Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.53/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$181.53

50 head · 431 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$33.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.65

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	427	185.54	792	44
Medium and Large 2-3	462	152.15	702	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about $90 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 sale50 hd

181.53

—

KY average27 barns · 5,086 hd

165.89

+15.65

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	1,889	124.94	2,360	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	81.25	1,034	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	81.00	1,385	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	69.82	721	25

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	363	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	133.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	164.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	173.98/cwt	170.00–186.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	698	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	165.07/cwt	159.00–170.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	151.44/cwt	140.00–163.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	152.19/cwt	147.00–155.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	145.48/cwt	141.00–154.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	134.52/cwt	130.00–138.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	162.16/cwt	158.00–169.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	126.14/cwt	117.50–135.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	165.01/cwt	155.00–167.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.77/cwt	150.00–166.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.15/cwt	142.00–146.00	816	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,133	1
Bulls	—	—	1,889	124.94/cwt	119.00–133.00	2,360	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	81.94/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,054	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	71.60/cwt	66.00–74.00	762	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	79.40/cwt	77.00–82.00	846	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	60.70/cwt	58.00–65.00	590	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	50.85/cwt	45.00–56.00	478	2

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 May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 412Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 119Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	107.50	107.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
5	—	689	130.00–135.00	133.99
6	—	516	160.00–170.00	164.09
1	—	205	192.50	192.50
4	—	417	170.00–186.00	173.98
6	—	578	155.00–167.00	165.01
6	—	482	150.00–166.00	153.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	140.00–154.00	146.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	351	199.00	199.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
8	—	514	159.00–170.00	165.07
12	—	405	195.00	195.00
2	—	673	150.00	150.00
3	—	575	160.00–168.00	165.40
5	—	294	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
2	—	327	165.00	165.00
2	—	493	140.00–163.00	151.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
2	—	385	117.50–135.00	126.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	147.00–155.00	152.19
12	—	534	141.00–154.00	145.48
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
4	—	613	130.00–138.00	134.52
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
6	—	431	158.00–169.00	162.16
6	—	566	142.00–146.00	144.15

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,889	119.00–133.00	124.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,286	77.00–87.00	81.94
2	—	1,128	73.00–75.00	74.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,064	66.00–74.00	71.60
8	—	1,066	77.00–82.00	79.40
6	—	972	58.00–65.00	60.70
2	—	940	45.00–56.00	50.85

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle