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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 3

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

277 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 230▲ 69 vs year ago 208 · +33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 46▲ 57 vs year ago 39 · +146.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 7 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 lower on a mostly plain quality offering, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady, 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 $132.82/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$132.82

82 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.90

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	505	141.22	714	59
Medium and Large 2-3	596	113.88	679	19thin
Small and Medium 1-2	595	98.99	589	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $125 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

132.82

—

KY average24 barns · 5,439 hd

149.73

−16.90

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	—	Low	1,604	109.40	1,755	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	82.51	1,339	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,331	76.96	1,024	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	64.31	675	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,473	$1,152	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,067	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$875	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,476	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,306	3thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	164.36/cwt	159.00–170.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	147.25/cwt	140.00–161.00	626	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	179.23/cwt	171.00–188.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	175.83/cwt	168.00–186.00	826	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	159.67/cwt	151.00–171.00	848	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	172.00/cwt	151.00–176.00	960	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	924	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	155.53/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,143	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	133.76/cwt	122.50–137.50	389	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	387	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	132.59/cwt	124.00–143.00	501	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	141.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	149.27/cwt	146.00–153.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	123.40/cwt	120.00–130.00	645	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	152.40/cwt	135.00–158.00	803	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	115.43/cwt	110.00–121.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	146.63/cwt	136.00–151.00	834	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	608	93.47/cwt	91.00–96.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	131.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	834	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	101.93/cwt	95.00–111.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	690	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	628	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	106.17/cwt	100.00–121.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	139.29/cwt	128.00–149.00	520	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	171.19/cwt	170.00–172.50	649	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	156.19/cwt	150.00–171.00	668	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	443	132.57/cwt	120.00–145.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	157.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	124.51/cwt	114.00–130.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	150.36/cwt	144.00–160.00	857	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	149.29/cwt	138.00–152.00	949	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	115.38/cwt	110.00–121.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	767	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	840	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	817	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	768	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,308	91.91/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,202	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	118.74/cwt	115.00–122.00	2,055	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	738	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	53.10/cwt	45.00–58.00	550	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	575	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	66.63/cwt	62.00–70.00	700	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	899	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	67.91/cwt	66.00–70.00	905	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	74.98/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,002	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	83.11/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,118	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	76.05/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,220	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	85.10/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,387	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	875.06/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	1,066.72/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,067	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,152.12/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,305.98/head	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,306	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,476.07/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476	2

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 230Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 46Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	100.00–121.00	106.17
3	—	690	95.00–111.00	101.93
2	—	568	110.00–121.00	115.43
1	—	360	107.50	107.50
7	—	523	120.00–130.00	123.40
1	—	485	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	121.00	121.00
9	—	569	136.00–151.00	146.63
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.47
4	—	291	122.50–137.50	133.76
7	—	484	146.00–153.00	149.27
5	—	637	125.00–135.00	131.00
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
9	—	378	124.00–143.00	132.59
3	—	320	125.00–130.00	127.41
12	—	527	135.00–158.00	152.40
1	—	700	136.00	136.00
3	—	775	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	91.00–96.00	93.47
1	—	690	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–161.00	147.25
2	—	730	127.00–130.00	128.49
2	—	692	130.00	130.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
2	—	275	152.50	152.50
1	—	825	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	130.00–133.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	159.00–170.00	164.36
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
5	—	470	168.00–186.00	175.83
5	—	432	171.00–188.00	179.23
11	—	558	151.00–176.00	172.00
1	—	875	148.00	148.00
7	—	531	151.00–171.00	159.67
3	—	663	138.00–140.00	139.35
2	—	338	166.00–168.00	167.02
2	—	735	151.00–160.00	155.53
1	—	240	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	128.00–149.00	139.29
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
3	—	511	135.00–139.00	137.64
2	—	443	120.00–145.00	132.57
2	—	665	110.00–121.00	115.38
3	—	568	114.00–130.00	124.51
2	—	720	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	767	110.00	110.00
2	—	817	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	103.00–104.00	103.33
3	—	475	176.00	176.00
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
6	—	379	170.00–172.50	171.19
4	—	521	155.00–159.00	157.97
5	—	636	138.00–152.00	149.29
6	—	428	150.00–171.00	156.19
14	—	570	144.00–160.00	150.36
1	—	705	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	660	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	62.00–70.00	66.63
1	—	1,110	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,025	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,035	45.00–58.00	53.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,333	66.00–70.00	67.91
12	—	1,345	81.00–87.00	83.11
17	—	1,337	71.00–79.00	74.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,604	74.00–79.00	76.05
10	—	1,630	80.00–103.00	85.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	81.00–99.00	91.91
4	—	1,731	115.00–122.00	118.74
1	—	1,690	107.00	107.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,473	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	850.00–900.00	875.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,303	850.00–1,150.00	1,066.72

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	—	1,240	1,000.00–1,550.00	1,305.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476.07

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.