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Stanford Livestock Auction

Name: Stanford Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 25

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190

← Apr 18Apr 25May 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

412 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 340▲ 200 vs year ago 212 · +94.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 112▲ 66 vs year ago 53 · +124.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 1 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady , Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $151.98/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$151.98

112 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$23.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

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	487	154.76	753	99
Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.79	674	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.97/cwt here — about $80 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 sale112 hd

151.98

—

KY average24 barns · 7,325 hd

151.12

+0.86

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	—	Low	1,574	116.72	1,837	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,700	85.37	1,451	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	79.79	1,022	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	76.45	813	21

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	201.19/cwt	200.00–202.50	422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	194.71/cwt	187.50–199.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	196.06/cwt	181.00–201.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	175.22/cwt	165.00–183.00	818	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	163.59/cwt	152.00–172.00	857	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	159.16/cwt	155.00–163.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	149.52/cwt	142.00–156.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	147.50/cwt	146.00–148.00	988	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	149.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,121	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,165	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	153.20/cwt	145.00–162.50	426	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	171.07/cwt	168.00–174.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	160.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	596	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	138.06/cwt	127.00–146.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	161.96/cwt	151.00–171.00	692	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	155.61/cwt	149.00–159.00	759	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	148.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	792	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	147.00/cwt	139.00–158.00	835	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	177.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	174.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	170.69/cwt	170.00–174.00	727	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	171.95/cwt	165.00–175.00	831	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	169.83/cwt	150.00–175.00	903	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	162.69/cwt	150.00–171.00	919	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.14/cwt	130.00–141.00	847	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	124.91/cwt	120.00–130.00	914	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	115.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	896	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	109.92/cwt	103.00–116.00	1,496	9
Bulls	—	—	1,690	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,589	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	127.21/cwt	118.00–135.00	2,287	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	74.52/cwt	71.00–77.00	791	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	80.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	876	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	73.81/cwt	69.00–77.00	919	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	83.45/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,087	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	85.37/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,451	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	95.95/cwt	81.00–113.00	734	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	94.20/cwt	90.00–98.00	961	2

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 340Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 112Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	488	149.00–159.00	155.61
16	—	533	145.00–150.00	148.62
2	—	657	135.00	135.00
2	—	333	168.00–174.00	171.07
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
6	—	620	138.00–141.00	138.50
6	—	372	150.00–165.00	160.26
3	—	278	145.00–162.50	153.20
18	—	568	139.00–158.00	147.00
1	—	230	175.00	175.00
19	—	427	151.00–171.00	161.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	133.00	133.00
4	—	421	127.00–146.00	138.06
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
3	—	578	135.00	135.00
2	—	672	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	401	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	467	165.00–183.00	175.22
17	—	524	152.00–172.00	163.59
6	—	630	142.00–156.00	149.52
2	—	210	200.00–202.50	201.19
1	—	850	137.00	137.00
8	—	751	147.00–150.00	149.25
4	—	670	146.00–148.00	147.50
4	—	405	181.00–201.00	196.06
4	—	381	187.50–199.00	194.71
2	—	712	137.00	137.00
1	—	800	140.00	140.00
6	—	585	155.00–163.00	159.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	170.00–180.00	174.68
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
11	—	627	130.00–141.00	135.14
4	—	315	170.00–180.00	177.42
3	—	773	113.00–121.00	115.97
7	—	483	165.00–175.00	171.95
10	—	532	150.00–175.00	169.83
7	—	732	120.00–130.00	124.91
1	—	295	161.00	161.00
6	—	426	170.00–174.00	170.69
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
29	—	565	150.00–171.00	162.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	591	137.00	137.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,700	81.00–92.00	85.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,302	78.00–91.00	83.45
15	—	1,245	69.00–77.00	73.81
1	—	1,235	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,085	78.00–83.00	80.78
12	—	1,061	71.00–77.00	74.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	94.00	94.00
8	—	1,798	118.00–135.00	127.21
9	—	1,361	103.00–116.00	109.92

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	2	—	765	81.00–113.00	95.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	90.00–98.00	94.20

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.