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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

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Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▲ 94 vs last sale 277▲ 50 vs year ago 321 · +15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 116▲ 71 vs year ago 52 · +136.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 12▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs steady, over 400 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 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 $132.62/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$132.62

118 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$39.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.23

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	520	137.97	717	102
Medium and Large 2-3	672	98.48	662	16thin

One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $55 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 sale118 hd

132.62

—

KY average26 barns · 5,094 hd

143.84

−11.23

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	1,605	97.83	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	71.81	1,228	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,309	65.90	863	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	64.90	691	45

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	396	168.40/cwt	162.50–169.00	667	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	170.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	790	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,064	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,014	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,086	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	137.47/cwt	130.00–140.00	395	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	122.76/cwt	122.50–123.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	130.12/cwt	128.00–133.00	481	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	138.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	587	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	138.18/cwt	127.00–141.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	112.59/cwt	108.00–120.00	543	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	140.99/cwt	130.00–149.00	735	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	105.31/cwt	102.00–110.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	140.98/cwt	135.00–150.00	795	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	143.70/cwt	135.00–146.00	888	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	139.13/cwt	130.00–141.00	949	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	143.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,027	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	863	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	918	81.32/cwt	70.00–87.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,050	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	332	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	462	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	401	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	683	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	355	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	346	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	147.01/cwt	141.00–160.00	531	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	155.49/cwt	147.00–165.00	672	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	156.23/cwt	147.00–158.00	747	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	125.38/cwt	121.00–130.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	116.23/cwt	102.00–129.00	606	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	920	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	112.48/cwt	110.00–130.00	641	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	151.98/cwt	146.00–154.00	886	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	123.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	111.18/cwt	110.00–112.50	754	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	695	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,531	94.49/cwt	84.00–97.00	1,447	7
Bulls	—	—	1,777	105.62/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,877	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	76.75/cwt	72.00–84.00	801	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	61.40/cwt	58.00–63.00	648	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	66.73/cwt	64.00–70.00	716	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	55.04/cwt	52.00–57.00	600	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	52.83/cwt	45.00–57.00	662	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	60.85/cwt	55.00–63.00	795	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	67.01/cwt	64.00–71.00	881	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	75.07/cwt	72.00–83.00	999	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,019	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	68.76/cwt	66.00–71.00	1,159	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,738	74.78/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,300	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 277Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 116Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 12Year 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
5	—	618	135.00–146.00	143.70
17	—	521	130.00–149.00	140.99
4	—	287	130.00–140.00	137.47
8	—	461	127.00–141.00	138.18
8	—	425	135.00–144.00	138.06
2	—	323	122.50–123.00	122.76
14	—	564	135.00–150.00	140.98
4	—	718	140.00–144.00	143.01
6	—	929	113.00	113.00
6	—	682	130.00–141.00	139.13
16	—	370	128.00–133.00	130.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	70.00–87.00	81.32
3	—	482	108.00–120.00	112.59
2	—	863	91.00–95.00	92.98
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	820	81.00	81.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	780	76.00	76.00
3	—	563	102.00–110.00	105.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	485	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	463	170.00–175.00	170.71
10	—	396	162.50–169.00	168.40
10	—	679	160.00	160.00
1	—	920	131.00	131.00
2	—	620	162.00–165.00	163.54
3	—	586	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	84.00	84.00
1	—	355	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	147.00–158.00	156.23
11	—	361	141.00–160.00	147.01
2	—	312	148.00	148.00
3	—	432	147.00–165.00	155.49
4	—	616	120.00–132.00	123.63
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
13	—	583	146.00–154.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	147.00	147.00
7	—	535	172.00	172.00
1	—	355	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	102.00–129.00	116.23
8	—	570	110.00–130.00	112.48
2	—	233	142.50	142.50
3	—	678	110.00–112.50	111.18
2	—	315	125.00–130.00	127.38
2	—	635	117.00	117.00
2	—	408	125.00–132.00	128.44
2	—	395	138.00	138.00
2	—	483	121.00–130.00	125.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	45.00–57.00	52.83
6	—	1,306	55.00–63.00	60.85
8	—	1,331	72.00–83.00	75.07
20	—	1,315	64.00–71.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	64.00–70.00	66.73
11	—	1,090	52.00–57.00	55.04
12	—	1,055	58.00–63.00	61.40
11	—	1,044	72.00–84.00	76.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,738	72.00–81.00	74.78
2	—	1,618	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,685	66.00–71.00	68.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,531	84.00–97.00	94.49
3	—	1,777	102.00–111.00	105.62

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	—	905	86.00	86.00

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.