Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-10-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 24
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
279 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 371▼ 65 vs year ago 344 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 123▲ 40 vs year ago 45 · +88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower, Moderate to lite 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 $136.08/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$136.08
105 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$703
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506141.5371685
Medium and Large 2-3565112.8963820
One grade step is worth $28.64/cwt here — about $78 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 sale105 hd
136.08
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KY average22 barns · 5,964 hd
148.35
−12.27
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—Low1,846100.411,8539thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56966.821,04818
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33063.5384537
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08054.105848thin

Every lot

66 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 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355154.49/cwt154.00–155.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy395188.05/cwt180.00–190.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431172.04/cwt165.00–175.007415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495161.00/cwt161.00–161.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534175.08/cwt170.00–183.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571176.29/cwt169.00–181.001,0078
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613159.04/cwt152.00–164.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635139.00/cwt139.00–139.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3424
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223136.46/cwt132.50–140.003042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280132.37/cwt130.00–135.003712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328143.81/cwt130.00–152.504723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363148.24/cwt148.00–149.005384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380116.93/cwt100.00–130.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400126.00/cwt126.00–126.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410160.41/cwt160.00–161.006585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.23/cwt140.00–150.006216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.25/cwt143.00–148.0068111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3522110.26/cwt97.00–120.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529141.04/cwt129.00–147.0074628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571121.31/cwt110.00–126.006935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579141.40/cwt130.00–150.0081911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620126.12/cwt120.00–133.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629107.79/cwt102.00–117.006786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656146.00/cwt146.00–146.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685101.00/cwt101.00–101.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.59/cwt122.00–124.008715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388096.00/cwt96.00–96.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228141.29/cwt140.00–142.503222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3278133.65/cwt130.00–137.503722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428162.94/cwt150.00–169.006978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478137.63/cwt129.00–146.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483169.33/cwt169.00–170.008183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516163.37/cwt159.00–170.008435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564158.68/cwt150.00–170.008956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy612157.36/cwt156.00–160.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628144.93/cwt134.00–152.009107
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2657131.63/cwt123.00–139.008656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776119.74/cwt116.00–121.009294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2832112.63/cwt108.00–115.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865115.00/cwt115.00–115.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291595.00/cwt95.00–95.008691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,845105.01/cwt103.00–107.001,9376
Bulls——1,84791.20/cwt90.00–93.001,6843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04849.97/cwt45.00–56.005245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13063.00/cwt63.00–63.007121
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13359.98/cwt59.00–61.006802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29151.21/cwt49.00–52.006615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29658.49/cwt58.00–59.007584
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32071.13/cwt69.00–75.009395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34765.44/cwt62.00–68.0088123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52054.00/cwt54.00–54.008211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56769.30/cwt68.00–72.001,0869
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57765.63/cwt63.00–67.001,0358

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.