Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeders and yearling steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 10.00 to 12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.33/cwt on 1,002 head.

Average price

$161.33

1,002 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$656

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

$36.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

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	679	161.87	1,099	986
Medium and Large 2-3	478	127.77	610	15thin
Small and Medium 1-2	355	125.00	444	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.87/cwt here — about $656 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 sale1,002 hd

161.33

—

KY average25 barns · 7,493 hd

154.53

+6.80

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	1,547	112.64	1,742	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,601	79.17	1,267	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	77.56	1,003	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	71.41	737	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,505	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	632	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	179.06/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,180	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	161.50/cwt	158.00–162.00	929	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.36/cwt	165.00–172.00	710	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	156.92/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,351	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	175.51/cwt	160.00–181.00	932	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	153.40/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	162.15/cwt	157.00–167.95	1,193	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,344	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	153.50/cwt	126.00–157.00	810	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	170.38/cwt	159.00–179.00	973	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,015	148.14/cwt	147.85–148.40	1,504	96
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.64/cwt	141.00–158.00	476	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	147.52/cwt	137.00–151.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.14/cwt	145.00–163.00	594	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	161.94/cwt	154.50–164.50	1,085	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	145.03/cwt	135.00–151.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	906	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,341	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	176.79/cwt	175.00–182.50	417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	177.00/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,124	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	868	167.30/cwt	164.00–170.50	1,452	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	165.51/cwt	164.00–180.00	776	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	166.68/cwt	160.00–173.00	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	169.94/cwt	166.00–173.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	927	163.01/cwt	161.80–166.00	1,511	285
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	174.07/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,278	131
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	947	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,219	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	168.36/cwt	155.00–178.00	803	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	148.94/cwt	145.00–152.00	992	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	74.07/cwt	73.00–75.00	781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,047	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	66.89/cwt	62.00–71.00	692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	78.32/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,008	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	85.05/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	79.10/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,279	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	70.64/cwt	68.00–73.00	907	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,705	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	95.40/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,293	4
Bulls	—	—	1,687	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,085	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	168.02/cwt	155.00–177.50	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	145.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	127.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	174.29/cwt	167.00–185.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	142.75/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	126.22/cwt	121.00–145.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,131	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	173.20/cwt	164.00–183.00	738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	164.07/cwt	150.00–170.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	149.45/cwt	135.00–153.00	985	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	128.59/cwt	120.00–137.50	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	155.44/cwt	146.00–161.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.10/cwt	145.00–158.00	876	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.58/cwt	142.00–163.00	793	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,021	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	154.90/cwt	146.00–166.00	956	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	160.62/cwt	146.00–167.00	842	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.02/cwt	145.00–167.50	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	162.08/cwt	153.95–163.90	1,216	82

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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,262Last week 1,776Year ago 1,812

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 120Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	632	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
55	—	947	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	659	174.00–182.00	179.06
96	—	1,015	147.85–148.40	148.14
15	—	635	173.00–180.50	177.00
115	—	868	164.00–170.50	167.30
285	—	927	161.80–166.00	163.01
131	—	734	170.00–177.00	174.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
2	—	645	171.00	171.00
17	—	861	155.00–158.00	156.92
41	—	531	160.00–181.00	175.51
4	—	997	148.00	148.00
5	—	728	152.00–156.00	153.40
20	—	571	159.00–179.00	170.38
4	—	236	175.00–182.50	176.79
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
12	—	469	164.00–180.00	165.51
8	—	689	160.00–173.00	166.68
3	—	373	166.00–173.00	169.94
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
14	—	426	164.00–183.00	173.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	155.00	155.00
1	—	640	146.00	146.00
12	—	528	126.00–157.00	153.50
1	—	390	152.00	152.00
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	906	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	295	174.00	174.00
10	—	575	158.00–162.00	161.50
9	—	427	165.00–172.00	166.36
19	—	477	155.00–178.00	168.36
18	—	666	145.00–152.00	148.94
3	—	340	155.00–177.50	168.02
6	—	384	167.00–185.00	174.29
4	—	717	142.00–143.00	142.75
11	—	617	146.00–166.00	154.90
12	—	524	146.00–167.00	160.62
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	141.00–149.00	145.05
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
2	—	585	120.00–135.00	127.63
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
362	—	736	157.00–167.95	162.15
65	—	883	152.25	152.25
139	—	670	154.50–164.50	161.94
78	—	639	177.00	177.00
90	—	599	170.50	170.50
82	—	750	153.95–163.90	162.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	141.00–158.00	148.64
4	—	770	137.00–151.00	147.52
11	—	388	145.00–163.00	153.14
11	—	622	135.00–151.00	145.03
19	—	426	150.00–170.00	164.07
20	—	659	135.00–153.00	149.45
12	—	478	146.00–161.00	155.44
1	—	220	182.50	182.50
28	—	572	145.00–158.00	153.10
49	—	520	142.00–163.00	152.58
4	—	260	145.00–167.50	160.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
6	—	426	121.00–145.00	126.22
2	—	270	120.00–137.50	128.59
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	132.00	132.00
2	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,055	73.00–75.00	74.07
5	—	1,035	62.00–71.00	66.89
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	71.00	71.00
1	—	1,565	88.00	88.00
10	—	1,617	76.00–82.00	79.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,287	74.00–83.00	78.32
3	—	1,370	84.00–87.00	85.05
6	—	1,284	68.00–73.00	70.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,355	91.00–101.00	95.40
6	—	1,687	120.00–127.00	123.58

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,505	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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