Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.16/cwt on 949 head.

Average price

$175.16

949 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$39.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.05

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	640	176.80	1,131	910
Medium and Large 2-3	576	137.09	789	39

One grade step is worth $39.70/cwt here — about $342 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

175.16

—

KY average24 barns · 4,944 hd

165.11

+10.05

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	—	High	1,354	108.48	1,469	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,625	94.44	1,535	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,273	89.98	1,145	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	79.58	819	32

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	425	168.73/cwt	157.00–175.00	717	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	151.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	135.52/cwt	115.00–146.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,128	256
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	179.98/cwt	178.75–181.25	1,298	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	164.55/cwt	154.00–176.00	783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	177.68/cwt	165.00–183.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	161.91/cwt	152.00–171.00	923	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	157.38/cwt	145.00–163.00	1,062	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	211.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	179.67/cwt	179.00–180.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	180.73/cwt	174.90–186.25	1,233	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	154.30/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	167.71/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,209	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	158.35/cwt	157.00–161.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	216.04/cwt	201.00–235.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	204.77/cwt	200.00–217.50	866	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	191.16/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	168.34/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	192.70/cwt	184.00–196.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	190.36/cwt	186.00–195.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	172.21/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	891	166.75/cwt	166.75–166.75	1,486	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	171.13/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,332	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	190.43/cwt	183.00–194.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,396	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	163.48/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	188.76/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,159	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	836	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,417	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	205.31/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,053	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	195.49/cwt	179.00–196.75	1,439	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	201.48/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	181.41/cwt	170.00–195.00	865	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	153.73/cwt	141.00–165.00	1,110	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	169.79/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,065	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	134.05/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	162.49/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,076	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	85.23/cwt	77.00–89.00	920	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	57.42/cwt	55.00–60.00	564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	72.12/cwt	69.00–76.00	689	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	90.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	968	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	94.44/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,535	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	95.52/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,228	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	85.48/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,080	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	74.94/cwt	67.00–78.00	927	9
Bulls	—	—	1,583	123.88/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,961	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,193	96.74/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	374	221.66/cwt	200.00–228.00	829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	800	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	179.60/cwt	167.00–196.00	1,038	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	177.23/cwt	166.00–191.00	938	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	637	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	158.36/cwt	157.00–161.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	184.55/cwt	169.00–187.00	810	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	428	204.74/cwt	200.00–211.00	876	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	134.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	183.28/cwt	177.00–186.00	794	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	592	192.60/cwt	192.60–192.60	1,140	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	232	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	284	211.13/cwt	205.00–213.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	158.26/cwt	150.00–167.00	994	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	145.64/cwt	131.00–152.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	155.93/cwt	151.00–160.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	181.77/cwt	177.00–187.00	847	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	129.77/cwt	115.00–140.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	142.25/cwt	135.00–150.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	164.63/cwt	151.00–172.00	856	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	173.29/cwt	170.00–179.00	546	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,791Last week 985Year ago 1,681

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 54Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	425	157.00–175.00	168.73
13	—	476	154.00–176.00	164.55
7	—	367	165.00–183.00	177.68
31	—	570	152.00–171.00	161.91
23	—	675	145.00–163.00	157.38
13	—	779	154.00–156.00	154.30
35	—	628	150.00–167.00	158.26
6	—	845	152.00	152.00
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
16	—	520	151.00–172.00	164.63
3	—	315	170.00–179.00	173.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	145.00–153.00	151.38
8	—	573	115.00–146.00	135.52
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	132.00	132.00
6	—	428	131.00–152.00	145.64
3	—	622	115.00–140.00	129.77
2	—	373	135.00–150.00	142.25
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
5	—	798	124.00	124.00
4	—	683	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	641	176.00	176.00
143	—	721	178.75–181.25	179.98
3	—	531	179.00–180.00	179.67
2	—	552	178.00	178.00
222	—	682	174.90–186.25	180.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	177.00–186.00	183.28
80	—	592	192.60	192.60
21	—	466	177.00–187.00	181.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	200.00–220.00	211.16
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
6	—	375	201.00–235.00	216.04
18	—	423	200.00–217.50	204.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	167.00	167.00
3	—	538	157.00–161.00	158.35
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	721	164.00–170.00	167.71
12	—	570	181.00–194.00	191.16
3	—	765	167.00–169.00	168.34
7	—	483	184.00–196.00	192.70
9	—	518	186.00–195.00	190.36
5	—	614	160.00–179.00	172.21
5	—	672	160.00–174.00	171.13
10	—	440	183.00–194.00	190.43
7	—	867	161.00	161.00
2	—	935	162.00–165.00	163.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	891	166.75	166.75
68	—	757	176.00	176.00
13	—	614	188.00–191.00	188.76
60	—	836	169.50	169.50
16	—	513	201.00–210.00	205.31
67	—	736	179.00–196.75	195.49
9	—	564	198.00–205.00	201.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	477	170.00–195.00	181.41
14	—	722	141.00–165.00	153.73
6	—	627	156.00–175.00	169.79
4	—	887	124.00–141.00	134.05
2	—	905	126.00–127.00	126.50
15	—	662	150.00–175.00	162.49
1	—	310	190.00	190.00
33	—	578	167.00–196.00	179.60
31	—	529	166.00–191.00	177.23
1	—	760	141.00	141.00
9	—	439	169.00–187.00	184.55
2	—	818	130.00–138.00	134.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	200.00–228.00	221.66
3	—	800	156.00	156.00
2	—	637	187.00	187.00
18	—	428	200.00–211.00	204.74
2	—	232	220.00	220.00
8	—	284	205.00–213.00	211.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	157.00–161.00	158.36
2	—	652	142.00	142.00
2	—	482	164.00	164.00
1	—	630	146.00	146.00
5	—	516	151.00–160.00	155.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,080	77.00–89.00	85.23
3	—	982	55.00–60.00	57.42
10	—	956	69.00–76.00	72.12
6	—	1,066	90.00–94.00	90.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,625	92.00–98.00	94.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,286	90.00–111.00	95.52
18	—	1,263	80.00–89.00	85.48
9	—	1,237	67.00–78.00	74.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	121.00–127.00	123.88
4	—	1,400	110.00–115.00	112.52
4	—	1,193	94.00–101.00	96.74

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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