Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-03-13

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 13
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▲ 208 vs last sale 133▲ 177 vs year ago 164 · +107.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 21▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 15 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady except 300-400 lbs they were 10.00-15.00 higher, Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter cows 6.00-8.00 higher, 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 $186.32/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$186.32
156 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$82.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469194.25912128
Medium and Large 2-3478151.4772427
Small 1-2570112.006381thin
One grade step is worth $82.25/cwt here — about $273 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 sale156 hd
186.32
—
KY average25 barns · 6,280 hd
188.57
−2.26
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—High1,768128.642,2743thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48395.991,4247thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24192.571,14923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07680.048618thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,230$1,6751thin

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 1-2Fancy230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy301260.00/cwt260.00–260.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335212.50/cwt212.50–212.507121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380252.71/cwt232.50–267.5096015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410268.38/cwt260.00–272.501,1003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420220.00/cwt220.00–220.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450201.00/cwt201.00–201.009051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480148.00/cwt148.00–148.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy491228.87/cwt221.00–237.001,1245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535210.71/cwt206.00–220.001,1273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575216.76/cwt209.00–221.001,2467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705183.73/cwt180.00–185.001,2954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2847161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3642
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3910112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263201.21/cwt200.00–202.505292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy278211.54/cwt210.00–217.505885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280169.05/cwt160.00–172.504734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310162.50/cwt162.50–162.505041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338240.00/cwt240.00–240.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2339188.75/cwt180.00–202.506404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380237.10/cwt212.50–250.0090110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380155.50/cwt151.00–160.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384192.38/cwt180.00–202.0073910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415161.15/cwt160.00–162.506693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423241.69/cwt225.00–247.501,02211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431197.07/cwt181.00–205.0084913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476187.83/cwt182.50–196.008949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477154.73/cwt130.00–165.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534183.38/cwt181.00–186.0097922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545175.12/cwt175.00–176.009548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565170.04/cwt165.00–172.509613
Heifers—Small 1-2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578146.73/cwt137.00–151.008487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615123.17/cwt116.00–130.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624145.06/cwt140.00–149.0090510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653149.96/cwt140.00–160.009794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338211.22/cwt187.50–220.007146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365215.00/cwt215.00–215.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383248.56/cwt235.00–260.0095213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424254.18/cwt241.00–270.001,07818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433225.91/cwt217.00–230.009785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440189.00/cwt189.00–189.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy456246.10/cwt232.00–251.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463177.65/cwt171.00–181.008233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473207.47/cwt201.00–214.009812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522232.15/cwt210.00–240.001,2126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528198.17/cwt193.00–205.001,0464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2562200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580222.60/cwt206.00–229.501,29114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585141.00/cwt141.00–141.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618160.04/cwt150.00–170.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy654197.38/cwt188.00–199.001,2917
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660157.42/cwt152.00–163.001,0392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,768128.64/cwt126.00–130.002,2743
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06072.29/cwt70.00–75.007663
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08582.37/cwt78.00–85.008944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22497.28/cwt88.00–112.001,19118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27373.54/cwt69.00–76.009364
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,1891
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48697.66/cwt92.00–106.001,4516
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023103.68/cwt101.00–106.001,0612

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.