Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.22/cwt on 861 head.

Average price

$150.22

861 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

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	670	151.16	1,012	828
Medium and Large 2-3	563	126.62	713	33

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $299 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 sale861 hd

150.22

—

KY average25 barns · 5,641 hd

151.64

−1.42

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	1,697	126.61	2,149	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	100.14	1,588	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	92.51	1,195	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,046	82.41	862	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,138	100.00	1,138	6thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	930	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	156.02/cwt	150.00–157.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	191.23/cwt	180.00–195.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	187.48/cwt	180.00–201.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.88/cwt	139.00–142.00	941	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	149.67/cwt	143.60–156.00	1,027	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	176.72/cwt	165.00–187.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	161.95/cwt	161.00–162.00	842	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,128	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	617	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,123	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	154.15/cwt	149.00–159.00	823	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	199.52/cwt	198.00–202.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.27/cwt	127.00–143.00	1,000	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.36/cwt	136.00–151.00	836	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	129.06/cwt	115.00–140.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,125	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.74/cwt	146.00–169.00	634	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	119.49/cwt	117.00–122.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	157.26/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,066	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	150.94/cwt	148.50–154.00	1,084	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	171.25/cwt	170.00–175.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	193.82/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,008	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	152.62/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,163	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	753	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,080	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,323	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	143.17/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	861	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,240	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	839	153.22/cwt	151.50–154.95	1,286	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	167.50/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,080	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	869	116.34/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,011	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	169.10/cwt	160.00–176.00	966	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	165.14/cwt	164.75–167.50	1,123	117
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	981	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,192	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	195.64/cwt	195.00–197.50	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	148.45/cwt	142.00–155.00	996	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	160.27/cwt	155.00–165.00	928	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	949	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,138	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,138	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	497	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	84.10/cwt	77.00–89.00	881	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	69.84/cwt	65.00–72.00	726	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	91.55/cwt	90.00–94.00	996	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,362	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	85.18/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,087	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	98.86/cwt	90.00–114.00	1,290	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	100.73/cwt	94.00–115.00	1,601	19
Bulls	—	—	1,540	111.16/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	132.40/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,325	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	152.54/cwt	131.00–165.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	166.52/cwt	155.00–171.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	130.57/cwt	125.00–136.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	197.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.40/cwt	161.00–176.00	896	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	151.29/cwt	142.00–159.00	936	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	721	110.41/cwt	105.00–113.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.30/cwt	124.00–142.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	155.87/cwt	147.00–164.00	756	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	643	125.51/cwt	123.00–128.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	158.59/cwt	158.50–160.00	937	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	142.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	884	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,196	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	135.51/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	142.40/cwt	142.00–144.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	132.68/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	150.18/cwt	147.50–152.50	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	120.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	842	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,164	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	158.92/cwt	151.00–162.90	1,006	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	151.25/cwt	149.00–153.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.32/cwt	129.00–146.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	187.42/cwt	180.00–199.00	870	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	184.60/cwt	178.00–200.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	157.71/cwt	152.00–165.00	678	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,006	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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,850Last week 1,765Year ago 1,932

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 79Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	131.00	131.00
13	—	878	139.50	139.50
4	—	467	180.00–195.00	191.23
3	—	318	180.00–201.00	187.48
6	—	527	165.00–187.00	176.72
8	—	407	198.00–202.00	199.52
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	245	201.00	201.00
20	—	678	150.00–160.00	157.26
26	—	718	148.50–154.00	150.94
12	—	762	152.50–154.00	152.62
6	—	825	143.00–144.00	143.17
21	—	571	160.00–176.00	169.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	150.00–157.00	156.02
1	—	545	163.00	163.00
1	—	870	126.00	126.00
4	—	410	170.00–175.00	171.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	191.00–195.00	193.82
3	—	706	164.00	164.00
22	—	1,080	122.50	122.50
63	—	861	144.00	144.00
318	—	839	151.50–154.95	153.22
2	—	645	166.00–169.00	167.50
117	—	680	164.75–167.50	165.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	673	139.00–142.00	139.88
28	—	534	149.00–159.00	154.15
34	—	723	127.00–143.00	138.27
28	—	575	136.00–151.00	145.36
1	—	305	142.50	142.50
13	—	385	146.00–169.00	164.74
29	—	485	147.00–164.00	155.87
19	—	620	140.00–147.00	142.61
9	—	1,031	116.00	116.00
6	—	878	132.50	132.50
8	—	771	122.00–137.50	135.51
2	—	275	147.50–152.50	150.18
12	—	430	152.00–165.00	157.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	686	143.60–156.00	149.67
20	—	520	161.00–162.00	161.95
66	—	757	149.00	149.00
140	—	735	153.00	153.00
46	—	591	158.50–160.00	158.59
59	—	842	138.25	138.25
120	—	633	151.00–162.90	158.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	109.00	109.00
4	—	424	115.00–140.00	129.06
2	—	588	117.00–122.00	119.49
2	—	340	130.00–133.00	131.52
3	—	721	105.00–113.00	110.41
5	—	520	124.00–142.00	130.30
1	—	755	119.00	119.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	643	123.00–128.00	125.51
5	—	476	142.00–144.00	142.40
7	—	675	110.00–125.00	120.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	753	122.00	122.00
21	—	869	109.00–118.00	116.34
51	—	981	121.50	121.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	195.00–197.50	195.64
12	—	671	142.00–155.00	148.45
12	—	579	155.00–165.00	160.27
1	—	805	123.00	123.00
11	—	378	190.00–200.00	197.30
20	—	523	161.00–176.00	171.40
22	—	619	142.00–159.00	151.29
3	—	770	129.00–136.00	132.68
5	—	729	129.00–146.00	135.32
8	—	464	180.00–199.00	187.42
8	—	432	178.00–200.00	184.60
1	—	860	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	212.50	212.50
4	—	455	205.00	205.00
2	—	502	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	131.00–165.00	152.54
7	—	430	155.00–171.00	166.52
4	—	681	125.00–136.00	130.57
3	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.68
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
1	—	935	103.00	103.00
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
4	—	509	149.00–153.00	151.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,138	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	61.00	61.00
10	—	1,047	77.00–89.00	84.10
4	—	1,040	65.00–72.00	69.84
6	—	1,088	90.00–94.00	91.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	89.00	89.00
19	—	1,589	94.00–115.00	100.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,276	81.00–89.00	85.18
15	—	1,305	90.00–114.00	98.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	107.00–115.00	111.16
8	—	1,756	125.00–136.00	132.40

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	1	—	960	91.00	91.00

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

Heifers · 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