Sale reports / Kentucky / Stanford Livestock Auction / 2023-08-07

Stanford Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Stanford, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 7
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2190
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▼ 97 vs last sale 354▲ 7 vs year ago 250 · +2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 56▼ 30 vs year ago 76 · −39.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 21 vs year ago 22 · −95.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $233.03/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 3 of 2 comparable sales and sits +13.55 against this barn's trailing median of $219.47.
Average price
$233.03
125 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,161
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$373
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$81.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.12
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2498239.491,193105
Medium and Large 2-3496206.301,02417thin
Small 1-2518158.178203thin
One grade step is worth $81.32/cwt here — about $373 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 sale125 hd
233.03
—
KY average25 barns · 2,242 hd
214.91
+18.12
This barn, trailing median2 sales
219.47
+13.55
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—Average1,779122.892,1876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,708106.971,8273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,330105.791,40728
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01089.709065thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)2,000$2,6501thin

Every lot

73 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 1-2378229.95/cwt222.50–237.508692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470231.68/cwt227.50–235.001,0893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474266.51/cwt255.00–270.001,2635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513248.73/cwt245.00–252.501,2762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585222.84/cwt216.00–232.501,3043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,6412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265242.50/cwt242.50–242.506431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310210.00/cwt210.00–210.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343233.02/cwt230.00–236.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372223.84/cwt213.00–230.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388241.36/cwt240.00–242.009363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415243.01/cwt240.00–250.001,00810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418226.00/cwt220.00–231.0094515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,1013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463225.09/cwt220.00–230.001,04210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507245.00/cwt233.00–248.001,2429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513220.90/cwt216.00–228.001,1338
Heifers—Small 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554236.39/cwt231.00–240.001,31010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560224.86/cwt221.00–228.001,2596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325246.02/cwt240.00–250.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333227.56/cwt220.00–235.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382252.71/cwt250.00–255.009659
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3382245.92/cwt202.50–270.009395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385231.71/cwt225.00–235.008923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415190.67/cwt190.00–191.007913
Bulls—Small 1-2415169.76/cwt160.00–180.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416235.67/cwt220.00–242.509804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy424255.21/cwt245.00–261.001,0829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3Full435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy469257.96/cwt248.00–280.001,2108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473239.50/cwt231.00–242.001,13314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480203.67/cwt200.00–207.509782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517218.16/cwt215.00–239.001,1289
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525249.07/cwt240.00–260.001,30817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535205.58/cwt201.00–210.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582234.90/cwt234.00–236.001,36710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy622239.56/cwt231.00–243.001,4906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623223.60/cwt219.00–226.001,3933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693221.51/cwt220.00–223.001,5352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5231
Bulls—Small 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3855165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,238112.27/cwt111.00–114.001,3902
Bulls——1,815134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,4322
Bulls——2,285122.39/cwt120.00–125.002,7972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98786.26/cwt86.00–87.008513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04594.85/cwt93.00–97.009912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298104.55/cwt94.00–110.001,35718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353117.90/cwt113.00–125.001,5957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47284.99/cwt83.00–87.001,2513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720117.96/cwt117.00–119.002,0292
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-22,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.