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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 23

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← May 16May 23Jun 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 240▲ 140 vs year ago 174 · +80.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 39▲ 49 vs year ago 36 · +136.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 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 3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 4.00-6.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher, Very 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 $149.95/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$149.95

127 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

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	537	151.56	813	117
Medium and Large 2-3	507	131.09	664	10thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $149 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 sale127 hd

149.95

—

KY average26 barns · 6,531 hd

150.97

−1.02

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	—	Average	1,697	129.62	2,200	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	103.17	1,643	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	88.18	1,170	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	77.51	819	18

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	346	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	203.76/cwt	201.00–205.00	839	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	197.47/cwt	184.00–204.00	932	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	173.66/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,011	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	149.94/cwt	145.00–155.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	143.97/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,034	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,162	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,197	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,244	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,327	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	175.19/cwt	170.00–180.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	153.87/cwt	150.00–162.50	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	157.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	602	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	543	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	157.73/cwt	153.00–162.00	669	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	154.94/cwt	145.00–160.00	734	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	153.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	818	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	148.42/cwt	142.00–154.00	846	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	127.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	733	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	144.08/cwt	135.00–148.00	921	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	895	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	129.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	983	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,010	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	351	190.00/cwt	188.00–200.00	667	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	188.99/cwt	184.00–194.00	794	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	193.51/cwt	191.00–197.00	902	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	840	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	169.67/cwt	160.00–181.00	886	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	143.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	141.67/cwt	141.00–142.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	155.65/cwt	154.00–157.00	904	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	134.79/cwt	131.00–139.00	828	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	125.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	864	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	956	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,573	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	132.32/cwt	122.00–140.00	2,313	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	459	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	67.98/cwt	65.00–71.00	670	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	77.06/cwt	76.00–80.00	824	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	86.51/cwt	84.00–91.00	970	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	936	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	88.72/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,183	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	103.17/cwt	95.00–112.00	1,643	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	85.10/cwt	78.00–91.00	753	5

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 May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 240Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 39Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	120.00–135.00	127.12
1	—	460	141.00	141.00
1	—	290	132.50	132.50
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
2	—	735	123.00	123.00
2	—	388	139.00–141.00	140.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	145.00–160.00	154.94
21	—	532	149.00–157.00	153.68
10	—	570	142.00–154.00	148.42
3	—	663	133.00–136.00	135.01
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
3	—	328	150.00–162.50	153.87
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
18	—	424	153.00–162.00	157.73
2	—	265	170.00–180.00	175.19
7	—	381	155.00–160.00	157.89
19	—	639	135.00–148.00	144.08
9	—	759	126.00–130.00	129.55
1	—	835	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	516	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	190.00	190.00
1	—	780	149.00	149.00
6	—	897	133.50	133.50
10	—	412	201.00–205.00	203.76
3	—	686	152.00	152.00
8	—	718	139.00–152.00	143.97
4	—	628	145.00–155.00	149.94
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
3	—	935	133.00	133.00
9	—	472	184.00–204.00	197.47
2	—	295	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,037	128.00	128.00
10	—	582	170.00–179.00	173.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	143.00	143.00
2	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
3	—	570	141.00–142.00	141.67
8	—	494	170.00	170.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
4	—	525	140.00–150.00	143.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
4	—	466	191.00–197.00	193.51
11	—	581	154.00–157.00	155.65
4	—	614	131.00–139.00	134.79
4	—	686	125.00–129.00	125.97
8	—	420	184.00–194.00	188.99
6	—	351	188.00–200.00	190.00
1	—	910	105.00	105.00
8	—	522	160.00–181.00	169.67
4	—	890	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,121	84.00–91.00	86.51
1	—	835	55.00	55.00
5	—	986	65.00–71.00	67.98
4	—	1,069	76.00–80.00	77.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,333	84.00–98.00	88.72
1	—	1,200	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,593	95.00–112.00	103.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,200	102.00	102.00
16	—	1,748	122.00–140.00	132.32

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	5	—	885	78.00–91.00	85.10

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.