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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Dec 1

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,064 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 2,300▲ 204 vs year ago 1,860 · +11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 90▲ 8 vs year ago 65 · +12.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.38/cwt on 1,125 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −96.30 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$175.38

1,125 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$480

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

$41.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.67

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	754	176.20	1,329	1,103
Medium and Large 2-3	632	134.29	849	22

One grade step is worth $41.91/cwt here — about $480 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 sale1,125 hd

175.38

—

KY average22 barns · 7,233 hd

170.71

+4.67

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−96.30

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	1,979	98.70	1,954	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	67.67	1,086	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	67.53	889	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	60.82	655	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,525	93.00	1,418	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	92.00	1,168	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	180.15/cwt	172.50–187.50	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	204.80/cwt	200.00–211.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	189.25/cwt	175.00–199.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	206.63/cwt	200.00–207.00	874	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	144.81/cwt	127.00–162.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	186.37/cwt	170.00–191.00	887	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	144.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	166.88/cwt	159.00–176.00	863	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	181.48/cwt	180.00–195.00	949	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	185.79/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,050	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	138.09/cwt	128.00–143.00	780	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	170.11/cwt	157.00–178.00	963	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	146.22/cwt	142.00–157.00	898	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	173.07/cwt	166.00–179.50	1,076	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	127.44/cwt	125.00–129.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	155.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,052	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	168.00/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,139	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	178.36/cwt	160.00–183.60	1,290	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	152.60/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,105	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	815	176.34/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,437	389
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	821	132.80/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,090	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	154.79/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,336	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	873	173.69/cwt	171.00–175.75	1,516	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,646	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	142.64/cwt	135.00–151.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	144.91/cwt	130.00–152.00	533	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	143.35/cwt	134.00–152.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	161.21/cwt	159.00–164.00	706	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	150.18/cwt	141.00–158.00	706	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	126.86/cwt	121.00–131.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	477	161.73/cwt	159.00–165.00	771	14
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	161.90/cwt	156.00–166.00	839	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.83/cwt	135.00–153.00	784	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	147.82/cwt	132.00–153.00	850	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	165.96/cwt	156.00–168.50	956	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	113.18/cwt	103.00–126.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.40/cwt	134.00–143.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	149.12/cwt	148.00–150.00	951	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	156.91/cwt	147.00–160.50	1,023	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	130.97/cwt	123.00–136.00	867	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,185	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	121.74/cwt	121.00–122.00	870	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,109	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	955	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	896	159.45/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,429	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	941	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,346	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	574	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	148.74/cwt	131.00–155.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	172.23/cwt	155.00–177.00	908	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	164.20/cwt	150.00–169.00	934	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	589	132.29/cwt	122.00–149.00	779	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	150.20/cwt	146.00–153.00	931	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	148.45/cwt	146.00–153.00	986	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	686	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	706	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,094	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	143.38/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,012	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,525	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,968	100.62/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,980	4
Bulls	—	—	2,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,843	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	64.38/cwt	62.00–68.00	702	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	57.02/cwt	55.00–59.00	646	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	838	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	65.53/cwt	62.00–68.00	853	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	752	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	72.96/cwt	69.00–78.00	980	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	71.76/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,137	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,086	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	906	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 Dec 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,064Last week 2,300Year ago 1,860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 90Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	527	135.00–153.00	148.83
15	—	575	132.00–153.00	147.82
5	—	320	135.00–151.00	142.64
2	—	825	131.00–138.00	134.48
25	—	470	141.00–158.00	150.18
4	—	624	134.00–143.00	138.40
13	—	368	130.00–152.00	144.91
6	—	662	123.00–136.00	130.97
11	—	437	134.00–152.00	143.35
4	—	715	121.00–122.00	121.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	941	143.00	143.00
169	—	576	156.00–168.50	165.96
9	—	638	148.00–150.00	149.12
24	—	518	156.00–166.00	161.90
2	—	790	142.00	142.00
60	—	896	143.00–160.00	159.45
76	—	701	169.00	169.00
19	—	652	147.00–160.50	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	121.00–131.00	126.86
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
2	—	532	115.00	115.00
8	—	591	103.00–126.00	113.18
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.97
1	—	845	113.00	113.00
1	—	705	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	163.00	163.00
14	—	477	159.00–165.00	161.73
11	—	438	159.00–164.00	161.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	128.00–143.00	138.09
6	—	821	127.00–134.00	132.80
2	—	428	127.00–162.00	144.81
3	—	480	142.00–150.00	144.72
8	—	623	125.00–129.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	476	170.00–191.00	186.37
2	—	368	172.50–187.50	180.15
12	—	566	157.00–178.00	170.11
11	—	614	142.00–157.00	146.22
1	—	910	134.00	134.00
17	—	517	159.00–176.00	166.88
9	—	676	144.00–160.00	155.58
4	—	724	144.00–157.00	152.60
5	—	420	175.00–199.00	189.25
5	—	863	142.00–158.00	154.79
3	—	760	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	622	166.00–179.50	173.07
77	—	678	167.00–174.00	168.00
91	—	723	160.00–183.60	178.36
241	—	873	171.00–175.75	173.69
56	—	565	181.00–187.00	185.79
389	—	815	171.00–180.00	176.34
52	—	930	177.00	177.00
17	—	523	180.00–195.00	181.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	200.00	200.00
19	—	423	200.00–207.00	206.63
2	—	330	207.00	207.00
7	—	373	200.00–211.00	204.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	150.00–169.00	164.20
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
4	—	620	146.00–153.00	150.20
7	—	706	137.00–152.00	143.38
1	—	450	190.00	190.00
6	—	527	155.00–177.00	172.23
2	—	410	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	—	362	193.00	193.00
9	—	664	146.00–153.00	148.45
1	—	915	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	158.00	158.00
3	—	706	155.00	155.00
3	—	368	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	159.00–160.00	159.49
4	—	470	131.00–155.00	148.74
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	589	122.00–149.00	132.29
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	686	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	55.00–59.00	57.02
1	—	1,180	71.00	71.00
2	—	893	49.00	49.00
7	—	1,090	62.00–68.00	64.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,302	62.00–68.00	65.53
1	—	1,320	57.00	57.00
6	—	1,343	69.00–78.00	72.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,585	69.00–77.00	71.76
1	—	1,670	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,968	96.00–105.00	100.62

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	2	—	1,078	84.00	84.00

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.