Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers 3.00-5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 4.00-6.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.74/cwt on 403 head.

Average price

$154.74

403 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$34.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

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	617	156.36	965	384
Medium and Large 2-3	522	122.07	637	19thin

One grade step is worth $34.29/cwt here — about $328 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 sale403 hd

154.74

—

KY average25 barns · 5,893 hd

156.00

−1.26

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	1,713	115.28	1,975	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	82.56	1,338	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,322	76.04	1,005	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	69.10	721	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$791	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 2-3	—	368	126.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.56/cwt	131.00–155.00	637	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	187.00/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,331	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,432	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	168.42/cwt	166.00–184.00	856	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	167.59/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,036	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	164.20/cwt	164.20–164.20	1,118	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	176.51/cwt	159.00–186.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	133.62/cwt	129.00–140.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	155.75/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	198.14/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	156.91/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,133	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	152.10/cwt	138.00–155.00	777	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,221	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	140.26/cwt	137.00–142.00	518	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	155.66/cwt	153.00–159.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	154.54/cwt	140.00–162.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	136.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	159.94/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	132.80/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	159.01/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	158.96/cwt	156.00–162.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	170.72/cwt	169.00–180.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	185.03/cwt	180.00–190.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,497	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	175.52/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	162.37/cwt	161.75–162.95	1,570	118
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	168.38/cwt	161.00–180.00	956	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	177.20/cwt	160.00–192.00	840	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	207.96/cwt	202.50–213.00	842	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	65.95/cwt	65.00–67.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	74.24/cwt	74.00–75.00	803	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	69.95/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,687	89.15/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,504	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	68.77/cwt	62.00–73.00	889	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	77.83/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,027	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	568	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	101.69/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	125.25/cwt	121.00–131.00	2,072	4
Bulls	—	—	1,821	113.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,070	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	79.98/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,205	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	84.48/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,217	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	791.08/head	725.00–850.00	791	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	145.33/cwt	140.00–152.00	759	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.44/cwt	160.00–184.00	930	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	183.12/cwt	173.00–192.00	784	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	154.32/cwt	148.00–161.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	195.49/cwt	195.00–197.50	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	147.19/cwt	130.00–160.00	904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	193.95/cwt	193.00–195.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	135.82/cwt	119.00–151.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	140.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.94/cwt	143.00–150.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.52/cwt	134.00–150.00	681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	124.61/cwt	122.00–126.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	141.41/cwt	135.00–151.00	815	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.02/cwt	121.00–124.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	889	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.72/cwt	140.00–143.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,061	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 Sep 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,041Last week 1,708Year ago 999

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 92Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	124.00–131.00	126.44
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
1	—	890	92.00	92.00
2	—	580	123.00–124.00	123.50
8	—	533	122.00–126.00	124.61
3	—	480	121.00–124.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	429	131.00–155.00	148.56
49	—	511	138.00–155.00	152.10
6	—	369	137.00–142.00	140.26
1	—	915	130.00	130.00
6	—	665	143.00–150.00	147.94
2	—	297	147.00	147.00
12	—	471	134.00–150.00	144.52
24	—	576	135.00–151.00	141.41
6	—	628	138.00–145.00	141.62
7	—	883	126.00	126.00
3	—	330	140.00–143.00	141.72
2	—	710	148.00–151.00	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	618	159.50–169.00	167.59
74	—	681	164.20	164.20
19	—	722	155.00–158.00	156.91
43	—	798	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	712	171.00–191.00	187.00
16	—	527	193.00–205.00	198.14
40	—	906	165.25	165.25
4	—	613	171.00–177.00	175.52
118	—	967	161.75–162.95	162.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	892	160.50	160.50
10	—	508	166.00–184.00	168.42
10	—	570	159.00–186.00	176.51
3	—	655	150.00–167.00	155.75
1	—	245	175.00	175.00
6	—	820	140.00–162.00	154.54
5	—	790	154.00–169.00	159.94
4	—	978	126.00–135.00	132.80
2	—	743	156.00–162.00	159.01
2	—	628	156.00–162.00	158.96
12	—	433	169.00–180.00	170.72
4	—	473	180.00–190.00	185.03
1	—	260	182.50	182.50
3	—	373	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	159.00	159.00
3	—	662	129.00–140.00	133.62
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
3	—	513	155.00	155.00
3	—	577	153.00–159.00	155.66
2	—	638	134.00–140.00	136.96
2	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	915	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	131.00	131.00
13	—	568	161.00–180.00	168.38
2	—	780	135.00	135.00
23	—	474	160.00–192.00	177.20
3	—	683	150.00–151.00	150.32
39	—	530	160.00–184.00	175.44
5	—	428	173.00–192.00	183.12
1	—	250	181.00	181.00
5	—	364	195.00–197.50	195.49
9	—	614	130.00–160.00	147.19
2	—	330	193.00–195.00	193.95
3	—	720	135.00–144.00	140.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	200.00–202.50	201.27
6	—	405	202.50–213.00	207.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	140.00–152.00	145.33
2	—	370	148.00–161.00	154.32
6	—	464	144.00	144.00
5	—	587	119.00–151.00	135.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	65.00–67.00	65.95
4	—	1,081	74.00–75.00	74.24
1	—	980	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	69.00–71.00	69.95
5	—	1,687	84.00–95.00	89.15
3	—	1,507	78.00–83.00	79.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	62.00–73.00	68.77
19	—	1,320	74.00–82.00	77.83
2	—	1,440	84.00–85.00	84.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	95.00–108.00	101.69
4	—	1,654	121.00–131.00	125.25
8	—	1,821	110.00–118.00	113.69

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	725.00–850.00	791.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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