Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $175.19/cwt on 993 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.49 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$175.19

993 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$883

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

$65.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

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	778	175.78	1,367	984
Medium and Large 2-3	768	111.31	854	8thin
Small 1-2	440	110.00	484	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.78/cwt here — about $883 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 sale993 hd

175.19

—

KY average23 barns · 6,470 hd

169.73

+5.46

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−96.49

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	1,615	99.05	1,600	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	71.88	1,157	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,310	66.46	871	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	57.03	580	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	112.00	1,389	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	—	467	145.27/cwt	135.00–151.00	678	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	145.72/cwt	137.00–151.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	139.60/cwt	130.00–148.00	808	18
Steers	Small 1-2	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	676	188.90/cwt	188.90–188.90	1,277	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	177.52/cwt	175.90–179.00	1,394	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	862	92.04/cwt	85.00–101.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.40/cwt	113.00–120.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.89/cwt	145.00–161.00	962	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	821	99.04/cwt	84.00–106.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.90/cwt	148.00–159.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	180.98/cwt	179.00–182.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	161.73/cwt	151.00–166.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	169.25/cwt	169.25–169.25	1,014	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	154.16/cwt	152.50–160.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	182.56/cwt	171.00–193.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	936	170.95/cwt	170.95–170.95	1,600	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	173.66/cwt	169.50–177.75	1,419	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	880	169.30/cwt	167.75–173.80	1,490	233
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	407	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	149.31/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	178.88/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,139	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	164.99/cwt	162.00–172.00	879	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	152.64/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	158.67/cwt	150.00–165.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	277	201.63/cwt	200.00–202.50	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	208.80/cwt	205.00–212.50	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	609	164.56/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	74.02/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,192	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	65.45/cwt	64.00–67.00	1,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	72.76/cwt	69.00–79.00	951	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	55.58/cwt	52.00–59.00	546	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	781	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	63.96/cwt	62.00–66.00	721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	63.66/cwt	60.00–68.00	847	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	55.13/cwt	50.00–59.00	707	5
Bulls	—	—	1,761	106.87/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,882	5
Bulls	—	—	1,543	96.04/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,482	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	128.37/cwt	127.50–130.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	146.90/cwt	139.00–153.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	140.97/cwt	133.00–149.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	115.96/cwt	112.00–120.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	184.31/cwt	169.00–193.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	188.85/cwt	182.00–195.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	123.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	141.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,085	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	154.40/cwt	142.00–157.00	862	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	149.64/cwt	135.00–153.00	919	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	102.88/cwt	95.00–110.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	165.53/cwt	160.00–167.50	804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	434	163.26/cwt	160.00–171.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	164.90/cwt	164.90–164.90	1,064	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	171.31/cwt	170.00–181.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	136.35/cwt	125.00–142.00	840	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	1,089	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.69/cwt	130.00–146.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	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 Dec 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,591Last week 2,100Year ago 1,971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 144Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	135.00–151.00	145.27
7	—	328	137.00–151.00	145.72
2	—	733	141.00–144.00	142.51
18	—	579	130.00–148.00	139.60
2	—	368	133.00–136.00	134.53
7	—	431	148.00–159.00	153.90
4	—	282	152.50–160.00	154.16
21	—	616	125.00–142.00	136.35
13	—	519	130.00–146.00	140.69
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	85.00–101.00	92.04
5	—	605	113.00–120.00	114.40
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
4	—	821	84.00–106.00	99.04
4	—	583	110.00–121.00	115.13
5	—	667	95.00–110.00	102.88
1	—	465	124.00	124.00
2	—	725	109.00–111.00	109.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	599	169.25	169.25
80	—	645	164.90	164.90
75	—	663	164.25	164.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	486	160.00–167.50	165.53
12	—	434	160.00–171.00	163.26
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	676	188.90	188.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	785	175.90–179.00	177.52
59	—	936	170.95	170.95
128	—	817	169.50–177.75	173.66
233	—	880	167.75–173.80	169.30
75	—	637	170.00–179.00	178.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	145.00–161.00	155.89
5	—	473	179.00–182.00	180.98
7	—	569	151.00–166.00	161.73
1	—	860	130.00	130.00
4	—	429	171.00–193.00	182.56
1	—	235	173.00	173.00
5	—	729	142.50–151.00	149.31
18	—	533	162.00–172.00	164.99
3	—	685	147.00–156.00	152.64
5	—	773	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
5	—	865	100.00	100.00
1	—	425	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	207.50	207.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
8	—	529	150.00–165.00	158.67
2	—	738	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	965	122.00–124.00	122.99
1	—	845	131.00	131.00
2	—	668	133.00–149.00	140.97
11	—	417	169.00–193.00	184.31
2	—	323	182.00–195.00	188.85
2	—	930	118.00	118.00
6	—	767	135.00–144.00	141.43
13	—	558	142.00–157.00	154.40
33	—	614	135.00–153.00	149.64
5	—	380	197.00	197.00
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
8	—	479	170.00–181.00	171.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	200.00–202.50	201.63
2	—	405	205.00–212.50	208.80
5	—	609	161.00–170.00	164.56
1	—	235	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	127.50–130.00	128.37
4	—	476	139.00–153.00	146.90
2	—	758	112.00–120.00	115.96
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
4	—	656	118.00–127.00	123.76
4	—	430	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	35.00	35.00
4	—	983	52.00–59.00	55.58
1	—	1,100	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,128	62.00–66.00	63.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,610	70.00–77.00	74.02
2	—	1,610	64.00–67.00	65.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,307	69.00–79.00	72.76
9	—	1,330	60.00–68.00	63.66
5	—	1,282	50.00–59.00	55.13
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	112.00	112.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,761	104.00–111.00	106.87
3	—	1,543	94.00–101.00	96.04
2	—	1,360	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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