Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-04-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Thu, Apr 14
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2191
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,417 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 1,430▼ 687 vs year ago 2,104 · −32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 127▲ 50 vs year ago 52 · +96.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers over 600lbs sold steady. Good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher with most of the increase on high dressing cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.87/cwt on 800 head. That ranks 1 of 2 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $271.68.
Average price
$162.87
800 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,191
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2731162.871,191800
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale800 hd
162.87
—
KY average24 barns · 5,364 hd
162.11
+0.76
This barn, trailing median2 sales
271.68
−108.81
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—Average1,820115.702,10618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26485.301,07942
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45784.171,22710
CowsLean 85-90%High95167.886467thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy260213.76/cwt200.00–227.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331204.54/cwt200.00–211.006778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373223.24/cwt219.00–226.0083313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431193.73/cwt192.00–195.008354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy439206.22/cwt200.00–213.0090544
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492185.99/cwt185.00–187.009156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy496204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514190.42/cwt190.00–194.0097919
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528178.88/cwt170.00–187.0094421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565175.09/cwt168.50–180.0098930
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567187.72/cwt185.00–191.001,06421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609160.62/cwt156.00–165.0097816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added632170.33/cwt169.00–171.001,07611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661168.95/cwt168.00–169.001,11740
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671157.94/cwt150.00–162.001,06018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added721162.68/cwt162.50–164.001,1738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742151.75/cwt150.00–159.001,12631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784148.29/cwt142.00–153.001,16334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793158.20/cwt158.20–158.201,255128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added819153.31/cwt149.25–155.001,256224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added869146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,27559
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added925146.60/cwt146.60–146.601,35658
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220171.00/cwt171.00–171.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316160.50/cwt159.00–169.005079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375158.37/cwt150.00–165.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382172.41/cwt167.00–174.0065922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431171.17/cwt169.00–174.0073829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436162.27/cwt154.00–166.0070715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.57/cwt149.00–158.0074413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.55/cwt140.00–154.0077431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533157.43/cwt155.00–159.5083933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.76/cwt136.00–151.0083742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2614135.83/cwt125.00–143.0083412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622145.52/cwt145.00–146.0090515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688137.24/cwt130.00–141.0094421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715131.56/cwt128.00–133.5094129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758132.98/cwt131.00–135.001,0082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added769137.96/cwt136.50–138.251,061108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2817129.29/cwt121.00–130.001,05613
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235202.50/cwt202.50–202.504761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250217.00/cwt217.00–217.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318175.12/cwt170.00–180.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy353209.50/cwt209.00–210.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365155.73/cwt150.00–161.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421203.77/cwt199.00–205.008585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440182.90/cwt175.00–185.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478179.14/cwt170.00–186.008567
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515164.72/cwt160.00–174.008488
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573159.85/cwt155.00–162.0091612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676144.72/cwt136.00–151.009784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713135.12/cwt128.00–142.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2857123.49/cwt122.00–125.001,0584
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Dairy Steers—Large 3515109.00/cwt109.00–109.005613
Dairy Steers—Large 3680101.00/cwt101.00–101.006872
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61098.36/cwt94.00–103.001,5843
Bulls——1,861124.44/cwt119.00–134.002,3169
Bulls——1,863111.26/cwt106.00–117.002,0736
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94471.44/cwt68.00–75.006745
Cows—Lean 85-90%97058.98/cwt58.00–60.005722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14681.18/cwt77.00–84.0093020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16070.00/cwt70.00–70.008121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38289.96/cwt86.00–96.001,24321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44886.15/cwt85.00–88.001,2478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49576.26/cwt75.00–78.001,1402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,050.42/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0012,3952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5831
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,180975.00/cwt975.00–975.0011,5052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,0012

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.