Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 1
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 210▼ 49 vs year ago 379 · −12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 42 vs year ago 80 · −52.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 4.00-6.00 higher, Yearling steers 2.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $169.91/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$169.91
143 head · 803 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,364
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$588
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.75
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2813171.111,392137
Medium and Large 2-3564142.338036thin
One grade step is worth $28.78/cwt here — about $588 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 sale143 hd
169.91
—
KY average25 barns · 4,006 hd
171.66
−1.75
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—High1,706120.912,0637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62778.411,2765thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34776.251,02711
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07469.6974912

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315130.00/cwt130.00–130.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445173.00/cwt173.00–173.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461169.34/cwt169.00–170.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3508151.00/cwt150.00–152.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585179.35/cwt177.00–181.001,0493
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633162.04/cwt160.00–164.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645141.00/cwt141.00–141.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655167.49/cwt166.00–169.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710157.00/cwt151.00–163.001,1152
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added822173.84/cwt164.00–175.001,42965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871169.60/cwt169.60–169.601,47755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295161.00/cwt161.00–161.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333162.44/cwt160.00–165.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365141.51/cwt141.00–142.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390159.00/cwt159.00–159.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417152.09/cwt145.00–156.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476153.72/cwt144.00–161.007329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533144.16/cwt139.00–156.0076817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563146.60/cwt141.00–153.0082513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628143.82/cwt140.00–147.0090316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680123.00/cwt123.00–123.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245202.50/cwt202.50–202.504961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480171.97/cwt163.00–174.0082511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523164.36/cwt152.00–169.008609
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536135.31/cwt132.00–137.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576158.01/cwt147.00–165.009107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738139.98/cwt138.00–142.001,0332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9232
Bulls——1,725122.88/cwt120.00–126.002,1205
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97566.00/cwt66.00–66.006441
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07049.76/cwt43.00–55.005322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08674.53/cwt70.00–78.008099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22065.00/cwt65.00–65.007931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34073.34/cwt70.00–77.009836
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38883.44/cwt81.00–87.001,1584
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56880.62/cwt80.00–82.001,2643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71575.10/cwt73.00–77.001,2882

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.