Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-07-31

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 31
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 415▲ 24 vs year ago 330 · +7.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 50▲ 18 vs year ago 38 · +47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 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 $243.35/cwt on 198 head.
Average price
$243.35
198 head · 775 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,885
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,413
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.49
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2777243.571,893197
Medium and Large 2-3240200.004801thin
One grade step is worth $43.57/cwt here — about $1,413 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 sale198 hd
243.35
—
KY average25 barns · 3,478 hd
243.84
−0.49
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—High1,706130.372,2247thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,615117.461,8972thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,295108.891,41015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,078100.351,08223
HeifersSelectAverage1,200125.001,5001thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205170.002,0491thin

Every lot

63 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 2-3240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy255272.50/cwt272.50–272.506951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485246.86/cwt245.00–247.501,1974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529257.67/cwt242.50–265.001,3636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,3431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617258.36/cwt246.00–275.001,5943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,91256
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added828239.98/cwt233.00–246.501,987118
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255179.61/cwt160.00–200.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325237.08/cwt235.00–240.007717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361237.37/cwt235.00–242.508574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388230.00/cwt230.00–230.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430239.42/cwt236.00–244.001,0307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457226.82/cwt220.00–230.001,0375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476235.84/cwt233.00–239.001,1238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519235.52/cwt231.00–239.001,2228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553235.67/cwt233.00–237.001,3033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3855126.50/cwt109.00–144.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3910157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313251.24/cwt250.00–252.507862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340232.50/cwt230.00–235.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372243.82/cwt240.00–247.509076
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy428276.73/cwt252.50–285.001,1844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472249.67/cwt241.00–265.001,1786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532240.34/cwt221.00–249.001,27914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585213.88/cwt200.00–221.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615261.04/cwt249.00–272.501,6052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy725228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4491
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,205170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,0491
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,200125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4631
Bulls——1,615127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,0511
Bulls——1,789135.92/cwt132.00–139.002,4325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065107.85/cwt105.00–112.001,14910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07079.51/cwt79.00–80.008512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08899.75/cwt94.00–104.001,0859
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10386.43/cwt85.00–88.009532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243100.49/cwt94.00–105.001,2493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,318113.35/cwt106.00–123.001,49411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615117.46/cwt116.00–119.001,8972

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.