Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-05-16

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 16
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 266▼ 29 vs year ago 269 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on a mostly plain quality offering, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher, 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 $151.67/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$151.67
101 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$786
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$10
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498157.5278577
Medium and Large 2-3583132.9377524
One grade step is worth $24.59/cwt here — about $10 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 sale101 hd
151.67
—
KY average26 barns · 5,351 hd
152.97
−1.30
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—High1,795126.362,2688thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53685.721,3174thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28880.321,0344thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05173.4477212

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290201.00/cwt201.00–201.005833
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305152.50/cwt152.50–152.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310180.00/cwt180.00–180.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374175.18/cwt171.00–177.006556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414175.28/cwt165.00–179.0072610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3436154.05/cwt151.00–155.006724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465175.16/cwt170.00–186.008143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519174.67/cwt162.00–179.009079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563169.40/cwt162.00–177.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616153.69/cwt150.00–155.009474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690143.00/cwt143.00–143.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716148.61/cwt147.00–149.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240172.00/cwt172.00–172.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265195.00/cwt195.00–195.005174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320181.02/cwt180.00–182.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328150.00/cwt150.00–150.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366180.62/cwt165.00–188.006618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382154.08/cwt151.00–157.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410134.00/cwt134.00–134.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437165.71/cwt159.00–173.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470155.92/cwt151.00–162.0073318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518153.59/cwt145.00–162.0079612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523138.07/cwt136.00–140.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572150.21/cwt144.00–155.0085913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583140.14/cwt134.00–142.008176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617147.30/cwt144.00–149.009093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668122.64/cwt120.00–124.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673138.00/cwt135.00–140.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870112.00/cwt112.00–112.009741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389099.00/cwt99.00–99.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-398299.00/cwt99.00–99.009722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378172.32/cwt165.00–179.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423172.11/cwt170.00–174.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470142.74/cwt131.00–155.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471172.70/cwt162.00–182.008139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532146.00/cwt146.00–146.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535156.97/cwt151.00–168.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574157.00/cwt150.00–170.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577135.23/cwt124.00–144.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630139.00/cwt136.00–142.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645122.00/cwt122.00–122.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660122.95/cwt120.00–126.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665138.04/cwt137.00–140.009183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795113.00/cwt113.00–113.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935105.00/cwt105.00–105.009821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,783115.58/cwt114.00–117.002,0612
Bulls——1,799129.95/cwt123.00–138.002,3386
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01771.09/cwt68.00–76.007235
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07063.21/cwt61.00–65.006763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07884.06/cwt80.00–86.009064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32084.42/cwt83.00–87.001,1143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53685.72/cwt83.00–88.001,3174

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.