Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-02-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 395▲ 28 vs year ago 223 · +12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 81▼ 9 vs year ago 80 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 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 $165.99/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$165.99
94 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$879
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$241
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$45.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.92
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530168.4189289
Medium and Large 2-3530122.826515thin
One grade step is worth $45.60/cwt here — about $241 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 sale94 hd
165.99
—
KY average25 barns · 7,456 hd
166.91
−0.92
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—Low1,714103.031,76612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60282.801,3267thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,28972.8593931
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06867.5772114

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)1,275$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,098$1,5005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,4634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,605$1,3751thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy240215.00/cwt215.00–215.005161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy422215.05/cwt207.00–217.009088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485191.00/cwt191.00–191.009261
Steers—Small 1-2485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added536202.10/cwt189.00–215.001,0838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570159.00/cwt159.00–159.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610188.91/cwt180.00–192.001,15213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650146.00/cwt146.00–146.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added689169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1645
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960102.00/cwt102.00–102.009791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295199.00/cwt190.00–202.5058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330127.54/cwt125.00–130.004212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340184.93/cwt180.00–190.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410162.00/cwt162.00–162.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429189.37/cwt174.00–198.008129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470177.89/cwt174.00–180.008363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483163.02/cwt156.00–171.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522164.00/cwt156.00–170.0085616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540178.00/cwt178.00–178.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569162.01/cwt155.00–171.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620159.72/cwt157.00–163.0099019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663161.43/cwt159.00–163.001,0705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668148.68/cwt147.00–152.009933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730104.00/cwt104.00–104.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2747146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220182.50/cwt182.50–182.504021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy293220.00/cwt220.00–220.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338212.44/cwt210.00–220.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370197.50/cwt197.50–197.507311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy376216.55/cwt200.00–232.5081411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408222.30/cwt204.00–230.009076
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430148.00/cwt148.00–148.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473195.52/cwt190.00–199.009256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484209.86/cwt200.00–219.001,0165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518200.09/cwt191.00–210.001,0363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527176.13/cwt169.00–186.009286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569175.90/cwt161.00–186.001,0016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy572189.59/cwt189.00–191.001,0845
Bulls—Small 1-2610142.00/cwt142.00–142.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664161.41/cwt159.00–164.001,0725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730149.23/cwt148.00–151.001,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43591.05/cwt85.00–94.001,3073
Bulls——1,779105.10/cwt101.00–109.001,8707
Bulls——1,905113.77/cwt111.00–116.002,1672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02666.67/cwt63.00–70.006844
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05953.42/cwt40.00–59.005664
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09976.92/cwt75.00–80.008455
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11081.00/cwt81.00–81.008991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26883.77/cwt79.00–88.001,0626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28068.22/cwt65.00–70.008735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29173.30/cwt71.00–78.0094617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33256.16/cwt51.00–61.007483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57793.30/cwt85.00–101.001,4713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62074.93/cwt74.00–77.001,2144
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025100.25/cwt99.00–102.001,0283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,462.95/head1,100.00–1,625.001,4634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.