Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▲ 302 vs last sale 243▼ 248 vs year ago 793 · −31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 110▼ 39 vs year ago 116 · −33.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 15▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady, Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher, 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 $140.24/cwt on 225 head.
Average price
$140.24
225 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$249
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$39.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2514144.50742195
Medium and Large 2-3599112.8067529
Small and Medium 1-2470105.004941thin
One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about $249 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 sale225 hd
140.24
—
KY average23 barns · 6,747 hd
148.74
−8.50
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—High1,701100.551,7115thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62866.791,0878thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,29263.5482120
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,10860.366699thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,625$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$9251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)870$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$9501thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260192.50/cwt192.50–192.505011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337171.67/cwt162.50–177.505793
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422200.00/cwt200.00–200.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433182.73/cwt170.00–188.007918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470183.75/cwt178.00–188.008647
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470156.57/cwt153.00–160.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526180.91/cwt180.00–182.0095212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526166.14/cwt157.50–179.0087417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540154.00/cwt154.00–154.008321
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2555106.00/cwt106.00–106.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559173.06/cwt161.00–179.0096715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574147.70/cwt130.00–151.008488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632157.99/cwt145.00–161.0099813
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673117.25/cwt110.00–125.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675164.00/cwt163.00–165.001,1072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687158.65/cwt152.00–160.001,09027
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865139.95/cwt136.00–144.001,2112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230132.50/cwt132.50–132.503051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277135.23/cwt130.00–147.503755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341133.77/cwt130.00–135.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374146.24/cwt139.00–152.005479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391159.60/cwt159.00–160.006245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy414155.47/cwt154.00–160.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422123.28/cwt120.00–130.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434142.73/cwt132.00–151.0061913
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470105.00/cwt105.00–105.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479145.65/cwt130.00–150.0069822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481156.88/cwt154.00–158.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482123.29/cwt120.00–125.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513147.90/cwt130.00–152.0075935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542120.16/cwt120.00–121.006516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568146.24/cwt137.00–150.0083155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580113.91/cwt101.00–125.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy590114.00/cwt114.00–114.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613142.00/cwt142.00–142.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.97/cwt135.00–138.008403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3642112.36/cwt107.00–115.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt119.00–131.0085212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668109.90/cwt105.00–115.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3702100.14/cwt99.00–101.007037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2827110.00/cwt110.00–110.009104
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328166.46/cwt157.50–177.505465
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369178.22/cwt170.00–190.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370144.52/cwt137.50–151.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415197.50/cwt197.50–197.508201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432141.27/cwt129.00–155.006109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440175.27/cwt173.00–182.507714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475174.73/cwt162.00–182.0083015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478138.64/cwt120.00–156.006638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508159.26/cwt150.00–170.008098
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3532144.01/cwt143.00–146.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569152.22/cwt146.00–154.008669
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580129.21/cwt110.00–135.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609146.72/cwt140.00–151.008947
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653148.00/cwt148.00–148.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727129.38/cwt124.00–136.009413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755117.50/cwt117.50–117.508871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2776130.28/cwt125.00–134.001,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2818129.52/cwt124.00–135.001,0592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830118.00/cwt118.00–118.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3300110.00/cwt110.00–110.003301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3871
Bulls——1,56595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4871
Bulls——1,822104.58/cwt101.00–110.001,9053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02045.00/cwt45.00–45.004591
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10164.22/cwt62.00–66.007076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17356.45/cwt54.00–59.006622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26664.00/cwt61.00–67.0081010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29054.68/cwt53.00–56.007053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32570.70/cwt69.00–73.009376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36042.50/cwt42.50–42.505781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52061.46/cwt60.00–63.009342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58555.00/cwt55.00–55.008721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68071.28/cwt69.00–73.001,1985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,295950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.