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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 19

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 307▼ 3 vs year ago 206 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 62▲ 44 vs year ago 18 · +244.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $138.59/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$138.59

70 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.59

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	472	147.89	698	53
Medium and Large 2-3	677	110.20	746	16thin
Small 1-2	470	100.00	470	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about $228 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

138.59

—

KY average22 barns · 5,133 hd

149.18

−10.59

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	1,631	97.18	1,585	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,656	77.04	1,276	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	69.56	936	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	64.15	693	11

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	754	2
Steers	—	Small 1-2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	175.61/cwt	170.00–186.00	852	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	175.69/cwt	155.00–181.00	929	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	159.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	926	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	992	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,088	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	153.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,030	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,196	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,411	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	138.62/cwt	132.50–142.00	449	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	151.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.24/cwt	149.00–153.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	153.04/cwt	146.00–159.00	719	15
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	148.65/cwt	142.00–153.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	124.26/cwt	111.00–131.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	145.66/cwt	136.00–149.00	839	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	724	103.07/cwt	95.00–109.00	746	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	828	94.30/cwt	89.00–110.00	781	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.89/cwt	175.00–183.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	653	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	155.51/cwt	153.00–159.00	908	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	147.01/cwt	143.00–151.00	982	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	969	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	129.98/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	96.77/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,527	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.32/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,943	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	496	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	333	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	65.14/cwt	62.00–68.00	717	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	72.98/cwt	71.00–75.00	813	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	559	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,338	63.70/cwt	61.00–68.00	852	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,351	76.11/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,028	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	58.03/cwt	57.00–59.00	798	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	80.74/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,316	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	71.48/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,212	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 Dec 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 307Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 62Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	142.00	142.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
2	—	463	175.00–183.00	178.89
2	—	668	143.00–151.00	147.01
2	—	815	127.00–133.00	129.98
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
4	—	584	153.00–159.00	155.51
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
2	—	723	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	890	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	473	136.00–140.00	137.97
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	305	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	155.00–181.00	175.69
9	—	671	145.00–160.00	153.50
5	—	616	161.00	161.00
2	—	782	153.00	153.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
10	—	581	158.00–162.00	159.41
5	—	725	155.00	155.00
8	—	485	170.00–186.00	175.61
1	—	445	184.00	184.00
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,085	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	377	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	146.00–159.00	153.04
3	—	507	142.00–153.00	148.65
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
4	—	324	132.50–142.00	138.62
2	—	285	130.00–140.00	134.82
4	—	416	149.00–153.00	150.24
16	—	576	136.00–149.00	145.66
8	—	378	150.00–160.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
4	—	724	95.00–109.00	103.07
4	—	828	89.00–110.00	94.30
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	573	111.00–131.00	124.26
2	—	468	125.00–135.00	129.97
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	32.00	32.00
1	—	885	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,114	71.00–75.00	72.98
5	—	1,100	62.00–68.00	65.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	79.00–82.00	80.74
2	—	1,695	71.00–72.00	71.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,351	72.00–80.00	76.11
1	—	1,270	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,375	57.00–59.00	58.03
4	—	1,338	61.00–68.00	63.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	74.00	74.00
3	—	1,845	104.00–106.00	105.32
3	—	1,578	93.00–101.00	96.77

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.