Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.05/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$162.05

733 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

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	670	162.92	1,091	716
Medium and Large 2-3	546	125.36	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $407 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 sale733 hd

162.05

—

KY average24 barns · 5,565 hd

156.68

+5.36

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	—	Low	1,550	106.22	1,646	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	70.26	1,130	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,344	66.71	897	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	62.88	672	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	128.00	1,619	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	131.00	1,952	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	126.79	1,714	3thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	723	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	210	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	160	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.08/cwt	141.00–151.00	777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	165.49/cwt	164.50–166.50	1,205	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	159.90/cwt	153.50–164.00	1,225	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	159.72/cwt	145.00–162.00	545	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	153.94/cwt	146.00–163.00	656	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	147.14/cwt	129.00–157.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	168.21/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,003	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	180.10/cwt	171.00–182.00	749	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	167.77/cwt	166.90–168.60	1,465	121
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,177	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,262	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	158.21/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,231	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	150.24/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	159.19/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,062	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.75	1,313	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	167.59/cwt	165.50–169.70	1,577	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	166.91/cwt	161.00–172.00	628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	172.52/cwt	162.00–177.00	826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	167.52/cwt	155.00–175.00	879	38
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	795	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,022	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	147.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	937	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	54.88/cwt	51.00–59.00	576	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	647	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	70.24/cwt	64.00–73.00	772	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	54.76/cwt	52.00–58.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	913	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,352	126.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,714	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	69.24/cwt	65.00–76.00	929	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	62.29/cwt	61.00–63.00	866	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	104.07/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	135.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	158.75/cwt	153.00–165.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	157.30/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,071	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.19/cwt	147.00–165.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	139.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	603	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	173.72/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,094	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	137.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	913	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	155.18/cwt	152.00–162.00	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.52/cwt	137.00–156.00	819	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	125.77/cwt	109.00–131.00	740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	152.74/cwt	148.00–156.00	945	5

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,476Last week 2,262Year ago 1,417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	126.00–130.00	128.06
14	—	528	141.00–151.00	147.08
10	—	341	145.00–162.00	159.72
8	—	426	146.00–163.00	153.94
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
19	—	663	134.00–140.00	137.76
14	—	489	152.00–162.00	155.18
1	—	850	121.00	121.00
13	—	563	137.00–156.00	145.52
5	—	619	148.00–156.00	152.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
2	—	603	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	126.00	126.00
3	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
8	—	588	109.00–131.00	125.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	728	164.50–166.50	165.49
108	—	766	153.50–164.00	159.90
160	—	681	154.50–160.00	157.30
215	—	630	169.50–176.00	173.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	201.00	201.00
1	—	160	215.00	215.00
2	—	282	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	129.00–157.00	147.14
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
3	—	457	147.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
6	—	561	150.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	147.00	147.00
15	—	596	157.00–175.00	168.21
12	—	416	171.00–182.00	180.10
5	—	621	140.00–150.00	144.56
6	—	902	156.00	156.00
15	—	841	150.00	150.00
12	—	778	149.00–161.00	158.21
6	—	726	141.00–159.00	150.24
15	—	667	158.00–160.00	159.19
6	—	376	161.00–172.00	166.91
17	—	479	162.00–177.00	172.52
38	—	525	155.00–175.00	167.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	873	166.90–168.60	167.77
42	—	664	177.25	177.25
111	—	810	160.00–164.75	162.09
116	—	941	165.50–169.70	167.59
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	795	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
6	—	486	131.00–146.00	135.79
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	525	138.00–141.00	139.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	138.00	138.00
1	—	780	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
3	—	551	160.00	160.00
5	—	634	141.00–155.00	147.86
1	—	385	164.00	164.00
5	—	420	153.00–165.00	158.75
7	—	521	147.00–165.00	159.19
2	—	657	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	51.00–59.00	54.88
4	—	1,044	61.00–63.00	62.00
7	—	1,099	64.00–73.00	70.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	69.00–71.00	70.01
1	—	1,585	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,510	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	52.00–58.00	54.76
1	—	1,170	78.00	78.00
12	—	1,342	65.00–76.00	69.24
4	—	1,391	61.00–63.00	62.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	120.00–131.00	126.79
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	100.00–107.00	104.07
1	—	2,060	117.00	117.00

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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