Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 19
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
250 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 198▲ 18 vs year ago 232 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 35▲ 29 vs year ago 45 · +64.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $167.73/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$167.73
73 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.82
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552173.5695859
Medium and Large 2-3544143.1677814thin
One grade step is worth $30.40/cwt here — about $179 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 sale73 hd
167.73
—
KY average25 barns · 5,432 hd
174.55
−6.82
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—Average1,747105.611,84511
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28978.831,01619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73275.631,3103thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02866.0467915
HeifersSelectAverage1,230100.001,2301thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240202.50/cwt202.50–202.504861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340185.07/cwt180.00–190.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385201.00/cwt201.00–201.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395192.00/cwt192.00–192.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421194.05/cwt180.00–196.0081710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438203.34/cwt203.00–204.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471182.74/cwt180.00–188.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521152.00/cwt150.00–153.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525171.06/cwt161.00–186.008989
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562164.95/cwt161.00–170.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3588142.43/cwt139.00–156.008376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608131.24/cwt121.00–140.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625163.70/cwt157.00–171.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677154.30/cwt151.00–156.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715140.03/cwt135.00–145.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added740159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,17710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2912141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2862
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360117.50/cwt117.50–117.504231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373139.71/cwt135.00–144.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423144.27/cwt135.00–153.006102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428122.61/cwt112.00–131.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2461144.27/cwt140.00–154.0066513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520144.90/cwt136.00–154.007538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559148.17/cwt140.00–154.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576112.00/cwt112.00–112.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612147.81/cwt140.00–153.009058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661130.00/cwt130.00–130.008593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737131.74/cwt125.00–135.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2901131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3997118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1762
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2335102.50/cwt102.50–102.503431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385202.97/cwt201.00–205.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420195.92/cwt190.00–199.008235
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479179.84/cwt174.00–191.008615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481157.90/cwt149.00–160.007595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521175.39/cwt166.00–180.009145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542135.99/cwt132.00–140.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578124.55/cwt120.00–131.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617151.95/cwt138.00–158.009386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620123.94/cwt120.00–128.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675133.00/cwt133.00–133.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3700119.00/cwt119.00–119.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3870100.00/cwt100.00–100.008701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006501
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,230100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0881
Bulls——1,72599.95/cwt87.00–106.001,7247
Bulls——1,825112.35/cwt110.00–115.002,0503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02866.04/cwt59.00–71.0067915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27178.24/cwt74.00–82.0099410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27870.14/cwt67.00–72.008963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32384.17/cwt83.00–86.001,1146
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73275.63/cwt75.00–76.001,3103

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.