Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.04/cwt on 863 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.64 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$157.04

863 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$492

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

$8.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

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	817	157.19	1,285	848
Medium and Large 2-3	535	148.21	793	15thin

One grade step is worth $8.99/cwt here — about $492 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 sale863 hd

157.04

—

KY average25 barns · 5,677 hd

167.10

−10.07

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.64

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	1,597	121.48	1,940	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,294	84.93	1,099	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,476	84.51	1,247	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,032	67.55	697	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	124.00	1,401	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	534	178.42/cwt	170.00–188.00	953	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	187.31/cwt	175.00–193.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	173.61/cwt	156.00–177.00	655	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	154.53/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.27/cwt	150.00–166.00	845	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	168.97/cwt	162.50–179.00	547	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	200.86/cwt	200.00–201.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	142.74/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,029	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.29/cwt	136.00–153.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	787	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.96/cwt	129.00–141.00	984	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	178.02/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,013	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	145.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	159.01/cwt	158.90–160.00	1,026	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	134.30/cwt	134.30–134.30	1,146	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	206.60/cwt	200.00–208.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	163.49/cwt	160.00–167.50	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	125.71/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	152.86/cwt	149.00–166.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	163.53/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	142.92/cwt	130.00–151.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	185.34/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	173.72/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,075	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	158.51/cwt	157.75–159.25	1,371	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	136.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	917	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,419	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	184.71/cwt	181.00–190.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	152.26/cwt	149.75–156.50	1,338	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	161.61/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,188	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	197.04/cwt	186.00–200.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,023	129.95/cwt	129.95–129.95	1,329	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	193.18/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,001	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	847	160.30/cwt	160.30–160.30	1,358	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	152.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	186.48/cwt	181.00–195.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	176.26/cwt	162.00–180.00	927	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	526	187.19/cwt	185.00–189.00	985	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.25/cwt	46.00–52.00	487	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	90.79/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,136	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	59.97/cwt	56.00–64.00	564	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	85.35/cwt	79.00–91.00	940	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,130	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,401	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	85.40/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,284	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	81.19/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,072	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	68.76/cwt	65.00–74.00	737	9
Bulls	—	—	1,694	125.52/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,126	11
Bulls	—	—	1,305	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,110	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,055	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	98.61/cwt	97.00–100.00	947	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,101.53/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	13,846	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	148.11/cwt	140.00–149.00	976	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	149.00/cwt	144.00–154.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	119.35/cwt	110.00–129.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	737	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	168.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.46/cwt	148.00–164.00	906	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.76/cwt	133.00–145.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	127.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	130.49/cwt	126.00–135.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	829	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	970	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	176.42/cwt	164.00–183.00	863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	146.80/cwt	146.80–146.80	1,060	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	122.06/cwt	112.50–131.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	132.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	189.00/cwt	185.00–192.00	813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	144.07/cwt	136.00–158.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	164.53/cwt	152.00–170.00	944	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,005	2

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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,640Last week 1,612Year ago 1,385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 149Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	170.00–188.00	178.42
10	—	430	175.00–193.00	187.31
7	—	655	145.00–158.00	154.53
7	—	327	200.00–201.00	200.86
6	—	721	133.00–147.00	142.74
22	—	569	161.00–180.00	178.02
8	—	632	154.00–166.00	163.53
6	—	777	135.00–138.00	136.85
4	—	967	141.00	141.00
7	—	480	181.00–190.00	184.71
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
5	—	360	186.00–200.00	197.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	143.00	143.00
2	—	633	139.00–142.00	140.52
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
5	—	430	149.00–166.00	152.86
3	—	587	130.00–151.00	142.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	200.00–208.00	206.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	184.00–186.00	185.34
22	—	619	172.00–177.00	173.72
232	—	879	149.75–156.50	152.26
110	—	735	161.00–162.00	161.61
104	—	1,023	129.95	129.95
2	—	652	170.00	170.00
17	—	518	191.00–197.00	193.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	865	157.75–159.25	158.51
60	—	917	154.75	154.75
63	—	847	160.30	160.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	156.00–177.00	173.61
39	—	521	150.00–166.00	162.27
6	—	324	162.50–179.00	168.97
18	—	620	136.00–153.00	149.29
59	—	477	160.00–172.00	165.01
35	—	708	129.00–141.00	138.96
3	—	270	160.00–167.50	163.49
3	—	822	121.00–130.00	125.71
16	—	423	160.00–175.00	168.98
51	—	568	148.00–164.00	159.46
10	—	672	133.00–145.00	140.76
2	—	1,032	120.00	120.00
2	—	897	116.00	116.00
2	—	753	126.00–135.00	130.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	140.00–150.00	145.94
2	—	368	149.00–150.00	149.48
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
3	—	542	126.00–130.00	127.34
11	—	829	117.00	117.00
5	—	638	112.50–131.00	122.06
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
2	—	580	125.00–140.00	132.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	645	158.90–160.00	159.01
67	—	853	134.30	134.30
60	—	657	154.00	154.00
72	—	722	146.80	146.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	181.00	181.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	150.00–160.00	152.64
5	—	379	181.00–195.00	186.48
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
14	—	526	162.00–180.00	176.26
10	—	659	140.00–149.00	148.11
1	—	285	201.00	201.00
10	—	489	164.00–183.00	176.42
2	—	733	130.00–131.00	130.51
14	—	430	185.00–192.00	189.00
1	—	895	102.00	102.00
1	—	940	105.00	105.00
15	—	574	152.00–170.00	164.53
2	—	750	130.00–138.00	134.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	185.00–189.00	187.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
2	—	585	144.00–154.00	149.00
2	—	682	120.00	120.00
2	—	630	110.00–129.00	119.35
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
1	—	930	91.00	91.00
2	—	737	121.00	121.00
5	—	484	136.00–158.00	144.07
2	—	545	135.00	135.00
2	—	295	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	46.00–52.00	49.25
6	—	941	56.00–64.00	59.97
4	—	1,101	79.00–91.00	85.35
9	—	1,072	65.00–74.00	68.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	73.00	73.00
13	—	1,503	81.00–91.00	85.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	67.00	67.00
12	—	1,251	85.00–100.00	90.79
14	—	1,320	79.00–84.00	81.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	124.00	124.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,694	118.00–135.00	125.52
2	—	1,305	110.00–115.00	112.53
1	—	1,110	95.00	95.00

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	—	960	97.00–100.00	98.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,257	900.00–1,275.00	1,101.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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