Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.38/cwt on 1,125 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.30 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$175.38

1,125 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$41.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

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	754	176.20	1,329	1,103
Medium and Large 2-3	632	134.29	849	22

One grade step is worth $41.91/cwt here — about $480 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 sale1,125 hd

175.38

—

KY average22 barns · 7,233 hd

170.71

+4.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−96.30

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	1,979	98.70	1,954	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	67.67	1,086	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	67.53	889	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	60.82	655	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,525	93.00	1,418	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	92.00	1,168	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	527	148.83/cwt	135.00–153.00	784	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	126.86/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	165.96/cwt	156.00–168.50	956	169
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	638	149.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	951	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	161.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	839	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	138.09/cwt	128.00–143.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	186.37/cwt	170.00–191.00	887	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	173.07/cwt	166.00–179.50	1,076	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	180.15/cwt	172.50–187.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	170.11/cwt	157.00–178.00	963	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	146.22/cwt	142.00–157.00	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	168.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,139	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	178.36/cwt	160.00–183.60	1,290	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	173.69/cwt	171.00–175.75	1,516	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	132.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,090	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	144.81/cwt	127.00–162.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	166.88/cwt	159.00–176.00	863	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	185.79/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,050	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	815	176.34/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,437	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,646	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	155.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	152.60/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.25/cwt	175.00–199.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	164.20/cwt	150.00–169.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	150.20/cwt	146.00–153.00	931	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	57.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	65.53/cwt	62.00–68.00	853	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	64.38/cwt	62.00–68.00	702	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	71.76/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,137	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	72.96/cwt	69.00–78.00	980	6
Bulls	—	—	2,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,843	1
Bulls	—	—	1,968	100.62/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,980	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	148.74/cwt	131.00–155.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	143.38/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.23/cwt	155.00–177.00	908	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	589	132.29/cwt	122.00–149.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	148.45/cwt	146.00–153.00	986	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	161.73/cwt	159.00–165.00	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	686	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.82/cwt	132.00–153.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	142.64/cwt	135.00–151.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	113.18/cwt	103.00–126.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	161.21/cwt	159.00–164.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.18/cwt	141.00–158.00	706	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	206.63/cwt	200.00–207.00	874	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	138.40/cwt	134.00–143.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.91/cwt	130.00–152.00	533	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	181.48/cwt	180.00–195.00	949	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	154.79/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	144.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	130.97/cwt	123.00–136.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	143.35/cwt	134.00–152.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	204.80/cwt	200.00–211.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	159.45/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,429	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,185	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	156.91/cwt	147.00–160.50	1,023	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	127.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.74/cwt	121.00–122.00	870	4

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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,064Last week 2,300Year ago 1,860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 90Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	135.00–153.00	148.83
15	—	575	132.00–153.00	147.82
5	—	320	135.00–151.00	142.64
2	—	825	131.00–138.00	134.48
25	—	470	141.00–158.00	150.18
4	—	624	134.00–143.00	138.40
13	—	368	130.00–152.00	144.91
6	—	662	123.00–136.00	130.97
11	—	437	134.00–152.00	143.35
4	—	715	121.00–122.00	121.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	143.00	143.00
169	—	576	156.00–168.50	165.96
9	—	638	148.00–150.00	149.12
24	—	518	156.00–166.00	161.90
2	—	790	142.00	142.00
60	—	896	143.00–160.00	159.45
76	—	701	169.00	169.00
19	—	652	147.00–160.50	156.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	121.00–131.00	126.86
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
2	—	532	115.00	115.00
8	—	591	103.00–126.00	113.18
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.97
1	—	845	113.00	113.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	163.00	163.00
14	—	477	159.00–165.00	161.73
11	—	438	159.00–164.00	161.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	128.00–143.00	138.09
6	—	821	127.00–134.00	132.80
2	—	428	127.00–162.00	144.81
3	—	480	142.00–150.00	144.72
8	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	476	170.00–191.00	186.37
2	—	368	172.50–187.50	180.15
12	—	566	157.00–178.00	170.11
11	—	614	142.00–157.00	146.22
1	—	910	134.00	134.00
17	—	517	159.00–176.00	166.88
9	—	676	144.00–160.00	155.58
4	—	724	144.00–157.00	152.60
5	—	420	175.00–199.00	189.25
5	—	863	142.00–158.00	154.79
3	—	760	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	622	166.00–179.50	173.07
77	—	678	167.00–174.00	168.00
91	—	723	160.00–183.60	178.36
241	—	873	171.00–175.75	173.69
56	—	565	181.00–187.00	185.79
389	—	815	171.00–180.00	176.34
52	—	930	177.00	177.00
17	—	523	180.00–195.00	181.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	200.00	200.00
19	—	423	200.00–207.00	206.63
2	—	330	207.00	207.00
7	—	373	200.00–211.00	204.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	150.00–169.00	164.20
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
4	—	620	146.00–153.00	150.20
7	—	706	137.00–152.00	143.38
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
6	—	527	155.00–177.00	172.23
2	—	410	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	—	362	193.00	193.00
9	—	664	146.00–153.00	148.45
1	—	915	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	158.00	158.00
3	—	706	155.00	155.00
3	—	368	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	159.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	470	131.00–155.00	148.74
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	589	122.00–149.00	132.29
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	686	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	55.00–59.00	57.02
1	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
2	—	893	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,090	62.00–68.00	64.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,302	62.00–68.00	65.53
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,343	69.00–78.00	72.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,585	69.00–77.00	71.76
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,968	96.00–105.00	100.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,078	84.00	84.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle