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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Jul 21

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,476 head

▼ 786 vs last sale 2,262▲ 59 vs year ago 1,417 · +4.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 116▲ 35 vs year ago 43 · +81.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, 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 $162.05/cwt on 733 head.

Average price

$162.05

733 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.36

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	670	162.92	1,091	716
Medium and Large 2-3	546	125.36	684	17thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $407 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 sale733 hd

162.05

—

KY average24 barns · 5,565 hd

156.68

+5.36

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	1,550	106.22	1,646	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	70.26	1,130	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,344	66.71	897	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,069	62.88	672	17
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,265	128.00	1,619	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,490	131.00	1,952	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,352	126.79	1,714	3thin

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass South Stockyards (Thursday) - 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	160	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	422	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	166.91/cwt	161.00–172.00	628	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	180.10/cwt	171.00–182.00	749	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	147.14/cwt	129.00–157.00	644	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	172.52/cwt	162.00–177.00	826	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	167.52/cwt	155.00–175.00	879	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	847	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	168.21/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,003	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	898	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	177.25/cwt	177.25–177.25	1,177	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	159.19/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,062	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	150.24/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,091	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	158.21/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,231	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	162.09/cwt	160.00–164.75	1,313	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,262	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	167.77/cwt	166.90–168.60	1,465	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,407	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	941	167.59/cwt	165.50–169.70	1,577	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,397	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	159.72/cwt	145.00–162.00	545	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	153.94/cwt	146.00–163.00	656	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	155.18/cwt	152.00–162.00	759	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.08/cwt	141.00–151.00	777	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.52/cwt	137.00–156.00	819	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	125.77/cwt	109.00–131.00	740	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	681	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	152.74/cwt	148.00–156.00	945	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	173.72/cwt	169.50–176.00	1,094	215
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	137.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	913	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	157.30/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,071	160
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.06/cwt	126.00–130.00	926	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	728	165.49/cwt	164.50–166.50	1,205	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	159.90/cwt	153.50–164.00	1,225	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,029	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	158.75/cwt	153.00–165.00	667	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	486	135.79/cwt	131.00–146.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	159.19/cwt	147.00–165.00	829	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	139.53/cwt	138.00–141.00	733	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	882	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	147.86/cwt	141.00–155.00	937	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	795	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,022	56
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,352	126.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,714	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,619	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	104.07/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	2,060	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,410	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	647	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	54.88/cwt	51.00–59.00	576	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	70.24/cwt	64.00–73.00	772	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	913	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,342	69.24/cwt	65.00–76.00	929	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	54.76/cwt	52.00–58.00	738	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	62.29/cwt	61.00–63.00	866	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,178	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	999	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	70.01/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,168	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Jul 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,476Last week 2,262Year ago 1,417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 116Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	126.00–130.00	128.06
14	—	528	141.00–151.00	147.08
10	—	341	145.00–162.00	159.72
8	—	426	146.00–163.00	153.94
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	142.00	142.00
2	—	363	150.00	150.00
19	—	663	134.00–140.00	137.76
14	—	489	152.00–162.00	155.18
1	—	850	121.00	121.00
13	—	563	137.00–156.00	145.52
5	—	619	148.00–156.00	152.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	131.00	131.00
2	—	603	110.00–116.00	112.99
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	126.00	126.00
3	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
8	—	588	109.00–131.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	728	164.50–166.50	165.49
108	—	766	153.50–164.00	159.90
160	—	681	154.50–160.00	157.30
215	—	630	169.50–176.00	173.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	201.00	201.00
1	—	160	215.00	215.00
2	—	282	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	438	129.00–157.00	147.14
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
3	—	457	147.00–150.00	149.00
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
6	—	561	150.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	255	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	950	147.00	147.00
15	—	596	157.00–175.00	168.21
12	—	416	171.00–182.00	180.10
5	—	621	140.00–150.00	144.56
6	—	902	156.00	156.00
15	—	841	150.00	150.00
12	—	778	149.00–161.00	158.21
6	—	726	141.00–159.00	150.24
15	—	667	158.00–160.00	159.19
6	—	376	161.00–172.00	166.91
17	—	479	162.00–177.00	172.52
38	—	525	155.00–175.00	167.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	873	166.90–168.60	167.77
42	—	664	177.25	177.25
111	—	810	160.00–164.75	162.09
116	—	941	165.50–169.70	167.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	795	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
6	—	486	131.00–146.00	135.79
1	—	370	132.50	132.50
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	525	138.00–141.00	139.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	138.00	138.00
1	—	780	139.00	139.00
1	—	460	160.00	160.00
3	—	551	160.00	160.00
5	—	634	141.00–155.00	147.86
1	—	385	164.00	164.00
5	—	420	153.00–165.00	158.75
7	—	521	147.00–165.00	159.19
2	—	657	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,050	51.00–59.00	54.88
4	—	1,044	61.00–63.00	62.00
7	—	1,099	64.00–73.00	70.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	69.00–71.00	70.01
1	—	1,585	63.00	63.00
1	—	1,510	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	52.00–58.00	54.76
1	—	1,170	78.00	78.00
12	—	1,342	65.00–76.00	69.24
4	—	1,391	61.00–63.00	62.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	120.00–131.00	126.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	100.00–107.00	104.07
1	—	2,060	117.00	117.00

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.