Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady on a mostly plain quality offering. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.53/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$145.53

109 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$766

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	515	148.89	767	97
Medium and Large 2-3	614	118.40	727	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $41 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 sale109 hd

145.53

—

KY average24 barns · 5,175 hd

147.84

−2.31

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	1,670	113.38	1,893	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,614	84.78	1,368	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	81.89	1,106	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,072	69.58	746	21

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	524	148.02/cwt	144.00–156.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	157.44/cwt	150.00–165.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.83/cwt	155.00–165.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.35/cwt	139.00–154.00	844	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	186.19/cwt	184.00–193.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	155.03/cwt	150.00–159.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	146.98/cwt	141.00–151.00	695	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	134.58/cwt	130.00–138.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	177.54/cwt	175.00–183.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	170.79/cwt	162.00–176.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	181.45/cwt	181.00–182.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	137.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	194.80/cwt	188.00–198.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	164.80/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	158.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	930	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	132.05/cwt	130.00–134.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	338	203.83/cwt	200.00–207.50	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	185.56/cwt	185.00–186.00	961	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	57.07/cwt	56.00–59.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	80.79/cwt	78.00–83.00	891	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	84.78/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,368	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	82.21/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,109	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	70.57/cwt	65.00–73.00	716	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	121.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,149	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	177.54/cwt	172.00–189.00	845	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	180.97/cwt	174.00–193.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	184.15/cwt	174.00–194.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	159.22/cwt	148.00–165.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	127.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	507	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	815	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	180.13/cwt	180.00–181.00	938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.88/cwt	150.00–152.50	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	135.39/cwt	130.00–141.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	273	208.09/cwt	200.00–222.50	568	3

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 264Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 66Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	144.00–156.00	148.02
4	—	434	150.00–165.00	157.44
4	—	346	165.00	165.00
6	—	370	155.00–165.00	160.83
24	—	573	139.00–154.00	147.35
19	—	473	141.00–151.00	146.98
7	—	617	130.00–138.00	134.58
6	—	689	125.00–135.00	127.11
2	—	815	120.00–128.00	124.05
4	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
5	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	378	130.00–141.00	135.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	507	160.00–162.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	184.00–193.00	186.19
3	—	607	150.00–159.00	155.03
1	—	285	190.00	190.00
6	—	527	175.00–183.00	177.54
6	—	561	162.00–176.00	170.79
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
1	—	785	146.00	146.00
7	—	378	181.00–182.00	181.45
2	—	723	130.00–145.00	137.63
3	—	485	188.00–198.00	194.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	186.00	186.00
3	—	273	200.00–222.50	208.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	164.00–165.00	164.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	150.00–165.00	158.35
2	—	620	130.00–134.00	132.05
19	—	476	172.00–189.00	177.54
4	—	733	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	116.00	116.00
5	—	419	174.00–193.00	180.97
8	—	373	174.00–194.00	184.15
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
3	—	665	141.00	141.00
8	—	521	180.00–181.00	180.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
2	—	338	200.00–207.50	203.83
16	—	518	185.00–186.00	185.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	995	88.00	88.00
7	—	468	148.00–165.00	159.22
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
2	—	527	151.00	151.00
2	—	420	160.00–166.00	163.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,143	50.00–55.00	52.48
3	—	978	56.00–59.00	57.07
9	—	1,103	78.00–83.00	80.79
5	—	1,014	65.00–73.00	70.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,614	78.00–90.00	84.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,349	77.00–87.00	82.21
1	—	1,380	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	117.00–125.00	121.40
2	—	1,600	110.00–112.00	111.04
1	—	1,510	94.00	94.00

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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