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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $142.54/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$142.54

135 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$381

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

$57.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

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	541	146.16	790	124
Medium and Large 2-3	644	102.97	663	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	460	89.00	409	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.16/cwt here — about $381 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 sale135 hd

142.54

—

KY average25 barns · 6,789 hd

146.54

−4.01

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	1,734	92.40	1,602	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	66.66	1,070	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	58.71	765	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,049	53.30	559	10

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.28/cwt	130.00–152.00	807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.07/cwt	130.00–150.00	746	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.41/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	112.33/cwt	100.00–125.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	164.04/cwt	161.00–167.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	163.41/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,105	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	152.60/cwt	139.00–156.00	1,289	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	162.61/cwt	161.00–166.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	186.22/cwt	181.00–189.00	948	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	170.64/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	146.49/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	967	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	55.87/cwt	52.00–59.00	708	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	63.80/cwt	60.00–67.00	855	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	46.06/cwt	45.00–47.00	644	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	45.66/cwt	43.00–49.00	473	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	53.56/cwt	51.00–56.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	560	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	72.12/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,155	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	66.13/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,165	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	94.27/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,956	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	61.61/cwt	59.00–64.00	693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	133.39/cwt	127.00–140.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	104.98/cwt	100.00–110.00	649	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.84/cwt	101.00–125.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	189.07/cwt	175.00–195.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	170.23/cwt	160.00–182.50	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	170.50/cwt	162.00–175.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.02/cwt	145.00–151.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	887	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	162.68/cwt	154.00–173.00	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	149.19/cwt	140.00–152.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	165.14/cwt	156.00–169.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	159.93/cwt	156.00–163.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	144.82/cwt	135.00–148.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.14/cwt	126.00–139.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	409	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 731Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 134Year ago 22

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	85.00	85.00
1	—	800	108.00	108.00
2	—	495	100.00	100.00
2	—	707	89.00	89.00
2	—	538	100.00–125.00	112.33
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	567	130.00–152.00	142.28
2	—	827	111.00	111.00
30	—	525	130.00–150.00	142.07
7	—	760	131.00–137.00	134.41
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
7	—	654	140.50	140.50
2	—	278	140.00–150.00	144.86
7	—	465	140.00–152.00	149.19
7	—	411	135.00–148.00	144.82
6	—	613	126.00–139.00	135.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	159.00	159.00
3	—	625	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	471	156.00–169.00	165.14
5	—	429	156.00–163.00	159.93
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	154.00	154.00
2	—	508	161.00–167.00	164.04
9	—	676	155.00–166.00	163.41
5	—	845	139.00–156.00	152.60
1	—	425	195.00	195.00
3	—	467	161.00–166.00	162.61
2	—	365	174.00	174.00
1	—	925	136.00	136.00
5	—	762	135.00–156.00	146.49
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	509	181.00–189.00	186.22
14	—	625	170.00–171.00	170.64
4	—	564	179.00–180.00	179.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
1	—	270	162.50	162.50
2	—	910	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
2	—	695	144.00	144.00
2	—	728	127.00–140.00	133.39
6	—	365	175.00–195.00	189.07
3	—	330	160.00–182.50	170.23
9	—	437	162.00–175.00	170.50
1	—	980	110.00	110.00
6	—	520	145.00–151.00	147.02
8	—	629	140.00–146.00	140.98
14	—	474	154.00–173.00	162.68
3	—	796	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	612	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	100.00–110.00	104.98
3	—	670	101.00–125.00	110.84
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,268	52.00–59.00	55.87
2	—	1,315	72.00	72.00
7	—	1,340	60.00–67.00	63.80
2	—	1,398	45.00–47.00	46.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	43.00–49.00	45.66
5	—	1,027	52.00–57.00	54.55
2	—	1,125	59.00–64.00	61.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	51.00–56.00	53.56
5	—	1,601	69.00–75.00	72.12
2	—	1,663	64.00–68.00	66.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	85.00	85.00
3	—	2,075	93.00–95.00	94.27
1	—	1,800	109.00	109.00

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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