Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeders sold with moderate demand due to changing weather conditions and a plainer quality offering. Best demand on weaned packages of feeders. Yearling steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.38/cwt on 638 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −97.30 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$174.38

638 head · 789 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$20.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

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	800	175.27	1,401	610
Medium and Large 2-3	564	155.03	875	28

One grade step is worth $20.25/cwt here — about $527 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 sale638 hd

174.38

—

KY average26 barns · 5,182 hd

173.77

+0.62

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−97.30

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	1,731	110.18	1,907	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,519	79.96	1,214	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	77.57	944	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	965	61.23	591	16

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,024	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,290	$984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2-3	—	305	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	195.74/cwt	191.00–200.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	160.42/cwt	156.00–165.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	194.70/cwt	190.00–199.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	183.77/cwt	176.00–188.00	1,051	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	158.77/cwt	151.00–164.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,201	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,493	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	174.22/cwt	172.95–175.50	1,423	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	159.89/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,412	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	161.13/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,097	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	148.59/cwt	140.00–156.00	701	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	129.92/cwt	123.00–137.00	925	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	134.74/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	139.33/cwt	130.00–144.00	595	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	157.70/cwt	155.00–161.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	120.92/cwt	119.00–127.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.40/cwt	133.00–141.00	858	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	140.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	529	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	626	151.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	140.01/cwt	139.00–142.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	181.77/cwt	177.00–184.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	160.65/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	189.64/cwt	181.00–193.00	931	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	160.89/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,166	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	642	172.04/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,104	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	204.03/cwt	200.00–210.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	162.01/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	619	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	942	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,036	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3Value Added	—	953	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,277	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,307	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	187.95/cwt	187.95–187.95	1,410	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	170.53/cwt	168.75–172.50	1,548	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	521	182.23/cwt	181.00–190.00	949	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	195.61/cwt	194.00–200.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	211.74/cwt	204.00–220.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	43.56/cwt	39.00–49.00	401	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	74.41/cwt	73.00–76.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	66.55/cwt	64.00–71.00	664	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	55.94/cwt	52.00–61.00	549	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	72.57/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,156	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	85.33/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,319	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,024	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	81.11/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,185	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	71.65/cwt	69.00–73.00	843	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	77.73/cwt	74.00–80.00	952	17
Bulls	—	—	1,330	95.15/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,265	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	118.12/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,065	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	112.26/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,223	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,023.74/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	1,201.11/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	146.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	150.14/cwt	140.00–153.00	877	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	165.70/cwt	159.00–173.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	143.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	130.05/cwt	122.00–134.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	166.92/cwt	164.00–170.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	143.39/cwt	138.00–150.00	835	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	152.34/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,015	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.55/cwt	130.00–145.00	734	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	128.30/cwt	121.00–133.00	734	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	129.26/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	128.26/cwt	126.00–129.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	124.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	190.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	181.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	135.95/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	184.43/cwt	181.00–191.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	135.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	149.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	136.07/cwt	132.00–142.00	924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	160.74/cwt	155.00–170.00	863	16

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,176Last week 1,041Year ago 2,082

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 93Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	152.50	152.50
3	—	520	160.00–165.00	161.71
1	—	440	171.00	171.00
9	—	571	156.00–165.00	160.42
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
3	—	475	151.00–164.00	158.77
6	—	626	147.00–156.00	151.50
3	—	683	139.00–142.00	140.01
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	191.00–200.00	195.74
3	—	425	190.00–199.00	194.70
21	—	572	176.00–188.00	183.77
13	—	883	154.00–163.00	159.89
15	—	681	151.00–166.00	161.13
3	—	533	177.00–184.00	181.77
3	—	823	150.00–166.00	160.65
13	—	491	181.00–193.00	189.64
9	—	725	152.00–166.00	160.89
5	—	993	139.00	139.00
2	—	765	150.00–152.00	151.00
2	—	1,025	135.00	135.00
3	—	275	200.00–210.00	204.03
2	—	618	161.00–163.00	162.01
2	—	362	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	864	172.75	172.75
129	—	817	172.95–175.50	174.22
22	—	642	172.00–173.00	172.04
4	—	747	175.00	175.00
120	—	750	187.95	187.95
174	—	908	168.75–172.50	170.53
3	—	650	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	155.00	155.00
69	—	786	152.75	152.75
12	—	528	155.00–161.00	157.70
2	—	727	150.00	150.00
4	—	635	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	472	140.00–156.00	148.59
2	—	1,002	117.00	117.00
12	—	712	123.00–137.00	129.92
4	—	762	125.00–138.00	134.74
22	—	427	130.00–144.00	139.33
9	—	629	133.00–141.00	136.40
10	—	377	138.00–144.00	140.29
12	—	582	138.00–150.00	143.39
17	—	666	140.00–154.00	152.34
24	—	522	130.00–145.00	140.55
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	636	119.00–127.00	120.92
17	—	572	121.00–133.00	128.30
13	—	470	124.00–135.00	129.26
4	—	672	126.00–129.00	128.26
2	—	430	121.00–127.00	123.97
9	—	381	120.00–131.00	124.05
3	—	522	120.00–125.00	123.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	147.00	147.00
3	—	373	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	942	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	953	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	190.50	190.50
2	—	227	200.00	200.00
5	—	476	159.00–173.00	165.70
1	—	830	127.00	127.00
3	—	385	185.00–200.00	190.07
3	—	555	177.00–187.00	181.29
3	—	758	130.00–139.00	135.95
1	—	850	116.00	116.00
3	—	325	150.00–160.00	153.29
5	—	423	181.00–191.00	184.43
5	—	719	133.00–142.00	135.97
7	—	624	145.00–155.00	149.08
9	—	679	132.00–142.00	136.07
16	—	537	155.00–170.00	160.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	181.00–190.00	182.23
5	—	461	194.00–200.00	195.61
2	—	383	204.00–220.00	211.74
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	533	140.00–150.00	146.76
21	—	584	140.00–153.00	150.14
7	—	468	140.00–150.00	143.71
5	—	612	122.00–134.00	130.05
1	—	410	166.00	166.00
2	—	360	164.00–170.00	166.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	39.00–49.00	43.56
2	—	880	73.00–76.00	74.41
8	—	997	64.00–71.00	66.55
3	—	982	52.00–61.00	55.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	72.00–74.00	72.57
4	—	1,546	84.00–88.00	85.33
7	—	1,461	79.00–83.00	81.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,240	81.00–84.00	82.62
9	—	1,176	69.00–73.00	71.65
17	—	1,225	74.00–80.00	77.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	94.00–96.00	95.15
3	—	1,748	117.00–120.00	118.12
3	—	1,980	110.00–114.00	112.26

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,260	900.00–1,175.00	1,023.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,470	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00

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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