Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2022-12-05

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 5
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
731 head
▲ 488 vs last sale 243▲ 115 vs year ago 616 · +18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 65▲ 87 vs year ago 47 · +185.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 37 vs year ago 42 · −88.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers 5.00-7.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 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 $140.01/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$140.01
279 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524143.91754244
Medium and Large 2-3605112.8368335
One grade step is worth $31.08/cwt here — about $71 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 sale279 hd
140.01
—
KY average26 barns · 8,846 hd
148.98
−8.97
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—Low1,52290.781,38212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57667.211,0599thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31661.5681027
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03753.1855118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192101.031,2043thin

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)1,220$9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,515$9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$7453thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265165.00/cwt165.00–165.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315201.69/cwt200.00–205.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2386176.89/cwt171.00–197.506836
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3396164.50/cwt163.00–166.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417190.00/cwt190.00–190.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3443155.03/cwt150.00–160.006872
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478136.40/cwt125.00–162.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483180.89/cwt169.00–194.0087410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy505202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525172.58/cwt160.00–180.0090625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527193.10/cwt186.00–195.001,01824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574178.03/cwt171.00–180.001,02217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608169.51/cwt169.00–174.001,03130
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630160.26/cwt144.00–165.001,0105
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664171.45/cwt168.00–173.001,13810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674157.88/cwt146.00–165.001,06410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695131.00/cwt131.00–131.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708164.99/cwt163.00–167.001,1682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726154.55/cwt149.00–157.501,12216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770147.96/cwt145.00–151.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835147.50/cwt145.00–150.001,2322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2987151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4902
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230137.50/cwt137.50–137.503161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250122.50/cwt122.50–122.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278131.19/cwt127.50–132.503654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313132.40/cwt130.00–135.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3329117.38/cwt110.00–120.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385146.55/cwt135.00–155.0056413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415116.75/cwt110.00–125.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424145.62/cwt135.00–156.0061748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450121.00/cwt121.00–121.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473146.18/cwt135.00–156.0069123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517158.61/cwt155.00–160.0082029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524144.17/cwt135.00–151.0075533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538127.53/cwt125.00–130.006862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559159.08/cwt157.00–164.0088914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576137.13/cwt130.00–143.0079016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583122.46/cwt114.00–125.007147
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624136.97/cwt121.00–144.0085540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671126.41/cwt121.00–133.008485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675115.60/cwt112.00–119.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.68/cwt122.00–134.009069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378194.53/cwt93.00–104.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391094.00/cwt94.00–94.008551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2294195.00/cwt195.00–195.005735
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321190.15/cwt177.50–197.506104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3328130.00/cwt130.00–130.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356186.14/cwt175.00–195.006634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368200.00/cwt200.00–200.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3369160.12/cwt140.00–170.005914
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420176.54/cwt172.00–190.007419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3423143.43/cwt120.00–148.006076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457186.78/cwt172.00–192.008548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462148.36/cwt120.00–167.506855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523166.08/cwt154.00–177.0086915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524141.20/cwt134.00–147.507405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3559139.50/cwt139.00–140.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574161.40/cwt150.00–170.0092618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617150.74/cwt141.00–160.0093022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630137.00/cwt137.00–137.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659147.72/cwt145.00–151.009734
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3686125.79/cwt121.00–127.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723117.39/cwt111.00–124.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735147.50/cwt147.00–148.001,0842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767136.03/cwt130.00–139.001,0433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3776115.00/cwt115.00–115.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822130.99/cwt130.00–133.001,0773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0231
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3583127.55/cwt120.00–129.007446
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,192101.03/cwt98.00–106.001,2043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44486.68/cwt74.00–96.001,2529
Bulls——1,590106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6851
Bulls——1,838101.64/cwt100.00–103.001,8682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97569.00/cwt69.00–69.006731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01443.09/cwt30.00–51.004378
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04356.29/cwt53.00–59.005875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09065.52/cwt63.00–68.007144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29855.84/cwt54.00–57.007256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30546.83/cwt44.00–51.006113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31964.00/cwt60.00–68.0084413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33570.94/cwt69.00–74.009475
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54572.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59264.81/cwt63.00–68.001,0326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305744.69/head710.00–800.007453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,515950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.