Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.68/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$144.68

84 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$23.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.74

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	555	145.52	807	81
Medium and Large 2-3	565	122.00	689	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.52/cwt here — about $118 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 sale84 hd

144.68

—

KY average23 barns · 6,036 hd

146.42

−1.74

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	—	High	1,784	109.59	1,955	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	80.75	1,069	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	77.66	1,188	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	64.45	674	19

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	371	130.40/cwt	120.00–136.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	151.69/cwt	150.00–156.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.31/cwt	139.00–147.00	747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	178.10/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	150.16/cwt	141.00–152.00	988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	188.16/cwt	181.00–193.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	178.46/cwt	174.00–187.00	948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.10/cwt	141.00–152.00	853	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	174.15/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	179.51/cwt	178.00–182.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	172.97/cwt	168.00–181.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	176.73/cwt	171.00–179.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	69.10/cwt	66.00–73.00	752	11
Bulls	—	—	1,675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	75.94/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,151	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	73.28/cwt	71.00–76.00	869	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	50.56/cwt	50.00–51.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	60.54/cwt	58.00–64.00	564	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	83.70/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,318	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	85.58/cwt	78.00–95.00	1,208	15
Bulls	—	—	1,820	105.12/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	954.45/cwt	770.00–1,100.00	13,362	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	830.75/cwt	820.00–840.00	9,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	965.38/cwt	940.00–990.00	12,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	161.43/cwt	151.00–168.00	915	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	164.80/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	173.99/cwt	160.00–180.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	135.60/cwt	134.00–138.00	853	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	119.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	151.15/cwt	149.00–153.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 333Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 107Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 34Year ago 22

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower with the exception of a few high dressing individuals.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	371	120.00–136.00	130.40
1	—	455	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	211.00	211.00
1	—	435	206.00	206.00
1	—	330	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
13	—	575	168.00–180.00	178.10
6	—	658	141.00–152.00	150.16
5	—	432	181.00–193.00	188.16
11	—	531	174.00–187.00	178.46
7	—	618	169.00–175.00	174.15
4	—	477	178.00–182.00	179.51
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	158.00–159.00	158.52
7	—	437	150.00–156.00	151.69
12	—	514	139.00–147.00	145.31
21	—	568	141.00–152.00	150.10
14	—	629	134.00–138.00	135.60
9	—	709	118.00–124.00	119.00
7	—	469	149.00–153.00	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	168.00–181.00	172.97
6	—	538	171.00–179.00	176.73
2	—	673	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	390	181.00	181.00
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
12	—	567	151.00–168.00	161.43
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
2	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.80
8	—	462	160.00–180.00	173.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,089	66.00–73.00	69.10
2	—	1,143	50.00–51.00	50.56
6	—	932	58.00–64.00	60.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,516	74.00–78.00	75.94
2	—	1,575	82.00–85.00	83.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	71.00–76.00	73.28
1	—	1,095	68.00	68.00
15	—	1,412	78.00–95.00	85.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,820	101.00–109.00	105.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,400	770.00–1,100.00	954.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,195	820.00–840.00	830.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	610.00	610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	940.00–990.00	965.38

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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