Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.88/cwt on 501 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −90.80 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$180.88

501 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.42

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	796	180.88	1,440	501

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale501 hd

180.88

—

KY average24 barns · 4,915 hd

182.31

−1.42

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−90.80

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	1,665	125.79	2,094	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	93.88	1,537	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	88.15	1,129	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,184	75.12	889	9thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	186.61/cwt	172.00–194.00	1,194	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,153	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,266	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	200.02/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,160	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	197.66/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	219.95/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,032	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	170.94/cwt	160.00–179.00	568	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	163.76/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,281	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	223.79/cwt	219.00–225.00	965	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	176.62/cwt	176.00–177.00	917	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	155.06/cwt	147.00–162.00	1,276	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	178.91/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,200	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	832	173.60/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,444	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,130	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	988	168.02/cwt	165.90–170.00	1,660	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	231.45/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,127	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	909	174.80/cwt	174.80–174.80	1,589	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	209.20/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,226	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	176.59/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,344	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	893	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	1,569	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	183.09/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,044	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	149.22/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,143	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	166.32/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,111	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	205.63/cwt	189.00–220.00	870	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	73.89/cwt	70.00–76.00	868	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,256	120.19/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,510	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	99.34/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	92.06/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,519	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	84.28/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,075	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	101.05/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,309	3
Bulls	—	—	1,937	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	2,509	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	149.16/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,090	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	190.23/cwt	168.00–200.00	1,001	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	190.52/cwt	175.00–203.00	903	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	179.18/cwt	166.00–188.00	1,141	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	189.58/cwt	177.00–205.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	163.55/cwt	153.00–173.00	932	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	159.12/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,076	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	213.33/cwt	195.00–232.50	710	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,062	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.75/cwt	144.00–198.00	738	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	176.56/cwt	159.00–183.00	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,194	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	179.92/cwt	165.00–199.00	685	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	161.10/cwt	155.00–170.00	836	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	197.29/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,304	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	173.47/cwt	168.00–178.00	1,108	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	173.12/cwt	173.00–175.00	999	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	154.41/cwt	139.00–162.00	971	28

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,190Last week 1,791Year ago 1,111

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 164Year ago 52

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	736	165.00–169.00	166.98
15	—	640	172.00–194.00	186.61
18	—	580	199.00–201.00	200.02
21	—	516	195.00–201.00	197.66
17	—	469	217.00–224.00	219.95
15	—	782	157.00–167.00	163.76
3	—	340	217.00	217.00
15	—	431	219.00–225.00	223.79
11	—	823	147.00–162.00	155.06
26	—	671	170.00–190.00	178.91
3	—	875	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	832	169.00–177.00	173.60
1	—	1,130	120.00	120.00
112	—	988	165.90–170.00	168.02
12	—	487	228.00–235.00	231.45
63	—	909	174.80	174.80
13	—	586	206.00–213.00	209.20
16	—	761	169.00–180.00	176.59
64	—	893	175.75	175.75
15	—	661	192.00–202.00	197.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	774	149.00	149.00
75	—	731	173.25	173.25
13	—	519	176.00–177.00	176.62
13	—	639	168.00–178.00	173.47
83	—	577	173.00–175.00	173.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	332	160.00–179.00	170.94
33	—	570	153.00–173.00	163.55
21	—	676	152.00–165.00	159.12
8	—	736	140.00–147.00	144.34
22	—	432	144.00–198.00	170.75
20	—	470	159.00–183.00	176.56
5	—	865	138.00	138.00
7	—	812	149.00	149.00
48	—	381	165.00–199.00	179.92
3	—	250	175.00	175.00
27	—	519	155.00–170.00	161.10
28	—	629	139.00–162.00	154.41
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	400	150.00	150.00
5	—	530	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	570	165.00–195.00	183.09
11	—	766	144.00–153.00	149.22
25	—	668	162.00–170.00	166.32
5	—	890	135.00	135.00
20	—	423	189.00–220.00	205.63
5	—	830	155.00	155.00
17	—	731	142.00–163.00	149.16
29	—	526	168.00–200.00	190.23
20	—	474	175.00–203.00	190.52
14	—	637	166.00–188.00	179.18
11	—	386	177.00–205.00	189.58
10	—	333	195.00–232.50	213.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,175	70.00–76.00	73.89
1	—	1,255	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	97.00–102.00	99.34
6	—	1,650	90.00–94.00	92.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,276	80.00–87.00	84.28
3	—	1,295	100.00–103.00	101.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	119.00–123.00	120.19
6	—	1,937	129.00–130.00	129.52

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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