Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.37/cwt on 633 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.31 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.37

633 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,210

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$639

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

$30.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	788	154.67	1,219	625
Medium and Large 2-3	462	133.10	615	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	468	123.84	580	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.83/cwt here — about $639 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 sale633 hd

154.37

—

KY average20 barns · 4,597 hd

156.42

−2.05

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−117.31

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	1,537	96.41	1,481	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	60.76	816	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	60.14	950	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,098	56.33	619	9thin

Every lot, as filed

88 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 1-2	—	587	153.61/cwt	147.00–156.00	902	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	141.12/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,095	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	91.01/cwt	90.00–92.00	655	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	123.84/cwt	118.00–130.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	154.40/cwt	150.00–154.70	1,408	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	136.86/cwt	130.00–140.00	435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	168.69/cwt	163.00–174.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.24/cwt	130.00–137.00	705	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	156.94/cwt	155.00–159.00	822	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,057	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	139.24/cwt	130.00–147.50	361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	147.30/cwt	147.30–147.30	918	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	865	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.77/cwt	132.50–144.00	437	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	136.67/cwt	128.00–141.00	519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	131.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	964	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	151.27/cwt	150.50–154.00	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	163.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	924	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.91/cwt	137.00–147.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	138.76/cwt	137.00–139.50	1,214	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	154.86/cwt	154.80–154.90	1,347	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	171.12/cwt	163.00–173.00	890	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	151.87/cwt	149.00–156.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	818	154.69/cwt	152.00–156.90	1,265	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	156.20/cwt	149.00–158.25	1,065	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.81/cwt	158.00–177.00	800	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	528	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	804	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	56.49/cwt	55.00–58.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	48.47/cwt	47.00–50.00	538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	56.54/cwt	55.00–58.00	737	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	61.01/cwt	59.00–62.00	667	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	52.48/cwt	51.00–54.00	576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	61.97/cwt	59.00–64.00	983	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	62.17/cwt	59.00–66.00	843	12
Bulls	—	—	1,350	93.32/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,260	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	102.58/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,959	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	70.68/cwt	67.00–75.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	157.23/cwt	155.00–159.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	158.25/cwt	158.00–159.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	168.95/cwt	167.50–173.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	312	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.06/cwt	125.00–139.00	925	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	161.23/cwt	150.00–174.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	114.72/cwt	109.00–120.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	132.21/cwt	123.00–140.00	637	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	121.45/cwt	120.00–132.00	828	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	118.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	140.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,024	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	91.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	108.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	728	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	126.22/cwt	120.00–132.00	790	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	132.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	883	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.41/cwt	125.00–145.00	592	10

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jan 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,404Last week 1,971Year ago 1,520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 58Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sale last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	587	147.00–156.00	153.61
24	—	776	131.00–143.00	141.12
1	—	320	173.00	173.00
2	—	430	163.00–174.00	168.69
7	—	524	155.00–159.00	156.94
1	—	260	163.00	163.00
2	—	382	176.00	176.00
6	—	730	130.00–136.00	131.99
8	—	812	140.00	140.00
11	—	671	137.00–147.00	143.91
10	—	875	137.00–139.50	138.76
22	—	474	158.00–177.00	168.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	118.00–130.00	123.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	912	150.00–154.70	154.40
14	—	705	150.50–154.00	151.27
22	—	565	160.00–165.00	163.52
175	—	870	154.80–154.90	154.86
15	—	520	163.00–173.00	171.12
13	—	618	149.00–156.00	151.87
115	—	818	152.00–156.90	154.69
31	—	682	149.00–158.25	156.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	130.00–140.00	136.86
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	696	140.00	140.00
69	—	759	139.25	139.25
83	—	623	147.30	147.30
86	—	576	150.25	150.25
89	—	730	135.00–141.00	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	90.00–92.00	91.01
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	109.00–120.00	114.72
4	—	466	115.00–121.00	118.99
3	—	830	90.00–95.00	91.68
2	—	538	110.00–112.00	111.00
12	—	672	105.00–112.00	108.34
1	—	640	103.00	103.00
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	130.00–137.00	134.24
5	—	259	130.00–147.50	139.24
6	—	888	123.00	123.00
7	—	315	132.50–144.00	138.77
9	—	380	128.00–141.00	136.67
36	—	482	123.00–140.00	132.21
14	—	682	120.00–132.00	121.45
53	—	626	120.00–132.00	126.22
10	—	561	120.00–139.00	132.50
11	—	712	124.00	124.00
10	—	434	125.00–145.00	136.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	151.00	151.00
2	—	312	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	144.00	144.00
5	—	417	140.00–142.00	141.20
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
1	—	860	89.00	89.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
2	—	295	140.00–142.50	141.25
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	161.00	161.00
1	—	440	166.00	166.00
5	—	563	155.00–159.00	157.23
4	—	516	158.00–159.00	158.25
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
4	—	323	167.50–173.00	168.95
11	—	680	125.00–139.00	136.06
5	—	472	150.00–174.00	161.23
2	—	767	123.00	123.00
4	—	615	135.00–142.00	138.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	162.00	162.00
3	—	430	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	55.00–58.00	56.49
4	—	1,586	59.00–64.00	61.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	47.00–50.00	48.47
5	—	1,094	59.00–62.00	61.01
2	—	1,098	51.00–54.00	52.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,304	55.00–58.00	56.54
12	—	1,356	59.00–66.00	62.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,350	89.00–95.00	93.32
4	—	1,910	98.00–106.00	102.58

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,110	67.00–75.00	70.68

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

Steers · 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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle