Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 19
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 276▼ 111 vs year ago 298 · −37.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 46▲ 32 vs year ago 59 · +54.2%
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 and heifers steady except 500-600 lb heifers they were 6.00-10.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $201.88/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$201.88
82 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$47
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452217.5998359
Medium and Large 2-3579161.6093523
One grade step is worth $55.99/cwt here — about $47 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 sale82 hd
201.88
—
KY average25 barns · 6,025 hd
211.55
−9.67
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—High1,400122.901,7216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26893.521,18634
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02289.0791030
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage995134.001,3331thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277200.00/cwt200.00–200.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417238.65/cwt237.00–242.009955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430220.00/cwt220.00–220.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485186.00/cwt186.00–186.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522240.04/cwt234.00–247.001,25313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589234.54/cwt232.00–237.001,3814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2797180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215202.50/cwt202.50–202.504351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy266246.61/cwt230.00–250.006566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340142.50/cwt142.50–142.504851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378220.68/cwt220.00–222.508345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380180.13/cwt170.00–190.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423185.88/cwt171.00–192.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428216.68/cwt215.00–218.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467185.25/cwt174.00–196.008654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471213.31/cwt204.00–217.001,00517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509222.50/cwt220.00–224.001,13310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530204.36/cwt195.00–210.001,0835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558198.01/cwt195.00–201.001,1052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595119.00/cwt119.00–119.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680161.42/cwt158.00–165.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3721153.23/cwt150.00–160.001,1053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780140.50/cwt140.00–141.001,0962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3893129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220207.50/cwt207.50–207.504571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy261247.50/cwt247.50–247.506463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270215.00/cwt215.00–215.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305207.50/cwt207.50–207.506331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320232.50/cwt232.50–232.507442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365221.27/cwt220.00–222.508082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380233.75/cwt232.50–235.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415216.30/cwt215.00–217.508982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426238.38/cwt231.00–240.001,01511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475233.86/cwt227.00–238.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy506231.03/cwt230.00–242.001,16912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525222.89/cwt220.00–225.001,17011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565212.45/cwt200.00–225.001,2005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy625211.97/cwt211.00–213.001,3252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,3892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778180.50/cwt180.00–181.001,4042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3880145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3955113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice995134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,281116.29/cwt113.00–120.001,4904
Bulls——1,638136.11/cwt135.00–137.002,2292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96377.51/cwt75.00–79.007464
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01786.16/cwt83.00–89.0087614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04093.78/cwt90.00–99.009759
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067103.93/cwt102.00–107.001,1093
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244103.80/cwt102.00–107.001,2918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24893.90/cwt90.00–98.001,17214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30886.22/cwt80.00–89.001,12812
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3541

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.