Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Yearling steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 8.00-10.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Very good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.88/cwt on 631 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −113.80 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$157.88

631 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$0.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.27

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	687	157.89	1,085	625
Medium and Large 2-3	425	157.00	667	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.89/cwt here — about $418 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 sale631 hd

157.88

—

KY average24 barns · 4,544 hd

158.15

−0.27

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−113.80

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	1,653	107.45	1,776	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	89.50	1,366	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	88.32	1,115	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,031	72.34	746	29

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	181.50/cwt	173.00–190.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	201.73/cwt	200.00–202.50	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.54/cwt	164.00–182.50	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	146.58/cwt	130.00–156.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	989	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.74/cwt	139.00–153.00	786	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	159.37/cwt	153.50–162.75	1,149	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,139	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	157.96/cwt	156.00–158.00	859	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	156.05/cwt	149.00–166.00	749	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	138.08/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,165	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	145.67/cwt	135.00–153.00	822	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	232	203.91/cwt	201.00–211.00	473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,038	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	143.50/cwt	137.00–150.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	183.76/cwt	175.00–197.00	785	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	148.04/cwt	144.00–149.50	924	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	143.98/cwt	132.00–149.00	910	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	172.50/cwt	160.00–181.00	916	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	193.76/cwt	181.00–196.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	296	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	138.37/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,308	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	147.22/cwt	147.20–148.00	1,223	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	137.67/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,209	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	188.90/cwt	181.00–199.00	699	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	142.11/cwt	131.00–150.00	962	37
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	255	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	293	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	168.60/cwt	160.00–177.00	954	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	141.94/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,018	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	186.09/cwt	184.00–187.00	984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.13/cwt	160.00–180.00	808	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	145.77/cwt	135.00–153.00	920	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	126.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	905	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	503	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	185	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	81.79/cwt	79.00–88.00	890	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	71.56/cwt	70.00–73.00	843	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	92.48/cwt	87.00–104.00	1,204	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	75.02/cwt	71.00–78.00	775	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	502	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	91.29/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,410	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	83.54/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,224	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	64.55/cwt	60.00–67.00	642	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	82.08/cwt	75.00–86.00	979	16
Bulls	—	—	1,809	109.17/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,975	6
Bulls	—	—	1,386	91.70/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,271	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	117.96/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,049	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	92.65/cwt	85.00–100.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	189.27/cwt	189.00–190.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	166.41/cwt	158.00–175.00	874	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	130.88/cwt	130.00–132.25	1,014	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	189.73/cwt	181.00–197.50	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	162.17/cwt	152.00–169.00	928	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	162.91/cwt	153.00–176.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.85/cwt	115.00–126.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	121.00/cwt	115.00–123.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.14/cwt	150.00–165.00	667	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	165.22/cwt	151.00–175.00	618	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.89/cwt	121.00–141.00	914	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	119.83/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	173.57/cwt	171.00–175.00	727	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,571Last week 1,034Year ago 2,138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 111Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	173.00–190.00	181.50
8	—	422	164.00–182.50	172.54
1	—	875	113.00	113.00
12	—	478	160.00–180.00	169.13
15	—	631	135.00–153.00	145.77
9	—	717	121.00–129.00	126.29
4	—	310	189.00–190.00	189.27
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
3	—	785	120.00–126.00	121.94
16	—	525	158.00–175.00	166.41
4	—	369	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
13	—	572	152.00–169.00	162.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
4	—	491	130.00–156.00	146.58
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	300	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	200.00–202.50	201.73
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
3	—	503	182.00	182.00
1	—	185	212.50	212.50
1	—	240	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	139.00–153.00	149.74
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
6	—	630	130.00–134.00	131.97
59	—	480	149.00–166.00	156.05
27	—	564	135.00–153.00	145.67
4	—	338	153.00–176.00	162.91
6	—	717	115.00–126.00	119.85
4	—	810	115.00–123.00	121.00
29	—	427	150.00–165.00	156.14
29	—	374	151.00–175.00	165.22
49	—	668	121.00–141.00	136.89
11	—	863	113.00–124.00	119.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	544	156.00–158.00	157.96
14	—	564	156.00	156.00
168	—	624	144.00–149.50	148.04
111	—	775	130.00–132.25	130.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
1	—	690	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
5	—	327	181.00–197.50	189.73
1	—	365	181.00	181.00
12	—	419	171.00–175.00	173.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	721	153.50–162.75	159.37
65	—	758	150.25	150.25
63	—	831	147.20–148.00	147.22
4	—	619	154.00	154.00
12	—	529	184.00–187.00	186.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	122.00	122.00
77	—	844	137.50–139.00	138.08
40	—	427	175.00–197.00	183.76
11	—	632	132.00–149.00	143.98
1	—	1,060	136.00	136.00
34	—	531	160.00–181.00	172.50
9	—	481	181.00–196.00	193.76
10	—	780	132.00–141.00	138.37
7	—	1,022	128.00	128.00
12	—	878	130.00–139.00	137.67
8	—	370	181.00–199.00	188.90
37	—	677	131.00–150.00	142.11
44	—	566	160.00–177.00	168.60
14	—	717	138.00–145.00	141.94
1	—	920	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	232	201.00–211.00	203.91
23	—	600	173.00	173.00
13	—	451	201.00	201.00
2	—	296	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	137.00–150.00	143.50
1	—	440	172.00	172.00
3	—	356	161.00	161.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	115.00	115.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
63	—	895	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	79.00–88.00	81.79
13	—	1,033	71.00–78.00	75.02
1	—	985	51.00	51.00
9	—	994	60.00–67.00	64.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	70.00–73.00	71.56
32	—	1,302	87.00–104.00	92.48
16	—	1,193	75.00–86.00	82.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,544	86.00–100.00	91.29
9	—	1,465	77.00–85.00	83.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,809	100.00–112.00	109.17
6	—	1,386	85.00–96.00	91.70
8	—	1,737	113.00–122.00	117.96

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	2	—	1,020	85.00–100.00	92.65

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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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