Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.81/cwt on 803 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −108.87 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$162.81

803 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$25.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.80

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	830	162.97	1,352	798
Medium and Large 2-3	642	137.60	883	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.37/cwt here — about $469 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 sale803 hd

162.81

—

KY average24 barns · 3,421 hd

162.02

+0.80

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−108.87

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	1,548	116.49	1,803	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	98.67	1,574	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,360	95.76	1,302	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	86.71	910	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,421	$1,271	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$863	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$775	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2Value Added	—	528	163.89/cwt	163.00–166.00	865	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	168.40/cwt	168.40–168.40	1,108	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	101.54/cwt	94.00–109.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	170.48/cwt	162.50–172.00	1,238	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	181.52/cwt	181.00–183.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	855	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	161.32/cwt	159.00–164.40	1,326	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	932	155.19/cwt	154.60–155.80	1,446	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	163.51/cwt	159.30–167.20	1,416	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	788	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,324	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	668	178.75/cwt	178.75–178.75	1,194	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	162.04/cwt	151.00–167.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.28/cwt	128.00–143.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	712	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	716	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	87.37/cwt	86.00–88.00	935	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	98.67/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,574	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	98.67/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,367	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	92.09/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	85.09/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	—	1,796	123.56/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,219	4
Bulls	—	—	1,349	110.83/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,495	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	1,270.85/head	975.00–1,500.00	1,271	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	863.39/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	142.44/cwt	130.00–149.50	957	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	151.55/cwt	151.00–152.00	950	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	156.89/cwt	139.00–160.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	164.46/cwt	164.00–165.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	156.25/cwt	139.00–160.00	867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	136.53/cwt	134.00–139.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,240	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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,075Last week 402Year ago 1,743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 49Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	528	163.00–166.00	163.89
78	—	658	168.40	168.40
5	—	725	158.00	158.00
11	—	627	151.00–152.00	151.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	880	94.00–109.00	101.54
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
3	—	580	130.00–132.00	131.00
3	—	545	130.00–134.00	132.67
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
2	—	768	111.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
25	—	672	130.00–149.50	142.44
7	—	508	139.00–160.00	156.89
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
2	—	273	164.00–165.00	164.46
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
9	—	555	139.00–160.00	156.25
1	—	345	168.00	168.00
2	—	613	134.00–139.00	136.53
2	—	830	143.00	143.00
1	—	905	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	156.00	156.00
6	—	648	159.00	159.00
4	—	528	170.00	170.00
2	—	765	153.00–155.00	153.98
15	—	589	170.00–172.00	171.34
4	—	367	181.00–183.00	181.52
8	—	494	173.00	173.00
2	—	850	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
1	—	585	151.00	151.00
2	—	780	135.00	135.00
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	726	162.50–172.00	170.48
246	—	822	159.00–164.40	161.32
122	—	932	154.60–155.80	155.19
299	—	866	159.30–167.20	163.51
12	—	788	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	668	178.75	178.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	148.00	148.00
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
5	—	480	151.00–167.00	162.04
4	—	677	128.00–143.00	135.28
2	—	402	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,070	86.00–88.00	87.37
1	—	900	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,093	90.00–94.00	92.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,595	94.00–110.00	98.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,385	90.00–104.00	98.67
3	—	1,267	82.00–87.00	85.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	121.00–126.00	123.56
5	—	1,349	104.00–117.00	110.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,421	975.00–1,500.00	1,270.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	850.00–875.00	863.39

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle