Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 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 $150.22/cwt on 758 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −121.46 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.

Average price

$150.22

758 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$503

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

$30.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.35

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	826	150.35	1,241	743
Medium and Large 2-3	540	149.75	809	12thin
Small and Medium 1-2	617	119.67	738	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.69/cwt here — about $503 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 sale758 hd

150.22

—

KY average27 barns · 5,977 hd

164.57

−14.35

This barn, trailing median2 sales

271.68

−121.46

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	1,752	109.95	1,927	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,652	83.74	1,383	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	79.25	1,027	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	69.98	729	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,094	117.52	1,286	6thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	—	533	143.04/cwt	132.00–155.00	762	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	134.70/cwt	130.00–138.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	166.60/cwt	155.00–175.00	646	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.05/cwt	121.00–135.00	951	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	157.72/cwt	154.00–164.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	136.32/cwt	131.00–145.00	912	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	152.60/cwt	152.60–152.60	992	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	1,114	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	160.49/cwt	157.00–162.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	159.99/cwt	152.00–165.00	368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	143.75/cwt	140.00–145.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	133.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	10
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	846	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.16/cwt	155.00–175.00	980	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	160.56/cwt	160.00–161.00	673	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	157.21/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	156.55/cwt	145.00–161.00	977	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,172	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	822	148.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,221	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	145.44/cwt	143.90–147.00	1,276	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,330	116
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	481	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	640	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,039	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,397	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	187.96/cwt	186.00–194.00	865	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	955	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,366	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	177.79/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	140.44/cwt	137.00–147.00	859	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	161.31/cwt	155.00–170.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	511	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	925	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	963	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	69.97/cwt	66.00–75.00	739	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	83.74/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,383	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,094	117.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,286	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	613	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	824	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	81.10/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,051	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	73.41/cwt	69.00–76.00	949	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	121.14/cwt	115.00–127.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	110.73/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,281	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	98.04/cwt	85.00–108.00	970	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,994	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	791.08/cwt	725.00–900.00	6,431	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,493	1,157.16/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	17,276	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	27,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.91/cwt	165.00–177.50	718	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	466	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	140.21/cwt	137.00–143.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	142.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	177.84/cwt	172.00–184.00	583	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.50/cwt	160.00–177.00	805	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.64/cwt	134.00–149.00	829	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.20/cwt	170.00–173.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	156.89/cwt	145.00–166.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	176.75/cwt	174.00–180.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	128.88/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,004	38
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	158.00/cwt	141.00–161.00	747	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	135.19/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	141.42/cwt	134.00–145.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	167.27/cwt	165.00–171.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.33/cwt	150.00–171.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	133.02/cwt	122.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	115.67/cwt	110.00–121.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	125.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	5

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,612Last week 2,069Year ago 1,153

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 198Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	533	132.00–155.00	143.04
6	—	630	130.00–138.00	134.70
20	—	388	155.00–175.00	166.60
16	—	720	121.00–135.00	132.05
10	—	441	154.00–164.00	157.72
8	—	669	131.00–145.00	136.32
3	—	230	152.00–165.00	159.99
52	—	573	134.00–149.00	144.64
38	—	779	127.00–134.00	128.88
25	—	473	141.00–161.00	158.00
5	—	824	135.00–136.00	135.19
4	—	314	165.00–171.00	167.27
3	—	290	150.00–171.00	160.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	650	152.60	152.60
3	—	621	149.00	149.00
76	—	798	139.60	139.60
10	—	508	157.00–162.00	160.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
11	—	422	174.00–180.00	176.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	116.00	116.00
2	—	632	121.00	121.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
3	—	430	134.00–145.00	141.42
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
4	—	486	122.00–140.00	133.02
2	—	578	110.00–121.00	115.67
5	—	508	120.00–130.00	125.99
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	111.00	111.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	118.00	118.00
4	—	594	140.00–145.00	143.75
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
3	—	478	160.00–161.00	160.68
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
2	—	378	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	131.00–135.00	133.69
2	—	377	172.00	172.00
21	—	520	160.00–173.00	162.64
7	—	569	155.00–175.00	172.16
7	—	419	160.00–161.00	160.56
6	—	767	152.00	152.00
5	—	692	156.00–159.00	157.21
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
25	—	624	145.00–161.00	156.55
12	—	460	186.00–194.00	187.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	190.00	190.00
28	—	653	179.50	179.50
257	—	822	145.00–152.00	148.53
10	—	530	192.00	192.00
116	—	877	143.90–147.00	145.44
116	—	917	145.00	145.00
54	—	1,039	134.50	134.50
58	—	955	143.00	143.00
5	—	614	170.00–183.00	177.79
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	133.00	133.00
3	—	585	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	137.00–147.00	140.44
9	—	509	155.00–170.00	161.31
9	—	425	165.00–177.50	168.91
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
1	—	290	197.00	197.00
5	—	656	137.00–143.00	140.21
2	—	228	201.00	201.00
8	—	328	172.00–184.00	177.84
15	—	475	160.00–177.00	169.50
5	—	383	170.00–173.00	171.20
12	—	573	145.00–166.00	156.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	188.00	188.00
13	—	511	181.00	181.00
7	—	655	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	155.00–159.00	157.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	136.00–140.00	137.95
3	—	466	151.00	151.00
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
5	—	530	140.00–146.00	142.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	66.00–75.00	69.97
2	—	973	62.00–64.00	62.97
2	—	1,070	77.00	77.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,652	81.00–87.00	83.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,296	77.00–85.00	81.10
6	—	1,293	69.00–76.00	73.41
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	115.00–118.00	117.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	115.00–127.00	121.14
2	—	1,783	109.00–112.00	110.73
1	—	1,490	86.00	86.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	989	85.00–108.00	98.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	740.00	740.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	813	725.00–900.00	791.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,493	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,157.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,900.00	1,900.00

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