Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00 - 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good demand for feeders and Very good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.41/cwt on 949 head.

Average price

$172.41

949 head · 627 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$428

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

$39.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.02

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	629	172.95	1,088	936
Medium and Large 2-3	495	133.17	660	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.78/cwt here — about $428 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 sale949 hd

172.41

—

KY average24 barns · 4,880 hd

161.38

+11.02

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	1,652	121.64	2,010	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,686	84.53	1,425	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	79.43	1,053	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	71.84	753	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	115.00	1,173	1thin

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	—	524	160.37/cwt	149.00–169.00	840	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,044	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	171.64/cwt	163.00–175.10	1,167	348
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	176.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	917	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	141.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,155	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	160.39/cwt	150.00–165.00	662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	159.02/cwt	155.00–167.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	179.91/cwt	169.00–183.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	148.20/cwt	148.20–148.20	1,149	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	171.99/cwt	170.00–173.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	183.74/cwt	175.00–186.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	170.44/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,162	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	159.59/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	167.22/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,079	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	172.93/cwt	163.50–176.60	1,482	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	937	162.87/cwt	158.00–165.20	1,526	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	156.75/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,357	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	178.60/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,136	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	180.55/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,210	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,099	119.80/cwt	119.80–119.80	1,317	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	176.63/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,443	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	181.73/cwt	176.00–183.00	1,030	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,006	154.74/cwt	148.00–158.90	1,557	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	166.21/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,278	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	145.44/cwt	140.00–151.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	177.82/cwt	169.00–184.00	854	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	143.01/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	167.81/cwt	161.00–176.00	859	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.13/cwt	175.00–195.00	776	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,020	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,173	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	439	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.95/cwt	62.00–67.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	82.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	868	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,111	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	73.24/cwt	68.00–77.00	788	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,706	86.78/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,480	6
Bulls	—	—	1,577	111.77/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,709	129.04/cwt	123.00–136.00	2,205	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	83.18/cwt	79.00–92.00	1,100	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	73.80/cwt	70.00–78.00	981	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	167.02/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	156.63/cwt	148.00–168.00	1,043	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	183.19/cwt	180.00–184.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.30/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	146.60/cwt	136.00–152.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	147.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	175.56/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,013	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	169.60/cwt	159.00–177.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	158.46/cwt	150.00–167.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	570	195.30/cwt	195.30–195.30	1,113	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	144.37/cwt	142.00–145.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	169.72/cwt	154.00–173.25	1,083	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	184.69/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,080	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.68/cwt	126.00–140.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.78/cwt	144.00–163.00	898	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	169.20/cwt	169.00–170.00	772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,038	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 Aug 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,937Last week 1,409Year ago 1,960

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 58Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	524	149.00–169.00	160.37
19	—	696	150.00	150.00
11	—	413	150.00–165.00	160.39
3	—	318	155.00–167.00	159.02
3	—	632	136.00–152.00	146.60
2	—	258	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	845	125.00	125.00
4	—	370	159.00–177.00	169.60
11	—	470	150.00–167.00	158.46
1	—	850	127.00	127.00
35	—	573	144.00–163.00	156.78
3	—	726	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
348	—	680	163.00–175.10	171.64
18	—	815	140.00–148.00	141.75
29	—	775	148.20	148.20
12	—	514	170.00–173.00	171.99
5	—	731	148.00	148.00
161	—	638	154.00–173.25	169.72
47	—	585	170.00–185.00	184.69
25	—	456	169.00–170.00	169.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–146.00	145.49
1	—	860	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	119.00	119.00
5	—	418	142.00–145.00	144.37
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	126.00–140.00	132.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	570	195.30	195.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	175.00–180.00	176.33
1	—	815	145.00	145.00
7	—	376	169.00–183.00	179.91
2	—	497	179.00	179.00
5	—	429	175.00–186.00	183.74
12	—	682	163.00–172.00	170.44
10	—	756	155.00–163.00	159.59
17	—	645	167.00–171.00	167.22
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
16	—	866	156.00–160.00	156.75
1	—	725	159.00	159.00
7	—	331	173.00	173.00
21	—	567	176.00–183.00	181.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	201.00	201.00
1	—	415	202.00	202.00
1	—	215	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	173.00	173.00
82	—	857	163.50–176.60	172.93
127	—	937	158.00–165.20	162.87
19	—	636	173.00–180.00	178.60
18	—	670	176.00–185.00	180.55
74	—	817	167.00–179.00	176.63
257	—	1,006	148.00–158.90	154.74
50	—	769	165.00–171.00	166.21
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,099	119.80	119.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	140.00–151.00	145.44
2	—	538	150.00	150.00
2	—	585	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	169.00–184.00	177.82
2	—	800	139.00	139.00
2	—	778	139.00–147.00	143.01
14	—	512	161.00–176.00	167.81
13	—	433	175.00–195.00	179.13
2	—	603	161.00–173.00	167.02
8	—	666	148.00–168.00	156.63
5	—	391	180.00–184.00	183.19
3	—	870	126.00–133.00	130.30
4	—	725	144.00–150.00	147.96
23	—	577	167.00–185.00	175.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,015	62.00–67.00	63.95
4	—	1,055	80.00–85.00	82.31
9	—	1,076	68.00–77.00	73.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	71.00	71.00
6	—	1,706	81.00–90.00	86.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,323	79.00–92.00	83.18
12	—	1,329	70.00–78.00	73.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	110.00–115.00	111.77
4	—	1,709	123.00–136.00	129.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	100.00	100.00

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle