Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-03-27

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 27
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 232▼ 159 vs year ago 381 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 52▲ 13 vs year ago 59 · +22.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for 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 $184.33/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$184.33
64 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$248
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$44.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.39
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2484191.5692753
Medium and Large 2-3414149.7361910thin
Small 1-2460147.506791thin
One grade step is worth $44.06/cwt here — about $248 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 sale64 hd
184.33
—
KY average24 barns · 7,433 hd
188.72
−4.39
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—Low1,759123.392,1717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53095.521,4624thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32993.001,23628
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01577.3978611
HeifersSelectAverage1,135100.001,1351thin
SteersSelectAverage1,110127.501,4151thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270240.00/cwt240.00–240.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy308240.00/cwt240.00–240.007396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325208.94/cwt202.50–215.006792
Steers—Small 1-2360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy409242.97/cwt222.50–250.009947
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464234.97/cwt234.00–240.001,0906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518199.34/cwt182.00–205.001,0334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520233.36/cwt221.00–240.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578219.75/cwt211.00–221.001,2708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added638202.98/cwt201.00–209.001,2954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added815179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2246187.50/cwt187.50–187.504613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280222.50/cwt222.50–222.506233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300192.50/cwt192.50–192.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy303222.50/cwt222.50–222.506743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3314158.15/cwt130.00–170.004975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377193.66/cwt185.00–195.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423140.30/cwt130.00–150.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440203.00/cwt203.00–203.008932
Heifers—Small 1-2460147.50/cwt147.50–147.506791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490193.97/cwt191.00–197.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520197.30/cwt191.00–204.001,02613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535184.40/cwt181.00–186.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565189.67/cwt189.00–190.001,0723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280197.50/cwt197.50–197.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376215.74/cwt210.00–220.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378238.29/cwt232.50–242.509013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415210.00/cwt210.00–210.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425232.09/cwt225.00–239.009867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440180.00/cwt180.00–180.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468229.02/cwt224.00–234.001,0723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2479198.33/cwt190.00–201.009505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525224.81/cwt217.00–231.001,1805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543201.75/cwt201.00–202.501,0962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570149.03/cwt146.00–152.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622188.54/cwt180.00–200.001,1733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,110127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,4151
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42897.46/cwt97.00–98.001,3922
Bulls——1,555115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7881
Bulls——1,976138.45/cwt135.00–143.002,7364
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99474.46/cwt70.00–79.007407
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05382.51/cwt80.00–85.008694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32395.18/cwt91.00–105.001,25921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32587.85/cwt85.00–89.001,1646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51797.69/cwt94.00–100.001,4823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3971

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.