Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 10
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
152 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 244▼ 506 vs year ago 658 · −76.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 78▼ 59 vs year ago 95 · −62.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison due to July 4th Holiday. All classes sold with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.01/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$209.01
75 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551211.611,16769
Medium and Large 2-3583179.171,0456thin
One grade step is worth $32.44/cwt here — about $122 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 sale75 hd
209.01
—
KY average11 barns · 2,619 hd
213.92
−4.91
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—High1,915127.182,4352thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,665106.211,7693thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29398.771,27714
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02084.328604thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,210126.001,5251thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,070161.001,7231thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435232.95/cwt231.00–235.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493216.03/cwt210.00–222.001,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525190.00/cwt190.00–190.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570216.04/cwt201.00–223.001,2314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215210.00/cwt210.00–210.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315217.50/cwt217.50–217.506851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338236.14/cwt230.00–241.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366210.47/cwt209.00–211.007704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420210.00/cwt210.00–210.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430197.00/cwt197.00–197.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465232.81/cwt230.00–235.001,0836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486217.30/cwt210.00–225.001,0567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,1342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526232.76/cwt229.00–236.001,2244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569221.69/cwt220.00–227.001,26110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573199.10/cwt199.00–200.001,14110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667193.77/cwt180.00–202.001,2927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4559
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2369200.00/cwt200.00–200.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415218.75/cwt210.00–227.509082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475198.00/cwt198.00–198.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518217.64/cwt210.00–227.001,1275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565213.57/cwt200.00–224.001,2074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy617221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655207.44/cwt200.00–215.001,3592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,070161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,210126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,5251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,915127.18/cwt121.00–134.002,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88061.00/cwt61.00–61.005371
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02885.13/cwt84.00–86.008752
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20393.47/cwt90.00–95.001,1244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324107.24/cwt101.00–112.001,4208
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35075.49/cwt74.00–77.001,0192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,623110.81/cwt108.00–114.001,7982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271

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.