Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-05-08

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, May 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
479 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 221▲ 213 vs year ago 266 · +80.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 111▲ 8 vs year ago 29 · +27.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady with limited comparison, Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $194.32/cwt on 370 head.
Average price
$194.32
370 head · 855 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,003
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2858194.501,668368
Small 1-2413161.256652thin
One grade step is worth $33.25/cwt here — about $1,003 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 sale370 hd
194.32
—
KY average23 barns · 3,849 hd
213.99
−19.67
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—Average1,529110.751,6938thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49794.821,4206thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30094.341,22714
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05893.989944thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,100123.001,3531thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 1-2360162.50/cwt162.50–162.505851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385244.00/cwt244.00–244.009391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy432234.84/cwt230.00–240.001,0155
Steers—Small 1-2465160.00/cwt160.00–160.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481233.55/cwt220.00–242.001,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535225.65/cwt225.00–227.001,2073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685214.50/cwt214.50–214.501,46954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added874186.75/cwt186.75–186.751,63259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908190.71/cwt189.90–191.101,732180
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,79558
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230201.00/cwt201.00–201.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335213.45/cwt210.00–217.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368190.00/cwt190.00–190.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370172.50/cwt172.50–172.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386211.32/cwt211.00–212.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411206.38/cwt202.00–212.0084812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440196.50/cwt195.00–200.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465187.17/cwt182.50–193.008703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy467204.14/cwt203.00–205.009538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518198.20/cwt195.00–201.001,0276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522185.24/cwt180.00–191.009673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628177.69/cwt163.00–183.001,1165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275225.00/cwt225.00–225.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325233.14/cwt230.00–239.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350237.50/cwt237.50–237.508311
Bulls—Small 1-2355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424228.83/cwt220.00–239.0097014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479227.94/cwt226.00–230.001,0927
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485197.59/cwt182.50–213.009582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525212.08/cwt210.00–214.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4171
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,100123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25596.39/cwt95.00–98.001,2102
Bulls——1,607110.25/cwt104.00–118.001,7725
Bulls——1,685142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,3931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07089.95/cwt88.00–92.009622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25589.75/cwt87.00–92.001,1264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31899.42/cwt95.00–103.001,3109
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32067.00/cwt67.00–67.008841
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47099.51/cwt99.00–100.001,4632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51192.48/cwt90.00–94.001,3974
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030101.37/cwt92.00–112.001,0442

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.