Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher on the high dressing cows, 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 $175.73/cwt on 522 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −95.95 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$175.73

522 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,444

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$32.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	823	175.98	1,449	518
Medium and Large 2-3	634	143.26	908	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.72/cwt here — about $541 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 sale522 hd

175.73

—

KY average26 barns · 5,799 hd

176.23

−0.51

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−95.95

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	1,693	119.19	2,018	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	100.71	1,627	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	89.47	1,178	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	78.80	767	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$1,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	573	163.82/cwt	150.00–170.00	939	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	214.48/cwt	214.00–215.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	166.79/cwt	151.00–171.00	702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	155.35/cwt	151.00–158.00	611	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	167.29/cwt	150.00–174.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	176.38/cwt	167.00–183.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	163.61/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,198	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	187.93/cwt	171.00–194.00	893	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	167.76/cwt	162.00–180.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	167.31/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,126	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	561	185.89/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	983	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,632	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,523	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	178.64/cwt	175.90–180.00	1,467	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	179.81/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	883	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,589	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	158.44/cwt	145.00–169.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	152.86/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	185.50/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	87.27/cwt	84.00–91.00	948	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	503	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	100.71/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	874	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	92.66/cwt	83.00–108.00	1,226	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	74.64/cwt	72.00–79.00	949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	101.26/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	125.16/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,110	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	79.05/cwt	77.00–80.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,217.20/head	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.36/cwt	109.00–140.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	177.46/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,026	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	162.12/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,104	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	167.10/cwt	161.00–186.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,193	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	160.02/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,008	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	189.80/cwt	189.80–189.80	1,234	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.44/cwt	132.50–140.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	205.63/cwt	200.00–223.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	164.23/cwt	151.00–170.00	874	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	137.46/cwt	135.00–152.00	841	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	144.01/cwt	141.00–147.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	141.00/cwt	137.00–145.00	536	2

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 1,937Year ago 1,266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 113Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	573	150.00–170.00	163.82
16	—	421	151.00–171.00	166.79
8	—	393	151.00–158.00	155.35
15	—	469	150.00–174.00	167.29
1	—	750	143.00	143.00
3	—	332	154.00–160.00	156.02
2	—	872	136.00	136.00
13	—	532	151.00–170.00	164.23
1	—	220	173.00	173.00
8	—	612	135.00–152.00	137.46
5	—	733	145.00–147.00	145.79
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	508	174.00	174.00
71	—	674	177.00	177.00
12	—	630	156.00–166.00	160.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	109.00–140.00	124.36
4	—	765	129.00	129.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	132.50–140.00	135.44
5	—	745	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	137.00–145.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	650	189.80	189.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	214.00–215.00	214.48
7	—	418	200.00–223.00	205.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	185.00	185.00
1	—	405	189.00	189.00
5	—	578	167.00–183.00	176.38
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
5	—	618	154.00–169.00	163.61
13	—	475	171.00–194.00	187.93
3	—	536	162.00–180.00	167.76
24	—	673	159.00–168.00	167.31
1	—	860	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	693	141.00–147.00	144.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	793	177.00	177.00
9	—	658	182.00	182.00
9	—	561	185.00–186.00	185.89
3	—	723	173.00	173.00
57	—	983	166.00	166.00
61	—	930	163.75	163.75
185	—	821	175.90–180.00	178.64
5	—	616	177.00–182.00	179.81
120	—	883	180.00	180.00
2	—	517	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	778	145.00–169.00	158.44
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
3	—	727	142.00–158.00	152.86
3	—	636	174.00	174.00
6	—	540	185.00–186.00	185.50
15	—	578	166.00–181.00	177.46
13	—	681	151.00–166.00	162.12
4	—	481	161.00–186.00	167.10
1	—	440	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	84.00–91.00	87.27
2	—	818	60.00–63.00	61.48
3	—	927	77.00–80.00	79.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,616	96.00–107.00	100.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	67.00	67.00
21	—	1,323	83.00–108.00	92.66
3	—	1,272	72.00–79.00	74.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	97.00–105.00	101.26
6	—	1,686	121.00–130.00	125.16

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)	3	—	1,271	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,217.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle