Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-08-29

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 29
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 198▲ 136 vs year ago 134 · +101.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 55▼ 6 vs year ago 41 · −14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Lite weight steers 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower, 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 $157.36/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$157.36
96 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529159.0284288
Medium and Large 2-3516139.167188thin
One grade step is worth $19.86/cwt here — about $124 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 sale96 hd
157.36
—
KY average24 barns · 5,148 hd
165.24
−7.88
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—High1,756122.982,1596thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32988.881,1816thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56686.211,3504thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15577.008891thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy301210.00/cwt210.00–210.006324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421215.00/cwt215.00–215.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484217.13/cwt211.00–219.001,0518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530184.89/cwt182.00–197.009805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570187.58/cwt172.00–193.001,0697
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2288149.42/cwt142.50–160.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330132.50/cwt132.50–132.504371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338157.56/cwt155.00–160.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393164.25/cwt163.00–165.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442166.40/cwt157.00–170.0073520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477161.62/cwt155.00–167.0077113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502166.18/cwt157.00–174.008346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520144.15/cwt130.00–150.007505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566165.72/cwt155.00–172.0093820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605112.00/cwt112.00–112.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630143.02/cwt141.00–145.009012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662133.19/cwt130.00–140.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728136.01/cwt131.00–146.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added785147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1549
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327192.00/cwt192.00–192.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388213.00/cwt213.00–213.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430209.48/cwt205.00–211.0090117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430190.17/cwt185.00–195.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476183.10/cwt177.00–196.008725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480171.00/cwt171.00–171.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495201.00/cwt201.00–201.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524176.45/cwt170.00–180.009256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542164.00/cwt164.00–164.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579185.59/cwt170.00–193.001,07514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624172.16/cwt170.00–179.001,0744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660167.88/cwt160.00–176.001,1082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660149.00/cwt149.00–149.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710156.96/cwt154.00–160.001,1142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765124.00/cwt124.00–124.009491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,710114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9491
Bulls——1,765124.78/cwt120.00–129.002,2025
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15577.00/cwt77.00–77.008891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32082.02/cwt77.00–86.001,0833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33795.74/cwt90.00–104.001,2803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54084.95/cwt83.00–89.001,3083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4811

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.