Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-02-06

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 6
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 243 vs last sale 152▲ 264 vs year ago 131 · +201.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 34▲ 36 vs year ago 45 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-12.00 higher, over 500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 6.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, Very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good 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 $164.06/cwt on 127 head.
Average price
$164.06
127 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$185
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.46
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2494167.39827115
Medium and Large 2-3486132.1264212thin
One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $185 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 sale127 hd
164.06
—
KY average21 barns · 4,104 hd
162.60
+1.46
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—Average1,614107.021,7274thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59190.601,44112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32482.851,09726
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03070.1472229

Every lot

81 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2266191.41/cwt180.00–195.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308224.09/cwt210.00–237.506902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365192.50/cwt192.50–192.507031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412227.05/cwt201.00–234.0093510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470223.00/cwt205.00–226.001,0487
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480191.28/cwt187.00–199.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520201.36/cwt196.00–208.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521174.75/cwt168.00–180.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568178.67/cwt171.00–186.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571199.77/cwt194.00–207.001,1414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608164.49/cwt162.00–167.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618189.50/cwt189.00–190.001,1712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656176.53/cwt173.00–180.001,1588
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705161.49/cwt160.00–163.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760149.51/cwt149.00–150.001,1362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,42513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295192.50/cwt192.50–192.505683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315122.50/cwt122.50–122.503861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324156.37/cwt144.00–165.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335188.13/cwt175.00–194.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370139.39/cwt137.00–141.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378189.35/cwt187.00–190.0071614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378166.54/cwt161.00–170.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410158.55/cwt154.00–165.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423182.15/cwt174.00–188.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3466136.95/cwt130.00–141.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476160.81/cwt150.00–168.007656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483180.59/cwt170.00–185.0087215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506172.81/cwt167.00–176.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530154.01/cwt145.00–163.0081611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572156.91/cwt147.00–163.0089810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606159.63/cwt157.00–162.0096717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625144.76/cwt140.00–150.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660148.00/cwt148.00–148.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750124.50/cwt120.00–129.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840104.00/cwt104.00–104.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255192.50/cwt192.50–192.504911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3313160.00/cwt160.00–160.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325182.50/cwt182.50–182.505931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365219.00/cwt219.00–219.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418226.50/cwt200.00–236.0094711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458189.02/cwt186.00–192.008662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465219.00/cwt211.00–227.001,0182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3466167.50/cwt167.50–167.507813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523156.99/cwt154.00–158.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525172.06/cwt161.00–184.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530193.47/cwt188.00–199.001,0258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565176.00/cwt176.00–176.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy579190.30/cwt185.00–196.001,1028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595143.00/cwt143.00–143.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622181.25/cwt176.00–189.001,1273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3643139.50/cwt139.00–140.008972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670128.90/cwt114.00–137.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679157.99/cwt151.00–165.001,0736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728153.06/cwt147.00–155.001,1144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3733125.86/cwt104.00–133.009238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2841122.01/cwt120.00–123.001,0263
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,2171
Bulls——1,690107.54/cwt107.00–108.001,8172
Bulls——1,820116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95355.60/cwt52.00–60.005304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03965.51/cwt61.00–70.0068111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04076.66/cwt72.00–82.0079712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07585.56/cwt83.00–88.009202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28864.80/cwt62.00–72.008354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31178.33/cwt74.00–82.001,0277
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33989.77/cwt83.00–98.001,20215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55384.01/cwt83.00–85.001,3053
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60392.79/cwt88.00–105.001,4879

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.