Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower .Feeder heifer calves sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.63/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$143.63

101 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	148.37	735	86
Medium and Large 2-3	626	116.48	729	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $6 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 sale101 hd

143.63

—

KY average23 barns · 7,005 hd

149.09

−5.46

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	1,686	118.26	1,994	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	82.41	1,275	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	79.90	970	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	69.47	724	20

Every lot, as filed

82 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	114.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	668	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	489	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	983	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	145.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	772	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	162.64/cwt	158.00–167.50	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.52/cwt	140.00–151.00	968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	142.92/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,083	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	180.17/cwt	171.00–185.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	161.33/cwt	161.00–162.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	146.68/cwt	132.00–150.00	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	176.20/cwt	173.00–180.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	168.07/cwt	164.00–172.00	961	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.83/cwt	154.00–159.00	961	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	401	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	529	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	276	131.18/cwt	131.00–132.00	362	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	158.57/cwt	158.00–159.00	996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	178.17/cwt	172.50–182.50	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	497	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	79.08/cwt	75.00–81.00	964	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	79.43/cwt	77.00–81.00	868	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	73.58/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	89.07/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,467	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	81.99/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,253	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	753	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	62.93/cwt	59.00–65.00	602	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	106.37/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,551	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	48.90/cwt	46.00–52.00	556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	67.87/cwt	66.00–71.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	85.18/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,037	9
Bulls	—	—	1,813	124.79/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,262	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,187	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,391.80/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	17,189	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	98.18/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	919.78/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,467	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,073.28/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	20,740	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,441.28/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	18,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	112.02/cwt	108.00–117.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	121.48/cwt	108.00–128.00	838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	157.22/cwt	152.00–166.00	901	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	925	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.53/cwt	150.00–169.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	164.66/cwt	151.00–169.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	130.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	809	4

How this sale compares

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 381Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 59Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 1Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower .Feeder heifer calves sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	415	164.00	164.00
2	—	370	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	140.00–152.00	146.25
17	—	432	151.00–160.00	154.59
25	—	529	140.00–152.00	145.90
5	—	383	158.00–167.50	162.64
11	—	564	132.00–150.00	146.68
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
3	—	701	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	619	125.00–136.00	130.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	110.00–115.00	114.31
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
2	—	370	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	773	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	193.00	193.00
6	—	679	140.00–151.00	142.52
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
7	—	758	132.00–146.00	142.92
3	—	430	171.00–185.00	180.17
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	173.00–180.00	176.20
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
7	—	572	164.00–172.00	168.07
6	—	613	154.00–159.00	156.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
7	—	489	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	608	121.00–125.00	123.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	161.00	161.00
3	—	611	161.00–162.00	161.33
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	132.00	132.00
3	—	353	133.00	133.00
5	—	276	131.00–132.00	131.18
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	150.00–165.00	158.95
7	—	628	158.00–159.00	158.57
3	—	878	111.00	111.00
4	—	373	172.50–182.50	178.17
8	—	767	108.00–117.00	112.02
3	—	708	110.00–120.00	116.61
12	—	573	152.00–166.00	157.22
5	—	832	110.00–112.00	111.21
11	—	485	150.00–169.00	153.53
10	—	517	151.00–169.00	164.66
7	—	675	130.00–140.00	134.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	181.00	181.00
3	—	625	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
3	—	690	108.00–128.00	121.48
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	75.00–81.00	79.08
3	—	1,183	66.00–71.00	67.87
9	—	1,217	83.00–88.00	85.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	77.00–81.00	79.43
8	—	1,039	70.00–75.00	72.47
5	—	957	59.00–65.00	62.93
2	—	1,138	46.00–52.00	48.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	71.00–75.00	73.58
5	—	1,647	87.00–91.00	89.07
16	—	1,528	79.00–85.00	81.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	115.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	1,458	104.00–109.00	106.37
6	—	1,813	123.00–129.00	124.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,235	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,391.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,441.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	96.00–100.00	98.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	875.00–1,000.00	919.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,073.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass South Stockyards (Monday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle