Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady except 500 to 600 lbs they were 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Yearling steers and heifers Fully steady. Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.19/cwt on 663 head.

Average price

$151.19

663 head · 673 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$42.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.44

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	676	152.18	1,029	640
Medium and Large 2-3	583	124.20	723	22
Small and Medium 1-2	625	110.00	688	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.18/cwt here — about $342 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 sale663 hd

151.19

—

KY average26 barns · 5,904 hd

150.75

+0.44

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	1,728	124.40	2,149	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,604	92.90	1,490	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,304	89.16	1,162	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	80.87	849	20
Steers	Choice	Average	1,170	110.76	1,296	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	105.27	1,479	3thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,400	102.00	1,428	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	761	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	147.70/cwt	134.00–155.00	833	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.21/cwt	150.00–164.00	739	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	115.91/cwt	101.00–119.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	143.97/cwt	132.00–149.00	965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,100	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	177.90/cwt	170.00–181.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	158.86/cwt	153.00–163.00	998	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	164.65/cwt	154.00–171.00	710	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	123.63/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	131.50/cwt	130.00–132.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	852	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,329	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	193.90/cwt	181.00–199.00	750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	177.66/cwt	161.00–179.00	931	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	142.00/cwt	131.00–153.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	194.13/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,008	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	151.43/cwt	140.00–158.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	174.39/cwt	159.00–181.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	714	158.85/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,134	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	978	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,386	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	194.24/cwt	180.00–202.00	958	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	151.80/cwt	147.00–156.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	694	161.68/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,122	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,118	116.40/cwt	116.40–116.40	1,301	53
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,171	115.85/cwt	115.85–115.85	1,357	48
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	883	122.36/cwt	119.75–124.90	1,080	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	122.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	145.56/cwt	139.00–155.00	987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	146.95/cwt	146.95–146.95	1,346	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	169.75/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,049	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	137.72/cwt	134.00–146.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	184.16/cwt	168.00–188.00	862	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	129.80/cwt	128.00–131.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	979	2
Steers	Select	—	1,400	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,428	1
Steers	Choice	—	1,170	110.76/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,296	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	737	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	71.50/cwt	70.00–74.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	92.17/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,007	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	82.37/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,063	23
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	105.27/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	94.96/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,530	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	80.86/cwt	76.00–85.00	845	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	83.98/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,321	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	95.94/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,263	23
Bulls	—	—	1,453	111.24/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,616	3
Bulls	—	—	1,791	127.44/cwt	122.00–136.00	2,282	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	142.88/cwt	122.50–147.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	144.73/cwt	138.00–152.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	863	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	517	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	149.30/cwt	138.00–158.00	781	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	142.51/cwt	130.00–149.00	881	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	184.24/cwt	181.00–186.00	614	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	175.55/cwt	166.00–181.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	163.16/cwt	160.00–166.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	145.07/cwt	139.00–148.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	185.76/cwt	176.00–189.00	801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	153.90/cwt	153.90–153.90	1,162	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	977	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	119.69/cwt	102.00–126.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	153.77/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,061	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	146.08/cwt	140.00–152.50	526	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	154.83/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,136	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	118.25/cwt	117.00–122.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	124.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,522Last week 1,850Year ago 956

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 109Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	761	128.00	128.00
41	—	564	134.00–155.00	147.70
19	—	476	150.00–164.00	155.21
11	—	670	132.00–149.00	143.97
13	—	431	154.00–171.00	164.65
8	—	852	114.00–125.00	123.63
22	—	523	138.00–158.00	149.30
22	—	618	130.00–149.00	142.51
6	—	334	160.00–166.00	163.16
17	—	721	129.00–140.00	135.53
2	—	360	140.00–152.50	146.08
4	—	810	117.00–122.00	118.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	101.00–119.00	115.91
3	—	457	135.00–138.00	136.01
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	139.00–148.00	145.07
1	—	540	111.00	111.00
4	—	555	102.00–126.00	119.69
3	—	632	120.00–128.00	124.33
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	628	153.00–163.00	158.86
72	—	755	153.90	153.90
244	—	690	151.00–155.00	153.77
138	—	734	145.00–156.00	154.83
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
4	—	475	167.00	167.00
4	—	660	130.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	515	131.00–153.00	142.00
5	—	567	147.00–156.00	151.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	756	140.00–150.00	145.50
4	—	415	170.00–181.00	177.90
2	—	870	133.00–136.00	134.53
9	—	387	181.00–199.00	193.90
18	—	524	161.00–179.00	177.66
1	—	345	177.50	177.50
2	—	723	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,038	120.00	120.00
5	—	623	140.00–158.00	151.43
2	—	987	135.00	135.00
7	—	576	159.00–181.00	174.39
12	—	493	180.00–202.00	194.24
5	—	920	120.00–135.00	122.97
9	—	678	139.00–155.00	145.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	852	156.00	156.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
14	—	519	190.00–200.00	194.13
129	—	714	158.00–160.00	158.85
50	—	978	141.75	141.75
1	—	835	157.00	157.00
7	—	694	160.00–166.00	161.68
60	—	916	146.95	146.95
37	—	618	165.00–179.00	169.75
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,118	116.40	116.40
48	—	1,171	115.85	115.85
120	—	883	119.75–124.90	122.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	134.00–146.00	137.72
5	—	468	168.00–188.00	184.16
2	—	757	128.00	128.00
5	—	706	128.00–131.00	129.80
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
8	—	564	150.00–165.00	155.64
1	—	270	202.50	202.50
6	—	620	138.00–152.00	144.73
3	—	536	161.00	161.00
7	—	333	181.00–186.00	184.24
3	—	387	166.00–181.00	175.55
9	—	431	176.00–189.00	185.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	—	550	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	166.00	166.00
1	—	425	161.00	161.00
6	—	535	150.00–153.00	151.52
7	—	589	122.50–147.00	142.88
2	—	342	161.00	161.00
1	—	845	109.00	109.00
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	517	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,170	110.00–111.00	110.76
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	104.00–106.00	105.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,188	62.00	62.00
4	—	973	70.00–74.00	71.50
5	—	1,093	87.00–102.00	92.17
10	—	1,045	76.00–85.00	80.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,291	75.00–88.00	82.37
23	—	1,316	89.00–106.00	95.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,611	88.00–105.00	94.96
3	—	1,573	83.00–85.00	83.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	110.00–115.00	111.24
13	—	1,791	122.00–136.00	127.44

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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