Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-11-14

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 14
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 325 vs last sale 545▼ 76 vs year ago 296 · −25.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 77▼ 13 vs year ago 59 · −22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, 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 $136.60/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$136.60
84 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.15
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512146.5975069
Small and Medium 1-2370107.003961thin
Medium and Large 2-374389.4766414thin
One grade step is worth $57.11/cwt here — about $86 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 sale84 hd
136.60
—
KY average24 barns · 6,977 hd
147.75
−11.15
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—Average1,75898.751,73611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71472.191,2375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31069.6691314
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04366.336926thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,28593.001,1951thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515172.31/cwt166.00–179.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576175.25/cwt166.00–180.001,0099
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362146.52/cwt146.00–147.005306
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2370107.00/cwt107.00–107.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417139.31/cwt130.00–143.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453158.00/cwt158.00–158.0071616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464143.63/cwt130.00–154.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526142.04/cwt138.00–149.007479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559142.72/cwt138.00–147.0079810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570100.00/cwt100.00–100.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600149.00/cwt149.00–149.0089414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633131.93/cwt130.00–138.008354
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-363595.35/cwt90.00–100.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372385.64/cwt71.00–100.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382590.00/cwt90.00–90.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385882.00/cwt82.00–82.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-397588.00/cwt88.00–88.008581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340197.50/cwt197.50–197.506721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360192.50/cwt192.50–192.506931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360150.21/cwt140.00–161.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy399207.50/cwt207.50–207.508285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428177.02/cwt167.50–186.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440151.00/cwt151.00–151.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475143.33/cwt140.00–150.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484182.54/cwt159.00–185.0088312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580114.00/cwt114.00–114.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619155.18/cwt152.00–156.009616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy633157.00/cwt157.00–157.009943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658154.51/cwt153.00–156.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720136.64/cwt130.00–143.009842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377595.00/cwt95.00–95.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385589.00/cwt89.00–89.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,28593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1261
Bulls——1,72495.77/cwt93.00–99.001,6515
Bulls——1,876104.68/cwt101.00–110.001,9645
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01070.99/cwt69.00–74.007174
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10060.00/cwt60.00–60.006601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12054.00/cwt54.00–54.006051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21564.21/cwt62.00–66.007804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25555.00/cwt55.00–55.006901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35973.71/cwt72.00–76.001,0029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71472.19/cwt70.00–74.001,2375

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.