Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers fully steady, Yearling steers and heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeders classes, Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.27/cwt on 886 head.

Average price

$163.27

886 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$45.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.64

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	658	164.13	1,079	869
Medium and Large 2-3	574	119.09	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $45.04/cwt here — about $396 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 sale886 hd

163.27

—

KY average8 barns · 2,160 hd

157.63

+5.64

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	1,609	120.96	1,946	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	97.65	1,518	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	93.37	1,214	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,024	82.14	841	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,075	97.00	1,043	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,160	119.00	1,380	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	925	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	151.04/cwt	141.00–159.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	702	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.40/cwt	142.00–161.00	706	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.64/cwt	140.00–156.00	853	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	178.49/cwt	170.00–180.00	846	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	157.14/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	168.31/cwt	165.00–174.25	1,133	229
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	142.11/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,138	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	169.80/cwt	169.80–169.80	1,200	75
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	166.37/cwt	157.00–171.00	948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	171.01/cwt	162.00–180.00	918	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	178.15/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,113	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	174.64/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	172.81/cwt	163.00–182.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	156.07/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	974	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	165.21/cwt	163.80–168.00	1,460	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	905	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,455	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	166.78/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,376	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	164.29/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	161.72/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.53/cwt	160.00–169.00	775	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.92/cwt	161.00–167.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	154.78/cwt	147.00–160.00	963	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.25/cwt	156.00–175.00	913	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	86.25/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,102	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	83.04/cwt	82.00–84.00	828	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	69.99/cwt	65.00–76.00	712	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	94.11/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,022	5
Steers	Select	—	1,160	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,380	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	100.42/cwt	91.00–110.00	1,549	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	73.44/cwt	72.00–75.00	924	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	97.85/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,285	28
Bulls	—	—	1,316	113.41/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,492	5
Bulls	—	—	1,772	125.16/cwt	121.00–133.00	2,218	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	130.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	126.44/cwt	123.00–130.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	479	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	176.73/cwt	167.00–180.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	149.57/cwt	142.50–157.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	137.12/cwt	125.00–149.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	123.88/cwt	114.00–134.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	145.07/cwt	131.00–150.00	908	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	158.69/cwt	157.50–160.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	147.57/cwt	140.00–153.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.19/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	136.84/cwt	131.00–142.00	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	136.92/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,001	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	151.26/cwt	141.00–158.00	774	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	777	160.85/cwt	159.90–161.80	1,250	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	170.90/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,077	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	137.26/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	120.97/cwt	119.00–130.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	113.51/cwt	113.00–114.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	186.28/cwt	181.00–189.00	630	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 Jul 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,776Last week 2,038Year ago 1,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 72Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	142.00	142.00
2	—	847	148.00	148.00
12	—	474	170.00–180.00	178.49
4	—	761	149.00–160.00	157.14
12	—	570	157.00–171.00	166.37
2	—	367	181.00	181.00
47	—	537	162.00–180.00	171.01
2	—	855	149.00	149.00
1	—	225	182.50	182.50
6	—	432	163.00–182.00	172.81
2	—	265	187.50	187.50
9	—	726	146.00–162.00	156.07
4	—	634	162.00–165.00	164.29
3	—	670	158.00–165.00	161.72
3	—	338	181.00–189.00	186.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	710	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	142.00–145.00	143.49
3	—	450	156.00	156.00
2	—	718	140.00–141.00	140.50
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	625	174.00–181.00	178.15
9	—	687	170.00–177.00	174.64
3	—	518	188.00	188.00
178	—	884	163.80–168.00	165.21
59	—	905	160.75	160.75
5	—	745	170.00	170.00
195	—	825	153.00–169.00	166.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
2	—	405	114.00–134.00	123.88
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
7	—	537	119.00–130.00	120.97
2	—	468	113.00–114.00	113.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	141.00–159.00	151.04
1	—	985	123.00	123.00
13	—	466	142.00–161.00	151.40
42	—	570	140.00–156.00	149.64
31	—	626	131.00–150.00	145.07
8	—	379	140.00–153.00	147.57
5	—	815	125.00–129.00	128.19
9	—	666	131.00–142.00	136.84
19	—	731	129.00–142.00	136.92
18	—	512	141.00–158.00	151.26
4	—	760	136.00–140.00	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	673	165.00–174.25	168.31
23	—	801	140.00–143.50	142.11
75	—	707	169.80	169.80
129	—	777	159.90–161.80	160.85
160	—	630	167.00–175.00	170.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	550	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	885	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	160.00–169.00	163.53
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
1	—	220	187.50	187.50
3	—	521	161.00–167.00	162.92
7	—	622	147.00–160.00	154.78
8	—	563	156.00–175.00	162.25
3	—	835	125.00–133.00	130.32
2	—	728	123.00–130.00	126.44
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
4	—	402	167.00–180.00	176.73
4	—	383	160.00–167.00	165.35
2	—	325	157.50–160.00	158.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	139.00	139.00
1	—	325	147.50	147.50
2	—	573	135.00–138.00	136.52
2	—	410	142.50–157.00	149.57
1	—	450	137.00	137.00
2	—	505	125.00–149.00	137.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,278	79.00–89.00	86.25
2	—	1,258	72.00–75.00	73.44
28	—	1,313	90.00–110.00	97.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	56.00	56.00
3	—	997	82.00–84.00	83.04
3	—	1,017	65.00–76.00	69.99
5	—	1,086	90.00–98.00	94.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	91.00–110.00	100.42
1	—	1,625	81.00	81.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	103.00–118.00	113.41
9	—	1,772	121.00–133.00	125.16

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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