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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 31

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 292▲ 316 vs year ago 18 · +1,755.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 66▲ 56 vs year ago 17 · +329.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 9▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.58/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$140.58

145 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

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	532	141.43	752	138
Medium and Large 2-3	463	123.99	574	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $178 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 sale145 hd

140.58

—

KY average24 barns · 6,110 hd

142.25

−1.66

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	1,706	98.47	1,680	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	75.60	1,255	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,328	70.67	939	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	62.87	675	10

Every lot

68 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	182.86/cwt	176.00–185.00	887	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	153.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,030	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	130.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,034	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,147	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,246	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	142.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	517	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	142.46/cwt	135.00–146.00	597	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	147.77/cwt	138.00–149.00	697	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.25/cwt	130.00–148.00	751	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	143.22/cwt	135.00–145.00	815	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	141.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	858	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	131.54/cwt	128.00–135.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	907	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	129.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	944	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	127.33/cwt	122.00–130.00	955	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	936	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	172.67/cwt	166.00–179.00	577	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	173.19/cwt	165.00–176.00	637	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	157.07/cwt	151.00–161.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	150.56/cwt	144.00–161.00	775	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	564	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	959	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	162.88/cwt	161.00–164.00	946	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	806	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	137.77/cwt	128.00–141.00	926	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	129.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	939	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	982	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	110.33/cwt	110.00–111.00	982	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	596	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	608	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	757	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	765	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,603	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,363	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	109.27/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	65.94/cwt	60.00–69.00	705	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	55.72/cwt	49.00–59.00	603	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	723	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	66.53/cwt	62.00–69.00	884	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	75.14/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,005	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	75.60/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,255	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,640	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	929.45/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	11,321	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	1,155.01/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	15,766	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	990	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,066	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,375.86/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	16,029	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	1,345.92/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	21,467	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	79.15/cwt	75.00–82.00	881	4

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 292Year ago 18

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 66Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	134.00–138.00	135.99
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
2	—	507	141.00	141.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	166.00–179.00	172.67
8	—	581	161.00–164.00	162.88
7	—	515	144.00–161.00	150.56
3	—	468	151.00–161.00	157.07
3	—	890	110.00–111.00	110.33
17	—	368	165.00–176.00	173.19
18	—	672	128.00–141.00	137.77
2	—	442	169.00	169.00
2	—	770	127.00–128.00	127.51
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
4	—	726	127.00–131.00	129.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	148.00	148.00
7	—	673	150.00–154.00	153.00
3	—	618	166.00	166.00
2	—	515	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	161.00	161.00
3	—	718	127.00–134.00	130.35
2	—	970	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
4	—	485	176.00–185.00	182.86
2	—	763	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	500	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
2	—	410	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	527	126.00	126.00
1	—	450	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	128.00–135.00	131.54
34	—	472	138.00–149.00	147.77
13	—	364	130.00–150.00	142.05
10	—	419	135.00–146.00	142.46
10	—	667	136.00	136.00
2	—	323	130.00–140.00	134.96
9	—	727	120.00–132.00	129.91
3	—	855	111.00	111.00
3	—	750	122.00–130.00	127.33
22	—	524	130.00–148.00	143.25
2	—	807	116.00	116.00
21	—	569	135.00–145.00	143.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	140.00–145.00	141.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	200	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	596	102.00	102.00
4	—	757	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,338	70.00–79.00	75.14
8	—	1,329	62.00–69.00	66.53
1	—	1,225	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,082	49.00–59.00	55.72
7	—	1,069	60.00–69.00	65.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,660	74.00–80.00	75.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	101.00–117.00	109.27
1	—	1,785	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,603	84.00–86.00	85.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	960	900.00	900.00

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)	3	—	1,365	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,155.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	825.00–1,075.00	929.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,165	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,375.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,345.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	4	—	1,113	75.00–82.00	79.15

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.