Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Yearling Steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with some softer undertones noted. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.39/cwt on 937 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.29 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.39

937 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.24

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	855	154.47	1,321	909
Medium and Large 2-3	598	151.82	908	28

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about $413 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 sale937 hd

154.39

—

KY average27 barns · 6,127 hd

160.63

−6.24

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−117.29

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	1,774	126.42	2,242	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	91.54	1,430	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	86.24	1,087	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	75.68	722	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	101.50	1,259	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,258	120.00	1,510	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	765	$625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	—	643	161.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,035	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	179.48/cwt	170.00–187.00	937	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	147.98/cwt	147.00–149.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	155.45/cwt	154.00–157.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	184.48/cwt	181.00–188.00	808	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	823	165.80/cwt	165.80–165.80	1,365	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	139.67/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	187.77/cwt	186.00–188.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.70/cwt	161.00–174.00	979	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	137.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,024	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	136.30/cwt	136.30–136.30	979	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,026	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,100	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	130.30/cwt	125.00–138.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	153.96/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,028	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	149.42/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	177.24/cwt	175.00–178.00	587	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	131.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	156.62/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,366	163
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	158.26/cwt	157.75–158.80	1,309	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,013	135.20/cwt	135.20–135.20	1,370	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	185.96/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,082	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	173.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	168.80/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,074	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	983	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	993	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	974	146.56/cwt	144.90–148.00	1,427	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,072	137.85/cwt	137.85–137.85	1,478	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	938	145.95/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,369	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	987	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	313	118.06/cwt	111.00–125.00	370	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	593	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	157.97/cwt	153.00–169.00	900	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	127.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	986	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	148.98/cwt	141.00–151.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	169.78/cwt	161.00–172.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	180.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,259	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	92.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,472	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	75.85/cwt	72.00–79.00	754	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	67.03/cwt	65.00–70.00	642	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,322	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	71.96/cwt	71.00–73.00	894	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,258	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,510	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	91.94/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,203	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	84.93/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,047	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	749	6
Bulls	—	—	2,095	139.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,916	2
Bulls	—	—	1,764	125.15/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,208	8
Bulls	—	—	1,210	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	94.34/cwt	93.00–96.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	165.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	705	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	165.83/cwt	162.00–179.00	884	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	145.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	307	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	157.06/cwt	152.00–159.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.48/cwt	141.00–155.00	930	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.24/cwt	142.00–159.00	845	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	129.66/cwt	125.00–138.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	161.60/cwt	155.00–170.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	147.65/cwt	141.00–151.00	911	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	159.14/cwt	155.00–163.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	155.85/cwt	152.00–163.00	676	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	154.46/cwt	147.00–159.00	811	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	157.45/cwt	150.00–167.00	751	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	160.34/cwt	155.00–167.00	606	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	145.61/cwt	143.00–149.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	146.77/cwt	143.00–149.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	414	170.42/cwt	170.00–171.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	763	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,148	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	126.05/cwt	122.00–128.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	150.14/cwt	150.00–151.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	124.24/cwt	122.00–129.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.28/cwt	122.00–128.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	162.78/cwt	162.00–164.00	833	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	122.85/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,082	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	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 Jun 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,895Last week 1,214Year ago 2,175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 65Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	643	155.00–162.00	161.04
35	—	522	170.00–187.00	179.48
1	—	1,025	131.00	131.00
8	—	438	181.00–188.00	184.48
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
3	—	820	133.00–143.00	139.67
9	—	463	186.00–188.00	187.77
17	—	577	161.00–174.00	169.70
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
20	—	668	149.00–161.00	153.96
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
7	—	753	143.00–152.00	149.42
4	—	331	175.00–178.00	177.24
2	—	1,065	129.00–134.00	131.50
2	—	383	171.00–177.00	173.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
4	—	631	147.00–149.00	147.98
4	—	681	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,025	116.00	116.00
2	—	573	154.00–157.00	155.45
6	—	490	162.00	162.00
1	—	350	162.00	162.00
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
6	—	545	163.00	163.00
2	—	845	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	823	165.80	165.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	872	150.00–160.00	156.62
124	—	827	157.75–158.80	158.26
53	—	1,013	135.20	135.20
16	—	582	182.00–189.00	185.96
10	—	636	168.00–169.00	168.80
167	—	974	144.90–148.00	146.56
48	—	1,072	137.85	137.85
118	—	938	144.00–148.00	145.95
3	—	506	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	137.00–140.00	137.99
15	—	713	125.00–138.00	130.30
46	—	566	142.00–159.00	149.24
6	—	767	125.00–138.00	129.66
5	—	323	155.00–170.00	161.60
33	—	617	141.00–151.00	147.65
4	—	285	155.00–163.00	159.14
22	—	434	152.00–163.00	155.85
40	—	525	147.00–159.00	154.46
69	—	477	150.00–167.00	157.45
24	—	378	155.00–167.00	160.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	617	166.00	166.00
80	—	718	136.30	136.30
26	—	666	154.00	154.00
70	—	793	138.75	138.75
13	—	512	162.00–164.00	162.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	137.00	137.00
1	—	245	146.00	146.00
1	—	860	113.00	113.00
5	—	478	143.00–149.00	145.61
1	—	960	94.00	94.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
4	—	440	143.00–149.00	146.77
3	—	580	122.00–128.00	126.05
7	—	336	150.00–151.00	150.14
3	—	677	122.00–129.00	124.24
3	—	943	112.00	112.00
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	170.00–171.00	170.42
30	—	763	150.50	150.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	109.00	109.00
3	—	983	101.00	101.00
7	—	522	115.00	115.00
2	—	313	111.00–125.00	118.06
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	770	77.00	77.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	570	153.00–169.00	157.97
13	—	771	125.00–134.00	127.83
7	—	659	141.00–151.00	148.98
7	—	473	161.00–172.00	169.78
3	—	360	170.00–185.00	180.00
7	—	425	160.00–175.00	165.93
1	—	1,085	116.00	116.00
17	—	533	162.00–179.00	165.83
14	—	622	141.00–155.00	149.48
2	—	802	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,005	106.00	106.00
4	—	724	122.00–128.00	124.28
7	—	881	122.00–123.00	122.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	440	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	139.00	139.00
1	—	215	167.50	167.50
4	—	466	152.00	152.00
5	—	573	140.00–149.00	145.37
2	—	307	170.00	170.00
5	—	533	152.00–159.00	157.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	101.00–102.00	101.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,585	90.00–97.00	92.87
3	—	1,502	87.00–89.00	87.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	994	72.00–79.00	75.85
5	—	958	65.00–70.00	67.03
6	—	906	80.00–86.00	82.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	71.00–73.00	71.96
16	—	1,308	90.00–98.00	91.94
26	—	1,233	82.00–89.00	84.93
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,095	135.00–143.00	139.21
8	—	1,764	120.00–129.00	125.15
1	—	1,210	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	885	93.00–96.00	94.34

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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