Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-06-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 6
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 314▲ 69 vs year ago 214 · +32.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 85▼ 5 vs year ago 39 · −12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last monday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.69/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$150.69
87 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$62
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476156.5674673
Medium and Large 2-3570120.0868414thin
One grade step is worth $36.48/cwt here — about $62 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 sale87 hd
150.69
—
KY average25 barns · 4,570 hd
150.60
+0.09
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—Average1,840127.342,3437thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,82288.061,6057thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27081.621,0378thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98068.106677thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,370$8751thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372183.12/cwt175.00–186.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440168.95/cwt165.00–173.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465185.38/cwt180.00–195.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495153.00/cwt153.00–153.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505132.02/cwt130.00–134.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528170.98/cwt166.00–174.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added538187.44/cwt187.00–188.001,0087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592161.86/cwt152.00–165.009585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610166.87/cwt165.00–168.001,0188
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0521
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3678132.67/cwt130.00–134.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720143.90/cwt137.00–151.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780144.97/cwt141.00–149.001,1312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,24811
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3955101.00/cwt101.00–101.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333125.27/cwt123.00–127.504172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335166.70/cwt150.00–169.0055816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370139.00/cwt139.00–139.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373162.98/cwt160.00–166.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408168.00/cwt168.00–168.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428132.99/cwt131.00–135.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461153.06/cwt150.00–159.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518155.86/cwt146.00–160.0080727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565149.14/cwt143.00–152.0084311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638141.51/cwt141.00–142.009034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683123.05/cwt120.00–126.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372091.00/cwt91.00–91.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840100.00/cwt100.00–100.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387593.00/cwt93.00–93.008142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230175.00/cwt175.00–175.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367175.00/cwt175.00–175.006424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418133.65/cwt129.00–141.005593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430180.27/cwt175.00–182.0077512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2486168.40/cwt160.00–175.008185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495133.00/cwt133.00–133.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508169.91/cwt161.00–173.0086315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522145.30/cwt131.00–155.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555154.00/cwt154.00–154.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580133.89/cwt120.00–142.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618156.38/cwt142.00–160.009669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681134.88/cwt130.00–143.009195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723107.41/cwt91.00–120.007776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800132.28/cwt126.00–139.002,3815
Bulls——1,940114.98/cwt113.00–117.002,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89048.35/cwt41.00–55.004302
Cows—Lean 85-90%99868.77/cwt65.00–72.006862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02780.81/cwt75.00–85.008303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24075.01/cwt71.00–78.009303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29584.23/cwt84.00–85.001,0914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68585.02/cwt82.00–88.001,4333
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86595.46/cwt93.00–97.001,7803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,10575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,5791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.