Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeders and very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.99/cwt on 636 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −101.69 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$169.99

636 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$19.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

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	787	170.54	1,342	618
Medium and Large 2-3	581	151.02	877	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.52/cwt here — about $466 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 sale636 hd

169.99

—

KY average25 barns · 3,532 hd

169.54

+0.45

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−101.69

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	1,558	119.47	1,862	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	80.31	1,246	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	78.92	1,023	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,076	73.37	789	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,460	$1,300	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	574	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,093	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	615	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,125	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	155.82/cwt	141.00–159.00	837	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	154.11/cwt	151.00–160.00	416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,138	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	169.06/cwt	163.00–169.75	1,244	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	230	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	916	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,227	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	918	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	172.49/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,004	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	157.04/cwt	150.00–158.00	916	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	158.43/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,019	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	174.79/cwt	171.00–176.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	175.21/cwt	174.00–179.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	172.56/cwt	161.00–179.50	842	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	168.61/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	173.25/cwt	170.90–174.60	1,521	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	182.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,136	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	154.49/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	159.91/cwt	159.75–166.00	1,270	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	185.92/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,071	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	841	171.76/cwt	163.50–175.95	1,445	178
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	156.43/cwt	150.00–162.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	153.08/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	156.55/cwt	150.00–169.00	886	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	165.21/cwt	150.00–172.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	634	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	949	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	61.56/cwt	59.00–64.00	631	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,121	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	74.04/cwt	72.00–76.00	800	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	81.22/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,262	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	82.64/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,071	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	72.97/cwt	67.00–77.00	945	10
Bulls	—	—	1,620	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	124.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,961	4
Bulls	—	—	1,425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,653	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	175.18/cwt	162.00–181.00	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	158.37/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	162.59/cwt	162.00–165.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	170.22/cwt	160.00–180.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	172.91/cwt	164.00–186.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	841	165.10/cwt	165.10–165.10	1,388	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	136.40/cwt	132.00–141.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	145.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	148.50/cwt	147.00–153.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	142.57/cwt	133.00–149.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	151.66/cwt	141.00–155.00	872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.36/cwt	146.00–165.00	733	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	159.31/cwt	146.00–169.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	155.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	14

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,409Last week 1,476Year ago 1,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 78Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	574	190.50	190.50
78	—	615	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	537	141.00–159.00	155.82
3	—	270	151.00–160.00	154.11
1	—	820	133.00	133.00
1	—	775	146.00	146.00
4	—	731	144.00–146.00	145.51
6	—	615	147.00–153.00	148.50
5	—	673	133.00–149.00	142.57
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
19	—	575	141.00–155.00	151.66
15	—	466	146.00–165.00	157.36
14	—	417	146.00–169.00	159.31
7	—	382	150.00–157.00	155.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	652	174.50	174.50
44	—	491	186.50	186.50
73	—	727	168.75	168.75
16	—	563	163.00	163.00
10	—	529	162.00–165.00	162.59
14	—	415	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	841	165.10	165.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.00–141.00	136.40
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	730	122.00	122.00
1	—	795	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	736	163.00–169.75	169.06
188	—	878	170.90–174.60	173.25
15	—	623	180.00–185.00	182.29
65	—	794	159.75–166.00	159.91
6	—	576	184.00–188.00	185.92
1	—	515	188.00	188.00
178	—	841	163.50–175.95	171.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	199.00	199.00
1	—	230	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
8	—	583	150.00–158.00	157.04
8	—	612	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	582	160.00–180.00	172.49
25	—	643	157.00–170.00	158.43
4	—	391	171.00–176.00	174.79
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
4	—	527	174.00–179.00	175.21
26	—	488	161.00–179.50	172.56
1	—	930	147.00	147.00
6	—	658	162.00–170.00	168.61
1	—	825	156.00	156.00
2	—	733	153.00–156.00	154.49
1	—	770	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	150.00–162.00	156.43
2	—	708	145.00–161.00	153.08
18	—	566	150.00–169.00	156.55
11	—	519	150.00–172.00	165.21
5	—	360	176.00	176.00
1	—	755	142.00	142.00
9	—	464	162.00–181.00	175.18
3	—	685	155.00–164.00	158.37
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
2	—	338	160.00–180.00	170.22
1	—	855	134.00	134.00
5	—	426	164.00–186.00	172.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	84.00–85.00	84.50
2	—	1,025	59.00–64.00	61.56
2	—	1,080	72.00–76.00	74.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	73.00	73.00
8	—	1,554	79.00–85.00	81.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,296	78.00–90.00	82.64
10	—	1,295	67.00–77.00	72.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,576	121.00–130.00	124.46
1	—	1,425	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,300.00	1,300.00

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle