Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.46/cwt on 475 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.22 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.46

475 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

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	666	157.39	1,048	395
Medium and Large 2-3	704	140.00	986	80

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about $62 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 sale475 hd

154.46

—

KY average24 barns · 4,944 hd

160.17

−5.71

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−117.22

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	—	Low	1,724	109.57	1,889	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	81.93	1,309	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	76.09	936	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	67.23	730	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	489	171.05/cwt	168.00–175.00	836	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	198.29/cwt	192.00–201.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	189.13/cwt	185.00–200.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	213.72/cwt	212.50–215.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	128.44/cwt	128.00–131.00	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	152.82/cwt	148.00–162.00	724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	142.88/cwt	135.00–144.25	1,246	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	147.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	756	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	129.64/cwt	123.25–140.00	1,018	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	159.71/cwt	159.00–160.00	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.65/cwt	143.00–159.00	907	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	164.93/cwt	162.00–169.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	143.61/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,109	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	183.88/cwt	178.00–190.00	791	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	123.75/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,148	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	150.35/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,066	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	170.96/cwt	165.00–177.00	904	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	163.18/cwt	155.00–170.00	847	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	920	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	175.78/cwt	165.00–185.00	652	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	61.52/cwt	60.00–66.00	618	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,651	84.13/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,389	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	76.91/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,136	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	90.49/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,222	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	68.51/cwt	67.00–70.00	736	8
Bulls	—	—	1,670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,637	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	2,374	3
Bulls	—	—	1,303	103.64/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,350	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	72.16/cwt	69.00–74.00	864	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	73.50/cwt	73.00–74.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	167.45/cwt	163.00–175.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	119.65/cwt	118.00–126.00	906	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	143.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	820	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	159.96/cwt	158.00–161.00	685	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	766	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	167.80/cwt	159.00–179.00	809	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	923	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	157.88/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,047	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	153.17/cwt	142.00–158.00	577	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.61/cwt	132.00–140.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	176.08/cwt	172.00–177.50	579	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	133.85/cwt	127.00–137.00	811	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	168.13/cwt	161.00–172.00	967	14

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,034Last week 2,351Year ago 2,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 140Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 27

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	489	168.00–175.00	171.05
15	—	381	192.00–201.00	198.29
7	—	342	185.00–200.00	189.13
6	—	288	212.50–215.00	213.72
3	—	805	125.00	125.00
7	—	585	159.00–160.00	159.71
7	—	614	143.00–159.00	147.65
14	—	519	162.00–169.00	164.93
23	—	430	178.00–190.00	183.88
12	—	928	118.00–125.50	123.75
8	—	663	151.00–169.00	157.88
7	—	757	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	872	135.00–144.25	142.88
8	—	693	156.00	156.00
7	—	847	140.00	140.00
6	—	613	163.00	163.00
21	—	772	139.00–151.00	143.61
4	—	465	195.00	195.00
108	—	709	139.00–153.00	150.35
37	—	529	165.00–177.00	170.96
14	—	575	161.00–172.00	168.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	704	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	151.00	151.00
3	—	295	202.00	202.00
15	—	519	155.00–170.00	163.18
13	—	675	130.00–142.00	136.27
3	—	715	126.00	126.00
3	—	305	185.00	185.00
3	—	640	143.00	143.00
10	—	371	165.00–185.00	175.78
6	—	425	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,010	102.00	102.00
32	—	482	159.00–179.00	167.80
11	—	789	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	132.00	132.00
7	—	682	128.00–131.00	128.44
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
23	—	474	148.00–162.00	152.82
8	—	293	163.00–175.00	167.45
32	—	757	118.00–126.00	119.65
19	—	428	158.00–161.00	159.96
15	—	546	140.00–141.00	140.33
21	—	377	142.00–158.00	153.17
20	—	573	132.00–140.00	136.61
17	—	329	172.00–177.50	176.08
16	—	606	127.00–137.00	133.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	511	145.00–149.00	147.92
40	—	785	123.25–140.00	129.64
29	—	572	140.00–147.00	143.31
9	—	440	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	60.00–66.00	61.52
8	—	1,075	67.00–70.00	68.51
2	—	1,295	73.00–74.00	73.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,651	82.00–85.00	84.13
7	—	1,477	75.00–79.00	76.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	86.00–93.00	90.49
11	—	1,197	69.00–74.00	72.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	98.00	98.00
3	—	2,023	115.00–119.00	117.37
2	—	1,303	102.00–105.00	103.64

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,035.00	1,035.00

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

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