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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 3

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 20Jan 3Jan 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 206▲ 89 vs year ago 149 · +59.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 18▼ 7 vs year ago 56 · −12.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.17/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$159.17

187 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,024

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

$49.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.50

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	918	159.44	1,464	186
Medium and Large 2-3	400	110.00	440	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.44/cwt here — about $1,024 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 sale187 hd

159.17

—

KY average6 barns · 1,264 hd

155.68

+3.50

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	1,677	92.65	1,554	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,604	55.24	886	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	54.41	712	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	53.40	600	5thin

Every lot

43 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,043	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	911	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,466	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	964	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,513	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.94/cwt	131.00–140.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	135.95/cwt	130.00–143.00	636	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	558	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	174.88/cwt	171.00–176.00	834	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	151.63/cwt	144.00–161.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	153.97/cwt	144.00–159.00	881	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	912	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	84.02/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,698	94.43/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,603	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,898	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	55.49/cwt	55.00–56.00	598	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	48.00/cwt	46.00–50.00	561	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	747	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	54.43/cwt	52.00–56.00	721	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	48.87/cwt	45.00–50.00	649	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	54.49/cwt	54.00–56.00	851	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	58.99/cwt	57.00–61.00	944	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	839	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,494	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	887	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	13,811	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,458	805.53/cwt	740.00–880.00	11,745	3

This sale against other markets

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 (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Mon Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 206Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 18Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

No comparison due to no sales last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	477	171.00–176.00	174.88
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
3	—	608	150.00	150.00
6	—	572	144.00–159.00	153.97
2	—	650	140.00	140.00
4	—	513	144.00–161.00	151.63
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
2	—	380	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–130.00	124.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	155.00	155.00
2	—	767	136.00	136.00
1	—	435	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	964	157.00	157.00
122	—	911	160.00–162.00	160.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	131.00–140.00	136.94
7	—	468	130.00–143.00	135.95
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
2	—	395	137.00	137.00
6	—	540	135.00–140.00	138.70
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	75.00	75.00
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	61.00	61.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	670.00	670.00

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	1	—	1,305	68.00	68.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,458	740.00–880.00	805.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	99.00–100.00	99.50
2	—	1,698	94.00–95.00	94.43
2	—	1,425	83.00–85.00	84.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,561	54.00–56.00	54.49
3	—	1,600	57.00–61.00	58.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	45.00–50.00	48.87
10	—	1,325	52.00–56.00	54.43
6	—	1,266	57.00–61.00	58.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	55.00–56.00	55.49
1	—	1,125	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,168	46.00–50.00	48.00

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.