Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder under 700 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher,over 700 lbs steady, Feeder and yearling heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.01/cwt on 933 head.

Average price

$160.01

933 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$38.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

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	704	160.13	1,128	930
Medium and Large 2-3	612	121.67	745	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.46/cwt here — about $383 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 sale933 hd

160.01

—

KY average24 barns · 5,260 hd

152.90

+7.11

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	1,647	118.84	1,958	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	89.05	1,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	87.51	1,144	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	75.74	785	7thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	86.08/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,369	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	517	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	111.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,720	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	91.21/cwt	88.00–97.00	1,209	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	83.23/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,072	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	82.23/cwt	77.00–87.00	864	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	123.53/cwt	121.00–127.00	2,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	169.28/cwt	163.00–171.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	152.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	144.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.09/cwt	130.00–148.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	185.79/cwt	183.00–190.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	171.27/cwt	168.00–172.20	1,343	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	953	151.30/cwt	151.00–151.30	1,442	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,245	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	180.10/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,023	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	163.58/cwt	160.75–165.50	1,346	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,280	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	161.95/cwt	155.00–166.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	167.44/cwt	167.00–168.50	1,112	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	934	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,413	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	162.49/cwt	158.75–166.00	1,430	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	157.05/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,209	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	140.24/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	173.70/cwt	160.00–183.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	171.75/cwt	165.00–179.00	900	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	159.95/cwt	143.00–163.00	1,139	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	974	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,393	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	166.89/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,020	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	168.57/cwt	160.00–174.00	875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.43/cwt	170.00–187.00	594	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	175.12/cwt	161.00–180.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	152.02/cwt	143.00–155.00	926	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	656	174.90/cwt	174.90–174.90	1,147	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	669	127.25/cwt	110.00–133.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	143.07/cwt	135.00–152.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	151.51/cwt	141.00–160.00	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	154.26/cwt	142.00–158.00	881	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.95/cwt	151.00–164.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.64/cwt	140.00–161.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	156.78/cwt	141.00–160.00	723	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	146.12/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	151.34/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,000	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	704	181.80/cwt	181.80–181.80	1,280	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	768	161.97/cwt	158.80–163.90	1,244	411
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	730	157.14/cwt	152.75–159.90	1,147	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	161.22/cwt	158.50–162.00	996	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	153.10/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,038Last week 1,075Year ago 1,151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 66Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	66.00	66.00
1	—	975	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,051	77.00–87.00	82.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	85.00–87.00	86.08
1	—	1,740	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,325	88.00–97.00	91.21
13	—	1,288	78.00–87.00	83.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	110.00–114.00	111.81
3	—	1,720	121.00–127.00	123.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	163.00–171.00	169.28
7	—	565	150.00–158.00	152.32
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
5	—	626	139.00–150.00	144.69
3	—	665	130.00–148.00	136.09
5	—	369	183.00–190.00	185.79
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
11	—	519	160.00–174.00	168.57
8	—	333	170.00–187.00	178.43
6	—	429	161.00–180.00	175.12
2	—	710	125.00–131.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	152.50	152.50
5	—	669	110.00–133.00	127.25
4	—	467	135.00–152.00	143.07
2	—	540	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	784	168.00–172.20	171.27
62	—	953	151.00–151.30	151.30
71	—	725	171.75	171.75
31	—	568	180.00–181.00	180.10
103	—	823	160.75–165.50	163.58
17	—	664	167.00–168.50	167.44
60	—	934	151.25	151.25
118	—	880	158.75–166.00	162.49
6	—	525	185.00	185.00
11	—	611	163.00–172.00	166.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	317	167.00	167.00
12	—	853	150.00	150.00
6	—	582	155.00–166.00	161.95
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
11	—	770	150.00–159.00	157.05
2	—	467	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,035	137.00	137.00
9	—	841	157.00	157.00
13	—	909	135.00–143.50	140.24
2	—	268	171.00	171.00
7	—	435	160.00–183.00	173.70
13	—	524	165.00–179.00	171.75
13	—	712	143.00–163.00	159.95
10	—	655	142.00–159.00	153.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
3	—	548	141.00	141.00
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	974	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	704	181.80	181.80
2	—	427	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	167.00	167.00
3	—	565	161.00	161.00
411	—	768	158.80–163.90	161.97
235	—	730	152.75–159.90	157.14
32	—	618	158.50–162.00	161.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	609	143.00–155.00	152.02
14	—	528	141.00–160.00	151.51
44	—	571	142.00–158.00	154.26
6	—	368	151.00–164.00	157.95
13	—	427	140.00–161.00	151.64
39	—	461	141.00–160.00	156.78
7	—	722	135.00–148.00	146.12
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
2	—	847	136.00	136.00
18	—	661	143.00–155.00	151.34
4	—	1,032	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	656	174.90	174.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
2	—	588	130.00–135.00	132.51

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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