Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 800 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.84/cwt on 1,350 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.84 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$156.84

1,350 head · 760 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$64.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.14

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	765	157.19	1,203	1,316
Medium and Large 2-3	563	146.64	826	32
Small 1-2	680	93.00	632	2thin

One grade step is worth $64.19/cwt here — about $570 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 sale1,350 hd

156.84

—

KY average26 barns · 5,650 hd

165.98

−9.14

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.84

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	1,710	114.01	1,949	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	88.04	1,092	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,576	87.96	1,386	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	77.03	803	13

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	935	122.11/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.59/cwt	150.00–165.50	936	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	161.52/cwt	150.00–171.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	169.90/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,038	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	162.47/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,141	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	146.16/cwt	144.75–148.75	1,337	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	156.58/cwt	156.50–157.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	168.63/cwt	160.00–177.50	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	201.97/cwt	201.00–203.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	195.59/cwt	190.00–201.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	153.83/cwt	138.00–161.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	172.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	189.15/cwt	179.00–201.00	779	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	190.65/cwt	189.00–193.00	984	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	179.04/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,038	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	201.00/cwt	200.00–203.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	197.59/cwt	190.00–200.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	181.59/cwt	179.00–192.00	892	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	155.26/cwt	154.50–159.00	1,109	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	154.57/cwt	154.00–155.10	1,258	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	142.42/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,127	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	189.88/cwt	175.00–191.00	995	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	159.08/cwt	157.50–161.00	1,096	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,267	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	448	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	932	20
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	158.98/cwt	155.75–162.00	1,223	130
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,061	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,265	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	139.26/cwt	137.50–141.20	1,330	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	169.01/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,143	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	177.42/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	161.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	153.07/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	176.25/cwt	173.00–180.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	184.33/cwt	182.50–188.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	965	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	85.44/cwt	84.00–89.00	945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	87.96/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,386	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	89.04/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,114	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	75.40/cwt	69.00–80.00	782	7
Bulls	—	—	1,540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	125.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	2,248	4
Bulls	—	—	1,709	112.85/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,929	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	65.92/cwt	65.00–67.00	615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	185.35/cwt	183.00–190.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	146.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	178.56/cwt	165.00–186.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	138.51/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,080	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	156.37/cwt	139.00–175.00	746	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	136.51/cwt	130.00–150.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	128.89/cwt	124.00–131.00	887	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	134.82/cwt	132.00–141.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	170.41/cwt	161.00–180.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	172.77/cwt	147.00–182.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.12/cwt	140.00–176.00	686	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	143.56/cwt	139.00–153.00	881	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	127.62/cwt	127.00–130.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	144.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,236	198
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	161.27/cwt	156.00–168.00	824	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	142.32/cwt	137.00–151.00	981	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	155.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	152.84/cwt	149.00–157.25	1,036	162
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	158.02/cwt	152.00–167.00	442	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	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 May 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,765Last week 1,640Year ago 1,551

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 107Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	935	121.00–123.00	122.11
49	—	583	150.00–165.50	160.59
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
15	—	780	134.00–141.00	138.51
49	—	477	139.00–175.00	156.37
2	—	263	161.00–180.00	170.41
2	—	850	135.00	135.00
11	—	378	147.00–182.00	172.77
19	—	426	140.00–176.00	161.12
42	—	614	139.00–153.00	143.56
3	—	811	124.00	124.00
46	—	511	156.00–168.00	161.27
42	—	689	137.00–151.00	142.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	156.50–157.00	156.58
162	—	678	149.00–157.25	152.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	197.00	197.00
1	—	460	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
3	—	641	132.00	132.00
3	—	415	130.00–150.00	136.51
7	—	688	124.00–131.00	128.89
3	—	383	132.00–141.00	134.82
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
5	—	512	127.00–130.00	127.62
6	—	480	153.00–159.00	155.02
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	150.00–171.00	161.52
2	—	370	160.00–177.50	168.63
3	—	512	133.00	133.00
2	—	708	127.00	127.00
2	—	795	121.00	121.00
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
5	—	589	138.00–161.00	153.83
6	—	668	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	170.00–176.00	172.98
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
3	—	280	152.00–167.00	158.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	611	164.00–177.00	169.90
2	—	238	201.00–203.00	201.97
7	—	865	137.00	137.00
2	—	315	190.00–201.00	195.59
21	—	412	179.00–201.00	189.15
56	—	580	170.00–183.00	179.04
3	—	291	200.00–203.00	201.00
4	—	389	190.00–200.00	197.59
54	—	491	179.00–192.00	181.59
19	—	714	154.50–159.00	155.26
38	—	791	141.00–151.00	142.42
19	—	524	175.00–191.00	189.88
97	—	689	157.50–161.00	159.08
35	—	913	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	702	160.00–162.50	162.47
179	—	915	144.75–148.75	146.16
34	—	516	189.00–193.00	190.65
127	—	814	154.00–155.10	154.57
20	—	448	208.00	208.00
130	—	769	155.75–162.00	158.98
122	—	955	137.50–141.20	139.26
14	—	676	165.00–172.00	169.01
4	—	619	171.00–180.00	177.42
198	—	857	143.00–150.00	144.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	395	207.00	207.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	93.00	93.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,061	119.25	119.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	572	150.00–165.00	161.93
7	—	667	148.00–157.00	153.07
5	—	536	173.00–180.00	176.25
4	—	756	133.00–137.00	135.00
3	—	386	182.50–188.00	184.33
1	—	720	134.00	134.00
6	—	420	183.00–190.00	185.35
9	—	627	140.00–155.00	146.09
7	—	472	165.00–186.00	178.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	150.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,106	84.00–89.00	85.44
7	—	1,037	69.00–80.00	75.40
2	—	933	65.00–67.00	65.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,576	85.00–95.00	87.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	81.00–97.00	89.04
1	—	1,130	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,795	120.00–132.00	125.26
6	—	1,709	107.00–119.00	112.85

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	700.00	700.00

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