Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-02-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 7
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
131 head
▼ 203 vs last sale 334▲ 47 vs year ago 84 · +56.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 73▲ 24 vs year ago 21 · +114.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 19▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.55/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$139.55
44 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$36.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461146.4467632
Medium and Large 2-3496122.1960611thin
Small and Medium 1-2480110.005281thin
One grade step is worth $36.44/cwt here — about $148 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 sale44 hd
139.55
—
KY average21 barns · 3,330 hd
143.00
−3.45
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—Average1,53396.401,4785thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65878.291,29813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34875.691,02021
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12568.187675thin

Every lot

55 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 1-2Fancy235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240165.00/cwt165.00–165.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378183.22/cwt172.50–188.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421187.00/cwt187.00–187.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481153.83/cwt150.00–155.007404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535174.62/cwt170.00–177.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595144.00/cwt144.00–144.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623154.00/cwt154.00–154.009593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673152.45/cwt151.00–154.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680137.00/cwt135.00–139.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230159.16/cwt152.50–165.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255141.00/cwt141.00–141.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275132.50/cwt132.50–132.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310130.00/cwt130.00–130.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330159.09/cwt158.00–162.505254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388148.76/cwt147.00–153.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415122.32/cwt115.00–130.005082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428147.73/cwt140.00–151.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466135.00/cwt135.00–135.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480149.75/cwt149.00–153.007195
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516146.34/cwt141.00–150.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626134.96/cwt131.00–139.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424163.96/cwt160.00–170.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480160.99/cwt155.00–168.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526157.17/cwt150.00–165.008275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573155.33/cwt150.00–161.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620141.59/cwt131.00–148.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710129.00/cwt123.00–135.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2241
Bulls——1,43084.07/cwt80.00–88.001,2022
Bulls——1,765108.93/cwt108.00–110.001,9232
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11079.00/cwt79.00–79.008771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12965.48/cwt62.00–69.007394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34264.73/cwt61.00–67.008695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35079.11/cwt74.00–85.001,06816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55067.00/cwt67.00–67.001,0391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66779.23/cwt73.00–88.001,32112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900925.00/cwt925.00–925.008,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,103.91/cwt925.00–1,225.0012,1762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255975.00/cwt975.00–975.0012,2361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35887.42/cwt77.00–97.001,1872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2923883.57/cwt700.00–975.008,1553

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.