Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.93/cwt on 407 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −116.75 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.93

407 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$630

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

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

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	780	155.08	1,210	401
Medium and Large 2-3	399	145.06	579	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $630 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 sale407 hd

154.93

—

KY average25 barns · 6,249 hd

163.57

−8.64

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−116.75

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	1,834	110.71	2,030	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	77.78	1,252	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,363	71.26	971	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,064	61.96	659	7thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,244	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	181.56/cwt	175.00–185.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	180.48/cwt	170.00–186.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	141.92/cwt	134.00–153.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	165.11/cwt	160.00–167.50	380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	144.12/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,033	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	144.13/cwt	144.10–145.00	1,258	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,049	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	194.02/cwt	186.00–199.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	194.59/cwt	189.00–196.00	1,000	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	143.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	162.54/cwt	155.00–165.00	952	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	158.20/cwt	158.20–158.20	1,177	49
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	864	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	148.28/cwt	147.70–150.25	1,299	183
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	136.25/cwt	131.00–140.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	143.10/cwt	142.00–148.00	944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	602	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	916	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	77.05/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,083	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	41.86/cwt	36.00–48.00	448	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	65.95/cwt	65.00–67.00	671	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	77.78/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,834	110.71/cwt	103.00–116.00	2,030	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	76.09/cwt	74.00–78.00	858	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	68.96/cwt	65.00–71.00	905	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,136.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	14,984	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	185.30/cwt	174.00–197.00	871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	508	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.89/cwt	149.00–166.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	123.34/cwt	122.00–124.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	145.44/cwt	137.00–154.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	161.94/cwt	160.00–164.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	163.95/cwt	163.95–163.95	926	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	143.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	116.56/cwt	112.00–121.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	185	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,141	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	138.85/cwt	131.00–151.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.72/cwt	120.00–137.00	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	143.18/cwt	140.00–154.00	670	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 793Last week 1,650Year ago 1,983

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 78Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	357	140.00–150.00	143.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
6	—	428	202.00	202.00
1	—	185	210.00	210.00
1	—	235	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	135.00–138.00	136.48
3	—	513	175.00–185.00	181.56
3	—	382	170.00–186.00	180.48
2	—	792	144.00	144.00
2	—	340	192.50	192.50
8	—	717	139.00–145.00	144.12
55	—	873	144.10–145.00	144.13
5	—	476	186.00–199.00	194.02
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
23	—	586	155.00–165.00	162.54
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	842	147.75	147.75
14	—	677	155.00	155.00
2	—	602	160.00	160.00
22	—	514	189.00–196.00	194.59
49	—	744	158.20	158.20
183	—	876	147.70–150.25	148.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	117.00	117.00
9	—	424	134.00–153.00	141.92
3	—	230	160.00–167.50	165.11
3	—	722	122.00–124.00	123.34
3	—	380	137.00–154.00	145.44
2	—	318	137.00–150.00	143.35
12	—	520	135.00–143.00	138.57
12	—	567	131.00–151.00	138.85
13	—	621	120.00–137.00	132.72
8	—	468	140.00–154.00	143.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
3	—	768	87.00	87.00
2	—	430	133.00	133.00
3	—	480	110.00–130.00	123.54
2	—	588	112.00–121.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	565	163.95	163.95
72	—	795	143.50	143.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	116.00	116.00
6	—	723	131.00–140.00	136.25
9	—	660	142.00–148.00	143.10
1	—	395	180.00	180.00
5	—	470	174.00–197.00	185.30
2	—	578	148.00–156.00	151.95
4	—	531	149.00–166.00	154.89
2	—	835	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	433	160.00–164.00	161.94
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	153.00	153.00
3	—	455	200.00–202.00	201.33
3	—	508	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	74.00–81.00	77.05
1	—	1,350	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,312	65.00–71.00	68.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	36.00–48.00	41.86
3	—	1,018	65.00–67.00	65.95
2	—	1,128	74.00–78.00	76.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,610	75.00–80.00	77.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,834	103.00–116.00	110.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,318	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,136.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	875.00	875.00

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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