Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 152▼ 146 vs year ago 306 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 36▼ 18 vs year ago 48 · −37.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady, 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 $202.91/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$202.91
77 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502207.901,04464
Medium and Large 2-3508178.3390513thin
One grade step is worth $29.57/cwt here — about $138 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 sale77 hd
202.91
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KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
−16.90
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—Average1,478123.501,8252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,528110.111,6822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274101.801,29716
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09495.761,0488thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,045142.001,4841thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,155158.001,8253thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$9001thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy195262.50/cwt262.50–262.505121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450202.50/cwt202.50–202.509111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483259.57/cwt243.00–292.501,2543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy527285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,0811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540235.50/cwt231.00–240.001,2722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585236.74/cwt236.00–237.501,3852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600250.67/cwt241.00–270.001,5043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628192.75/cwt192.50–193.001,2102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326208.85/cwt202.50–217.506817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380231.00/cwt231.00–231.008785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413209.36/cwt203.00–220.008655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468207.92/cwt200.00–220.009738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3512186.68/cwt180.00–190.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516208.56/cwt204.00–219.001,07620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568208.25/cwt200.00–216.001,18311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568190.07/cwt180.00–195.001,0803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621207.66/cwt199.00–211.001,2904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675191.00/cwt188.00–194.001,2892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295242.50/cwt242.50–242.507152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435217.53/cwt215.00–220.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483276.00/cwt275.00–280.001,3335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526242.03/cwt237.50–245.001,2736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526216.74/cwt200.00–224.001,1407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565240.13/cwt232.50–247.501,3572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy630244.50/cwt242.00–247.001,5402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665214.09/cwt208.00–220.001,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3935146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3651
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,155158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8253
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,045142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,478123.50/cwt122.00–125.001,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04595.00/cwt95.00–95.009931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100103.01/cwt100.00–105.001,1334
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10386.35/cwt85.00–89.009523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22581.00/cwt81.00–81.009921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270104.64/cwt100.00–109.001,32912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30597.35/cwt95.00–99.001,2703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528110.11/cwt105.00–115.001,6822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.