Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and yearlings classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.55/cwt on 1,041 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −99.13 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$172.55

1,041 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$836

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

$50.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

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	771	173.49	1,338	1,007
Medium and Large 2-3	496	147.36	730	30
Small and Medium 1-2	408	123.13	502	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.37/cwt here — about $836 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 sale1,041 hd

172.55

—

KY average25 barns · 9,224 hd

169.78

+2.77

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−99.13

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	—	High	1,538	94.63	1,456	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	64.08	993	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	60.52	784	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	50.99	537	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,273	85.00	1,082	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	157.28/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	151.18/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	144.55/cwt	132.50–157.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	147.20/cwt	140.00–149.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	151.35/cwt	142.00–161.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	157.90/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,003	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,185	71
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	168.13/cwt	151.00–174.00	881	15
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	156.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,128	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	158.59/cwt	145.00–165.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.27/cwt	130.00–153.00	819	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	153.45/cwt	153.00–155.00	816	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,296	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	161.03/cwt	141.00–166.00	1,000	101
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	150.64/cwt	130.00–165.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	159.15/cwt	141.00–162.50	1,076	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,005	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.02/cwt	126.00–145.00	718	41
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	136.68/cwt	133.00–140.00	980	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	164.13/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	150.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	881	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	139.79/cwt	121.00–149.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	156.98/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,067	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	166.27/cwt	152.00–175.00	964	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	163.67/cwt	151.00–170.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	191.44/cwt	170.00–194.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	172.28/cwt	168.00–175.25	1,513	293
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,106	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,366	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	151.97/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	173.57/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,345	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	181.25/cwt	171.00–195.00	709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	804	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,431	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,016	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,631	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,111	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	915	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,544	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	166.71/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,129	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,117	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.75/cwt	150.00–172.50	672	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.78/cwt	134.00–154.00	944	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	626	161.13/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,009	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	69.62/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,077	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	63.02/cwt	59.00–67.00	980	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,273	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	70.02/cwt	68.00–75.00	912	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	44.74/cwt	40.00–49.00	556	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	42.42/cwt	32.50–50.00	434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	55.19/cwt	52.00–59.00	705	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	62.69/cwt	61.00–64.00	703	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	54.93/cwt	51.00–59.00	582	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	62.97/cwt	60.00–65.00	834	10
Bulls	—	—	1,435	110.14/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	95.17/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,669	6
Bulls	—	—	1,318	78.32/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,032	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	140.42/cwt	132.50–149.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	137.66/cwt	126.00–145.00	999	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	155.76/cwt	147.00–168.00	903	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	137.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	710	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	159.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	138.80/cwt	138.00–140.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.74/cwt	132.50–151.00	594	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.26/cwt	130.00–151.00	671	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.26/cwt	134.00–150.00	465	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,022	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.11/cwt	123.00–140.00	889	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	303	118.68/cwt	110.00–127.50	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	109.19/cwt	81.00–115.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	135.49/cwt	122.00–140.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	117.39/cwt	110.00–122.00	681	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	127.40/cwt	127.00–128.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	153.82/cwt	145.00–170.00	808	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	150.35/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,010	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	170.82/cwt	152.50–187.00	647	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	136.46/cwt	120.00–144.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	123.66/cwt	119.00–128.00	582	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	138.42/cwt	112.50–145.00	662	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.06/cwt	142.00–152.50	701	3

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,100Last week 2,064Year ago 1,924

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 73Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.50	122.50
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
2	—	335	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
4	—	822	149.00–163.00	157.28
6	—	866	149.00–156.00	151.18
2	—	930	142.00–161.00	151.35
18	—	635	145.00–159.00	157.90
15	—	524	151.00–174.00	168.13
26	—	720	150.00–160.00	156.67
15	—	680	152.00–162.00	156.98
21	—	580	152.00–175.00	166.27
7	—	459	151.00–170.00	163.67
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
10	—	408	170.00–194.00	191.44
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
5	—	769	149.00–156.00	151.97
12	—	391	171.00–195.00	181.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
2	—	275	132.50–157.50	144.55
5	—	495	140.00–149.00	147.20
3	—	385	145.00–165.00	158.59
3	—	420	130.00–165.00	150.64
10	—	586	140.00–153.00	150.42
5	—	515	121.00–149.00	139.79
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	162.00–170.00	164.13
14	—	525	180.00	180.00
293	—	878	168.00–175.25	172.28
74	—	775	170.00–174.00	173.57
186	—	804	178.00	178.00
50	—	1,016	160.50	160.50
141	—	591	188.00	188.00
56	—	915	168.75	168.75
34	—	677	163.00–169.00	166.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	719	164.75	164.75
24	—	532	153.00–155.00	153.45
61	—	800	162.00	162.00
101	—	621	141.00–166.00	161.03
91	—	676	141.00–162.50	159.15
80	—	595	171.75	171.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	568	130.00–153.00	144.27
12	—	756	133.00	133.00
41	—	524	126.00–145.00	137.02
6	—	717	133.00–140.00	136.68
5	—	384	138.00–140.00	138.80
28	—	419	132.50–151.00	141.74
38	—	472	130.00–151.00	142.26
9	—	327	134.00–150.00	142.26
5	—	282	130.00–140.00	136.50
40	—	658	123.00–140.00	135.11
8	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
9	—	612	122.00–140.00	135.49
4	—	865	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	120.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	518	124.00	124.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
2	—	303	110.00–127.50	118.68
6	—	868	81.00–115.00	109.19
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
10	—	580	110.00–122.00	117.39
5	—	425	127.00–128.00	127.40
14	—	471	119.00–128.00	123.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,106	123.50	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,006	111.00	111.00
7	—	423	150.00–172.50	158.75
18	—	626	134.00–154.00	150.78
1	—	835	136.00	136.00
5	—	931	110.00	110.00
9	—	726	126.00–145.00	137.66
16	—	580	147.00–168.00	155.76
3	—	327	150.00–165.00	159.95
17	—	525	145.00–170.00	153.82
18	—	672	142.00–157.00	150.35
2	—	767	145.00	145.00
13	—	379	152.50–187.00	170.82
3	—	477	142.00–152.50	147.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	626	158.00–164.00	161.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	132.50–149.00	140.42
2	—	280	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	127.50	127.50
13	—	518	130.00–141.00	137.03
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
7	—	428	120.00–144.00	136.46
16	—	478	112.50–145.00	138.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	68.00–72.00	69.62
10	—	1,555	59.00–67.00	63.02
1	—	1,510	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,303	68.00–75.00	70.02
3	—	1,242	40.00–49.00	44.74
10	—	1,277	52.00–59.00	55.19
10	—	1,325	60.00–65.00	62.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,024	32.50–50.00	42.42
1	—	1,105	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,122	61.00–64.00	62.69
8	—	1,060	51.00–59.00	54.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	105.00–116.00	110.14
6	—	1,754	90.00–102.00	95.17
4	—	1,318	71.00–85.00	78.32

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	—	1,198	89.00–90.00	89.49

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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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