Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-04-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,430 head
▼ 381 vs last sale 1,811▼ 1,241 vs year ago 2,671 · −46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 102▼ 58 vs year ago 185 · −31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with moderate demand. Yearling steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.07/cwt on 628 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −114.61 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$157.07
628 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721157.341,134621
Medium and Large 2-3675133.539017thin
One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about $233 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 sale628 hd
157.07
—
KY average24 barns · 6,024 hd
162.22
−5.15
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−114.61
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—High1,659113.631,88520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54379.711,23011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27675.8296735
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04065.3567920

Every lot

79 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy220202.50/cwt202.50–202.504461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333200.96/cwt199.00–203.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350199.00/cwt199.00–199.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362189.76/cwt181.00–193.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430178.93/cwt177.00–183.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy454198.00/cwt198.00–198.008996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468184.46/cwt174.00–189.0086324
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495141.00/cwt141.00–141.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503181.19/cwt180.50–183.0091111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520170.02/cwt161.00–182.0088416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581182.40/cwt182.00–183.001,06010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585171.60/cwt160.00–174.001,00417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619164.81/cwt161.00–170.001,020120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630150.58/cwt149.00–153.009495
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3660130.51/cwt130.00–131.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719143.00/cwt142.00–147.001,02814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added741156.39/cwt155.50–157.501,15961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1285
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762153.70/cwt153.25–156.001,17184
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770132.57/cwt129.00–140.001,0213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added833146.85/cwt140.50–153.001,223145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845137.00/cwt136.00–138.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881146.06/cwt144.00–149.501,28773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907129.38/cwt121.00–135.001,1735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2955
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329173.61/cwt172.00–177.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371166.00/cwt166.00–166.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389153.85/cwt148.00–160.0059827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395131.00/cwt131.00–131.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419158.00/cwt158.00–158.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431151.52/cwt143.00–156.0065333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435134.00/cwt134.00–134.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465150.40/cwt140.00–155.0069939
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470128.91/cwt121.00–137.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523121.91/cwt110.00–130.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.56/cwt133.00–149.0074838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570147.35/cwt138.00–151.0084038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3577127.01/cwt123.00–129.007339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627133.89/cwt131.00–141.0083912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628143.00/cwt143.00–143.0089841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662131.26/cwt124.00–135.0086921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667141.24/cwt140.00–142.00942103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722129.84/cwt120.00–134.5093710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,06270
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760131.00/cwt131.00–131.009961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769139.26/cwt135.00–141.251,071107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,09312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833123.64/cwt121.00–131.001,03010
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340182.32/cwt182.00–183.006203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364180.94/cwt171.00–184.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378199.00/cwt199.00–199.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383145.07/cwt140.00–151.005565
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415140.00/cwt140.00–140.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439167.12/cwt160.00–170.0073411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465184.00/cwt184.00–184.008566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473168.14/cwt161.00–179.0079516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522162.58/cwt151.00–170.0084918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579163.44/cwt160.00–166.0094612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625149.59/cwt141.00–159.009353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684140.73/cwt130.00–147.009634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780123.00/cwt123.00–123.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,601109.92/cwt103.00–116.001,76014
Bulls——1,793122.27/cwt118.00–125.002,1926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01956.00/cwt51.00–59.005715
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04066.81/cwt64.00–71.0069512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07275.09/cwt74.00–77.008053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23574.34/cwt70.00–77.0091818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25864.44/cwt61.00–67.008114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33781.38/cwt79.00–84.001,08813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50975.53/cwt72.00–78.001,1404
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56382.10/cwt81.00–85.001,2837
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5502

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.