Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.18/cwt on 599 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −116.50 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$155.18

599 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	685	155.25	1,063	69
Medium and Large 1-2	819	155.21	1,270	529
Small 1-2	655	135.00	884	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $179 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 sale599 hd

155.18

—

KY average17 barns · 2,300 hd

163.58

−8.40

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−116.50

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	1,734	124.97	2,168	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	89.03	1,111	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	88.78	1,414	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	67.87	697	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	623	136.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	164.50/cwt	163.00–166.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	160.31/cwt	157.00–163.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	152.75/cwt	140.00–161.00	729	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,063	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	142.24/cwt	140.00–143.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	151.80/cwt	151.80–151.80	1,143	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	875	155.59/cwt	150.50–160.80	1,361	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	154.59/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,113	34
Steers	Small 1-2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	991	135.20/cwt	135.20–135.20	1,340	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	190.11/cwt	187.00–193.00	814	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	171.70/cwt	167.00–187.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	152.70/cwt	146.00–156.00	973	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,076	118.30/cwt	118.30–118.30	1,273	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,045	137.90/cwt	137.90–137.90	1,441	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	175.35/cwt	159.00–182.00	1,003	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	193.16/cwt	175.00–210.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	156.54/cwt	148.00–158.25	1,315	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,187	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,353	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	155.76/cwt	148.00–156.10	1,196	73
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	139.23/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,026	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	946	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	157.26/cwt	150.00–167.00	914	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	524	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	88.30/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,376	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	83.29/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,031	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	97.63/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,233	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	95.32/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	136.55/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,440	7
Bulls	—	—	1,690	120.13/cwt	114.00–125.00	2,030	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.57/cwt	144.00–155.00	768	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	149.55/cwt	149.00–150.00	944	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.22/cwt	155.00–169.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	840	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	150.90/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	140.34/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	148.67/cwt	142.00–149.85	1,097	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	139.36/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	146.89/cwt	129.00–153.00	833	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	175.39/cwt	170.00–184.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	197.30/cwt	195.00–201.00	631	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	3

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 1,522Year ago 1,880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 124Year ago 107

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Yearling steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	130.00–145.00	136.44
10	—	341	163.00–166.00	164.50
11	—	415	157.00–163.00	160.31
16	—	477	140.00–161.00	152.75
5	—	250	164.00	164.00
12	—	663	140.00–143.00	142.24
28	—	517	144.00–155.00	148.57
10	—	768	133.00–142.00	139.36
24	—	567	129.00–153.00	146.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	164.00	164.00
66	—	753	151.80	151.80
18	—	631	149.00–150.00	149.55
3	—	500	156.00	156.00
159	—	738	142.00–149.85	148.67
3	—	470	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	170.00	170.00
1	—	200	232.00	232.00
6	—	428	187.00–193.00	190.11
5	—	468	167.00–187.00	171.70
3	—	720	152.00	152.00
9	—	637	146.00–156.00	152.70
3	—	359	187.00	187.00
16	—	572	159.00–182.00	175.35
6	—	265	175.00–210.00	193.16
8	—	320	195.00–201.00	197.30
3	—	750	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	685	155.25	155.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	140.00	140.00
6	—	543	184.00	184.00
159	—	875	150.50–160.80	155.59
34	—	720	154.50–155.00	154.59
34	—	991	135.20	135.20
3	—	464	198.00	198.00
58	—	1,045	137.90	137.90
3	—	648	160.00	160.00
83	—	840	148.00–158.25	156.54
7	—	659	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,187	114.00	114.00
73	—	768	148.00–156.10	155.76
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,076	118.30	118.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	737	136.00–140.00	139.23
3	—	345	181.00	181.00
1	—	850	125.00	125.00
5	—	635	149.00	149.00
20	—	581	150.00–167.00	157.26
7	—	288	182.00	182.00
6	—	480	155.00–169.00	162.22
11	—	515	160.00–166.00	163.04
9	—	668	143.00–155.00	150.90
6	—	774	135.00–146.00	140.34
8	—	409	170.00–184.00	175.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	87.00–89.00	88.30
1	—	1,400	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,727	95.00–96.00	95.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,238	79.00–86.00	83.29
6	—	1,263	90.00–101.00	97.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	60.00	60.00
11	—	1,034	69.00–71.00	70.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	102.00	102.00
7	—	1,787	135.00–138.00	136.55
12	—	1,690	114.00–125.00	120.13

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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