Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.49/cwt on 551 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −111.19 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$160.49

551 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$9.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

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	724	160.67	1,163	541
Medium and Large 2-3	489	151.00	739	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.67/cwt here — about $424 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 sale551 hd

160.49

—

KY average25 barns · 6,016 hd

162.29

−1.80

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−111.19

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	1,742	112.02	1,951	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	89.05	1,394	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	83.25	1,058	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	72.73	748	37

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	729	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,130	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	141.30/cwt	135.00–144.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	631	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	141.20/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,022	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	162.06/cwt	150.00–170.00	679	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	909	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	409	204.25/cwt	200.00–210.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	131.79/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	151.59/cwt	143.00–156.00	799	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	117.89/cwt	117.00–118.00	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	216.00/cwt	215.00–219.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	161.27/cwt	157.50–167.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.39/cwt	146.00–169.00	759	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,042	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	343	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	156.38/cwt	150.00–162.50	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	147.96/cwt	141.00–155.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	204.30/cwt	200.00–211.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	176.94/cwt	163.00–186.00	948	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	187.34/cwt	177.00–198.00	895	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	143.68/cwt	141.00–149.00	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	179.24/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	158.76/cwt	143.00–171.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	155.76/cwt	155.00–156.00	958	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,073	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,408	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	199.86/cwt	195.00–214.00	1,051	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	164.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,110	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	184.36/cwt	170.00–190.00	774	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,231	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	886	148.29/cwt	147.60–148.95	1,314	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.28/cwt	176.00–190.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	189.23/cwt	186.00–190.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	168.69/cwt	159.00–179.00	948	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	182.79/cwt	175.00–197.00	868	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	85.69/cwt	75.00–98.00	1,091	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	58.51/cwt	55.00–60.00	531	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	69.39/cwt	65.00–72.00	888	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	753	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	78.22/cwt	70.00–90.00	828	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	66.23/cwt	62.00–69.00	663	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	89.05/cwt	78.00–107.00	1,394	22
Bulls	—	—	1,495	90.46/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,946	122.05/cwt	110.00–129.00	2,375	5
Bulls	—	—	1,215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,276	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,216.55/cwt	975.00–1,400.00	15,572	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,706	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	90.84/cwt	84.00–98.00	944	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	1,262.80/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	19,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,264.19/cwt	1,050.00–1,400.00	11,213	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,142.23/cwt	810.00–1,300.00	14,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	181.43/cwt	175.00–197.00	677	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	152.27/cwt	143.00–165.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.41/cwt	171.00–188.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	113.26/cwt	110.00–120.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	110.78/cwt	103.00–114.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	139.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.60/cwt	129.00–141.00	863	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	112.81/cwt	104.00–115.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	384	184.03/cwt	182.50–186.00	707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	170.25/cwt	162.00–177.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	134.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	897	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.64/cwt	145.00–159.00	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	166.18/cwt	150.00–174.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.52/cwt	135.00–155.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	180	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	128.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.23/cwt	120.00–151.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	110.20/cwt	110.00–111.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	141.16/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	262	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	336	193.62/cwt	182.50–200.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	150.32/cwt	148.00–152.00	995	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	161.40/cwt	157.50–165.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	161.51/cwt	141.00–170.00	764	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.52/cwt	160.00–181.00	869	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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,162Last week 1,571Year ago 1,879

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 158Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 1

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
16	—	729	155.00	155.00
26	—	615	155.00–156.00	155.76
50	—	1,073	131.25	131.25
13	—	526	195.00–214.00	199.86
100	—	676	160.00–165.00	164.14
61	—	794	155.00	155.00
118	—	886	147.60–148.95	148.29
7	—	816	149.50	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
2	—	587	150.00	150.00
2	—	368	150.00–162.50	156.38
2	—	403	141.00–155.00	147.96
3	—	465	143.00–171.00	158.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	129.00	129.00
4	—	624	135.00–144.00	141.30
9	—	724	135.00–149.00	141.20
18	—	536	163.00–186.00	176.94
1	—	850	143.00	143.00
27	—	478	177.00–198.00	187.34
10	—	672	141.00–149.00	143.68
14	—	563	170.00–186.00	179.24
1	—	345	198.00	198.00
17	—	420	170.00–190.00	184.36
11	—	383	176.00–190.00	179.28
4	—	807	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	200.00	200.00
1	—	250	202.50	202.50
2	—	330	202.00–210.00	206.00
6	—	631	174.00	174.00
10	—	409	200.00–210.00	204.25
8	—	362	215.00–219.00	216.00
5	—	476	200.00–211.00	204.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	150.00–170.00	162.06
5	—	763	131.00–132.00	131.79
21	—	527	143.00–156.00	151.59
9	—	807	117.00–118.00	117.89
6	—	706	134.00	134.00
4	—	276	157.50–167.00	161.27
2	—	892	119.00	119.00
53	—	473	146.00–169.00	160.39
27	—	627	129.00–141.00	137.60
5	—	332	162.00–177.00	170.25
8	—	667	130.00–136.00	134.49
16	—	384	150.00–174.00	166.18
20	—	575	135.00–155.00	146.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	143.00	143.00
16	—	636	143.00	143.00
4	—	521	164.00	164.00
64	—	752	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	131.00	131.00
3	—	343	145.00–146.00	145.34
3	—	511	110.00–120.00	113.26
5	—	433	144.00–146.00	144.99
4	—	770	103.00–114.00	110.78
2	—	488	137.00–143.00	139.98
5	—	702	104.00–115.00	112.81
5	—	691	124.00	124.00
1	—	900	101.00	101.00
2	—	625	125.00–126.00	125.48
7	—	573	125.00–130.00	128.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	384	182.50–186.00	184.03
1	—	180	203.00	203.00
2	—	262	200.00	200.00
2	—	420	175.00	175.00
5	—	336	182.50–200.00	193.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
5	—	443	186.00–190.00	189.23
2	—	835	111.00	111.00
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
11	—	562	159.00–179.00	168.69
10	—	475	175.00–197.00	182.79
4	—	373	175.00–197.00	181.43
3	—	325	171.00–188.00	181.41
16	—	619	145.00–159.00	153.64
5	—	872	110.00–111.00	110.20
6	—	710	133.00–144.00	141.16
3	—	662	148.00–152.00	150.32
14	—	522	160.00–181.00	166.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
2	—	628	131.00–134.00	132.49
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	990	82.00	82.00
1	—	840	104.00	104.00
4	—	416	143.00–165.00	152.27
2	—	565	120.00–151.00	135.23
2	—	370	157.50–165.00	161.40
15	—	473	141.00–170.00	161.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,273	75.00–98.00	85.69
5	—	1,280	65.00–72.00	69.39
2	—	1,195	62.00–64.00	63.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	55.00–60.00	58.51
22	—	1,059	70.00–90.00	78.22
12	—	1,001	62.00–69.00	66.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,565	78.00–107.00	89.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	90.00–91.00	90.46
5	—	1,946	110.00–129.00	122.05
1	—	1,215	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	975.00–1,400.00	1,216.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	84.00–98.00	90.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,553	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	887	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,264.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,303	810.00–1,300.00	1,142.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle