Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 24
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▲ 122 vs last sale 193▼ 97 vs year ago 412 · −23.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 83▼ 66 vs year ago 119 · −55.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 4 · +300.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.26/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$192.26
159 head · 583 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,121
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593199.211,182137
Medium and Large 2-3522149.0277722
One grade step is worth $50.19/cwt here — about $404 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 sale159 hd
192.26
—
KY average22 barns · 7,290 hd
193.45
−1.19
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—Low1,402104.261,4616thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50595.001,4302thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23890.221,11716
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06386.3191721

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,290$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$1,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$9424thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)835$6751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,565$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,2714thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286240.00/cwt240.00–240.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373245.10/cwt240.00–250.009144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411266.29/cwt250.00–272.501,09412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461254.29/cwt240.00–260.001,17210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468210.00/cwt210.00–210.009832
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470177.50/cwt177.50–177.508341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515192.00/cwt192.00–192.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523256.15/cwt232.00–262.501,3405
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573232.32/cwt225.00–236.001,3315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585217.83/cwt202.50–221.001,27410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3142
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640145.00/cwt145.00–145.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2652211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added699217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,51710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753195.51/cwt191.00–200.001,4722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3760141.11/cwt125.00–157.001,0722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3808159.45/cwt154.00–165.001,2882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added905178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250192.50/cwt192.50–192.504811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295162.50/cwt162.50–162.504791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3312153.03/cwt142.50–160.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2357190.07/cwt182.50–195.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395148.00/cwt148.00–148.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436203.48/cwt201.00–206.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440189.06/cwt184.00–194.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472194.58/cwt190.00–198.009186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3477128.36/cwt127.50–130.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489203.35/cwt200.00–204.0099417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518200.98/cwt200.00–202.001,0412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525139.54/cwt138.00–141.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531189.34/cwt186.00–191.001,0053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568196.21/cwt194.00–198.001,1149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3584162.08/cwt148.00–176.009475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602186.23/cwt172.00–191.001,1214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,31083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683148.30/cwt140.00–160.001,0134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2707167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3263160.82/cwt155.00–170.004233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285242.50/cwt242.50–242.506911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295211.00/cwt211.00–211.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370246.65/cwt240.00–260.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388215.10/cwt210.00–220.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417258.41/cwt250.00–270.001,0788
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469249.48/cwt242.50–252.501,1707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2494227.57/cwt220.00–230.001,1244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511245.50/cwt242.50–250.001,2555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535225.05/cwt220.00–230.001,2042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577160.00/cwt160.00–160.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy578229.49/cwt229.00–231.001,3264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588211.67/cwt211.00–213.001,2453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618184.00/cwt179.00–185.001,1376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy670206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670184.67/cwt176.00–192.001,2373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3820131.46/cwt128.00–135.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3860134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1521
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3425137.50/cwt137.50–137.505841
Dairy Steers—Large 3470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29196.64/cwt87.50–103.001,2484
Bulls——1,485114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,6931
Bulls——1,760125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,2001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87560.00/cwt60.00–60.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%94399.24/cwt95.00–103.009363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05074.25/cwt70.00–78.007804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08565.00/cwt65.00–65.007051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10989.06/cwt82.00–94.0098813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12079.50/cwt79.00–80.008902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24887.92/cwt83.00–93.001,0976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28598.86/cwt95.00–103.001,2707
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3441
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2981942.45/head675.00–1,100.009424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,024.79/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,270.91/head750.00–1,725.001,2714

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.