Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-01-30

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 104▼ 182 vs year ago 334 · −54.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 13▼ 39 vs year ago 73 · −53.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 18 vs year ago 19 · −94.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder classes sold with increased demand on a lite test of good quality, Slaughter classes sold considerably higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.96/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$156.96
49 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2487160.2678045
Small 1-2540127.006861thin
Medium and Large 2-3572117.336713thin
One grade step is worth $42.93/cwt here — about $109 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 sale49 hd
156.96
—
KY average23 barns · 4,036 hd
155.86
+1.10
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—High1,708109.181,8655thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,81088.271,5984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33087.851,16819
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10284.139273thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350172.50/cwt172.50–172.506041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490165.00/cwt165.00–165.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505182.00/cwt182.00–182.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539195.75/cwt195.00–199.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625157.00/cwt157.00–157.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641177.80/cwt174.00–185.001,1406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725152.78/cwt145.00–161.001,1082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy316178.73/cwt178.00–179.005654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378162.42/cwt160.00–165.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381181.68/cwt181.00–182.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405170.51/cwt170.00–171.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.14/cwt145.00–161.007328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520154.04/cwt152.00–156.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Heifers—Small 1-2540127.00/cwt127.00–127.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561154.34/cwt151.00–158.008669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628154.00/cwt154.00–154.009674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634146.75/cwt145.00–150.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3215147.50/cwt147.50–147.503171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275202.50/cwt202.50–202.505572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320183.98/cwt170.00–195.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373211.06/cwt202.00–220.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375181.18/cwt180.00–182.506792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418220.00/cwt220.00–220.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445179.00/cwt179.00–179.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490198.00/cwt198.00–198.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513182.46/cwt181.00–184.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580178.64/cwt173.00–184.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy632179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640148.33/cwt145.00–150.009493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640128.00/cwt128.00–128.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668146.51/cwt146.00–147.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384089.00/cwt89.00–89.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,453101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4682
Bulls——1,878114.63/cwt111.00–119.002,1533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07579.00/cwt79.00–79.008491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11586.69/cwt83.00–90.009672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22876.01/cwt70.00–79.009335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30568.00/cwt68.00–68.008871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37193.93/cwt83.00–106.001,28813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,80293.36/cwt89.00–101.001,6823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,83573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,3401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280093.00/cwt93.00–93.007441

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.