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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.50/cwt on 956 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −108.18 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$163.50

956 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.38

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	699	163.50	1,143	956

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale956 hd

163.50

—

KY average20 barns · 4,617 hd

163.12

+0.38

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−108.18

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	1,866	109.19	2,038	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,363	85.66	1,167	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	81.95	1,305	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	68.05	698	13

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2	—	338	177.18/cwt	170.00–188.00	599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	160.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	946	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	155.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,188	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	207.78/cwt	195.00–214.00	792	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	165.24/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,129	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	153.94/cwt	146.00–159.00	964	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	132.76/cwt	132.00–134.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	154.48/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,120	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	203.83/cwt	198.00–212.00	669	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	173.00/cwt	167.00–176.00	986	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	183.80/cwt	180.00–194.00	877	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	191.71/cwt	183.00–195.00	801	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	178.21/cwt	175.00–180.00	941	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	161.60/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,084	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	192.54/cwt	183.00–197.00	984	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	198.64/cwt	196.00–204.00	959	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.36/cwt	147.00–160.00	917	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	149.44/cwt	142.00–151.70	1,216	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	982	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,301	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	159.06/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,166	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	876	143.29/cwt	140.00–146.85	1,255	124
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	170.20/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,047	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,035	135.90/cwt	135.90–135.90	1,407	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	180.73/cwt	174.00–185.00	1,045	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	212.74/cwt	203.00–216.00	911	30
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	587	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	766	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	190.53/cwt	175.00–206.00	718	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	183.20/cwt	179.00–187.00	780	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	180.67/cwt	165.00–198.00	869	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	173.30/cwt	162.00–185.00	974	22
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	56.70/cwt	55.00–58.00	524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	76.50/cwt	76.00–77.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	68.70/cwt	63.00–71.00	705	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	88.44/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,348	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	79.36/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,286	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	776	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	93.53/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,322	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	77.42/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,019	11
Bulls	—	—	1,918	102.37/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,963	5
Bulls	—	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,938	119.85/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	139.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	152.84/cwt	145.00–157.00	931	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	166.50/cwt	155.00–180.00	851	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	153.81/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,032	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	159.56/cwt	150.00–169.00	767	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.83/cwt	139.00–155.00	857	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	888	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	150.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	788	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	125.85/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,100	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	145.08/cwt	143.00–145.25	965	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.80/cwt	122.00–130.00	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	135.09/cwt	125.00–144.00	846	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	158.64/cwt	146.00–165.00	660	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	137.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	162.79/cwt	157.00–166.00	866	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,118	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	443	177.09/cwt	169.00–183.00	785	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	170.10/cwt	161.00–181.00	823	15

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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,351Last week 793Year ago 2,414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 32Year ago 65

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	338	170.00–188.00	177.18
54	—	481	150.00–169.00	159.56
24	—	580	139.00–155.00	147.83
21	—	723	120.00–125.00	122.80
21	—	524	140.00–156.00	150.38
33	—	874	123.00–133.00	125.85
12	—	767	122.00–130.00	124.80
5	—	232	173.00	173.00
36	—	626	125.00–144.00	135.09
34	—	416	146.00–165.00	158.64
6	—	654	126.00–140.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	590	152.00–162.00	160.30
143	—	626	146.00–159.00	153.94
8	—	716	132.00–134.00	132.76
83	—	665	143.00–145.25	145.08
59	—	532	157.00–166.00	162.79
31	—	828	135.00	135.00
14	—	443	169.00–183.00	177.09
15	—	484	161.00–181.00	170.10
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	765	153.00–157.00	155.35
56	—	671	152.00–170.00	161.60
26	—	511	183.00–197.00	192.54
18	—	483	196.00–204.00	198.64
70	—	814	142.00–151.70	149.44
40	—	982	132.50	132.50
204	—	733	158.00–160.00	159.06
124	—	876	140.00–146.85	143.29
68	—	615	160.00–179.00	170.20
54	—	1,035	135.90	135.90
50	—	578	174.00–185.00	180.73
30	—	428	203.00–216.00	212.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	381	195.00–214.00	207.78
8	—	683	162.00–171.00	165.24
5	—	835	135.00	135.00
20	—	725	152.00–155.50	154.48
31	—	328	198.00–212.00	203.83
27	—	570	167.00–176.00	173.00
23	—	477	180.00–194.00	183.80
23	—	418	183.00–195.00	191.71
22	—	528	175.00–180.00	178.21
23	—	610	147.00–160.00	150.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	190.00	190.00
42	—	377	175.00–206.00	190.53
23	—	426	179.00–187.00	183.20
6	—	860	128.00	128.00
49	—	481	165.00–198.00	180.67
22	—	562	162.00–185.00	173.30
6	—	778	150.00	150.00
6	—	728	135.00–140.00	139.18
28	—	609	145.00–157.00	152.84
51	—	511	155.00–180.00	166.50
38	—	671	151.00–156.00	153.81
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	587	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	55.00–58.00	56.70
2	—	1,123	76.00–77.00	76.50
9	—	1,026	63.00–71.00	68.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	86.00–91.00	88.44
10	—	1,620	75.00–83.00	79.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	66.00	66.00
14	—	1,413	85.00–96.00	93.53
11	—	1,316	72.00–80.00	77.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	99.00–104.00	102.37
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00
5	—	1,938	115.00–123.00	119.85

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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