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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 31

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Oct 24Oct 31Nov 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 279▼ 89 vs year ago 332 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 85▲ 61 vs year ago 49 · +124.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 1 · +1,400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, Moderate 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 $131.35/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$131.35

77 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$21.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.74

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	585	134.73	788	65
Medium and Large 2-3	615	113.00	695	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.73/cwt here — about $93 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 sale77 hd

131.35

—

KY average24 barns · 5,455 hd

147.08

−15.74

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	1,727	99.19	1,713	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,605	72.54	1,164	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	67.54	898	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	59.16	641	14
Steers	Select	Average	1,112	115.00	1,279	2thin

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)	1,110	$1,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$1,014	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$813	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$801	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,479	$1,584	3thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	466	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	177.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	752	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	158.38/cwt	153.00–161.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	996	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	143.50/cwt	140.00–151.00	835	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	595	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	173.34/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,078	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,010	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	159.14/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,151	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,089	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	845	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	296	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	146.80/cwt	144.00–151.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	731	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	141.62/cwt	129.00–145.00	739	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.37/cwt	130.00–144.00	807	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	126.28/cwt	125.00–128.00	798	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	120.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	787	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	122.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	887	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	129.99/cwt	115.00–135.00	980	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	528	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	172.47/cwt	170.00–174.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	167.23/cwt	159.00–176.00	778	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	139.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	146.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	122.92/cwt	121.00–125.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.90/cwt	129.00–149.00	932	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.00	977	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	757	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,075	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	832	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,215	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	890	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,246	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,112	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,279	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,587	2
Bulls	—	—	1,911	92.83/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,774	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	62.83/cwt	60.00–65.00	667	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	460	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	53.84/cwt	51.00–59.00	584	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	69.50/cwt	69.00–70.00	799	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	760	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	71.35/cwt	69.00–74.00	945	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	878	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	615	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	980	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	73.90/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,191	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,040	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	800.71/head	725.00–875.00	801	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,105	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,036.15/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,111.10/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,111	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,513	1,626.24/head	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,626	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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 279Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 85Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	144.00	144.00
1	—	635	159.00	159.00
3	—	582	140.00–151.00	143.50
1	—	270	172.50	172.50
1	—	350	192.50	192.50
3	—	483	153.00–161.00	158.38
3	—	726	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	161.00	161.00
6	—	423	170.00–180.00	177.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	159.00–160.00	159.14
7	—	622	169.00–175.00	173.34
6	—	550	181.00	181.00
1	—	845	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	129.00–145.00	141.62
9	—	575	130.00–144.00	140.37
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
6	—	424	144.00–151.00	146.80
4	—	497	147.00	147.00
6	—	653	120.00–123.00	120.50
15	—	632	125.00–128.00	126.28
4	—	754	115.00–135.00	129.99
7	—	725	116.00–125.00	122.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
5	—	830	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	121.00	121.00
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	695	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	159.00–176.00	167.23
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
2	—	553	140.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	315	167.50	167.50
3	—	682	140.00–145.00	143.30
13	—	513	140.00–148.00	146.17
13	—	639	129.00–149.00	145.90
4	—	434	170.00–174.00	172.47
3	—	705	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	187.50	187.50
3	—	625	157.00	157.00
5	—	757	142.00	142.00
2	—	890	140.00	140.00
2	—	832	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	135.00–144.00	139.40
2	—	520	121.00–125.00	122.92
1	—	385	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	69.00–70.00	69.50
6	—	1,062	60.00–65.00	62.83
1	—	1,070	43.00	43.00
5	—	1,085	51.00–59.00	53.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,324	69.00–74.00	71.35
1	—	1,430	43.00	43.00
12	—	1,338	63.00–68.00	65.60
2	—	1,288	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,612	70.00–76.00	73.90
1	—	1,555	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,112	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	102.00–103.00	102.50
4	—	1,911	92.00–95.00	92.83
1	—	1,350	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,055	725.00–875.00	800.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,036.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,346	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,111.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	625.00	625.00

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	1	—	1,410	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,513	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,626.24

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.