Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 27
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 298▲ 106 vs year ago 274 · +38.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 59▲ 21 vs year ago 32 · +65.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder and yearling steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls fully steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.16/cwt on 255 head.
Average price
$156.16
255 head · 919 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$675
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2921156.251,438254
Medium and Large 2-3570134.007641thin
One grade step is worth $22.25/cwt here — about $675 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 sale255 hd
156.16
—
KY average24 barns · 4,000 hd
162.82
−6.66
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—Low1,704118.582,0208thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34892.961,25319
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56791.811,4384thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05579.5283910

Every lot

48 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 1-2480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517166.00/cwt166.00–166.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584163.00/cwt163.00–163.009525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895159.41/cwt157.90–160.901,427121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added967156.95/cwt156.95–156.951,51860
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,027147.70/cwt147.70–147.701,51756
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445158.00/cwt158.00–158.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465160.01/cwt159.00–161.007444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569149.54/cwt144.00–151.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595137.00/cwt137.00–137.008151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610132.24/cwt130.00–141.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3745104.00/cwt104.00–104.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426165.00/cwt165.00–165.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445131.00/cwt131.00–131.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461162.13/cwt151.00–164.0074711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3517140.00/cwt140.00–140.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518152.89/cwt145.00–155.0079212
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563147.51/cwt145.00–150.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3564135.82/cwt135.00–137.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2758128.67/cwt128.00–129.009753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0801
Bulls——1,585112.95/cwt109.00–117.001,7904
Bulls——2,070132.28/cwt131.00–133.002,7383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86565.00/cwt65.00–65.005621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05592.00/cwt92.00–92.009711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06082.00/cwt79.00–85.008696
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13373.09/cwt70.00–76.008282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34083.97/cwt79.00–88.001,1258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35399.49/cwt93.00–110.001,34611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58295.08/cwt91.00–97.001,5043

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.