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Stanford Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 4

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

333 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 381▲ 26 vs year ago 307 · +8.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 59▲ 62 vs year ago 45 · +137.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 1▲ 27 vs year ago 7 · +385.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower .Feeder heifer calves sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.63/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$143.63

101 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$31.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	495	148.37	735	86
Medium and Large 2-3	626	116.48	729	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.89/cwt here — about $6 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 sale101 hd

143.63

—

KY average23 barns · 7,005 hd

149.09

−5.46

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	—	Average	1,686	118.26	1,994	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,547	82.41	1,275	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	79.90	970	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	69.47	724	20

Every lot

82 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	180.17/cwt	171.00–185.00	775	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	983	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	176.20/cwt	173.00–180.00	906	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	168.07/cwt	164.00–172.00	961	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	123.02/cwt	121.00–125.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	161.33/cwt	161.00–162.00	986	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	156.83/cwt	154.00–159.00	961	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,084	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	142.52/cwt	140.00–151.00	968	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	142.92/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,083	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,064	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,127	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	530	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	162.64/cwt	158.00–167.50	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	154.59/cwt	151.00–160.00	668	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	146.25/cwt	140.00–152.00	690	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	145.90/cwt	140.00–152.00	772	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	146.68/cwt	132.00–150.00	827	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	130.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	809	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	114.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	764	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	841	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	899	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	178.17/cwt	172.50–182.50	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	158.95/cwt	150.00–165.00	676	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	153.53/cwt	150.00–169.00	745	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	497	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	900	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	164.66/cwt	151.00–169.00	851	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	157.22/cwt	152.00–166.00	901	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	158.57/cwt	158.00–159.00	996	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	905	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	121.48/cwt	108.00–128.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	116.61/cwt	110.00–120.00	826	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	112.02/cwt	108.00–117.00	859	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	111.21/cwt	110.00–112.00	925	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	975	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	276	131.18/cwt	131.00–132.00	362	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	353	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	469	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	401	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	529	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	106.37/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,920	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	124.79/cwt	123.00–129.00	2,262	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	62.93/cwt	59.00–65.00	602	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	72.47/cwt	70.00–75.00	753	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	79.43/cwt	77.00–81.00	868	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	48.90/cwt	46.00–52.00	556	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	67.87/cwt	66.00–71.00	803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	85.18/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,037	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	79.08/cwt	75.00–81.00	964	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	73.58/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,089	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	81.99/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,253	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	89.07/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,467	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	725	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	6,706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,187	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,391.80/cwt	1,275.00–1,475.00	17,189	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,441.28/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	18,448	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	20,740	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	98.18/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	1,073.28/cwt	1,000.00–1,175.00	11,935	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	919.78/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,467	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,698	1

This sale against other markets

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 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 381Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 59Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 1Year ago 7

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower .Feeder heifer calves sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	156.00	156.00
1	—	415	164.00	164.00
2	—	370	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	472	140.00–152.00	146.25
17	—	432	151.00–160.00	154.59
25	—	529	140.00–152.00	145.90
5	—	383	158.00–167.50	162.64
11	—	564	132.00–150.00	146.68
1	—	340	156.00	156.00
3	—	701	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	619	125.00–136.00	130.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	668	110.00–115.00	114.31
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
2	—	370	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	773	110.00	110.00
1	—	840	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	193.00	193.00
6	—	679	140.00–151.00	142.52
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
7	—	758	132.00–146.00	142.92
3	—	430	171.00–185.00	180.17
1	—	980	115.00	115.00
4	—	514	173.00–180.00	176.20
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	825	129.00	129.00
7	—	572	164.00–172.00	168.07
6	—	613	154.00–159.00	156.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
7	—	489	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	608	121.00–125.00	123.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	161.00	161.00
3	—	611	161.00–162.00	161.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	401	132.00	132.00
3	—	353	133.00	133.00
5	—	276	131.00–132.00	131.18
1	—	550	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	150.00–165.00	158.95
7	—	628	158.00–159.00	158.57
3	—	878	111.00	111.00
4	—	373	172.50–182.50	178.17
8	—	767	108.00–117.00	112.02
3	—	708	110.00–120.00	116.61
12	—	573	152.00–166.00	157.22
5	—	832	110.00–112.00	111.21
11	—	485	150.00–169.00	153.53
10	—	517	151.00–169.00	164.66
7	—	675	130.00–140.00	134.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	497	181.00	181.00
3	—	625	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	139.00	139.00
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
3	—	690	108.00–128.00	121.48
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,219	75.00–81.00	79.08
3	—	1,183	66.00–71.00	67.87
9	—	1,217	83.00–88.00	85.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,093	77.00–81.00	79.43
8	—	1,039	70.00–75.00	72.47
5	—	957	59.00–65.00	62.93
2	—	1,138	46.00–52.00	48.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	71.00–75.00	73.58
5	—	1,647	87.00–91.00	89.07
16	—	1,528	79.00–85.00	81.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	115.00–118.00	116.48
3	—	1,458	104.00–109.00	106.37
6	—	1,813	123.00–129.00	124.79

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,233	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,235	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,391.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,280	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,441.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	96.00–100.00	98.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	875.00–1,000.00	919.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,073.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,050.00	1,050.00

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.