Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-05-02

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 2
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 412▼ 59 vs year ago 215 · −27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 119▲ 21 vs year ago 49 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a lite test, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $181.53/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$181.53
50 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.65
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2427185.5479244
Medium and Large 2-3462152.157026thin
One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about $90 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 sale50 hd
181.53
—
KY average27 barns · 5,086 hd
165.89
+15.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,889124.942,3605thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27281.251,03423
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71081.001,3851thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03369.8272125

Every lot

42 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2294196.00/cwt196.00–196.005765
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3327165.00/cwt165.00–165.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2351199.00/cwt199.00–199.0069813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.0079012
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493151.44/cwt140.00–163.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514165.07/cwt159.00–170.008488
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575165.40/cwt160.00–168.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385126.14/cwt117.50–135.004862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431162.16/cwt158.00–169.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483152.19/cwt147.00–155.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534145.48/cwt141.00–154.0077712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.15/cwt142.00–146.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613134.52/cwt130.00–138.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740123.00/cwt123.00–123.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205192.50/cwt192.50–192.503951
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2363107.50/cwt107.50–107.503903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380146.91/cwt140.00–154.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417173.98/cwt170.00–186.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482153.77/cwt150.00–166.007416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516164.09/cwt160.00–170.008476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578165.01/cwt155.00–167.009546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689133.99/cwt130.00–135.009235
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,889124.94/cwt119.00–133.002,3605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94050.85/cwt45.00–56.004782
Cows—Lean 85-90%97260.70/cwt58.00–65.005906
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06471.60/cwt66.00–74.007629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06679.40/cwt77.00–82.008468
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12874.01/cwt73.00–75.008352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28681.94/cwt77.00–87.001,05421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,3851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1331

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.