Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 18
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
306 head
▼ 352 vs last sale 658▼ 85 vs year ago 391 · −21.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 95▼ 16 vs year ago 64 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Yearling steers steady, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 10.00-12.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady on a lite test, Moderate 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 $165.87/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$165.87
138 head · 838 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,390
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$728
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2849166.391,413134
Medium and Large 2-3461148.506854thin
One grade step is worth $17.89/cwt here — about $728 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 sale138 hd
165.87
—
KY average25 barns · 5,791 hd
164.88
+1.00
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—Low1,267106.011,3433thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69978.051,3265thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34375.911,02010
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03062.6464512

Every lot

54 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 1-2390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415149.00/cwt149.00–149.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3452150.00/cwt150.00–150.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520174.00/cwt174.00–174.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571173.43/cwt170.00–174.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650151.00/cwt151.00–151.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added875165.98/cwt163.70–168.251,452123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290148.00/cwt148.00–148.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305132.50/cwt132.50–132.504041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345153.00/cwt153.00–153.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375146.83/cwt140.00–160.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385124.00/cwt124.00–124.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3442131.00/cwt131.00–131.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445158.31/cwt151.00–161.007048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2451167.00/cwt167.00–167.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526147.34/cwt141.00–156.0077514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583142.47/cwt141.00–144.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621143.57/cwt142.00–146.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693137.49/cwt135.00–140.009532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235169.00/cwt169.00–169.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390170.04/cwt160.00–175.0066310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419156.26/cwt150.00–160.0065518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476154.01/cwt150.00–164.0073317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482136.88/cwt134.00–139.006607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524153.49/cwt145.00–156.008046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575157.30/cwt152.00–159.009044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3588136.91/cwt130.00–144.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685117.00/cwt117.00–117.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687143.99/cwt140.00–150.009895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,208103.52/cwt103.00–104.001,2512
Bulls——1,385111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94653.38/cwt52.00–55.005055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08070.46/cwt68.00–75.007616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15562.00/cwt62.00–62.007161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30065.00/cwt65.00–65.008451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32774.56/cwt67.00–77.009895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37480.32/cwt79.00–83.001,1044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67576.63/cwt75.00–78.001,2842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3553
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0081

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.