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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 8

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,708 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 1,557▼ 165 vs year ago 1,873 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 134▲ 21 vs year ago 71 · +29.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers 8.00-12.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, 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 $158.45/cwt on 727 head.

Average price

$158.45

727 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

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

$59.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

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	621	160.84	999	683
Medium and Large 2-3	553	121.76	673	43
Small and Medium 1-2	610	101.00	616	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.84/cwt here — about $382 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 sale727 hd

158.45

—

KY average18 barns · 3,682 hd

162.67

−4.22

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	1,725	109.31	1,886	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	85.80	1,380	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,307	79.57	1,040	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	68.19	719	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$750	1thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	276	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	552	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	204.41/cwt	202.50–205.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	183.14/cwt	180.00–191.00	674	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	188.90/cwt	178.00–195.00	797	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	167.37/cwt	150.00–172.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	208.10/cwt	200.00–217.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	186.93/cwt	175.00–194.00	886	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	212.33/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,083	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	170.62/cwt	165.00–176.00	904	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	150.63/cwt	128.00–165.00	859	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	185.79/cwt	174.00–194.00	1,061	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	180.35/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,113	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	159.19/cwt	154.00–171.00	993	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	166.06/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,109	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	178.65/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,222	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	706	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,278	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	166.94/cwt	163.00–171.00	1,202	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	138.51/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,015	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,258	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	175.32/cwt	174.80–180.00	1,364	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	875	174.22/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,524	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	915	171.40/cwt	171.40–171.40	1,568	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,368	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	154.82/cwt	150.00–157.50	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	128.55/cwt	120.00–136.00	414	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	148.23/cwt	140.00–151.00	507	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	143.51/cwt	135.00–150.00	527	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.95/cwt	140.00–158.00	637	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	130.04/cwt	120.00–137.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	146.84/cwt	140.00–157.00	700	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	123.69/cwt	110.00–133.00	647	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	146.19/cwt	135.00–160.00	779	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	149.09/cwt	141.00–155.00	851	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	114.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	678	10
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	610	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	142.03/cwt	130.00–153.00	882	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	175.86/cwt	170.25–180.75	1,099	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	117.70/cwt	111.00–120.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,107	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	138.99/cwt	129.00–147.00	945	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	134.75/cwt	126.00–143.00	982	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,217	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	140.30/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,063	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	121.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	980	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	839	150.07/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,259	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,026	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	186.78/cwt	174.00–190.00	583	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	181.86/cwt	170.00–190.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	153.90/cwt	150.00–163.00	653	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	173.27/cwt	167.00–190.00	749	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	201.79/cwt	201.00–202.00	934	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	175.91/cwt	165.00–190.00	832	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	156.98/cwt	141.00–161.00	747	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	194.22/cwt	192.00–195.00	987	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	170.10/cwt	164.00–180.00	895	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	152.45/cwt	132.00–162.00	802	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	161.82/cwt	156.00–173.00	922	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	143.47/cwt	132.00–153.00	845	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	621	128.80/cwt	120.00–143.00	800	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	162.55/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,018	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,159	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	131.98/cwt	126.00–138.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	156.94/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,037	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	139.52/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,003	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,018	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	340	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	417	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,563	95.53/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,493	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	124.34/cwt	122.00–128.00	2,151	3
Bulls	—	—	1,784	108.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,942	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	71.46/cwt	68.00–73.00	727	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	56.63/cwt	47.50–61.00	592	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	76.82/cwt	76.00–78.00	862	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	74.03/cwt	71.00–76.00	956	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,306	81.12/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,059	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	86.54/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,190	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	79.34/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,234	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	88.57/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,445	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Sep 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,708Last week 1,557Year ago 1,873

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 134Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	150.00–172.00	167.37
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
8	—	570	128.00–165.00	150.63
2	—	625	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	678	144.00–145.00	144.49
2	—	733	136.00–141.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	161.00–170.00	166.06
6	—	624	154.00–171.00	159.19
36	—	571	174.00–194.00	185.79
1	—	970	141.00	141.00
3	—	753	167.00	167.00
2	—	720	163.00–171.00	166.94
1	—	820	162.00	162.00
18	—	422	178.00–195.00	188.90
7	—	368	180.00–191.00	183.14
23	—	474	175.00–194.00	186.93
27	—	530	165.00–176.00	170.62
2	—	222	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	202.50–205.00	204.41
2	—	363	200.00	200.00
2	—	473	200.00–217.00	208.10
1	—	445	208.00	208.00
3	—	276	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	617	179.00–181.00	180.35
248	—	875	166.00–178.00	174.22
44	—	684	174.00–182.00	178.65
4	—	706	181.00	181.00
3	—	510	211.00–213.00	212.33
82	—	778	174.80–180.00	175.32
58	—	915	171.40	171.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	621	130.00–153.00	142.03
4	—	342	140.00–151.00	148.23
34	—	477	140.00–157.00	146.84
37	—	533	135.00–160.00	146.19
24	—	425	140.00–158.00	149.95
19	—	680	129.00–147.00	138.99
3	—	275	150.00–157.50	154.82
49	—	571	141.00–155.00	149.09
6	—	729	126.00–143.00	134.75
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
9	—	810	120.00–125.00	121.00
10	—	758	132.00–147.00	140.30
17	—	367	135.00–150.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
251	—	625	170.25–180.75	175.86
21	—	839	146.00–150.50	150.07
75	—	733	166.00	166.00
72	—	666	166.25	166.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
12	—	473	120.00–137.00	130.04
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	950	108.00	108.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
2	—	658	118.00–120.00	118.99
10	—	593	112.00–115.00	114.40
4	—	632	111.00–120.00	117.70
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
3	—	322	120.00–136.00	128.55
7	—	523	110.00–133.00	123.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	122.50	122.50
2	—	285	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	312	174.00–190.00	186.78
4	—	661	153.00–160.00	156.94
23	—	570	156.00–173.00	161.82
13	—	375	170.00–190.00	181.86
7	—	526	164.00–180.00	170.10
11	—	719	138.00–143.00	139.52
2	—	870	115.00–119.00	116.99
22	—	473	165.00–190.00	175.91
22	—	626	150.00–168.00	162.55
13	—	432	167.00–190.00	173.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	192.00–195.00	194.22
5	—	463	201.00–202.00	201.79
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
2	—	630	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	120.00–143.00	128.80
8	—	424	150.00–163.00	153.90
2	—	658	126.00–138.00	131.98
12	—	476	141.00–161.00	156.98
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	357	161.00	161.00
15	—	526	132.00–162.00	152.45
7	—	589	132.00–153.00	143.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	76.00–78.00	76.82
6	—	1,045	47.50–61.00	56.63
8	—	1,018	68.00–73.00	71.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	79.00–80.00	79.34
7	—	1,632	86.00–91.00	88.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	85.00–88.00	86.54
16	—	1,306	78.00–84.00	81.12
7	—	1,291	71.00–76.00	74.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,784	105.00–115.00	108.84
3	—	1,563	89.00–99.00	95.53
3	—	1,730	122.00–128.00	124.34

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)	1	—	1,085	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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.