Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply. Because of inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.80/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$120.80

30 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.39

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	515	130.07	670	20
Medium and Large 2-3	570	102.26	583	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $86 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 sale30 hd

120.80

—

KY average22 barns · 4,732 hd

142.19

−21.39

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	1,190	99.50	1,184	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	80.39	1,282	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,357	73.07	992	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	59.53	554	2thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,255	100.00	1,255	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	112.31/cwt	100.00–125.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.18/cwt	121.00–128.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.08/cwt	155.00–165.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	137.71/cwt	133.00–140.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	132.59/cwt	130.00–134.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	364	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	59.53/cwt	59.00–60.00	554	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,460	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	67.51/cwt	67.00–68.00	880	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	76.78/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,070	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	80.39/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	146.00/cwt	141.00–151.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.50/cwt	100.00–111.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	154.76/cwt	152.00–160.00	876	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	141.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	679	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,255	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,255	1
Bulls	—	—	1,065	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	937	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Feb 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 1,926Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 82Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 2

No comparison due to limited supply. Because of inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00–125.00	112.31
2	—	643	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	111.00	111.00
1	—	740	81.00	81.00
1	—	350	104.00	104.00
2	—	655	100.00–111.00	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.48
6	—	615	121.00–128.00	124.18
3	—	580	124.00–129.00	127.35
3	—	450	138.00	138.00
3	—	412	130.00–134.00	132.59
1	—	200	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
2	—	473	155.00–165.00	160.08
3	—	713	133.00–140.00	137.71
4	—	566	152.00–160.00	154.76
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
4	—	684	140.00–145.00	141.75
2	—	635	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	375	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	141.00–151.00	146.00
4	—	467	160.00–166.00	163.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	59.00–60.00	59.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	67.00–68.00	67.51
6	—	1,393	74.00–80.00	76.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	77.00–83.00	80.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,065	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle