Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.01/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$140.01

279 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$31.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.97

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	524	143.91	754	244
Medium and Large 2-3	605	112.83	683	35

One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $71 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 sale279 hd

140.01

—

KY average26 barns · 8,846 hd

148.98

−8.97

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	1,522	90.78	1,382	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	67.21	1,059	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	61.56	810	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	53.18	551	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,192	101.03	1,204	3thin

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)	1,220	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$745	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	136.40/cwt	125.00–162.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	164.50/cwt	163.00–166.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	159.08/cwt	157.00–164.00	889	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	158.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	820	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	201.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	193.10/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,018	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.97/cwt	121.00–144.00	855	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.62/cwt	135.00–156.00	617	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	131.19/cwt	127.50–132.50	365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	126.41/cwt	121.00–133.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.18/cwt	135.00–156.00	691	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	137.13/cwt	130.00–143.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.68/cwt	122.00–134.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.55/cwt	135.00–155.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.60/cwt	112.00–119.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.17/cwt	135.00–151.00	755	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	116.75/cwt	110.00–125.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	171.45/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,383	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	178.03/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,022	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	154.55/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,122	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	180.89/cwt	169.00–194.00	874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	176.89/cwt	171.00–197.50	683	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	164.99/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,168	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	583	127.55/cwt	120.00–129.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	157.88/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.26/cwt	144.00–165.00	1,010	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	172.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	906	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	169.51/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,031	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	161.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	926	18
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,112	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	64.81/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,032	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	70.94/cwt	69.00–74.00	947	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	43.09/cwt	30.00–51.00	437	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	64.00/cwt	60.00–68.00	844	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,192	101.03/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.29/cwt	53.00–59.00	587	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	65.52/cwt	63.00–68.00	714	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	46.83/cwt	44.00–51.00	611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	55.84/cwt	54.00–57.00	725	6
Bulls	—	—	1,444	86.68/cwt	74.00–96.00	1,252	9
Bulls	—	—	1,590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	101.64/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,868	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	744.69/head	710.00–800.00	745	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	117.39/cwt	111.00–124.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.74/cwt	141.00–160.00	930	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	369	160.12/cwt	140.00–170.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	176.54/cwt	172.00–190.00	741	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	186.78/cwt	172.00–192.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	166.08/cwt	154.00–177.00	869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	776	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	573	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	190.15/cwt	177.50–197.50	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	186.14/cwt	175.00–195.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	141.20/cwt	134.00–147.50	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	143.43/cwt	120.00–148.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	130.99/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	148.36/cwt	120.00–167.50	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	559	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	147.72/cwt	145.00–151.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	125.79/cwt	121.00–127.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	136.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	117.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	122.46/cwt	114.00–125.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	781	94.53/cwt	93.00–104.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 243Year ago 616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 65Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	131.00	131.00
6	—	478	125.00–162.00	136.40
4	—	396	163.00–166.00	164.50
2	—	443	150.00–160.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	160.00	160.00
2	—	987	151.00	151.00
2	—	417	190.00	190.00
17	—	574	171.00–180.00	178.03
16	—	726	149.00–157.50	154.55
10	—	483	169.00–194.00	180.89
1	—	900	139.00	139.00
6	—	386	171.00–197.50	176.89
10	—	674	146.00–165.00	157.88
2	—	770	145.00–151.00	147.96
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
5	—	630	144.00–165.00	160.26
25	—	525	160.00–180.00	172.58
2	—	835	145.00–150.00	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	202.00	202.00
3	—	315	200.00–205.00	201.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	527	186.00–195.00	193.10
10	—	664	168.00–173.00	171.45
5	—	823	168.00	168.00
2	—	708	163.00–167.00	164.99
30	—	608	169.00–174.00	169.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	137.50	137.50
40	—	624	121.00–144.00	136.97
48	—	424	135.00–156.00	145.62
4	—	278	127.50–132.50	131.19
5	—	671	121.00–133.00	126.41
6	—	785	130.00	130.00
23	—	473	135.00–156.00	146.18
16	—	576	130.00–143.00	137.13
2	—	313	130.00–135.00	132.40
9	—	715	122.00–134.00	126.68
13	—	385	135.00–155.00	146.55
33	—	524	135.00–151.00	144.17
1	—	855	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	157.00–164.00	159.08
29	—	517	155.00–160.00	158.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	112.00–119.00	115.60
4	—	415	110.00–125.00	116.75
4	—	820	112.00	112.00
1	—	450	121.00	121.00
1	—	250	122.50	122.50
4	—	329	110.00–120.00	117.38
1	—	910	94.00	94.00
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
7	—	583	114.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	538	125.00–130.00	127.53
7	—	781	93.00–104.00	94.53
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	120.00–129.00	127.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	119.00	119.00
18	—	574	150.00–170.00	161.40
22	—	617	141.00–160.00	150.74
9	—	420	172.00–190.00	176.54
8	—	457	172.00–192.00	186.78
15	—	523	154.00–177.00	166.08
5	—	294	195.00	195.00
4	—	321	177.50–197.50	190.15
4	—	356	175.00–195.00	186.14
3	—	822	130.00–133.00	130.99
4	—	659	145.00–151.00	147.72
2	—	735	147.00–148.00	147.50
3	—	767	130.00–139.00	136.03
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	200.00	200.00
4	—	415	200.00	200.00
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	111.00–124.00	117.39
2	—	328	130.00	130.00
4	—	369	140.00–170.00	160.12
2	—	630	137.00	137.00
3	—	776	115.00	115.00
5	—	524	134.00–147.50	141.20
6	—	423	120.00–148.00	143.43
5	—	462	120.00–167.50	148.36
4	—	559	139.00–140.00	139.50
5	—	686	121.00–127.00	125.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	69.00	69.00
8	—	1,014	30.00–51.00	43.09
5	—	1,043	53.00–59.00	56.29
4	—	1,090	63.00–68.00	65.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,592	63.00–68.00	64.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,335	69.00–74.00	70.94
13	—	1,319	60.00–68.00	64.00
3	—	1,305	44.00–51.00	46.83
6	—	1,298	54.00–57.00	55.84
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	98.00–106.00	101.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	74.00–96.00	86.68
1	—	1,590	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,838	100.00–103.00	101.64

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,305	710.00–800.00	744.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,515	950.00	950.00

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