Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.07/cwt on 628 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.61 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$157.07

628 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$23.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.15

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	721	157.34	1,134	621
Medium and Large 2-3	675	133.53	901	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $233 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 sale628 hd

157.07

—

KY average24 barns · 6,024 hd

162.22

−5.15

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−114.61

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	1,659	113.63	1,885	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,543	79.71	1,230	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	75.82	967	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	65.35	679	20

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	151.52/cwt	143.00–156.00	653	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.00	942	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	139.26/cwt	135.00–141.25	1,071	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	734	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,062	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	173.61/cwt	172.00–177.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	129.38/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	164.81/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,020	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.58/cwt	149.00–153.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	454	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	333	200.96/cwt	199.00–203.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	189.76/cwt	181.00–193.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	741	156.39/cwt	155.50–157.50	1,159	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	132.57/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	143.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,028	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	184.46/cwt	174.00–189.00	863	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.02/cwt	161.00–182.00	884	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	146.06/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,287	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	178.93/cwt	177.00–183.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	912	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	181.19/cwt	180.50–183.00	911	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	833	146.85/cwt	140.50–153.00	1,223	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	171.60/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,004	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	153.70/cwt	153.25–156.00	1,171	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	182.40/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,060	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.14/cwt	161.00–179.00	795	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	167.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	734	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	140.73/cwt	130.00–147.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	182.32/cwt	182.00–183.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	752	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	75.09/cwt	74.00–77.00	805	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	66.81/cwt	64.00–71.00	695	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	82.10/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,283	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	75.53/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,140	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	74.34/cwt	70.00–77.00	918	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	64.44/cwt	61.00–67.00	811	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	81.38/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,088	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	56.00/cwt	51.00–59.00	571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	122.27/cwt	118.00–125.00	2,192	6
Bulls	—	—	1,601	109.92/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,760	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.58/cwt	151.00–170.00	849	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	180.94/cwt	171.00–184.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	149.59/cwt	141.00–159.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	127.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	733	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	946	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	145.07/cwt	140.00–151.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	128.91/cwt	121.00–137.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	131.26/cwt	124.00–135.00	869	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	121.91/cwt	110.00–130.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	419	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.89/cwt	131.00–141.00	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	123.64/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,030	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	898	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.56/cwt	133.00–149.00	748	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	147.35/cwt	138.00–151.00	840	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	153.85/cwt	148.00–160.00	598	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	129.84/cwt	120.00–134.50	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	150.40/cwt	140.00–155.00	699	39

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Thu Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 1,811Year ago 2,671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 102Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
3	—	770	129.00–140.00	132.57
2	—	660	130.00–131.00	130.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	121.00–135.00	129.38
5	—	630	149.00–153.00	150.58
5	—	362	181.00–193.00	189.76
14	—	719	142.00–147.00	143.00
24	—	468	174.00–189.00	184.46
16	—	520	161.00–182.00	170.02
3	—	430	177.00–183.00	178.93
2	—	845	136.00–138.00	137.00
17	—	585	160.00–174.00	171.60
4	—	685	157.00	157.00
5	—	752	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	619	161.00–170.00	164.81
61	—	741	155.50–157.50	156.39
73	—	881	144.00–149.50	146.06
5	—	912	142.00	142.00
11	—	503	180.50–183.00	181.19
145	—	833	140.50–153.00	146.85
84	—	762	153.25–156.00	153.70
10	—	581	182.00–183.00	182.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	198.00	198.00
4	—	333	199.00–203.00	200.96
1	—	350	199.00	199.00
1	—	220	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	540	142.00	142.00
5	—	383	140.00–151.00	145.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	161.00–179.00	168.14
11	—	439	160.00–170.00	167.12
4	—	684	130.00–147.00	140.73
3	—	340	182.00–183.00	182.32
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
18	—	522	151.00–170.00	162.58
7	—	364	171.00–184.00	180.94
3	—	625	141.00–159.00	149.59
1	—	230	180.00	180.00
12	—	579	160.00–166.00	163.44
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	199.00	199.00
6	—	465	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	431	143.00–156.00	151.52
6	—	329	172.00–177.00	173.61
21	—	662	124.00–135.00	131.26
12	—	627	131.00–141.00	133.89
10	—	833	121.00–131.00	123.64
38	—	525	133.00–149.00	142.56
38	—	570	138.00–151.00	147.35
1	—	760	131.00	131.00
27	—	389	148.00–160.00	153.85
10	—	722	120.00–134.50	129.84
39	—	465	140.00–155.00	150.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	540	154.00	154.00
103	—	667	140.00–142.00	141.24
107	—	769	135.00–141.25	139.26
70	—	734	144.75	144.75
12	—	805	135.75	135.75
41	—	628	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	131.00	131.00
9	—	577	123.00–129.00	127.01
2	—	610	117.00	117.00
2	—	470	121.00–137.00	128.91
3	—	523	110.00–130.00	121.91
3	—	435	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	166.00	166.00
8	—	419	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	74.00–77.00	75.09
12	—	1,040	64.00–71.00	66.81
5	—	1,019	51.00–59.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,563	81.00–85.00	82.10
4	—	1,509	72.00–78.00	75.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,235	70.00–77.00	74.34
4	—	1,258	61.00–67.00	64.44
13	—	1,337	79.00–84.00	81.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,793	118.00–125.00	122.27
14	—	1,601	103.00–116.00	109.92

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)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Stanford Livestock Auction

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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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle