Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-06-20

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 20
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
298 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 245▲ 148 vs year ago 150 · +98.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 54▲ 14 vs year ago 45 · +31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 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 $149.57/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$149.57
130 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$987
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2669152.191,018120
Medium and Large 2-3554118.1765410thin
One grade step is worth $34.02/cwt here — about $364 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 sale130 hd
149.57
—
KY average24 barns · 2,860 hd
146.40
+3.17
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—Low1,524117.461,79013
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62598.521,6013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30585.721,11915
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15078.9990811
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360106.001,4421thin

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430149.00/cwt149.00–149.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478130.24/cwt115.00–145.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590148.00/cwt148.00–148.008731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605163.00/cwt163.00–163.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665147.00/cwt147.00–147.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added912155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,41457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387155.38/cwt152.00–159.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473117.51/cwt115.00–120.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520148.96/cwt139.00–160.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530134.50/cwt133.00–136.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560119.82/cwt110.00–130.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570149.52/cwt140.00–159.0085210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620148.25/cwt141.00–150.0091910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3647109.00/cwt109.00–109.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.64/cwt130.00–140.009293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added703157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,10478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741121.67/cwt121.00–123.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2783119.67/cwt119.00–120.009373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2857125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350177.50/cwt177.50–177.506211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.51/cwt150.00–151.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460138.00/cwt138.00–138.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461150.33/cwt150.00–151.006936
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2490116.00/cwt116.00–116.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523145.14/cwt140.00–154.007594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536133.04/cwt129.00–135.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575141.78/cwt141.00–144.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3623106.63/cwt103.00–110.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626138.21/cwt135.00–143.008655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673141.44/cwt137.00–150.009529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710129.50/cwt126.00–133.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780114.34/cwt114.00–115.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860116.00/cwt116.00–116.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-298093.00/cwt93.00–93.009111
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,360106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,195103.59/cwt101.00–105.001,2383
Bulls——1,403115.84/cwt110.00–119.001,6255
Bulls——1,843127.41/cwt120.00–133.002,3485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01589.60/cwt88.00–91.009092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10582.57/cwt79.00–85.009124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23971.88/cwt65.00–75.008915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29791.29/cwt86.00–95.001,1848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31579.36/cwt76.00–85.001,0447
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62598.52/cwt96.00–101.001,6013

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.