Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Limited comparison due to short supply last week however all classes of feeder and yearling cattle sold with very good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with very good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.98/cwt on 879 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −112.70 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$158.98

879 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

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	767	159.10	1,220	874
Medium and Large 2-3	572	137.20	785	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $435 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 sale879 hd

158.98

—

KY average23 barns · 4,765 hd

163.15

−4.17

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−112.70

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	1,689	111.09	1,877	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	82.09	1,314	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	77.93	1,055	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,066	70.43	751	30
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,280	122.00	1,562	3thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2Value Added	—	535	184.79/cwt	180.00–195.00	989	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	808	159.91/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,292	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	158.15/cwt	152.00–162.00	816	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	159.41/cwt	152.00–162.00	913	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	152.06/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,002	175
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	144.06/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,213	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.92/cwt	149.00–165.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.49/cwt	130.00–148.00	872	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	202.67/cwt	200.00–207.50	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	161.84/cwt	150.00–171.00	916	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	206.66/cwt	205.00–207.50	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	173.21/cwt	162.00–179.00	1,060	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	164.45/cwt	156.00–175.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	179.61/cwt	172.00–185.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	407	209.55/cwt	208.00–212.50	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	145.46/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,132	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	148.09/cwt	141.00–155.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	185.66/cwt	185.00–186.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	190.24/cwt	188.00–192.50	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	149.32/cwt	141.00–149.75	1,368	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	171.30/cwt	158.00–178.00	1,165	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	146.49/cwt	146.00–146.50	1,185	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	187.75/cwt	178.00–196.00	907	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	144.64/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	147.45/cwt	140.00–156.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	176.93/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,037	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	162.71/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,172	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	147.07/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,319	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	138.16/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,246	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	135.63/cwt	128.00–136.25	1,417	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	160.70/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,249	84
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	305	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	369	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,023	63
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	976	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,142	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	859	156.80/cwt	151.50–157.25	1,347	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	159.59/cwt	151.00–164.00	897	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	182.27/cwt	178.00–193.00	784	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	124.27/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	794	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	82.09/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,314	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	67.63/cwt	64.00–72.00	900	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	60.22/cwt	55.00–63.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	76.84/cwt	73.00–85.00	834	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	69.08/cwt	66.00–72.00	749	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	52.65/cwt	52.00–53.00	543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	80.56/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,092	35
Bulls	—	—	1,703	113.76/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,937	12
Bulls	—	—	1,635	100.42/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,642	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	321	208.14/cwt	200.00–212.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	137.88/cwt	132.00–144.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	154.68/cwt	151.00–165.00	990	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	173.32/cwt	172.00–174.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	164.55/cwt	160.00–169.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	166.02/cwt	153.00–171.00	875	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	175.89/cwt	166.00–183.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	158.57/cwt	151.00–161.00	970	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.25/cwt	145.00–162.00	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	140.27/cwt	130.00–149.00	816	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.95/cwt	142.50–161.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	149.78/cwt	141.00–159.00	707	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	134.31/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	133.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,105	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.81/cwt	136.00–144.00	950	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	168.73/cwt	167.00–169.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	363	169.20/cwt	167.00–172.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	163.48/cwt	163.00–165.00	698	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	137.54/cwt	136.00–142.00	985	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	184.50/cwt	180.00–189.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	191.72/cwt	190.00–195.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	918	8

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,081Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	535	180.00–195.00	184.79
75	—	808	159.00–160.00	159.91
33	—	612	162.00–179.00	173.21
61	—	916	141.00–149.75	149.32
55	—	680	158.00–178.00	171.30
27	—	586	175.00–186.00	176.93
94	—	720	150.00–170.00	162.71
84	—	777	151.00–166.00	160.70
64	—	859	151.50–157.25	156.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	200.00–207.50	202.67
3	—	338	205.00–207.50	206.66
1	—	295	200.00	200.00
3	—	407	208.00–212.50	209.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	566	150.00–171.00	161.84
5	—	534	156.00–175.00	164.45
3	—	423	172.00–185.00	179.61
6	—	778	144.00–147.00	145.46
3	—	1,083	125.00–130.00	126.67
5	—	667	141.00–155.00	148.09
3	—	318	185.00–186.00	185.66
2	—	383	188.00–192.50	190.24
49	—	809	146.00–146.50	146.49
36	—	483	178.00–196.00	187.75
3	—	735	144.00–146.00	144.64
4	—	630	140.00–156.00	147.45
68	—	897	134.00–149.00	147.07
60	—	902	132.00–139.00	138.16
57	—	1,045	128.00–136.25	135.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	516	152.00–162.00	158.15
27	—	573	152.00–162.00	159.41
7	—	721	145.00	145.00
175	—	659	151.00–153.00	152.06
53	—	842	141.00–144.75	144.06
54	—	612	151.00–161.00	158.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	149.00–165.00	159.92
4	—	857	139.00	139.00
2	—	930	122.00	122.00
20	—	625	130.00–148.00	139.49
23	—	426	145.00–162.00	153.25
28	—	582	130.00–149.00	140.27
10	—	325	142.50–161.00	155.95
25	—	472	141.00–159.00	149.78
13	—	760	127.00–140.00	134.31
14	—	829	120.00–135.00	133.31
1	—	215	152.50	152.50
26	—	675	136.00–144.00	140.81
2	—	265	147.50	147.50
8	—	532	130.00–145.00	137.33
8	—	716	136.00–142.00	137.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	346	167.00–169.00	168.73
5	—	363	167.00–172.00	169.20
18	—	427	163.00–165.00	163.48
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	121.00	121.00
63	—	905	113.00	113.00
52	—	976	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	562	151.00–164.00	159.59
11	—	430	178.00–193.00	182.27
3	—	835	119.00–135.00	124.27
23	—	527	153.00–171.00	166.02
18	—	487	166.00–183.00	175.89
4	—	615	140.00–146.00	142.78
4	—	872	121.00	121.00
3	—	716	127.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	375	180.00–189.00	184.50
3	—	325	190.00–195.00	191.72
5	—	920	126.00	126.00
8	—	679	130.00–148.00	135.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	207.50	207.50
3	—	455	198.00	198.00
3	—	391	203.00	203.00
3	—	321	200.00–212.00	208.14
32	—	640	151.00–165.00	154.68
3	—	530	172.00–174.00	173.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
2	—	485	132.00–144.00	137.88
1	—	815	104.00	104.00
1	—	575	141.00	141.00
2	—	410	160.00–169.00	164.55
1	—	925	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,601	73.00–86.00	82.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	64.00–72.00	67.63
1	—	1,455	58.00	58.00
35	—	1,356	73.00–89.00	80.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	55.00–63.00	60.22
15	—	1,086	73.00–85.00	76.84
9	—	1,084	66.00–72.00	69.08
3	—	1,032	52.00–53.00	52.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,703	106.00–122.00	113.76
3	—	1,635	98.00–102.00	100.42

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	1	—	1,035	97.00	97.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	650.00	650.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle