Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Good demand on all feeder classes. Yearlings sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.20/cwt on 934 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −117.48 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$154.20

934 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$418

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

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

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	798	154.31	1,231	920
Medium and Large 2-3	552	147.29	813	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about $418 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 sale934 hd

154.20

—

KY average23 barns · 5,659 hd

161.59

−7.39

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−117.48

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	1,627	112.80	1,836	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	82.35	1,028	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,387	82.19	1,140	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	63.78	596	25

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	270	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	158.97/cwt	150.00–166.00	765	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	176.81/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,018	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	606	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	202.02/cwt	200.00–203.00	768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	159.95/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,062	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	180.31/cwt	172.00–186.00	939	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	145.27/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	195.25/cwt	188.00–198.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	139.04/cwt	137.00–141.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	159.09/cwt	155.00–163.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	137.22/cwt	137.00–140.00	991	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	165.91/cwt	146.00–166.80	1,017	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	160.52/cwt	156.00–165.00	830	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	196.53/cwt	189.00–201.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	175.52/cwt	170.00–183.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	157.94/cwt	150.00–163.00	992	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	176.40/cwt	170.00–182.00	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	200.82/cwt	194.00–205.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	147.14/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	967	142.16/cwt	138.90–145.00	1,375	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	166.35/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,048	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	140.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,154	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	195.53/cwt	192.00–199.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	810	148.55/cwt	145.50–153.50	1,203	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	161.90/cwt	161.90–161.90	1,221	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	872	150.08/cwt	144.75–152.20	1,309	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	139.87/cwt	136.00–144.50	1,235	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.30/cwt	167.00–185.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	173.72/cwt	166.00–180.00	837	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.49/cwt	163.00–177.00	723	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	141.75/cwt	134.00–149.00	931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	62.79/cwt	59.00–66.00	593	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	69.91/cwt	68.00–76.00	696	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	75.41/cwt	72.00–77.00	983	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	87.04/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,233	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	82.19/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,150	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	80.63/cwt	76.00–84.00	979	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	88.42/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,178	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	52.09/cwt	50.00–56.00	408	5
Bulls	—	—	1,786	124.55/cwt	118.00–131.00	2,224	4
Bulls	—	—	1,679	112.11/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,882	9
Bulls	—	—	1,353	102.61/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,388	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	70.83/cwt	68.00–74.00	840	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,051.24/cwt	975.00–1,125.00	14,276	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,454	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,319	1,253.89/cwt	1,000.00–1,375.00	16,539	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,935	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	981	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	141.10/cwt	130.00–147.00	878	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	158.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	909	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	130.91/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	151.62/cwt	140.00–156.00	791	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	153.80/cwt	146.00–154.75	1,021	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	152.29/cwt	145.00–159.00	487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	127.01/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	128.77/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	131.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	965	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	159.24/cwt	150.00–167.00	688	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.67/cwt	140.00–153.00	849	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.84/cwt	163.00–171.00	633	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	166.19/cwt	155.00–171.00	868	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	136.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	933	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	153.12/cwt	151.00–155.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	296	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	421	171.81/cwt	169.00–181.00	723	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	173.77/cwt	163.00–179.00	586	8

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,069Last week 1,417Year ago 864

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 102Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
3	—	520	125.00–126.00	125.67
1	—	290	158.00	158.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
2	—	680	121.00–125.00	122.99
8	—	375	151.00–155.00	153.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	116.00	116.00
4	—	873	137.50	137.50
1	—	215	169.00	169.00
82	—	481	150.00–166.00	158.97
32	—	522	140.00–156.00	151.62
5	—	320	145.00–159.00	152.29
6	—	809	123.00–129.00	127.01
10	—	784	120.00–131.00	128.77
25	—	734	125.00–135.00	131.42
1	—	280	170.00	170.00
31	—	432	150.00–167.00	159.24
2	—	1,157	106.00	106.00
7	—	1,117	111.00	111.00
36	—	575	140.00–153.00	147.67
15	—	617	130.00–145.00	136.86
20	—	377	163.00–171.00	167.84
31	—	683	130.00–144.00	136.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	564	155.00–163.00	159.09
40	—	722	137.00–140.00	137.22
87	—	613	146.00–166.80	165.91
20	—	517	156.00–165.00	160.52
95	—	664	146.00–154.75	153.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	392	190.00	190.00
3	—	296	174.00	174.00
32	—	421	169.00–181.00	171.81
1	—	330	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	207.00	207.00
2	—	320	209.00	209.00
4	—	395	209.00	209.00
9	—	465	188.00–198.00	195.25
8	—	441	189.00–201.00	196.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	207.50	207.50
27	—	576	170.00–180.00	176.81
7	—	380	200.00–203.00	202.02
33	—	664	152.00–165.00	159.95
52	—	521	172.00–186.00	180.31
7	—	733	143.00–147.00	145.27
11	—	1,023	120.00	120.00
12	—	430	170.00–183.00	175.52
30	—	628	150.00–163.00	157.94
10	—	471	170.00–182.00	176.40
5	—	329	194.00–205.00	200.82
5	—	777	141.00–151.00	147.14
2	—	270	190.00–200.00	195.09
51	—	822	140.00–145.00	140.33
11	—	883	136.00–144.50	139.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	160.00	160.00
4	—	541	146.00	146.00
2	—	457	139.00	139.00
2	—	673	137.00–141.00	139.04
2	—	438	140.00–142.00	141.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	708	162.00	162.00
229	—	967	138.90–145.00	142.16
17	—	630	164.00–170.00	166.35
2	—	505	192.00–199.00	195.53
66	—	810	145.50–153.50	148.55
65	—	754	161.90	161.90
7	—	569	183.00	183.00
242	—	872	144.75–152.20	150.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	167.00–185.00	175.30
1	—	935	121.00	121.00
22	—	482	166.00–180.00	173.72
13	—	424	163.00–177.00	170.49
8	—	966	122.00	122.00
4	—	657	134.00–149.00	141.75
14	—	725	130.00–140.00	135.26
12	—	622	130.00–147.00	141.10
25	—	573	150.00–170.00	158.64
4	—	781	127.00–139.00	130.91
25	—	522	155.00–171.00	166.19
8	—	337	163.00–179.00	173.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	944	59.00–66.00	62.79
11	—	995	68.00–76.00	69.91
5	—	783	50.00–56.00	52.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,303	72.00–77.00	75.41
7	—	1,417	85.00–89.00	87.04
17	—	1,399	80.00–84.00	82.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,214	76.00–84.00	80.63
22	—	1,332	86.00–100.00	88.42
5	—	1,186	68.00–74.00	70.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,786	118.00–131.00	124.55
9	—	1,679	108.00–116.00	112.11
4	—	1,353	99.00–105.00	102.61

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	—	1,358	975.00–1,125.00	1,051.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,288	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,319	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,253.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	900.00	900.00

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

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 (Thursday) - Stanford, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle