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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 223▲ 164 vs year ago 65 · +252.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 80▲ 5 vs year ago 51 · +9.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate 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 $148.97/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$148.97

68 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.76

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	541	149.99	811	66
Medium and Large 2-3	613	115.50	707	2thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $104 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 sale68 hd

148.97

—

KY average26 barns · 7,754 hd

149.73

−0.76

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	1,517	98.56	1,495	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	73.21	1,172	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	69.50	944	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	63.96	665	13

Every lot

60 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	203.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	886	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	179.65/cwt	171.00–186.00	852	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	613	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,000	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	954	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	161.92/cwt	156.00–168.00	936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	163.52/cwt	159.00–167.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	159.12/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,157	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	958	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,351	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	157.35/cwt	141.00–165.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	153.70/cwt	144.00–160.00	644	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	155.22/cwt	147.00–158.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	152.66/cwt	140.00–155.00	801	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	147.34/cwt	145.00–151.00	830	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.04/cwt	131.00–133.00	823	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	954	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	131.00/cwt	125.00–142.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	127.21/cwt	121.00–130.00	931	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,035	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	190.08/cwt	184.00–196.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	444	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	910	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	828	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	181.47/cwt	174.00–187.00	837	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	188.03/cwt	185.00–199.00	980	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	161.31/cwt	156.00–167.00	919	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	626	163.39/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	128.38/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,044	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,122	85.59/cwt	84.00–87.00	960	3
Bulls	—	—	1,636	111.20/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	95.64/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,619	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	57.33/cwt	56.00–58.00	568	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	64.56/cwt	61.00–67.00	683	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	71.60/cwt	70.00–73.00	764	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	66.70/cwt	61.00–69.00	878	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	73.64/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,036	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,601	73.21/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,172	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	796	1

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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 223Year ago 65

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 80Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 14Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	141.00–165.00	157.35
3	—	563	145.00–151.00	147.34
11	—	480	147.00–158.00	155.22
5	—	732	121.00–130.00	127.21
24	—	525	140.00–155.00	152.66
3	—	670	125.00–142.00	131.00
2	—	767	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	131.00–133.00	132.04
4	—	419	144.00–160.00	153.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
3	—	375	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	141.00	141.00
6	—	617	159.00–167.00	163.52
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
8	—	727	157.00–160.00	159.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	381	200.00–205.00	203.47
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
1	—	510	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	144.00	144.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
2	—	445	199.00	199.00
2	—	523	180.00–185.00	182.46
2	—	578	156.00–168.00	161.92
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
4	—	474	171.00–186.00	179.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	119.00	119.00
1	—	515	162.00	162.00
2	—	370	184.00–196.00	190.08
1	—	445	186.00	186.00
1	—	990	109.00	109.00
7	—	813	122.00–134.00	128.38
2	—	610	151.00–153.00	151.99
2	—	570	156.00–167.00	161.31
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
1	—	650	133.00	133.00
7	—	461	174.00–187.00	181.47
1	—	335	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	444	205.00	205.00
11	—	521	185.00–199.00	188.03
5	—	626	160.00–166.00	163.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	400	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	70.00–73.00	71.60
6	—	1,058	61.00–67.00	64.56
4	—	990	56.00–58.00	57.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,601	71.00–75.00	73.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	71.00–76.00	73.64
10	—	1,317	61.00–69.00	66.70
1	—	1,285	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,636	110.00–112.00	111.20
4	—	1,693	92.00–101.00	95.64
3	—	1,122	84.00–87.00	85.59

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	1	—	995	80.00	80.00

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.