Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady, Yearlings 2.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs steady, Moderate to Good demand for feeder classes. Good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.33/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −120.35 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$151.33

185 head · 804 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$38.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.04

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	833	153.68	1,280	163
Medium and Large 2-3	457	140.59	642	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	430	122.50	527	1thin
Large 1-2	1,060	115.00	1,219	5thin

One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $61 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 sale185 hd

151.33

—

KY average24 barns · 3,002 hd

159.37

−8.04

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−120.35

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	1,610	118.31	1,904	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	92.37	1,173	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	89.75	1,359	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	81.71	872	15

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	435	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	740	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.41/cwt	143.00–161.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	141.28/cwt	136.00–144.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	739	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,094	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	130.64/cwt	126.00–136.00	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	156.68/cwt	145.00–160.00	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	136.19/cwt	134.00–143.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	158.42/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	141.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	144.87/cwt	132.50–155.00	540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	154.19/cwt	152.75–155.80	1,436	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,060	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	139.74/cwt	135.00–148.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	95.82/cwt	89.00–104.00	1,226	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	83.75/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,044	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	81.38/cwt	75.00–87.00	872	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	92.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,016	3
Bulls	—	—	1,733	126.96/cwt	124.00–132.00	2,200	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,325	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	588	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	157.93/cwt	152.50–160.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.47/cwt	144.00–149.00	766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	139.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.34/cwt	135.00–150.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	152.90/cwt	152.50–154.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	133.35/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.99/cwt	139.00–144.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	127.45/cwt	120.00–130.00	655	4

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 1,895Year ago 1,925

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 96Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	165.00–175.00	170.00
7	—	512	143.00–161.00	146.41
1	—	295	192.50	192.50
15	—	567	145.00–160.00	156.68
4	—	641	134.00–143.00	136.19
11	—	657	147.00–161.00	158.42
3	—	853	130.00	130.00
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	845	141.00	141.00
4	—	795	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	126.00–136.00	130.64
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
3	—	431	144.00	144.00
2	—	490	138.00–145.00	141.54
4	—	373	132.50–155.00	144.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	931	152.75–155.80	154.19
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,060	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
4	—	575	136.00–144.00	141.28
3	—	733	129.00	129.00
4	—	267	152.50–160.00	157.93
13	—	523	144.00–149.00	146.47
4	—	321	152.50–154.00	152.90
5	—	432	139.00–144.00	140.99
3	—	640	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	739	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	120.00–130.00	124.91
3	—	328	130.00–135.00	133.35
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
4	—	514	120.00–130.00	127.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	135.00	135.00
2	—	275	157.50	157.50
2	—	595	153.00	153.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
4	—	633	135.00–148.00	139.74
1	—	730	132.00	132.00
2	—	892	112.00	112.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
6	—	691	138.00–140.00	139.67
11	—	522	135.00–150.00	143.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,280	89.00–104.00	95.82
4	—	1,246	80.00–86.00	83.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	85.00–87.00	86.00
2	—	1,538	93.00–94.00	93.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,071	75.00–87.00	81.38
1	—	1,045	61.00	61.00
1	—	975	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,093	90.00–95.00	92.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,733	124.00–132.00	126.96
1	—	1,400	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,325	94.00	94.00

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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