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	72.00–76.00	73.34
1	—	1,635	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	51.00–53.00	52.24
3	—	1,253	55.00–57.00	55.66
12	—	1,273	70.00–79.00	74.06
15	—	1,285	62.00–69.00	65.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,777	95.00–101.00	98.60
2	—	2,073	108.00–113.00	110.52
3	—	1,285	75.00–89.00	81.05

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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