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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 8

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 330▼ 341 vs year ago 591 · −57.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 38▲ 54 vs year ago 22 · +245.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▲ 21 vs year ago 1 · +2,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.39/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −60.08 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.

Average price

$159.39

82 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$27.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.86

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	561	164.38	921	67
Medium and Large 2-3	533	137.11	730	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.27/cwt here — about $191 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 sale82 hd

159.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,886 hd

154.53

+4.86

This barn, trailing median2 sales

219.47

−60.08

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	1,559	117.30	1,828	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	88.99	1,394	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	83.66	1,073	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	68.23	667	20
Steers	Select	Average	1,445	112.00	1,618	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,022	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,152	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,322	10
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,057	6

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	188	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	404	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	419	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	197.52/cwt	196.00–199.00	741	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	395	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	182.07/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,025	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	133.26/cwt	131.00–134.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	165.31/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,116	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,212	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,229	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	134.81/cwt	128.00–142.50	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	155.41/cwt	151.00–166.00	591	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	160.15/cwt	151.00–163.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	152.62/cwt	147.00–158.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	122.04/cwt	115.00–136.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	127.07/cwt	118.00–139.00	712	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	154.00/cwt	151.00–155.00	878	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	886	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	126.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,037	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	166.84/cwt	158.00–175.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	175.28/cwt	173.00–177.00	713	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	168.51/cwt	155.00–176.00	780	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	131.63/cwt	124.00–138.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	169.89/cwt	161.00–182.00	878	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	144.27/cwt	129.00–157.00	749	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	173.32/cwt	158.00–181.00	988	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	163.38/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,024	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	164.27/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,081	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	140.04/cwt	138.00–151.00	997	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,445	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,618	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,810	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	128.90/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,305	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	851	50.10/cwt	40.00–59.00	426	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	644	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	82.79/cwt	79.00–88.00	868	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	74.93/cwt	73.00–77.00	796	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	74.24/cwt	69.00–78.00	919	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	86.01/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,113	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	88.99/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,394	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,022.06/head	850.00–1,175.00	1,022	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,023.77/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,024	5
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	950	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,361	1,245.76/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,246	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,696	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 330Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 38Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
6	—	380	151.00–166.00	155.41
6	—	433	151.00–163.00	160.15
2	—	465	147.00–158.00	152.62
1	—	510	154.00	154.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	128.00	128.00
6	—	615	140.00–146.00	143.99
5	—	570	151.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	111.00	111.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
2	—	373	128.00–142.50	134.81
5	—	560	118.00–139.00	127.07
3	—	625	120.00–135.00	126.72
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
3	—	537	115.00–136.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	164.00	164.00
2	—	512	161.00	161.00
9	—	665	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
4	—	425	170.00	170.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	141.00	141.00
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
4	—	608	131.00–134.00	133.26
2	—	730	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	102.50	102.50
1	—	715	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	188	210.00–220.00	214.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	195.00	195.00
2	—	375	196.00–199.00	197.52
3	—	675	159.00–170.00	165.31
3	—	563	176.00–185.00	182.07
2	—	730	165.00–167.00	166.00
8	—	793	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	170.00	170.00
1	—	500	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	101.00	101.00
8	—	519	129.00–157.00	144.27
4	—	478	124.00–138.00	131.63
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	160.00–168.00	163.38
15	—	570	158.00–181.00	173.32
7	—	407	173.00–177.00	175.28
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	158.00–175.00	166.84
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
9	—	463	155.00–176.00	168.51
7	—	658	160.00–172.00	164.27
13	—	712	138.00–151.00	140.04
7	—	517	161.00–182.00	169.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	851	40.00–59.00	50.10
8	—	1,049	79.00–88.00	82.79
2	—	1,015	60.00–66.00	63.41
3	—	1,062	73.00–77.00	74.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	86.00–95.00	88.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,294	80.00–96.00	86.01
5	—	1,238	69.00–78.00	74.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	128.00–130.00	128.90
1	—	1,200	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,525	118.00–119.00	118.66

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	—	975	101.00	101.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	850.00–1,175.00	1,022.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,152	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	935	900.00–1,175.00	1,023.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,696	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,361	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,245.76

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.