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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 15

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

226 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 250▲ 45 vs year ago 181 · +24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 76▲ 43 vs year ago 36 · +119.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.58/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$179.58

70 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$31.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.89

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	572	182.24	1,043	64
Medium and Large 2-3	544	151.19	823	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.05/cwt here — about $220 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 sale70 hd

179.58

—

KY average26 barns · 6,164 hd

177.69

+1.89

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	1,648	121.95	2,010	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,661	91.63	1,522	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	88.37	1,171	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	74.57	758	14

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	190.70/cwt	189.00–196.00	793	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	150.50/cwt	139.00–162.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	183.99/cwt	180.00–189.00	857	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	182.35/cwt	173.00–187.00	923	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	178.58/cwt	169.00–188.00	1,000	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	160.07/cwt	156.00–164.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	192.82/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,126	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	182.29/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,125	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	671	176.68/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,186	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,217	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	145.63/cwt	140.00–151.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	154.25/cwt	149.00–163.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	163.28/cwt	155.00–168.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.13/cwt	151.00–172.00	775	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	169.53/cwt	156.00–172.00	907	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	151.16/cwt	148.00–155.00	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	153.22/cwt	144.00–155.00	958	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	144.32/cwt	141.00–151.00	986	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	145.45/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,066	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	334	158.53/cwt	150.00–161.00	529	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	182.04/cwt	170.00–193.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	204.99/cwt	202.00–206.00	802	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	201.98/cwt	199.00–205.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	185.47/cwt	174.00–190.00	827	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	180.14/cwt	172.00–189.00	843	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	138.77/cwt	130.00–148.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	179.33/cwt	179.00–180.00	970	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	174.48/cwt	170.00–179.00	972	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	135.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	997	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,282	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	126.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	2,134	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	413	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	63.51/cwt	62.00–65.00	577	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	75.87/cwt	69.00–81.00	796	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	86.31/cwt	84.00–89.00	925	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	80.31/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,054	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	89.98/cwt	84.00–98.00	1,194	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,153	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,671	92.26/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,542	20

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 250Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 76Year ago 36

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good 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
11	—	475	151.00–172.00	163.13
10	—	422	155.00–168.00	163.28
9	—	625	144.00–155.00	153.22
6	—	375	149.00–163.00	154.25
5	—	572	148.00–155.00	151.16
2	—	733	141.00–150.00	145.45
8	—	535	156.00–172.00	169.53
2	—	313	140.00–151.00	145.63
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
3	—	683	141.00–151.00	144.32
1	—	235	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	176.00–187.00	182.29
10	—	584	192.00–194.00	192.82
21	—	671	171.00–181.00	176.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	169.00–188.00	178.58
2	—	758	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	622	155.00	155.00
3	—	506	173.00–187.00	182.35
8	—	466	180.00–189.00	183.99
4	—	416	189.00–196.00	190.70
1	—	915	138.00	138.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
5	—	412	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
2	—	580	156.00–164.00	160.07
2	—	440	139.00–162.00	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	165.00–166.00	165.49
1	—	675	160.00	160.00
5	—	353	170.00–193.00	182.04
3	—	541	179.00–180.00	179.33
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
7	—	446	174.00–190.00	185.47
6	—	557	170.00–179.00	174.48
6	—	468	172.00–189.00	180.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	202.00–206.00	204.99
2	—	418	199.00–205.00	201.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
2	—	408	150.00–157.00	153.52
4	—	334	150.00–161.00	158.53
2	—	575	130.00–141.00	135.60
2	—	483	130.00–148.00	138.77
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
1	—	845	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,049	69.00–81.00	75.87
1	—	810	51.00	51.00
2	—	908	62.00–65.00	63.51
3	—	1,072	84.00–89.00	86.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,313	80.00–81.00	80.31
15	—	1,327	84.00–98.00	89.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,671	86.00–102.00	92.26
1	—	1,460	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,693	120.00–136.00	126.03
2	—	1,503	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,440	89.00	89.00

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.