Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-10-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 10
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
277 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 277▼ 20 vs year ago 297 · −6.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 96▲ 71 vs year ago 45 · +157.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▲ 9 vs year ago 3 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 400 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate 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 $123.08/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$123.08
101 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539128.4569276
Medium and Large 2-3589106.7762925
One grade step is worth $21.68/cwt here — about $63 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 sale101 hd
123.08
—
KY average24 barns · 5,125 hd
144.72
−21.64
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—Average1,713100.881,72810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60472.511,16314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30267.4987929
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01958.0359129
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,21596.001,1661thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,505$1,0292thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$9201thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$1,1095
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,315$9251thin

Every lot

80 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 1-2235187.50/cwt187.50–187.504411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331177.50/cwt177.50–177.505883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390157.50/cwt157.50–157.506141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2403168.00/cwt168.00–168.006774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589155.21/cwt145.00–167.009147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605146.00/cwt146.00–146.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726149.45/cwt146.00–153.001,0858
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324120.00/cwt120.00–120.003894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335112.50/cwt112.50–112.503771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360138.78/cwt130.00–142.505004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418130.81/cwt126.00–134.0054712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3432112.50/cwt112.50–112.504867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471131.42/cwt120.00–138.0061916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517105.92/cwt100.00–112.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528131.73/cwt120.00–135.0069615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568113.00/cwt101.00–127.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579120.49/cwt120.00–121.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613124.49/cwt124.00–125.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663124.21/cwt115.00–127.008248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685100.15/cwt90.00–110.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708116.35/cwt111.00–119.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372896.39/cwt87.00–101.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770105.00/cwt105.00–105.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added794137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850102.00/cwt101.00–103.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2932106.69/cwt100.00–110.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395094.00/cwt94.00–94.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273192.66/cwt190.00–195.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300142.50/cwt142.50–142.504281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320170.21/cwt168.00–172.505452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372175.34/cwt160.00–182.506523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383135.80/cwt122.50–150.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3414129.89/cwt121.00–135.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471133.38/cwt116.00–144.006287
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473166.31/cwt164.00–167.007879
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3528123.97/cwt116.00–131.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533146.47/cwt141.00–152.007812
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-253785.00/cwt85.00–85.004562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559150.80/cwt142.00–165.0084316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568125.29/cwt116.00–135.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623135.30/cwt129.00–139.008437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632106.94/cwt95.00–116.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673135.92/cwt129.00–145.009153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3687108.37/cwt96.00–119.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703118.66/cwt118.00–120.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371098.50/cwt91.00–106.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2763123.51/cwt120.00–127.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3766102.22/cwt101.00–106.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818109.04/cwt107.00–111.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392391.93/cwt83.00–101.008492
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,21596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,590105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6701
Bulls——1,67993.41/cwt84.00–99.001,5684
Bulls——1,696103.78/cwt102.00–105.001,7604
Bulls——2,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00363.55/cwt61.00–67.0063713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03151.34/cwt42.00–58.0052914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03569.00/cwt68.00–70.007142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27465.11/cwt62.00–67.008309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28852.34/cwt44.00–58.006744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31872.20/cwt68.00–76.0095215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0821
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52866.47/cwt65.00–69.001,0164
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62173.66/cwt71.00–75.001,1948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68880.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,105825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4771,190.37/head1,025.00–1,385.001,1903
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048101.00/cwt99.00–103.001,0582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,029.24/head850.00–1,175.001,0292

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.