Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Good demand on all feeder classes. Yearlings sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.95/cwt on 647 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −104.73 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$166.95

647 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$26.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

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	752	167.81	1,263	621
Medium and Large 2-3	554	146.64	812	25
Medium 1-2	500	141.00	705	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.81/cwt here — about $558 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 sale647 hd

166.95

—

KY average22 barns · 5,391 hd

164.05

+2.90

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−104.73

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	1,614	91.38	1,474	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,528	69.88	1,068	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	63.77	776	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	56.52	594	21
Steers	Choice	Average	1,180	121.00	1,428	1thin

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)	1,348	$925	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$857	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,443	$1,133	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	138.62/cwt	127.00–142.50	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	143.50/cwt	140.00–151.00	676	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	169.72/cwt	164.75–177.50	1,307	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	141.79/cwt	134.00–149.00	743	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	141.03/cwt	131.00–146.00	939	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.84/cwt	140.00–154.00	554	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	137.43/cwt	123.00–152.00	1,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	154.76/cwt	149.00–165.00	978	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	130.08/cwt	121.00–135.00	627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	123.51/cwt	123.00–127.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.59/cwt	124.00–133.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	154.01/cwt	152.00–155.00	827	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	170.25/cwt	169.75–170.75	1,115	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	165.70/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,198	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	801	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.14/cwt	139.00–155.00	633	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.68/cwt	130.00–144.00	864	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	177.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	926	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	153.55/cwt	151.70–165.00	1,236	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	950	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	129.02/cwt	126.00–132.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	175.75/cwt	170.00–179.00	845	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	174.91/cwt	166.00–178.00	972	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	168.75/cwt	162.50–175.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	151.60/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	874	169.62/cwt	168.80–170.10	1,482	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	137.31/cwt	134.00–140.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	655	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	180.88/cwt	175.00–187.50	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	147.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	149.24/cwt	147.00–156.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	152.31/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,115	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	176.37/cwt	169.00–183.00	725	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	161.94/cwt	150.00–167.00	763	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	179.80/cwt	178.00–183.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	61.06/cwt	56.00–65.00	700	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,561	71.62/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,118	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	65.82/cwt	65.00–67.00	954	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	57.24/cwt	55.00–61.00	710	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.70/cwt	50.00–55.00	514	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	68.88/cwt	66.00–72.00	705	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,180	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	43.54/cwt	36.00–49.00	420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	72.12/cwt	68.00–79.00	848	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	63.93/cwt	62.00–66.00	781	14
Bulls	—	—	1,350	77.66/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,048	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	92.64/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,815	103.42/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,877	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	856.79/head	850.00–875.00	857	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	924.94/head	810.00–1,000.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	167.01/cwt	164.00–170.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	117.07/cwt	111.00–123.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.27/cwt	123.00–139.00	796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	136.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	648	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	139.54/cwt	132.00–143.00	791	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.32/cwt	133.00–149.00	811	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	154.90/cwt	154.90–154.90	1,129	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	143.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	121.66/cwt	114.00–126.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	353	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	164.38/cwt	157.00–172.00	865	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	167.72/cwt	160.00–171.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	127.47/cwt	122.00–139.00	928	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.19/cwt	115.00–130.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	134.27/cwt	129.00–143.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	114.74/cwt	109.00–118.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	140.99/cwt	131.00–146.00	746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	146.39/cwt	142.50–150.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	148.52/cwt	147.50–150.00	557	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	162.81/cwt	155.00–170.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1

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 Oct 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,418Last week 1,855Year ago 1,227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 111Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
2	—	487	159.00	159.00
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
2	—	655	126.00–132.00	129.02
1	—	520	162.00	162.00
3	—	640	134.00–140.00	137.31
8	—	428	153.00	153.00
4	—	582	147.00–156.00	149.24
1	—	920	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	338	181.00	181.00
3	—	850	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,065	123.00–152.00	137.43
12	—	632	149.00–165.00	154.76
13	—	522	170.00–185.00	177.45
25	—	481	170.00–179.00	175.75
17	—	556	166.00–178.00	174.91
2	—	973	149.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	275	162.50–175.00	168.75
3	—	773	149.00–157.00	151.60
10	—	380	175.00–187.50	180.88
5	—	683	142.00–150.00	147.02
10	—	732	143.00–158.00	152.31
13	—	411	169.00–183.00	176.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	770	164.75–177.50	169.72
17	—	723	162.00–166.50	165.70
81	—	805	151.70–165.00	153.55
20	—	511	186.00	186.00
178	—	874	168.80–170.10	169.62
1	—	655	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	723	127.00–142.50	138.62
32	—	471	140.00–151.00	143.50
33	—	524	134.00–149.00	141.79
13	—	666	131.00–146.00	141.03
15	—	385	140.00–154.00	143.84
2	—	875	120.00–124.00	121.99
2	—	775	124.00–133.00	128.59
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
26	—	430	139.00–155.00	147.14
26	—	623	130.00–144.00	138.68
25	—	570	133.00–149.00	142.32
2	—	833	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,030	106.00	106.00
10	—	346	142.00–148.00	143.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	121.00–135.00	130.08
8	—	679	123.00–127.00	123.51
3	—	801	100.00	100.00
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	125.78
2	—	423	115.00–120.00	117.43
6	—	622	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	875	111.00	111.00
3	—	353	129.00	129.00
4	—	733	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	537	152.00–155.00	154.01
162	—	655	169.75–170.75	170.25
75	—	729	154.90	154.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	102.50	102.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	150.00–167.00	161.94
6	—	564	164.00–170.00	167.01
13	—	611	123.00–139.00	130.27
5	—	821	114.00–126.00	121.66
20	—	526	157.00–172.00	164.38
6	—	376	160.00–171.00	167.72
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
7	—	728	122.00–139.00	127.47
1	—	1,015	112.00	112.00
5	—	770	115.00–130.00	125.19
2	—	305	175.00	175.00
3	—	662	129.00–143.00	134.27
14	—	433	155.00–170.00	162.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
1	—	385	187.50	187.50
1	—	475	173.00	173.00
4	—	415	178.00–183.00	179.80
2	—	535	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	147.00–150.00	149.02
1	—	835	108.00	108.00
2	—	663	111.00–123.00	117.07
9	—	476	130.00–137.00	136.19
8	—	567	132.00–143.00	139.54
3	—	717	109.00–118.00	114.74
6	—	529	131.00–146.00	140.99
2	—	328	142.50–150.00	146.39
5	—	375	147.50–150.00	148.52
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,146	56.00–65.00	61.06
7	—	975	50.00–55.00	52.70
2	—	1,023	66.00–72.00	68.88
3	—	965	36.00–49.00	43.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,561	68.00–75.00	71.62
6	—	1,450	65.00–67.00	65.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,240	55.00–61.00	57.24
6	—	1,176	68.00–79.00	72.12
14	—	1,221	62.00–66.00	63.93
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	121.00	121.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	76.00–81.00	77.66
4	—	1,660	90.00–96.00	92.64
3	—	1,815	102.00–104.00	103.42

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,140.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,525	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	971	850.00–875.00	856.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	810.00–1,000.00	924.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00

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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Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

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